Robert Shaw

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Robert Archibald Shaw (9 August 1927 – August 28, 1978) was an English actor, novelist, and playwright.

He was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his role as Henry VIII in the drama film A Man for All Seasons (1966).

Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting (1973), and he portrayed Quint, the shark hunter (1975). Shaw's other film appearances include From Russia with Love (1963), Battle of Britain (1969), Young Winston (1972), The War in Britain (1974), Robin and Marian (1976), and Black Sunday (1977).

Early life

Robert Archibald Shaw was born in Westhoughton, Lancashire, on August 9, 1927, the son of former nurse Dossie Dona (née Avery), who was born in Piggs Peak, Swaziland, and Thomas Archibald Shaw, a doctor of Scottish descent. Elisabeth, Joanna, and Wendy had three sisters, as well as one brother named Alexander. When he was seven years old, the family migrated to Scotland, eventually settled in Stromness, Orkney. When Shaw was 12, his father died himself, and the family moved to Cornwall, where Shaw attended the independent Truro School. He was a tutor at Glenhow Preparatory School in Saltburn-by-the-Sea in the North Riding of Yorkshire, before attending the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, graduating in 1948.

Personal life

Shaw was married three times and had ten children, two of whom were adopted. Jennifer Bourke, his first wife, lived from 1952 to 1963, with whom he had four children. His second wife, actress Mary Ure, lived from 1963 to 1975, with whom he had four children, including daughters Elizabeth (born 1963) and Hannah (born 1965). Colin (born 1961) from his wife's previous marriage to playwright John Osborne; in an interview with Colin, Shaw's son was born during an affair when Ure was still married to Osborne. Ian Shaw (born 1969) was also an actor. Ure's death from an overdose brought this marriage to an end. Virginia Jansen, his third and final wife, lived from 1976 to 1978, with whom he had one son, Thomas; he also adopted her son, Charles, from a previous marriage. Rob Kolar, a writer and filmmaker, is Shaw's grandson (via his daughter Deborah and film producer Evzen Kolar). Ferdia Shaw, his uncle, made his debut in the film Artemis Fowl.

Shaw lived at Drimbawn House in Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland, for the past seven years of his life. Shaw was an alcoholic for the bulk of his life, like his father.

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Acting career

Shaw began his acting career in theatre, appearing in regional theatres all over the country. In 1946, Angus appeared in a Macbeth production at Stratford. He appeared at Stratford for two seasons.

He appeared on British television in 1947 and, on that medium, he appeared in The Cherry Orchard; also on Twelfth Night and Macbeth.

He appeared in The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), playing a police laboratory technician towards the end of the film, but he made his London debut at the Embassy Theatre in Caro William the following year. In A Time to Be Born (1952), he appeared on television in A Time to Be Born (1952). In 1953, he returned to Stratford.

Shaw appeared in The Dam Busters (1955), a television adaptation of The Scarlet Pimpernel (1956), and a Korean version of Hindle Wakes (1957).

When Shaw appeared in The Buccaneers (1956–57), he became a TV star in the United Kingdom as Captain Dan Tempest (1956–57) and ran for 39 episodes.

He was by this time a television leading man, appearing in television shows including Success (1957) and a television version of Rupert of Hentzau (1957). On the West End in 1959, he had a big stage success with The Long and the Tall, a performance directed by Lindsay Anderson, whose performance was not included in the feature film version).

Shaw appeared in Sea Fury (1958) and Libel (1959) and appeared on William Tell's ITV Television Playhouse, The Four Just Men, and Danger Man. He had also appeared in television shows like The Dark Man, Misfire, and The Train Set.

He appeared in Harold Pinter's The Caretaker, with Donald Pleasence and Alan Bates in 1961. Peter Woodthorpe was fired by Shaw after he had appeared with the others on stage in London. It had been 165 performances. He appeared in The Valiant, a war film, and Tomorrow at Ten (both 1962), a drama. In TV versions of The Winter's Tale and The Father, Shaw played the leads (both 1962). In a film version of The Caretaker (1963), He, Pleasence, and Bates reprised their roles; Shaw was part of the consortium that raised the latter's funds.

The Hiding Place, Shaw's first book, was well-received by readers. In 1962, his second book, The Sun Doctor (1961), was given the Hawthornden Prize.

