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Robert Shaw | |
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Born | Robert Archibald Shaw 9 August 1927 |
Died | 28 August 1978 | (aged 51)
Cause of death | Heart attack |
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Years active | 1951-1978 |
Spouse(s) |
Jennifer Bourke
(m. 1952–1963)Mary Ure (m. 1963–1975)Virginia Jansen
(m. 1976–1978) |
Children | 10 |
Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – 28 August 1978) was an English actor, novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Shaw is remembered for his roles in From Russia with Love (1963), A Man for All Seasons (1966), The Sting (1973), the original The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Black Sunday (1977), The Deep (1977) and Jaws (1975), where he played the shark hunter Quint. Robert Shaw was born in Westhoughton, near Bolton, Lancashire.