I knew Robert in the 70's while he was working with Universal Studios. One of the only intelligent actors I ever came across back then. His stories were hilarious and his mood swings ominous but I'll care about him and his legacy until my dying day. He was kind to me and those around him. Rare indeed on a movie set.
@@stephanieaustin4210 He was unique... as an actor and someone to talk with. He was soft-spoken mostly, until he got on a subject he was passionate about. I enjoyed his company and ideas.
Shaw as he portrayed Quint in Jaws, telling the tale of the "Indianapolis" - one of the greatest *monologues ever put to film and a simply flawless performance. Remarkable man. RIP.
@@yankee2666 I love it when poets disagree. It balances the equation wearing a fur coat. It's like telling Rembrandt to put the fucking kettle on......
ABOUT DAMN TIME... Jesus.... One of the most UNDERRATED actors, and one of the damn BEST of ALL TIME. PERIOD. Thank you very much for this. Have never seen it. Wish my Dad was here to view this with me and my Wife.... The man should've walked away with at least three Oscars. Just my opinion... Damn....
What a wonderful documentary. Long long overdue. My mother was always rather fond of Robert Shaw and in 1976 we camped by Tourmakeady on the shores of Lough Mask in a converted Ford Transit Camper van. I was only 5 at the time and I remember one day my parents sneaked down the driveway of his home Drimbawn because they wanted to see the house and rather naughtily, took a clipping of rhododendron which - over 40 years later is still growing strong in my now elderly parents garden. Around the same time I was playing on the shore of the lake by myself when a slightly older boy came rowing by in a canoe and we spoke for a few moments. Transpires he was one of Roberts sons... possibly Ian and I rather innocently asked him did his father get his legs back (as I'd seen Jaws 😂😂😂) and the boy answered 'Of course, it's only a film!' As I grew up, I was able to appreciate Roberts talent as a writer and actor and acknowledge what a loss his early death was. Life's a funny old game sometimes because now, 40 years later - after a diverse career path of the military & legal profession, I'm a writer & producer in the entertainment business. Anyway thanks again to those who created and posted this wonderful documentary. Much appreciated.
What a wonderful memory! Thank you for sharing it with us! And I agree, this doc was LONG overdue. He was one of a kind. I had only ever seen him in films, not interviews, and had never seen his sweet side until I happened to see him and wife Mary Ure on an old Dick Cavett episode a month ago. He said something cheeky about Mary and he was getting ready to defend himself or say something, who knows what (!) but Dick interrupted I think to call him out on it and Robert stopped just as he was about to say something, to let Dick talk and the look he gave Dick while he was listening to him was just so charming and sweet. He seemed to be a unique mix of charm and feistiness.
Angela Hockett Thank you! 😊 Shaw was old school... a man in the truest sense and quite unashamedly so in a world far removed from the one we live in today. Both beast and beauty - somehow kept in functional balance and - as hopefully (or wishfully) I may count myself amongst that number, a dying breed. And I think I watched that very same Dick Cavet interview around the same time too - which led me to this documentary. Awesome.
How funny we both watched that show at the same general time! So you know the sweet impish look I was talking about?! I was completely charmed by him. It was my first glimpse of Robert in "real life" and I was fascinated watching he and Mary talk. They both seemed so down to earth and the kind of people you could listen to forever. Dick Cavett was the perfect pick to interview them because they both seemed very private and probably required a certain level of trust and intelligence to do the talk show route. His story about the conductor and the hit man was fascinating but I think was over the head of most of the audience members. I remember feeling sadness when I saw the date of the show and realized they only lived a few more years afterwards.
Robert Shaw was a larger than life personality. An extremely kind and thoughtful human being.A marvelous actor. Robert,The world misses you very much.We shall never see such a consummate professional in our midst again.Mores the pity....God Bless you Robert always....
@@kennywowieit was in the script... And much longer. 10 pages actually.. Shaw took it home and tweaked it himself down to 5 pages.. the version we see on screen.
This was simply amazing! As a fan of Shaw I visited Tourmakeady in 2010, the memorial stone and even drove a bit on the road of the house. I am very thankful for this documentary! God Bless Robert Shaw!
As a life long fan of Robert Shaw (my all time favourite actor) I'm so thrilled you've put this documentary on here. I struggled for years (pre-internet) to find info on him. But I used a book search company to track down all his novels and play, which are now prized possessions. I also managed to get 2 biographies on him and visited the house he used to live at in Coleshill, Bucks. I've seen almost all his films. But it is so wonderful to see and hear him speak, and to see and hear his wife and sons speak of him. I was gutted, when in my teens, I found out he'd died, too young. I would have loved to have met him. That smile, that sparkle in those blue eyes. He had his flaws, but oh what a man.
It is in Irish mostly because he lived in The gaeltacht (irish speaking area) but there is a great clip of Richard Dreyfuss on the Irish Late Late show spwaking about when he met shaws Granddaughter.
