08/09/1927
Westhoughton, Lancashire, England, UK:
Robert Shaw nació en Westhoughton (Lancashire, Inglaterra) el 9 de agosto de 1927, fruto del matrimonio de Thomas Shaw, un médico, y Doreen Avery, una estudiante de enfermería nacida en Piggs Peak, Suazilandia.23 Cuando Robert tenía siete años, la familia se mudó a Stromness (Orkney, Escocia). En 1939, cuando Robert tenía doce años, su padre se suicidó ingiriendo una dosis letal de opio. La familia se trasladó al condado de Cornualles y Robert comenzó a estudiar en la escuela de Truro. Shaw fue maestro en Saltburn, Yorkshire, por un breve período y más tarde estudió en la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. A los veintidós años ejercía como actor teatral en la Shakespeare Memorial Theatre. En el cine, Shaw comenzó con breves papeles en producciones británicas como Oro en barras (1951) de Charles Chrichton, The Dam Busters (1954) de Michael Anderson, Man from Tangier (1957) de Lance Comfort. Su primer papel importante sería el del pétreo y rudo asesino de Espectra Donald "Red" Grant, en la película de James Bond Desde Rusia con amor (1963), junto a Sean Connery, Daniela Bianchi y Pedro Armendáriz y dirigida por Terence Young. Su actuación en esa película cimentó su carrera como un sólido actor de carácter. De hecho, su presencia física predominante ayudó a este estilo de personajes, analíticos, inmisericordes, duros y monolíticos que serían la especialidad actoral de Shaw.
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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) as Self |
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Godzilla Apex (2021) as "TAKE CLEAR OF THE LINE" |
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Discovering Hamlet (2011) as Claudius (archive footage) |
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Avalanche Express (1979) as General Markenkov |
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The Horror Show (1979) as (archive footage) |
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Force 10 from Navarone (1978) as Mallory |
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Der Richter und sein Henker (1978) as Richard Gastmann |
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The Deep (1977) as Romer Treece |
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Black Sunday (1977) as Kabakov |
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Swashbuckler (1976) as Ned Lynch |
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Robin and Marian (1976) as Sheriff of Nottingham |
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Diamonds (1975) as Charles / Earl Hodgson |
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Jaws (1975) as Quint |
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New England Our Way (1974) as Self |
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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974) as Blue |
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The Break (1974) as Giles |
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The Sting (1973) as Doyle Lonnegan |
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The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973) as The Oracle of all knowledge |
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The Hireling (1973) as Steven Ledbetter |
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A Reflection of Fear (1972) as Michael |
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Young Winston (1972) as Lord Randolph Churchill |
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A Town Called Bastard (1971) as The Priest |
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Figures in a Landscape (1970) as MacConnachie |
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The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) as Francisco Pizarro |
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Battle of Britain (1969) as Squadron Leader Skipper |
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The Birthday Party (1968) as Stanley Webber |
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Luther (1968) as Martin Luther |
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Custer of the West (1967) as General George Armstrong Custer |
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A Man for All Seasons (1966) as King Henry VIII |
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Battle of the Bulge (1965) as Col Hessler |
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The Incredible World of James Bond (1965) as Self (archive footage) |
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Carol for Another Christmas (1964) as Ghost of Christmas Future |
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The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964) as Ginger Coffey |
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Hamlet at Elsinore (1964) as Claudius |
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The Caretaker (1964) as Aston |
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From Russia with Love (1963) as Donald 'Red' Grant |
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Tomorrow at Ten (1963) as Marlowe |
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The Valiant (1962) as Lieutenant Field |
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The Winter's Tale (1962) as Leontes |
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North to the Dales (1962) as Narrator (voice) |
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Libel (1959) as First Photographer |
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Sea Fury (1958) as Gorman |
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Rupert of Hentzau (1957) as Rupert of Hentzau |
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Holiday (1957) as Narrator (voice) |
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A Hill in Korea (1956) as LCpl. Hodge |
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Doublecross (1956) as Ernest |
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The Dam Busters (1955) as Flt / Sgt. J. Pulford, D.F.M. |
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Yorkshire Sands (1955) as Narrator (voice) |
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The Peak District (1954) as Self – Narrator (voice) |
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The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) as Chemist at Police Exhibition |
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The Man in the Glass Booth (1975) Theatre Play |
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Figures in a Landscape (1970) Writer |
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Situation Hopeless — But Not Serious (1965) Novel |
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The Hiding Place (1960) Novel |