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Robert Shaw

Robert ShawBorn: 9-Aug-1927
Birthplace: Westhoughton, Lancashire, England
Died: 28-Aug-1978
Location of death: Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered in Ireland)

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor, Novelist

Nationality: England
Executive summary: Quint in Jaws

Father: Thomas Shaw
Mother: Doreen
Wife: Jennifer Bourke (m. 1952, div.)
Wife: Mary Ure (actress, m. 1963, d. 3-Apr-1975)
Wife: Virginia Jansen (m. 1976, until his death)
Son: Ian Shaw

    TELEVISION
    The Buccaneers Capt. Dan Tempest (1956-57)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Avalanche Express (27-Sep-1979)
    Force 10 From Navarone (16-Aug-1978) · Mallory
    The Deep (17-Jun-1977) · Romer Treece
    Black Sunday (11-Mar-1977)
    Swashbuckler (29-Jul-1976)
    Robin and Marian (11-Mar-1976) · Sheriff of Nottingham
    Diamonds (22-Oct-1975)
    Jaws (20-Jun-1975) · Quint
    End of the Game (1975)
    The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (2-Oct-1974) · Blue
    The Sting (25-Dec-1973) · Doyle Lonnegan
    The Hireling (May-1973)
    A Reflection of Fear (12-Feb-1973)
    Young Winston (Jul-1972) · Lord Randolph Churchill
    A Town Called Hell (1971) · Priest
    Figures in a Landscape (Oct-1970)
    The Royal Hunt of the Sun (6-Oct-1969)
    Battle of Britain (15-Sep-1969) · Squadron Leader Skipper
    The Birthday Party (9-Dec-1968)
    Custer of the West (22-Dec-1967)
    A Man For All Seasons (12-Dec-1966) · Henry VIII
    Battle of the Bulge (16-Dec-1965) · Col. Hessler
    Carol for Another Christmas (28-Dec-1964) · Ghost of Christmas Future
    The Luck of Ginger Coffey (21-Sep-1964)
    From Russia With Love (10-Oct-1963) · Grant
    The Cracksman (30-Jul-1963)
    The Caretaker (Jun-1963)
    Tomorrow at Ten (1962)
    Libel (23-Oct-1959) · First Photographer
    Sea Fury (26-Aug-1958)
    Hell in Korea (18-Sep-1956)
    The Dam Busters (17-Oct-1955) · Flt. Sgt. J. Pulford

Author of books:
Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965, novel)
The Man in the Glass Booth (1967, novel)

Wrote plays:
Off the Mainland (1956)


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