His interpretation of Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting was outstanding. His Indianapolis monologue in Jaws was breath-taking. His Henry V111 in A Man For All Seasons was sinister & his villain in From Russia With Love was evil. All these plus a lot more show us what a talented & complicated but magnificent actor he was.
A documentary about a remarkable man, quality of his acting was truly beyond perfection and remember being in the Cinema many years ago being captivated by his on screen presence. Thank you for this wonderful and thoughtful; well put together account of Robert Shaw... Taken from us far to young R.I.P
Robert Shaw was brilliant and did not miss his chance. He lived life on his own terms and produced some great performances and writing during his life. RIP.
He made Jaws the success it was. He wrote and acted the Indianapolis story to perfection . That was the best moment in the film. He is one of my all-time favorite actors. Love every film he has been in. I know every line he spoke as Quint in Jaws. An absolute legend and I wish I could have met him.
RidgieStyle...Haha! Yeah, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss didn't get along too well. However, the rest of the cast and crew seemed to get along with Shaw just fine, so it was probably mostly Dreyfuss...lol.
Freddie Falconer...Yeah, that really struck me in this documentary. People in his small Irish community seemed to miss him a lot. He was apparently very thoughtful, helpful, and kind to everyone in that area. That tells me that Robert Shaw was a good person.
RidgieStyle...Oh right! I now remember Roy Scheider laughing about all of that stuff going on between Shaw and Dreyfuss in a behind the scenes video I saw about Jaws one time. An oh yeah, I'm sure the booze didn't help...lol.
Actors like Robert Shaw are a phenomenon. There have hardly been more than a few others in Hollywood who measure up to him. His intimidating demeanour and menacing mutter often landed made directors cast him in negative roles. Yet , he wentvon to be an actor par excellence.
I always watch Jaws around Fourth of July as my way of honoring the work by Shaw, Roy Scheider and all the other people who made that masterpiece. Still my favorite film of all time and will be to my last breath. RIP
Have you seen the restored version on Blu-ray? Fantastic with today’s TVs! Spielberg said it looks better than it did when I first came on the screen and 75.
He left us (far too soon) 40 years ago today, and the world was a much poorer place for the absence of this fascinating and supremely talented man.This is an excellent and very well researched documentary - would be nice to think that one of the UK broadcasters could also produce a similar tribute...
Gone too soon. Died of a massive heart attack on the side of the road, while driving home to his beloved Tourmakeady with his wife and one of his sons, Shaw started feeling ill. He stopped the car and got out...took 5 steps and...died before he hit the ground. R I P one of the greatest English actors of all time.
As a fan since 1975 (Jaws) I am so happy to finally get glimpses into Robert Shaw's personal life. What a fantastic documentary this is, and it's so lovely to see his family and friends talk about him and their obvious admiration and love. I had only known him from his movies but a month ago saw him on the old Dick Cavett show with wife Mary Ure, the first time I ever saw him interviewed and was struck by how intelligent and charming he was, and by Mary as well, so personable and down-to-earth. I drew a portrait of him over 30 years ago which has 3 portraits in one (won a prize for it in an art show at the time), and would like to send it to one of his family members. If anyone knows how I can contact any of them please let me know.
i'm so glad i watched this. i've seen several robert shaw movies, but i never knew anything about his personal life. it's nice to hear family and friends speak so highly of him. robert seemed to be a very kind, caring person. and he had such wide range as an actor. always a joy to watch his films.
And contrary to popular stereotype that they disliked each other, Richard Dreyfuss actually had nothing but sweet words to say about Robert Shaw. In fact, he cried when he met Robert's granddaughter during an interview.
yes, a real man. a real life. thank you for this. brings back memories of people and a time now awhile gone. and yes, life was not as it is today - and neither were people. Robert Shaw was very smart and capable and made the most of his life on earth. he married beautiful and accomplished women and begot beautiful and prescient children. he loved his father and mother deeply. he showed respect for others in all that he did throughout life. when his time arrived his Lord took him home. when someone dies in their prime, or when we are very close over a long stretch of time, being very used to seeing and hearing their voices and experiencing their many-faceted presence in our lives, we imagine that they are yet living, and expect to see them any day. a full life this man did live.
I so enjoyed watching this documentary. I remember being shocked when I read Robert had died as he was an excellent actor. I would imagine he would have been so proud of his family, especially the lovely grandchildren who speak so highly of him and are so proud of him, and so they should be as he was a fine actor and a great human being. One of these days I most have a month's holiday in Tourmakeady as it is simply stunning. I confess I have never heard of it until now, but I shall check it out for next year. So pleased there is a memorial in honour of Robert Shaw. Thank you so much for sharing.
One of my all time favorite actors who had such a commanding presence on screen that it made you want to watch him more than the other actors in the same scene. Quint is his most famous role of course but I loved all his work especially in the Frakenheimer thriller "Black Sunday" from 1977.
