Person
Robert Shaw
Born 9 August 1927 Died 28 August 1978, aged 51 Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK TMDB ↗
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, where he played the shark hunter Quint.
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29age in their first credit on record (1956)
23years on screen and counting
2credits in 1969, their busiest year
14dated credits on record
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Movie credits
Age: 52 Avalanche Express
1979as General Markenkov
Age: 51 Force 10 from Navarone
1978as Mallory
Age: 47 Jaws
1975as Quint
Age: 47 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
1974as Blue
Age: 46 The Sting
1973as Doyle Lonnegan
Age: 42 The Royal Hunt of the Sun
1969as Francisco Pizarro
Age: 42 Battle of Britain
1969as Squadron Leader Skipper
Age: 40 Custer of the West
1967as General George Armstrong Custer
Age: 39 A Man for All Seasons
1966as King Henry VIII
Age: 37 Carol for Another Christmas
1964as Ghost of Christmas Future
Age: 36 Hamlet at Elsinore
1964as Claudius
Age: 36 From Russia with Love
1963as Donald 'Red' Grant
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