Cast

Robert Shaw

1927 – 1978

Active years (films on this site)

1966–1975

Genres

DramaBiographyHistoryWarComedy

Schools and movements

British CinemaNew HollywoodBlockbuster AuteursClassical Hollywood

Directors worked with

Fred Zinnemann1 filmRichard Attenborough1 filmAlan Bridges1 filmGeorge Roy Hill1 filmSteven Spielberg1 film

Biography

Robert Archibald Shaw was an English actor and writer. Beginning his career in theatre, Shaw joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre after the Second World War and appeared in productions of Macbeth, Henry VIII, Cymbeline, and other Shakespeare plays. With the Old Vic company (1951–52), 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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Awards and honours

National / local

• Hawthornden Prize 1962

5 films on this site

1. A Man for All Seasons 1966 · Fred Zinnemann · IMDb 7.7 · Cast
2. Young Winston 1972 · Richard Attenborough · IMDb 6.7 · Cast
3. The Hireling 1973 · Alan Bridges · IMDb 6.6 · Cast
4. The Sting 1973 · George Roy Hill · IMDb 8.2 · Cast
5. Jaws 1975 · Steven Spielberg · IMDb 8.1 · Cast