Thank you so much for this documentary on perhaps one of my favourite actors of all time. Robert was a big man. He lived life to its fullest and I guess to some degree never looked back. When I watch his films now I'm always struck by his immense charm. That smile of his was that one thing to be afraid of because there was something lurking behind it that was completely not of this earth. My father died not too long after Robert. Like Robert my father was a drinker. I think I saw that in both of them, my dad being from Pontypridd, South Wales. When listening to Virginia talk of Robert's death, I remembered my father's as he died in similar fashion. My heart goes out to the Shaw family and to his grandchildren, you never knew him but his soul is alive in you. Thank you to Virginia and his sons for speaking so lovingly of their husband/father. Everything you said is what I felt from him. What a treasure gone way too soon....though I think in the end, he was one of those types that lived for six men with all that entails. My joy is in watching his films and reading his books. Thank you Robert for being the hurling comet you were. Life wouldn't have had you any other way.
It's no coincidence he's in my favorite James Bond film ("From Russia with Love") and arguably my favorite film of all time ("Jaws"). He always gave such life to his characters.
He lived only a few miles from me in a little village called “Coleshill” in Buckinghamshire, my late father was bought a drink by him in a local pub, it was his claim to fame at the time. Great actor RIP mr Shaw
Wow, this doc is a gem! always looked for this kind of tribute to Shaw's memory, definitely he was my inspiration in wanting to be an actor, it's been 40 yrs since he passed away, dearly missed! thank you so much for this upload
It's by TG4 - the state funded Irish language TV station. Widely predicted to be a complete waste of time and money at its inception it has confounded its critics by becoming successful and high brow and regularly produces documentary gems like this.
"Now then, everyone... You see this gun? It fires 750 rounds of 9 millimeter ammunition per minute. In other words...if ALL OF YOU were to simultaneously RUSH ME, NOT A SINGLE ONE OF YOU WOULD GET ANY CLOSER THAN YOU ARE RIGHT NOW!" I've never heard a more badass speech that shut a crowd up (and down) faster and more completely than this one. THANK YOU Robert Shaw for making 'The Taking of Pelham 123' one of the best fuckin' movies I've ever seen, and the first DVD I ever purchased. You are gone, but NOT forgotten.
Best documentary ever on Robert Shaw. I’ve been a fan since the early 70s and I’m 61 now and can barely process that he was only 51 when he died. So much talent, personality, and what a lovely family man. Back in the 80s I did a portrait of him with three faces at different ages. I still have it, but would love to give it to anyone in his family who might want it if anyone knows how to contact any of them.
Gosh, what a touching, well-made documentary about this fascinating man. Gone too soon. My heart goes out to his kids and Virginia for making it past his death.
I remember being struck by his acting when he was playing Dan Tempest in BBC's 'The Buccaneers'. He was also in 'The Dambusters' 1954, which I saw when it came on general release. I did read that he was the most reserved of all the well-known actors in that film, apparently mixing very little off-set. I always watched his appearances and was impressed by 'A Man for All Seasons' which I, again saw on general release, as HenryVIII. A wonderful actor - utterly unique.
A great actor, his" Claudius" in "Hamlet at Elsinore" is I think the best of all time, nuanced, intense, beautifully articulated.Thank you for this fine documentary -and all the Irish.
This is a absolutely fantastic documentary! I grew up watching Jaws and Quint was the star charcter in my opinion because he kept it interesting with the idea that you never knew what was next from him and he pushed everything and everyone to the breaking point, (sounds very much like Robert's personality). I just recently started studying more about Robert Shaw as a person and wow.....he was truly a one of a kind individual. It's so great to look at Robert's real life and such a shame he passed away so early but he has definitely left a legacy behind. Thank you for sharing this documentary with us.
I'm so glad I seen the icon on his Biography, what an awesome and well done job about Robert Shaw's life. Truly enjoyed the entire story! Thanks for sharing. 🐬🐡📣👏👏👏
What a uniquely talented guy...the likes of which we'll never see again. Incidentally doesn't one of his sons look so much like his Dad....& Ireland looks such a stunningly beautiful country 🤗
Very good little doc, that. Thanks. It's interesting how the Irish contributors will be in full flow of their native language and throw in a phrase in English!
My parents were both native Irish speakers from the Connemara Gaeltacht, not too far from this area, and they had very excellent idiomatic Irish. Today, the Irish language has a dearth of native speakers and, as my parents would say, book learned Gaelige is not real Gaelige.
This man lived in fascinating drama , and he left in the same way, what a story, nothing mundane about this guy. And you know what ? What a gorgeous bunch of progenity.
