Robert Shaw gave 5 performances in a supporting role that are top of the heap.
1-Red Grant, professional assassin, in “From Russia With Love”. Sean Who??
2-Henry VIII, the villainous king, in “A Man For All Seasons”. Nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
3-Quint, the shark obsessed fisherman, in “Jaws”. “You’re gonna need a bigger boat”.
YouTube his “SS Indianapolis Soliloquy”, improvised. The most riveting 4 minutes on film since Bogie played with loose marbles in “The Caine Mutiny’.
4-Big Bad Doyle Lonergan, The Mark, in “The Sting”. The Limp made the role. Nobody played heavy better than Robert Shaw. One of the greats,
5-Col. Hessler, the fanatical Nazi Panzer commander, in “The Battle of the Bulge”. Only Ralph Fiennes in “Schindler” was more Oscar deserving.
Robert Shaw, a heavy drinker, pulled a heart attack and died at the tender age of 51 on a lonely road near his Irish home.
With additional years, Robert Shaw would have been knighted, delivered more memorable performances and rank up there with Olivier & Brando.
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