Robert Shaw (actor)
| Born | August 9, 1927 |
| Hometown | Westhoughton, England |
| Height | 5'11" (1.80m) |
| Spouse | Virginia Jansen, Mary Ure, Jennifer Bourke |
| Children | Ian Shaw |
| Parents | Doreen Nora Avery, Thomas Archibald Shaw |
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AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Actor | Young Winston | Nominated |
| 1967 | Academy Award | Actor in a Supporting Role | A Man for All Seasons (1966 film) | Nominated |
| 1967 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | A Man for All Seasons (1966 film) | Nominated |
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Feb. 14—Don't go into the water, but do catch Richard Dreyfuss chatting about his award-winning career and then take in a screening of the 1975 blockbuster "Jaws" at the Music Hall in Portsmouth at 7 p.m. Friday, May 24. Dreyfuss famously played a marine biologist, Matt Hooper, who is determined to get the mayor of Amity Island to shut down a beach that attracts locals and tourists — as well ...
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Richard Dreyfuss does not like the new Jaws play. In fact, he seems to absolutely hate the Jaws play. The Academy Award-winning actor recently went to see The Shark Is Broken, a play which dramatizes the troubled production of Jaws. In particular, it centres on a supposed bust-up between Dreyfuss, ...
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Jaws is one of the best animal attack movies about the hunt for a great white shark who went after beachgoers. Ian Shaw, son of the late Robert Shaw, who played shark hunter Quint, wrote all about that movie in the play The Shark is Broken. This play centers on the behind-the-scenes relationship between Shaw, […] The post Jaws Star Richard Dreyfuss Was ‘Hurt’ by The Shark Is Broken Play appeared first on ComingSoon.net - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
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Richard Dreyfuss Had A 'Pretty Awful' Time Seeing Broadway Play About 'Jaws'
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