For me being 8 years old at the time watching Jaws in the theater Robert Shaw made quite an impression. I think he made a big impression on everybody in the theater. He made you feel like it was him against the shark and when his character died I remember i was upset and emotional because i didn't want him to die. He was such a character that you wanted to be on his side, especially after the Indianapolis speech. But he also made you realize that Quint was not the likeable type , that he was actually just a man hell-bent on killing the shark at any cost. He was perfect as Quint, I can't think of anybody else who had the presence and ability to play that character like he did
very nice documentary on this wonderfull actor and great human being.gone to soon but will never be forgotten. without him jaws wouldn,t have been such a great sucses i think.
I enjoyed the documentary filling in the gaps in my knowledge of the unique Robert Shaw .A big man in every sense and one of my early TV heroes as Dan Tempest in The Buccaneers .He lived life to the full and as his son says will never grow old ..........unlike me now in my seventy second year .Who got it right ?
This is a very good and important documentary about my favorite actor forever. I discovered him again when Jaws was aired on french tv for the 1st ime in 1986. I am french and sorry first of all for my english mistakes. I don't know exactly why Shaw is my favorite actors but he fascinated me, his febrility, his ability to change after films... Robin and Marian, Figure in landscape, Jaws, the birthday party are my favorite movies of him. I think his early death is very sad but nit a surprise, he was a man of exces of drink, cigarettes and traumas. I saw a lot of picture an read many newspapers about him and i was surprised he looked younger when he did not make a film than when he was on stage, curious but i think, in fact, he did not like to do picture, prefered to write books or novels. And last, I have noticed he put some real events oh his life (traumatisms) in some of movies like Avalanch express, The deep and Black sunday, terrific to fine these events in the dialogue
@@philippepoitiers6257 well, let's put it this way, if I, as an Englishman, attempted to post something on Quora in French, it would be nowhere near that standard
Robert Shaw, Toshiro Mifune and Lee Marvin are my favorite ones. Old School actors in front and behind the camera. They don't make people like them anymore. As time passes by and I get older I start to understand those people even more.
My father was a very modest man, a linguist. He knew 15 languages, at least one of which he taught himself. But he said he could never wrap his mind around Gaelic.
Another outstanding performance by Shaw was in Black Sunday..one of his last films?..1978 I remember watching it with my dad as a boy of 9 and even then was mesmerised by Shaws range.
It's well documented there was no love lost between Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss while filming 'Jaws'. In fact according to the latter, the older actor mercilessly bullied him, saving up his worst insults and mockery to humiliate and wrong-foot him in front of the camera crew just before filming takes. Surviving production team members and their co-star the late Roy Scheider, confirmed Shaw had it in for Dreyfuss. The air was thick with testosterone, whiskey fumes and simmering tension between the two men. According to witnesses, the 'Bob and Dick Show' was far more antagonistic, than their fictitious characters' Quint and Matt Hooper's scripted sparring! Time and distance can be a great healer. In this case it has allowed Dreyfuss to forgive Shaw his sometimes cruel bravura, take a step back, and respect the great actor and artist he undoubtedly was. The two men had a grudging mutual respect - and there's no question Shaw's premature death at just 51 was an immense tragedy. It's clear from Dreyfuss' emotional response to meeting Shaw's granddaughter how moved he was by the encounter. He obviously found some closure from that meeting. In fairness to Robert Shaw, he's not the only actor to have experienced on set friction with Richard Dreyfuss, who has his own demons with bipolar disorder. Maturity brings humility, and perhaps a greater capacity to forgive the weaknesses of others, as we make peace with our own personal failings. Whatever his emotions and thought processes, I was touched to see Dreyfuss and Shaw's granddaughter hit it off. She has her grandpa's eyes, and how proud her would be of her. I found myself hoping Dreyfuss would keep in touch with his old sparring partner's grandkids, and maybe invite them to visit him in the US. Life is short.
Powerful, enigmatic man who lit up the room when I watched the films he made. Quint is one of the most remarkable characters put to the screen in my humble opinion. And as for the USS Indianapolis monolgue...... equalled maybe, but never bested.
HUGE CHARMING INTELLIGENT ACTOR & WRITER & FATHER OF 10 CHILDREN, I LOVE ROBERT SHAW AND I WILL LOVE HIM FOREVER, ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T KNOW HIM PERSONALLY, BUT ONLY THROUGH HIS MOVIES, BUT EVEN SO, I FELT HIS SOUL, VERY CLOSE TO MY SOUL...
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I knew Robert in the 70's while he was working with Universal Studios. One of the only intelligent actors I ever came across back then. His stories were hilarious and his mood swings ominous but I'll care about him and his legacy until my dying day. He was kind to me and those around him. Rare indeed on a movie set.
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You lucky person! I would have loved to have met him.
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He was unique... as an actor and someone to talk with. He was soft-spoken mostly, until he got on a subject he was passionate about. I enjoyed his company and ideas.
Good storyteller doesn't make a person intelligent
@@anthonymusto3537 I believe there was a full stop in between those 2 quotes, signifying 2 separate sentences!
