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Sep 1, 2024 · It's impossible to discuss the best Shaw movies without notable mentions of Jaws, The Sting, and A Man for All Seasons. In Jaws, Shaw delivers an unforgettable performance as the fearless shark hunter Quint, while The Sting showcases his cunning charisma as the suave criminal mastermind Doyle Lonnegan.
- Jaws (1975) When a killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community, it's up to a local sheriff, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
- From Russia With Love (1963) James Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
- A Man For All Seasons (1966) The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
- The Sting (1973) Designed to be the vehicle to reunite Newman and Redford, it was Robert Shaw’s Irish mobster Doyle Lonnegan that stole the show. As with all heroes, they are only as good as their adversaries, and Shaw’s portrayal raised the bringing a genuine feeling of danger to an otherwise comedic tone.
Black Sunday. 19772h 23mR. 6.8 (9.3K)Rate. 57Metascore. When a Black September terrorist group begins a plot to carry out a massive terrorist attack in the United States, an Israeli commando works with the FBI to identify the target and conspirators, and prevent the plan from succeeding.
- 7 Force 10 from Navarone
- 6 Robin and Marian
- 5 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
- 4 The Sting
- 3 from Russia with Love
- 2 Jaws
- 1 A Man For All Seasons
Despite his success, Shaw had grown increasingly tired of film work by the time he portrayed Mallory in Force 10 from Navarone, his penultimate performance, and a movie released just months after the actor died. "Money isn't the sole reason. But I do seem to spend more than I earn. I wake up in the middle of the night, frequently, with pain and hum...
As the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin and Marian, Shaw was reunited with Sean Connery, an actor he had first worked with some 13 years earlier, as well as the legendary Audrey Hepburn. The film received mixed reviews, but Roger Ebert praised Shaw, writing "[Director Richard Lester] surrounds Connery and Hepburn with a fine supporting cast (Robert S...
If earlier roles hadn't done it, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three cemented Shaw as a go-to actor for icy villains. As Mr. Blue, Shaw is terrifying as he hijacks a subway full of workaday passengers, including children, coolly announcing "I'm taking your train." Reviewers applauded the movie, especially Shaw and the rest of the cast. Pelham is one...
As crime boss Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting, Shaw had the unenviable challenge of playing opposite two of the biggest stars of the day, Robert Redford and Paul Newman. But Shaw proved he could hold his own with these leading men, arguably stealing many scenes. The film was wildly successful, winning seven Oscars, but Shaw was overlooked by the Academ...
Shaw played assassin Red Grant in From Russia with Love, his first major film role, and one thatremains among his most memorable. The silver-haired villain in the second Bond film was the first that audiences thought had a real chance against Sean Connery's 007. By the end of their iconic fight aboard the Orient Express, Bond is left winded and ble...
Shaw is best remembered today as the experienced shark hunter Quint in Jaws, a role he was reluctant to accept. At this point in his career, Shaw was hoping to spend more time with his large family on an Irish estate that he had recently purchased. But just days before filming was to begin, director Steven Spielberg still hadn't cast the part. Enco...
Shaw stars as King Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons, his most critically-acclaimed role, earning nominations for both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe. It's also his most original performance on this list. While Shaw later gained a reputation as tough, even menacing, and was cast as such, in A Man for All Seasons, he is boisterous and often s...
- Jaws 1975, 124 min. Steven Spielberg • Starring: Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss. Adventure • Based-on-20th-Century-Literature • Horror. find this movie on ►
- The Sting 1973, 129 min. George Roy Hill • Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw. Buddy Film • Comedy • Con Artist / Hustler 1 find this movie on ►
- The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974, 104 min. Joseph Sargent • Starring: Walter Matthau, Hector Elizondo, Earl Hindman. Action Thriller • Action • Crime Thriller.
- From Russia with Love 1963, 115 min. Terence Young • Starring: Sean Connery, Pedro Armendáriz, Lotte Lenya. Action Thriller • Action • Adventure. find this movie on ►
One of his best performances of this decade was also as Spanish conqueror Pizarro in The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969). His last published novel, "A Card from Morocco," was also a big success and he went on to make Figures in a Landscape (1970) with Malcolm McDowell as two escaped convicts in a Latin American country.
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Jul 26, 2023 · Jaws (1975) July 26, 2023 7:32 AM EDT. The shark looks phony—even Steven Spielberg knew it—but the delicate calibration of tension around it is sublime. Spielberg was only 26 when he made Jaws ...
