Robert Shaw

British actor and writer (1927–1978)

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Lived 1927–1978, aged 51United Kingdom

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Fame48.2
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United Kingdom rank#107
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Rank in United Kingdom
#107
Actors
Era
1927–1978
Aged 51

Summary

Updated 2026-05-29

Stage actor who cut his teeth on Shakespeare at the Memorial Theatre post-WWII, then landed a West End hit with The Long and the Short and the Tall in 1959. Built a career trading in classical roles before pivoting to screen work.

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Robert Archibald Shaw was an English actor and writer. Beginning his career in theatre, Shaw joined the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre after the Second World War and appeared in productions of Macbeth, Henry VIII, Cymbeline, and other Shakespeare plays. With the Old Vic company (1951–52), he continued primarily in Shakespearean roles. In 1959, he starred in a West End production of The Long and the Short and the Tall.

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