Shaw as he portrayed Quint in Jaws, telling the tale of the "Indianapolis" - one of the greatest *monologues ever put to film and a simply flawless performance. Remarkable man. RIP.
John Milius wrote that scene ;)
Not to take away Milius' contribution, his was a reworking of earlier material and Robert Shaw ultimately pared it down to what it was on screen.
That was a monologue - not a soliloquy.
In the making of Jaws...it was said that Shaw was drunk at the time and Steven Spielburg just kept the camera rolling
@@yankee2666 I love it when poets disagree. It balances the equation wearing a fur coat. It's like telling Rembrandt to put the fucking kettle on......
ABOUT DAMN TIME... Jesus.... One of the most UNDERRATED actors, and one of the damn BEST of ALL TIME. PERIOD. Thank you very much for this. Have never seen it. Wish my Dad was here to view this with me and my Wife.... The man should've walked away with at least three Oscars. Just my opinion... Damn....
Finally a documentary about the late great Robert Shaw. Thank you for sharing.
Traducciòn al Español?
Handsome man and good actor, wish he was still her!
What a wonderful documentary. Long long overdue. My mother was always rather fond of Robert Shaw and in 1976 we camped by Tourmakeady on the shores of Lough Mask in a converted Ford Transit Camper van. I was only 5 at the time and I remember one day my parents sneaked down the driveway of his home Drimbawn because they wanted to see the house and rather naughtily, took a clipping of rhododendron which - over 40 years later is still growing strong in my now elderly parents garden. Around the same time I was playing on the shore of the lake by myself when a slightly older boy came rowing by in a canoe and we spoke for a few moments. Transpires he was one of Roberts sons... possibly Ian and I rather innocently asked him did his father get his legs back (as I'd seen Jaws 😂😂😂) and the boy answered 'Of course, it's only a film!'
As I grew up, I was able to appreciate Roberts talent as a writer and actor and acknowledge what a loss his early death was. Life's a funny old game sometimes because now, 40 years later - after a diverse career path of the military & legal profession, I'm a writer & producer in the entertainment business.
Anyway thanks again to those who created and posted this wonderful documentary. Much appreciated.
What a wonderful memory! Thank you for sharing it with us! And I agree, this doc was LONG overdue. He was one of a kind. I had only ever seen him in films, not interviews, and had never seen his sweet side until I happened to see him and wife Mary Ure on an old Dick Cavett episode a month ago. He said something cheeky about Mary and he was getting ready to defend himself or say something, who knows what (!) but Dick interrupted I think to call him out on it and Robert stopped just as he was about to say something, to let Dick talk and the look he gave Dick while he was listening to him was just so charming and sweet. He seemed to be a unique mix of charm and feistiness.
And your parents sound like wonderful people!
Angela Hockett Thank you! 😊 Shaw was old school... a man in the truest sense and quite unashamedly so in a world far removed from the one we live in today. Both beast and beauty - somehow kept in functional balance and - as hopefully (or wishfully) I may count myself amongst that number, a dying breed. And I think I watched that very same Dick Cavet interview around the same time too - which led me to this documentary. Awesome.
How funny we both watched that show at the same general time! So you know the sweet impish look I was talking about?! I was completely charmed by him. It was my first glimpse of Robert in "real life" and I was fascinated watching he and Mary talk. They both seemed so down to earth and the kind of people you could listen to forever. Dick Cavett was the perfect pick to interview them because they both seemed very private and probably required a certain level of trust and intelligence to do the talk show route. His story about the conductor and the hit man was fascinating but I think was over the head of most of the audience members. I remember feeling sadness when I saw the date of the show and realized they only lived a few more years afterwards.
Robert Shaw's brother was our local Doctor for many years before he retired and looked very much like him.
They all have his eyes.
The Indianapolis speech delivered by Robert Shaw is one of the magical moments in cinema history.
The best monologue in cinema history.
Robert Shaw was a larger than life personality. An extremely kind and thoughtful human being.A marvelous actor. Robert,The world misses you very much.We shall never see such a consummate professional in our midst again.Mores the pity....God Bless you Robert always....
the lore is... he wrote that pretty much on the spot. It wasn't in the script as I recall. Agree totally with you.
@@kennywowieit was in the script... And much longer. 10 pages actually.. Shaw took it home and tweaked it himself down to 5 pages.. the version we see on screen.
This was simply amazing! As a fan of Shaw I visited Tourmakeady in 2010, the memorial stone and even drove a bit on the road of the house. I am very thankful for this documentary! God Bless Robert Shaw!
Have you been to Westhoughton, where he was born? The local Wetherspoons is named after him.
@@nigelgreenwood3470 That's right. He was originally a Bolton lad.
@@karmafride1237 I have recently just watched Swashbuckler! Such a fun movie, I love it. :D
@@karmafride1237 lesson number one, never get provoked girl. 😁😂😃 just watched it over the last few days.
