Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 â€" 28 August 1978) was an
English actor, novelist, and playwright. He was nominated for an Oscar
and a Golden Globe for his role as Henry VIII in the drama film A Man
for All Seasons (1966). He played the conned mobster Doyle Lonnegan in
The Sting (1973) and the shark hunter Quint in Jaws (1975).Shaw's
other notable film roles include From Russia with Love (1963), Battle
of Britain (1969), Young Winston (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two
Three (1974), Robin and Marian (1976) and Black Sunday
(1977).Beginning his career in theatre, Shaw joined the Royal
Shakespeare Company after the Second World War and appeared in
productions of Macbeth, Henry VIII, Cymbeline, and other Shakespeare
plays. With the Old Vic company (1951â€"52), he continued primarily in
Shakespearean roles. In 1959 he starred in a West End production of
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
English actor, novelist, and playwright. He was nominated for an Oscar
and a Golden Globe for his role as Henry VIII in the drama film A Man
for All Seasons (1966). He played the conned mobster Doyle Lonnegan in
The Sting (1973) and the shark hunter Quint in Jaws (1975).Shaw's
other notable film roles include From Russia with Love (1963), Battle
of Britain (1969), Young Winston (1972), The Taking of Pelham One Two
Three (1974), Robin and Marian (1976) and Black Sunday
(1977).Beginning his career in theatre, Shaw joined the Royal
Shakespeare Company after the Second World War and appeared in
productions of Macbeth, Henry VIII, Cymbeline, and other Shakespeare
plays. With the Old Vic company (1951â€"52), he continued primarily in
Shakespearean roles. In 1959 he starred in a West End production of
The Long and the Short and the Tall.
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