Robert Shaw is best remembered as being an accomplished writer and supporting actor. His literary contributions include The Man in the Glass Booth. His films include From Russia with Love (1963), A Man for All Seasons, The Sting, and The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three. He is best remembered as Quint in Jaws.
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Father of actor Ian Shaw. Parents were Thomas and Doreen Shaw. He had three sisters and one brother. Shaw twice played a villain opposite a hero played by Sean Connery. The first was that of SPECTRE killer Donald Grant in "From Russia With Love" (1963) opposite Connery's secret agent James Bond 007, the second was the Sherrif of Nottingham in "Robin & Marion" (1976) opposite Connery's aging forest archer Robin Hood. Many of Captain Quint's ramblings in "Jaws" were actually Shaw's improvisations, and he is considered one of many authors of the famous "USS Indianapolis" scene. In the town of Westhoughton in England, there is a pub called "The Robert Shaw". Is the uncle of author, actor, and filmmaker Scott Shaw. Allegedly didn't get along with Richard Dreyfuss while filming Jaws. Was nominated for Broadway's 1969 Tony Award as author of Best Play nominee "The Man in the Glass Booth." His performance as Captain Quint in "Jaws" (1975) is ranked #28 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.