As a life long fan of Robert Shaw (my all time favourite actor) I'm so thrilled you've put this documentary on here. I struggled for years (pre-internet) to find info on him. But I used a book search company to track down all his novels and play, which are now prized possessions. I also managed to get 2 biographies on him and visited the house he used to live at in Coleshill, Bucks. I've seen almost all his films. But it is so wonderful to see and hear him speak, and to see and hear his wife and sons speak of him. I was gutted, when in my teens, I found out he'd died, too young. I would have loved to have met him. That smile, that sparkle in those blue eyes. He had his flaws, but oh what a man.
It is in Irish mostly because he lived in The gaeltacht (irish speaking area) but there is a great clip of Richard Dreyfuss on the Irish Late Late show spwaking about when he met shaws Granddaughter.
ruclips.net/video/wKX0n99hX5U/видео.html Here it is
@@PsychoKillertheGame Thanks, yes saw that with Richard Dreyfuss, he got very emotional didn't he.
Robert Shaw was a terribly underrated actor. I am a huge fan of his.
What a fantastic documentary on a wonderful actor. And a real pleasure to hear the Irish language.
His interpretation of Doyle Lonnegan in The Sting was outstanding. His Indianapolis monologue in Jaws was breath-taking. His Henry V111 in A Man For All Seasons was sinister & his villain in From Russia With Love was evil. All these plus a lot more show us what a talented & complicated but magnificent actor he was.
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Such a huge talent and a lovely man. They do not make them like that anymore, he sure had a presence.
A documentary about a remarkable man, quality of his acting was truly beyond perfection and remember being in the Cinema many years ago being captivated by his on screen presence.
Thank you for this wonderful and thoughtful; well put together account of Robert Shaw...
Taken from us far to young R.I.P
As an American I saw Robert Shaw rarely but was awestruck by his acting talent and rugged good looks.
Robert Shaw was brilliant and did not miss his chance. He lived life on his own terms and produced some great performances and writing during his life. RIP.
He made Jaws the success it was. He wrote and acted the Indianapolis story to perfection . That was the best moment in the film. He is one of my all-time favorite actors. Love every film he has been in. I know every line he spoke as Quint in Jaws. An absolute legend and I wish I could have met him.
Nicely said
Great documentary, and great to see his grand kids speaking the local language
What is that language? I was wondering that
@@cindywestlake6278 I think it's Gaelic.
@@cdgerhartCorrect.
My Favourite actor. He had Intelligence, strength, grit and above all he was kind and alot of people miss him.
RidgieStyle...Haha! Yeah, Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss didn't get along too well. However, the rest of the cast and crew seemed to get along with Shaw just fine, so it was probably mostly Dreyfuss...lol.
Freddie Falconer...Yeah, that really struck me in this documentary. People in his small Irish community seemed to miss him a lot. He was apparently very thoughtful, helpful, and kind to everyone in that area. That tells me that Robert Shaw was a good person.
RidgieStyle...Oh right! I now remember Roy Scheider laughing about all of that stuff going on between Shaw and Dreyfuss in a behind the scenes video I saw about Jaws one time. An oh yeah, I'm sure the booze didn't help...lol.
It seems Dreyfuss thinks an awful lot of him now though.
Actors like Robert Shaw are a phenomenon. There have hardly been more than a few others in Hollywood who measure up to him. His intimidating demeanour and menacing mutter often landed made directors cast him in negative roles. Yet , he wentvon to be an actor par excellence.
I always watch Jaws around Fourth of July as my way of honoring the work by Shaw, Roy Scheider and all the other people who made that masterpiece. Still my favorite film of all time and will be to my last breath. RIP
Have you seen the restored version on Blu-ray? Fantastic with today’s TVs! Spielberg said it looks better than it did when I first came on the screen and 75.
Same for me
He left us (far too soon) 40 years ago today, and the world was a much poorer place for the absence of this fascinating and supremely talented man.This is an excellent and very well researched documentary - would be nice to think that one of the UK broadcasters could also produce a similar tribute...
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Robert Shaw was a lovely man. I appreciate seeing this.
Magnificent actor.
When he's on screen you cannot take your eyes and ears off him.
Gone too soon. Died of a massive heart attack on the side of the road, while driving home to his beloved Tourmakeady with his wife and one of his sons, Shaw started feeling ill. He stopped the car and got out...took 5 steps and...died before he hit the ground. R I P one of the greatest English actors of all time.
English?
@@NormAppleton Yes, English.
@@nicknewman7848 born in Westhoughton, Greater Manchester, North West of England.
@@Sam-gw5pl what are you telling me for? Speak to Norm.
