Robert Shaw

actor • writer • soundtrack

Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – 28 August 1978) was an English stage and film actor and novelist, remembered for his performances in The Sting, From Russia with Love, A Man for All Seasons, the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Black Sunday (1977), The Deep (1977) and Jaws, ...

Born: August 9, 1927 in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

Died: August 28, 1978 (age 51)

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Known For

7.5

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

Movies & TV Credits

62 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Godzilla Apex Movie	7.8	Actor	"TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE"	2021
Discovering Hamlet Movie	6.7	Actor	Claudius (archive footage)	2011
Best Ever Bond Movie	6.3	Actor	Red Grant (archive footage) (uncredited)	2002
Avalanche Express Movie	5.1	Actor	General Markenkov	1979
The Horror Show Movie	7.5	Actor	(archive footage)	1979
End of the Game Movie	5.7	Actor	Richard Gastmann	1978
Force 10 from Navarone Movie	6.3	Actor	Mallory	1978
Black Sunday Movie	6.7	Actor	Kabakov	1977
The Deep Movie	6.0	Actor	Romer Treece	1977
Robin and Marian Movie	6.3	Actor	Sheriff of Nottingham	1976
Swashbuckler Movie	6.2	Actor	Ned Lynch	1976
Diamonds Movie	5.0	Actor	Charles / Earl Hodgson	1975
Jaws Movie	8.0	Actor	Quint	1975
The Man in the Glass Booth Movie	6.8	Writing	Theatre Play	1975
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Movie	7.8	Actor	Blue	1974
The Break Movie	—	Actor	Giles	1974
New England Our Way Movie	—	Actor	Self	1974
A Reflection of Fear Movie	5.6	Actor	Michael	1973
The Sting Movie	8.3	Actor	Doyle Lonnegan	1973
The Golden Voyage of Sinbad Movie	6.7	Actor	The Oracle of all knowledge	1973
The Hireling Movie	6.4	Actor	Steven Ledbetter	1973
Young Winston Movie	6.6	Actor	Lord Randolph Churchill	1972
A Town Called Hell Movie	4.8	Actor	The Priest	1971
Figures in a Landscape Movie	6.3	Actor	MacConnachie	1970
Figures in a Landscape Movie	6.3	Writing	Writer	1970
Battle of Britain Movie	7.1	Actor	Squadron Leader Skipper	1969
The Royal Hunt of the Sun Movie	5.8	Actor	Francisco Pizarro	1969
The Birthday Party Movie	6.2	Actor	Stanley Webber	1968
The Dick Cavett Show TV Show	8.1	Actor	Self - Guest(5 Episodes)	1968
Luther Movie	8.7	Actor	Martin Luther	1968
Custer of the West Movie	6.0	Actor	George Armstrong Custer	1967
Omnibus TV Show	6.9	Actor	Self(1 Episode)	1967
A Man for All Seasons Movie	7.6	Actor	King Henry VIII	1966
Battle of the Bulge Movie	6.9	Actor	Col Hessler	1965
The Incredible World of James Bond Movie	7.2	Actor	Self (archive footage)	1965
Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious Movie	5.7	Writing	Novel	1965
The Caretaker Movie	6.9	Actor	Aston	1964
The Luck of Ginger Coffey Movie	6.6	Actor	Ginger Coffey	1964
Carol for Another Christmas Movie	6.4	Actor	Ghost of Christmas Future	1964
Hamlet at Elsinore Movie	7.5	Actor	Claudius	1964
From Russia with Love Movie	7.5	Actor	Donald 'Red' Grant	1963
Tomorrow at Ten Movie	6.6	Actor	Marlowe	1963
The Valiant Movie	6.5	Actor	Lieutenant Field	1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson TV Show	8.3	Actor	Self(3 Episodes)	1962
North to the Dales Short Film	6.1	Actor	Narrator (voice)	1962
The Winter's Tale Movie	8.5	Actor	Leontes	1962
Danger Man TV Show	7.7	Actor	Tony Costello(1 Episode)	1960
Libel Movie	6.9	Actor	First Photographer	1959
Sea Fury Movie	5.8	Actor	Gorman	1958
William Tell TV Show	6.9	Actor	Peter von Breck(1 Episode)	1958
White Hunter TV Show	6.6	Actor	—(1 Episode)	1957
Holiday Short Film	7.3	Actor	Narrator (voice)	1957
Rupert of Hentzau Movie	—	Actor	Rupert of Hentzau	1957
A Hill in Korea Movie	5.9	Actor	LCpl. Hodge	1956
Doublecross Movie	5.7	Actor	Ernest	1956
The Buccaneers TV Show	7.0	Actor	Capt. Dan Tempest(39 Episodes)	1956
The Dam Busters Movie	7.6	Actor	Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M.	1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel TV Show	7.0	Actor	Lord Anthony Dewhurst(1 Episode)	1955
Yorkshire Sands Short Film	6.7	Actor	Narrator (voice)	1955
The Peak District Short Film	—	Actor	Self – Narrator (voice)	1954
The Lavender Hill Mob Movie	7.6	Actor	Chemist at Police Exhibition	1951
BBC Sunday-Night Theatre TV Show	7.0	Actor	Herbert(1 Episode)	1950

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Robert Shaw

Known For

From Russia with Love

Jaws

The Sting

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three

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