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Robert Shaw

This article discusses the actor Robert Shaw. For the individual who is a musical conductor, see Robert Shaw (conductor); for the U.S. Civil War commander, see Robert Gould Shaw.

Robert Shaw (August 9, 1927 - August 28, 1978) was an English actor and writer. His best-known film performances include Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons (1966) Doyle Lonegan in The Sting (1973) and Quint in Jaws (1975).

He was an accomplished writer as well as a respected actor, adapting his own novel The Man in the Glass Booth for the stage but asking for his credit to be removed from the filmed version.

He played "the Priest" in the beautifully named A Town Called Bastard (1971).

Films

  • The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (uncredited) .... Chemist at Police Exhibition.
  • Operation Secret (1952) (uncredited) .... Jacques
  • The Dam Busters (1954) .... Flight Sgt. J. Pulford
  • A Hill in Korea (a.k.a. Hell in Korea) (1956) .... LCpl. Hodge
  • Double Cross (1956)
  • Man from Tangier (a.k.a. Thunder Over Tangier) (1957) .... Johnny
  • Sea Fury (1958) .... Gorman
  • Libel (1959) .... Newspaper Photographer
  • The Winter's Tale (TV movie) (1961) .... Leontes
  • The Valiant (1962) .... Lieutenant Field
  • The Caretaker (in USA) a.k.a. The Guest (1963) .... Aston
  • From Russia with Love (1963) .... Donald 'Red' Grant
  • The Cracksman (1963) .... Moke
  • The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964) .... Ginger Coffey
  • Carol for Another Chrismas (TV movie) (1964) .... Ghost of Christmas Future
  • Tomorrow at Ten (1964) .... Marlowe
  • Hamlet (1964) (TV movie) .... Claudius, King of Denmark
  • Battle of the Bulge (1965) .... Col. Martin Hessler
  • A Man for All Seasons (1966) .... King Henry VIII
  • Custer of the West (1967) .... Gen. George Armstrong Custer
  • The Birthday Party (1968) .... Stanley Webber
  • Battle of Britain (1969) .... Squadron Leader Skipper
  • The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) .... Francisco Pizarro
  • Figures in a Landscape (1970) .... MacConnachie
  • A Town Called Bastard (a.k.a. A Town Called Hell) (1971) .... The Priest
  • Young Winston (1972) .... Lord Randolph Churchill
  • A Reflection of Fear (a.k.a. Labyrinth) (1973) .... Michael
  • The Hireling (1973) .... Steven Ledbetter
  • The Sting (1973) .... Doyle Lonnegan
  • The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974) (uncredited) .... The Orale of All Knowledge
  • The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) .... Mr. Blue - Bernard Ryder
  • Jaws (1975) .... Quint
  • Der Richter und sein Henker (a.k.a. End of the Game, Murder on the Bridge, Deception, and Getting Away with Murder) (1975) .... Richard Gastmann
  • Diamonds (a.k.a. Diamond Shaft) (1975) .... Charles/Earl Hodgson
  • Robin and Marian (1976) .... Sheriff of Nottingham
  • Swashbuckler (a.k.a. Scarlet Buccaneer) (1976) .... Ned Lynch
  • Black Sunday (1977) .... Major David Kabokov
  • The Deep (1977) .... Romer Treece
  • Force 10 From Navarone (1978) .... Major Keith Mallory
  • Avalanche Express (1979) .... General Marenkov
Based on information from The Internet Movie Database (http://www.imdb.com/)

Books

  • The Hiding Place
  • The Sun Doctor
  • The Flag
  • Situation Hopeless... But Not Serious (1965) (novel)
  • The Man in the Glass Booth (1969) ISBN 0140030115

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He played "the Priest" in the beautifully named A Town Called Bastard (1971). He received a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in Traffic. He was an accomplished writer as well as a respected actor, adapting his own novel The Man in the Glass Booth for the stage but asking for his credit to be removed from the filmed version. At age 13, he moved to Mercersburg, Pennsylvania, and attended Mercersburg Academy, a boarding school. His best-known film performances include Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons (1966) Doyle Lonegan in The Sting (1973) and Quint in Jaws (1975). Benicio attended Academia del Perpetuo Socorro (The Academy of Our Lady of Perpetual Help), a Catholic school in Miramar, Puerto Rico. Robert Shaw (August 9, 1927 - August 28, 1978) was an English actor and writer. Benicio's mother died of hepatitis when he was nine years old.