@@nicknewman7848 alright Jesus no need to be rude
As a fan since 1975 (Jaws) I am so happy to finally get glimpses into Robert Shaw's personal life. What a fantastic documentary this is, and it's so lovely to see his family and friends talk about him and their obvious admiration and love. I had only known him from his movies but a month ago saw him on the old Dick Cavett show with wife Mary Ure, the first time I ever saw him interviewed and was struck by how intelligent and charming he was, and by Mary as well, so personable and down-to-earth. I drew a portrait of him over 30 years ago which has 3 portraits in one (won a prize for it in an art show at the time), and would like to send it to one of his family members. If anyone knows how I can contact any of them please let me know.
My favourite actor of all time. Absolute legend
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i'm so glad i watched this. i've seen several robert shaw movies, but i never knew anything about his personal life. it's nice to hear family and friends speak so highly of him. robert seemed to be a very kind, caring person. and he had such wide range as an actor. always a joy to watch his films.
And contrary to popular stereotype that they disliked each other, Richard Dreyfuss actually had nothing but sweet words to say about Robert Shaw. In fact, he cried when he met Robert's granddaughter during an interview.
@@madkittyjoey70 oh yes. I saw that interview. Richard definitely had a great admiration for Robert.
yes, a real man. a real life. thank you for this. brings back memories of people and a time now awhile gone. and yes, life was not as it is today - and neither were people. Robert Shaw was very smart and capable and made the most of his life on earth. he married beautiful and accomplished women and begot beautiful and prescient children. he loved his father and mother deeply. he showed respect for others in all that he did throughout life. when his time arrived his Lord took him home. when someone dies in their prime, or when we are very close over a long stretch of time, being very used to seeing and hearing their voices and experiencing their many-faceted presence in our lives, we imagine that they are yet living, and expect to see them any day. a full life this man did live.
I so enjoyed watching this documentary. I remember being shocked when I read Robert had died as he was an excellent actor. I would imagine he would have been so proud of his family, especially the lovely grandchildren who speak so highly of him and are so proud of him, and so they should be as he was a fine actor and a great human being. One of these days I most have a month's holiday in Tourmakeady as it is simply stunning. I confess I have never heard of it until now, but I shall check it out for next year. So pleased there is a memorial in honour of Robert Shaw. Thank you so much for sharing.
I have always wanted to see a Robert Shaw Documentary! There’s so little interviews out ther. Thank you 💚
A much missed truly great actor,left us way too soon!
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When I initially heard he died, it was hard to recall his roles because he looked & sounded so different in each of them.
He was incredible!
One of my all time favorite actors who had such a commanding presence on screen that it made you want to watch him more than the other actors in the same scene. Quint is his most famous role of course but I loved all his work especially in the Frakenheimer thriller "Black Sunday" from 1977.
Thank you so much for this documentary on perhaps one of my favourite actors of all time. Robert was a big man. He lived life to its fullest and I guess to some degree never looked back. When I watch his films now I'm always struck by his immense charm. That smile of his was that one thing to be afraid of because there was something lurking behind it that was completely not of this earth. My father died not too long after Robert. Like Robert my father was a drinker. I think I saw that in both of them, my dad being from Pontypridd, South Wales. When listening to Virginia talk of Robert's death, I remembered my father's as he died in similar fashion. My heart goes out to the Shaw family and to his grandchildren, you never knew him but his soul is alive in you. Thank you to Virginia and his sons for speaking so lovingly of their husband/father. Everything you said is what I felt from him. What a treasure gone way too soon....though I think in the end, he was one of those types that lived for six men with all that entails. My joy is in watching his films and reading his books. Thank you Robert for being the hurling comet you were. Life wouldn't have had you any other way.
It's no coincidence he's in my favorite James Bond film ("From Russia with Love") and arguably my favorite film of all time ("Jaws"). He always gave such life to his characters.
He seems fit enough. 💪💪
And the ONLY reason James Bond and a 25 foot Great White Shark won was because it was in the script.
Thank you for posting this excellent documentary on a great actor and writer. His early death was an overwhelming tragedy.
He lived only a few miles from me in a little village called “Coleshill” in Buckinghamshire, my late father was bought a drink by him in a local pub, it was his claim to fame at the time. Great actor RIP mr Shaw
Thank you very much for posting this wonderful piece. Powerful presence the man had.
Wow, this doc is a gem! always looked for this kind of tribute to Shaw's memory, definitely he was my inspiration in wanting to be an actor, it's been 40 yrs since he passed away, dearly missed! thank you so much for this upload
It's by TG4 - the state funded Irish language TV station. Widely predicted to be a complete waste of time and money at its inception it has confounded its critics by becoming successful and high brow and regularly produces documentary gems like this.
Christopher Lynch Lynch Thanks Chris!
Who in the hell would thumbs down this documentary. What an amazing man!
Some people just have to be jerkoffs. Good video of a talented artist.
Morons with the blackest eyes, Chief.
Like doll's eyes.
Wonderful documentary of a great actor and a wonderful human being.
What a force of nature he was. Truly brilliant. Thank you Robert.
