Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – 28 August 1978) was an English actor, novelist and playwright. With his menacing mutter and intimidating demeanor, he was often cast as a villain. He is best remembered for his performances in Jaws (1975), in which he portrayed a shark hunter named Quint, and The Sting (1973), where he played the conned mobster, Doyle Lonnegan. Shaw also appeared in From Russia with Love (1963), Battle of the Bulge (1965), A Man for All Seasons (1966) (for which he was nominated for the 1967 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor), The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974), Black Sunday (1977), Force 10 From Navarone (1978) and The Deep (1977).

Biography

Shaw was married three times and had ten children, two of whom were adopted.


His first wife was Jennifer Bourke (1952–63) with whom he had four daughters.
His second wife was actress Mary Ure (1963–75) with whom he had four children. He adopted son Colin, born in 1961, born from his wife's previous marriage to John Osborne. His son Ian, born in 1969, also became an actor. He also had two daughters, Elizabeth and Hannah, born in 1963 and 1966, respectively. This marriage ended with her death from an overdose.
His third and last wife was Virginia Jansen (1976–78) with whom he had one son, Thomas and adopted Jansen's son, Charles, from a previous relationship.
For the last seven years of his life, Robert Shaw lived at Drimbawn House, in the village of Tourmakeady, County Mayo in Ireland.






Robert Shaw memorial in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland, near the location where he died







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View of the pier at the site

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