Robert Shaw

Career timeline

1. 1927 · Born

   Born in Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK

2. 1950 · Screen debut

   Sunday Night Theatre (TV)

3. 1963 · Breakthrough

   From Russia with Love (Movie)

4. 1970 · Writing debut

   Figures in a Landscape (Movie)

5. 1978 · Died

   August 28, 1978

6. 2025 · Latest release

   Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (Movie)

Career in numbers

14 1950s

20 1960s

20 1970s

1 2010s

1 2020s

• Drama32
• Thriller13
• Adventure10
• Action9
• History8
• War8

Highest-rated title The Sting 1973 8.0 Most popular title Jaws 1975 7.7

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Robert Shaw in our catalogue.

Maximilian Schell

3 titles together

John Barry

3 titles together

Ted Moore

3 titles together

Patrick Magee

2 titles together

Michael Redgrave

2 titles together

John Williams

2 titles together

Alan Bates

2 titles together

Patrick Barr

2 titles together

Stanley Baker

2 titles together

Harold Pinter

2 titles together

1. 2025 Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story as Self 7.5 Movie
2. 2011 Discovering Hamlet as Claudius (archive footage) Movie
3. 1979 Avalanche Express as General Markenkov 4.8 Movie
4. 1979 The Horror Show as (archive footage) Movie
5. 1978 Force 10 from Navarone as Mallory 6.3 Movie
6. 1977 The Deep as Romer Treece 6.1 Movie
7. 1977 Black Sunday as Kabakov 6.7 Movie
8. 1976 Swashbuckler as Ned Lynch 6.2 Movie
9. 1976 Robin and Marian as Sheriff of Nottingham 6.3 Movie
10. 1975 Diamonds as Charles / Earl Hodgson Movie
11. 1975 Jaws as Quint 7.7 Movie
12. 1975 End of the Game as Richard Gastmann 5.0 Movie
13. 1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three as Blue 7.5 Movie
14. 1974 The Break as Giles Movie
15. 1973 The Sting as Doyle Lonnegan 8.0 Movie
16. 1973 The Golden Voyage of Sinbad as The Oracle of all knowledge 6.7 Movie
17. 1973 The Hireling as Steven Ledbetter 5.8 Movie
18. 1972 A Reflection of Fear as Michael 6.1 Movie
19. 1972 Young Winston as Lord Randolph Churchill 6.3 Movie
20. 1971 A Town Called Bastard as The Priest 5.0 Movie
21. 1970 Figures in a Landscape as MacConnachie 6.0 Movie
22. 1969 The Royal Hunt of the Sun as Francisco Pizarro Movie
23. 1969 Battle of Britain as Squadron Leader Skipper 6.8 Movie
24. 1968 The Birthday Party as Stanley Webber 6.4 Movie
25. 1968 Luther as Martin Luther Movie
26. 1967 Custer of the West as General George Armstrong Custer 5.9 Movie
27. 1966 A Man for All Seasons as King Henry VIII 7.3 Movie
28. 1965 Battle of the Bulge as Col. Martin Hessler 6.9 Movie
29. 1964 Carol for Another Christmas as Ghost of Christmas Future 5.9 Movie
30. 1964 The Luck of Ginger Coffey as Ginger Coffey Movie
31. 1964 Hamlet at Elsinore as Claudius Movie
32. 1964 The Caretaker as Aston Movie
33. 1963 From Russia with Love as Donald 'Red' Grant 7.1 Movie
34. 1963 Festival as Simone TV
35. 1963 Tomorrow at Ten as Marlowe Movie
36. 1962 The Valiant as Lieutenant Field Movie
37. 1962 The Winter's Tale as Leontes Movie
38. 1962 North to the Dales as Narrator (voice) Movie
39. 1960 Danger Man as Tony Costello 7.3 TV
40. 1959 Libel as First Photographer 6.8 Movie
41. 1958 The Adventures of William Tell as Peter von Breck TV
42. 1958 Sea Fury as Gorman Movie
43. 1957 Rupert of Hentzau as Rupert of Hentzau Movie
44. 1957 White Hunter TV
45. 1957 Holiday as Narrator (voice) Movie
46. 1956 The Buccaneers as Capt. Dan Tempest TV
47. 1956 A Hill in Korea as LCpl. Hodge Movie
48. 1956 Doublecross as Ernest Movie
49. 1955 The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel as Lord Anthony Dewhurst TV
50. 1955 The Dam Busters as Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M. 6.9 Movie
51. 1955 Yorkshire Sands as Narrator (voice) Movie
52. 1951 The Lavender Hill Mob as Chemist at Police Exhibition 7.2 Movie
53. 1950 Sunday Night Theatre as Herbert TV

1. 1970 Figures in a Landscape 6.0 Movie

1. 1975 The Man in the Glass Booth 6.2 Movie
2. 1965 Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious Movie
3. 1960 Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place Movie

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