Robert Shaw (actor), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Shaw (actor)

English actor and novelist

Date of Birth: 09-Aug-1927

Place of Birth: Westhoughton, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 28-Aug-1978

Profession: screenwriter, actor, writer, playwright, stage actor, novelist, television actor, film actor

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – 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 portrayed 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).