Portrait of Robert Shaw

Acting

Robert Shaw

Career

Active from 1939 to 1946, with up to 1 main title a year.

Leading roles
1
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for Adam Had Four Sons
Adam Had Four Sons
GoodWatch score60/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 9 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 1.8 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Robert Shaw Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.5, average 5.4
  • Uncanny
    0.4, average 2.5
  • Scare
    0.5, average 2.6
  • Dark Humor
    1.2, average 2.8

Main genres

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Recurring tags

    Works often with

    People in at least two of their main titles.

      Movies and TV shows

      24
      Type
      Role
      Score
      Decade
      Genre
      Group by

      1980s

      3 titles ยท average score 64
      Adam
      Adam (1983)
      GoodWatch score 72

      as Father Mike Conboy

      The Big Brawl
      The Big Brawl (1980)
      GoodWatch score 60

      as Man on Beach

      Honeysuckle Rose
      Honeysuckle Rose (1980)
      GoodWatch score 61

      as Store Clerk

      1940s

      14 titles ยท average score 65
      Berlin Express
      Berlin Express (1948)
      GoodWatch score 71

      as ROT Sergeant (uncredited)

      Captain from Castile
      Captain from Castile (1947)
      GoodWatch score 67

      as Spanish Army Officer (uncredited)

      Son of the Guardsman
      Son of the Guardsman (1946)

      as David Trent

      The Caribbean Mystery
      The Caribbean Mystery (1945)

      as Lt. Bowman Hall

      Sex Hygiene
      Sex Hygiene (1942)
      GoodWatch score 52

      as Pool Player

      Adam Had Four Sons
      Adam Had Four Sons (1941)
      GoodWatch score 60

      as Chris Stoddard

      The Grapes of Wrath
      The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
      GoodWatch score 90

      as Gas Station Attendant #1 in Needles (uncredited)

      Young People
      Young People (1940)
      GoodWatch score 59

      as Usher (uncredited)

      Johnny Apollo
      Johnny Apollo (1940)
      GoodWatch score 65

      as Clerk (uncredited)

      The Great Profile
      The Great Profile (1940)
      GoodWatch score 65

      as Reporter

      Lillian Russell
      Lillian Russell (1940)
      GoodWatch score 54

      as Undetermined Role

      Public Deb No. 1
      Public Deb No. 1 (1940)

      as Reporter

      1930s

      7 titles ยท average score 69
      20,000 Men a Year
      20,000 Men a Year (1939)

      as Tommy Howell

      Young Mr. Lincoln
      Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
      GoodWatch score 85

      as Dancer in Ballroom Seen Dancing with Old Woman (uncredited)

      Rose of Washington Square
      Rose of Washington Square (1939)
      GoodWatch score 63

      as Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)

      Charlie Chan in Reno
      Charlie Chan in Reno (1939)
      GoodWatch score 60

      as College Student (uncredited)

      Boy Friend
      Boy Friend (1939)

      as Cracker

      Here I Am a Stranger
      Here I Am a Stranger (1939)

      as College Student

      Quick Millions
      Quick Millions (1939)

      as National Park Ranger Barry Frazier