The Man in the Glass Booth (1969) ISBN 0140030115. His parents, Gustavo Del Toro and Fausta Sanchez-Del Toro, were both lawyers. But Not Serious (1965) (novel). He was born in San German, Puerto Rico and grew up in Santurce, a district of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Situation Hopeless.. Benicio Del Toro (born February 19, 1967) is an actor. The Flag. Big Top Pee-wee (1988).

The Sun Doctor. Licence to Kill (1989). The Hiding Place. Drug Wars: The Camarena Story (1990) (TV). General Marenkov. The Indian Runner (1991). Avalanche Express (1979) ... Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992).

Major Keith Mallory. Money for Nothing (1993). Force 10 From Navarone (1978) ... Huevos de oro (1993). Romer Treece. Fearless (1993). The Deep (1977) ... China Moon (1994).

Black Sunday (1977) .... Major David Kabokov. Swimming with Sharks (1994). Ned Lynch. The Usual Suspects (1995). Scarlet Buccaneer) (1976) ... Basquiat (1996). Swashbuckler (a.k.a. The Fan (1996).

Sheriff of Nottingham. The Funeral (1996). Robin and Marian (1976) ... Joyride (1996). Charles/Earl Hodgson. Excess Baggage (1997). Diamond Shaft) (1975) ... Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998).

Diamonds (a.k.a. Snatch (2000). Richard Gastmann. The Way of the Gun (2000). End of the Game, Murder on the Bridge, Deception, and Getting Away with Murder) (1975) ... Traffic (2000). Der Richter und sein Henker (a.k.a. The Pledge (2001).

Jaws (1975) .... Quint. The Hunted (2003). Blue - Bernard Ryder. 21 Grams (2003). Mr. The Lost City (2004). The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) ... Chaos (2004).

The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974) (uncredited) .... The Orale of All Knowledge. Sin City (2005). Doyle Lonnegan. Che (2005). The Sting (1973) ... The Rum Diary (2005). Steven Ledbetter.

The Hireling (1973) ... Michael. Labyrinth) (1973) ... A Reflection of Fear (a.k.a.

Lord Randolph Churchill. Young Winston (1972) ... The Priest. A Town Called Hell) (1971) ...

A Town Called Bastard (a.k.a. MacConnachie. Figures in a Landscape (1970) ... Francisco Pizarro.

The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) ... Squadron Leader Skipper. Battle of Britain (1969) ... Stanley Webber.

The Birthday Party (1968) ... George Armstrong Custer. Gen. Custer of the West (1967) ...

King Henry VIII. A Man for All Seasons (1966) ... Martin Hessler. Col.

Battle of the Bulge (1965) ... Claudius, King of Denmark. Hamlet (1964) (TV movie) ... Marlowe.

Tomorrow at Ten (1964) ... Ghost of Christmas Future. Carol for Another Chrismas (TV movie) (1964) ... Ginger Coffey.

The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964) ... Moke. The Cracksman (1963) ... Donald 'Red' Grant.

From Russia with Love (1963) ... Aston. The Guest (1963) ... The Caretaker (in USA) a.k.a.

The Valiant (1962) .... Lieutenant Field. Leontes. The Winter's Tale (TV movie) (1961) ... Newspaper Photographer.

Libel (1959) ... Gorman. Sea Fury (1958) ... Johnny.

Thunder Over Tangier) (1957) ... Man from Tangier (a.k.a. Double Cross (1956). Hodge.

LCpl. Hell in Korea) (1956) ... A Hill in Korea (a.k.a. Pulford.

J. Flight Sgt. The Dam Busters (1954) ... Jacques.

Operation Secret (1952) (uncredited) ... Chemist at Police Exhibition. The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) (uncredited) ...