Robert Shaw Bond Film

James bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive russian beauty in order to retrieve a soviet encryption device that was stolen by s p e c t r e.

Robert shaw bond film. This is true but the film also had a great title song sung by the incomparable matt monro and outstanding performances from robert shaw and lotte lenya in its favour. With sean connery robert shaw lotte lenya daniela bianchi. He schooled in. Robert shaw s versatility as an actor ensured a busy and successful career that came to an abrupt halt shortly after the release of his most memorable film and first official blockbuster robert shaw s career spanned almost three decades but it came to an end in 1978 three years after his most memorable role as quint the grizzled.

Shaw is also known for the role of quint in the popular horror film jaws. He played the conned mobster doyle lonnegan in the sting 1973 and the shark hunter quint in jaws 1975. Sean connery once remarked that from russia with love was his favourite bond film as it depended more on story and character than gadgets and special effects. Shaw s mother who was born in piggs peak swaziland met his father while she was a nurse at a hospital in truro cornwall.

A man for all seasons. Shaw s other notable film roles include from russia with. Red grant aka donald grant works for spectre and is assigned the task of assassinating james bond to avenge the death of dr. Robert archibald shaw 9 august 1927 28 august 1978 was an english actor novelist and playwright.

With notable performances by lotte lenya and robert shaw it is considered one of the best bond movies and it stays relatively faithful to ian fleming s novel. A secondary antagonist portrayed by british actor robert shaw the character first appeared in the 1963 james bond film from russia with love. Directed by terence young. Bond played by sean connery.

Red grant is an assassin working for spectre who is the secondary antagonist of the film from russia with love he was portrayed by actor robert shaw. By the time of making from russia with love lotte lenya was a. From russia with love british spy film released in 1963 that was the second in the james bond franchise. Robert archibald shaw 9 august 1927 28 august 1978 is the original portrayer of donald grant in from russia with love.

He was nominated for an oscar and a golden globe for his role as henry viii in the drama film a man for all seasons 1966. Born in 1927 robert archibald shaw grew up in lancashire england. His father and mother were both in the medical profession but their son would choose something different. From russia with love 1963 robert shaw train scene 720p.

He was based on the character donovan grant from ian fleming s 1957 novel of the same name but was subtly reworked for his transition from the page to the big screen.