In the second James Bond film From Russia with Love (1963), Shaw became well-known as a film actor. He adapted and appeared in A Florentine Tragedy (1963), and with Christopher Plummer, he was Claudius in Hamlet (1964). He appeared in The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964), shot in Canada with Mary Ure, his second wife. He appeared in A Carol for Another Christmas (1964). "I could have been a straight leading man when I first saw him, but that struck me as a boring life," Shaw later said of his early careers.

Shaw performed in 1964 in a production directed by Peter Brook, but only for 55 performances. "I want very much to avoid doing bad commercial photos for a lot of money," he said. "It's impossible to avoid with six kids and two wives." Shaw then embarked on a trilogy of books, The Flag (1965), The Man in the Glass Booth (1967), and A Card from Morocco (1969). In addition, he turned The Hiding Place into a screenplay for the film Situation Hopeless... Sir Alec Guinness is the protagonist of But Not Serious.

Shaw was the tenacious Wehrmacht panzer commander Colonel Hessler in Battle of the Bulge (1965), directed by William Friedkin; a young Henry VIII in A Man for All Seasons (1966); and top billed in another film version of Pinter, The Birthday Party (1968).

In 1967, his play The Man in the Glass Booth was a hit in London. It was a hit on Broadway the following year, despite being on the road for 264 performances. The most attention for his writing came from his adaptation for The Man in the Glass Booth. The book and play portray a complex and ambiguous tale of a man who, at various points, appears to be a Jewish businessman pretending to be a Nazi war criminal or a Nazi war criminal disguised as a Jewish businessman. When the play was produced in the United Kingdom and the United States, some observers applauded Shaw's "sly, deft, and complicated investigation of the cultural roots of nationalism and identity, while others were critical of Shaw's treatment of such a delicate topic.

Shaw was one of several prominent characters in Battle of Britain (1969), with Sailor Malan's role written specifically for him. He was the leader of The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969) and Figures in a Landscape (1970); his compensation for the former was estimated at $500,000. Shaw returned to Broadway in 1970, playing the title role in Gantry, a Broadway revival of Elmer Gantry that only ran for one performance, despite co-starring Rita Moreno. Cato Street, about the 1820 Cato Street Conspiracy, was produced in London for the first time in 1971. In 1971, he appeared on Broadway in Old Times.

In The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Three Characters (1974), as an actor he appeared in A Town Called Bastard (1971), a spaghetti Western; Young Winston (1972); A Reflection of Fear (1972); Lord Randolph Churchill (1973); The Hireling (1973); A Reflection of Fear (1973): a huge hit; he was the subway-hijacker and hostage-taker "Mr. Blue"; was a "Most of the time, the time is 50 times bigger than the part," he later wrote.

In 1974, he appeared in a production of Dance of Death for the final time.

The Man in the Glass Booth was updated for the television, but Shaw disapproved of the resulting screenplay and had his name removed from the credits. However, he watched the finished film before it was released and demanded that his name be restored. Shaw's first resistance to the screenplay and his subsequent change of heart were reflected in director Arthur Hiller's comment in 2002: "Shelder" is the scriptwriter's first remark on the screenplay and his subsequent change of heart:

Shaw earned his greatest film role in Jaws (1975), but he was reluctant to accept at the behest of his wife, actress Mary Ure, and his secretary: "From Russia with Love" was the first time they were so enthusiastic. They were correct."

Shaw spent time in End of the Game (1975) as the Sheriff of Nottingham alongside Audrey Hepburn (Maid Marian) and Sean Connery (1976); and as Israeli Mossad agent David Kabakov in The Deep (1977).

"I'm sure this is going to be my last film," Shaw said while filming Force 10 from Navarone (1978). I have nothing to complain now, I don't have anything real to say. I'm horrified at any of the lines... I'm not at ease with film. I can't recall the last film I loved making." Avalanche Express (1979), he made one more film, Avalanche Express (1979). During post-production, Robert Shaw and producer/producer Mark Robson died. Both were victims of heart attacks within months of each other; Robson in June 1978 and Shaw in August 1978. He said he'd use this film to pay off his taxes and then he'd like to write and make the "occasional small film."

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