What a beautiful young lady his granddaughter is. He would be so proud.
"Now then, everyone... You see this gun? It fires 750 rounds of 9 millimeter ammunition per minute. In other words...if ALL OF YOU were to simultaneously RUSH ME, NOT A SINGLE ONE OF YOU WOULD GET ANY CLOSER THAN YOU ARE RIGHT NOW!"
I've never heard a more badass speech that shut a crowd up (and down) faster and more completely than this one.
THANK YOU Robert Shaw for making 'The Taking of Pelham 123' one of the best fuckin' movies I've ever seen, and the first DVD I ever purchased.
You are gone, but NOT forgotten.
He did a way better speech to quiet people later, here it is:
*scratches nails on a chalk board*
Robert Shaw was amazing man, wonderful, wonderful interview and actor...even a most wonderful presence always about him.
Robert Shaw was the stereotypical MANS ..MAN. They don't make them like that anymore 😪. Thank you for the memories.
This is truly one great documentary about one great man & his career. Robert Shaw was & always will be amazing. 2 Thumbs Up to Robert Shaw 👍👍
Best documentary ever on Robert Shaw. I’ve been a fan since the early 70s and I’m 61 now and can barely process that he was only 51 when he died. So much talent, personality, and what a lovely family man. Back in the 80s I did a portrait of him with three faces at different ages. I still have it, but would love to give it to anyone in his family who might want it if anyone knows how to contact any of them.
You get the feeling that Shaw, had he lived a century earlier, would have been an explorer or soldier in grand locales. He had that presence.
Gosh, what a touching, well-made documentary about this fascinating man. Gone too soon. My heart goes out to his kids and Virginia for making it past his death.
This was probably the best insight documenting Robert Shaw's personal life. Great Job!
Good documentary never seen one on Robert Shaw.Played in some of my favorite movies,Jaws,The Sting,Taking of Pelham 123,The Deep,etc
Had a great streak with The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 , The Sting and Jaws
I remember being struck by his acting when he was playing Dan Tempest in BBC's 'The Buccaneers'. He was also in 'The Dambusters' 1954, which I saw when it came on general release. I did read that he was the most reserved of all the well-known actors in that film, apparently mixing very little off-set. I always watched his appearances and was impressed by 'A Man for All Seasons' which I, again saw on general release, as HenryVIII. A wonderful actor - utterly unique.
A great actor, his" Claudius" in "Hamlet at Elsinore" is I think the best of all time, nuanced, intense, beautifully articulated.Thank you for this fine documentary -and all the Irish.
What a FANTASTIC man, and what a beautiful family !!!
A thousand thanks. Love this mans acting and writing!
i got his books because i liked his acting. excellent books, i especially liked the sun doctor. give them a try. thanks for this excellent work.
Thanks for posting this.
An extremely touching account of an incredible man, on & off the screen.
My best wishes to all his family & loved ones.
Excellent biography on a brilliant actor ..RIP 🙏
This is a absolutely fantastic documentary! I grew up watching Jaws and Quint was the star charcter in my opinion because he kept it interesting with the idea that you never knew what was next from him and he pushed everything and everyone to the breaking point, (sounds very much like Robert's personality). I just recently started studying more about Robert Shaw as a person and wow.....he was truly a one of a kind individual. It's so great to look at Robert's real life and such a shame he passed away so early but he has definitely left a legacy behind.
Thank you for sharing this documentary with us.
Battle of Britain was a film made truly great by Robert Shaw!
I'm so glad I seen the icon on his Biography, what an awesome and well done job about Robert Shaw's life. Truly enjoyed the entire story! Thanks for sharing. 🐬🐡📣👏👏👏
What a uniquely talented guy...the likes of which we'll never see again.
Incidentally doesn't one of his sons look so much like his Dad....& Ireland looks such a stunningly beautiful country 🤗
Shaw should have won the Oscar that year for Best Supporting Actor.... damn fools.
Very good little doc, that. Thanks.
It's interesting how the Irish contributors will be in full flow of their native language and throw in a phrase in English!
Robert Shaw did a hell of a great job on acting.I'm saddened to learn that he has passed away.RIP man.You are my Quint forever.
The man has been dead for DECADES! You make it sound like he only died recently.
@@dnhy7951 C’mon man! Unnecessarily pedantic. If the man didn't know he didn't know
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@@dnhy7951 eh?
Loved his acting. What an actor!! My next visit will be to his home in Ireland.
Fascinating. Thanks for uploading this.
That Irish Gaelic is very easy on the ears. Our Scots sounds rougher, i think.
You should hear Welsh lol At least Scots and Irish can communicate.
Chan eil sin fior idir. 🏴 If you want "rough" listen to how Gerry Adams speaks it.
I notice that TG4 has something in common with BBC Alba, its "Irish language" documentaries seem to be mostly in English.
Thank you for this! A fantastic actor!
His son looks so much like him, and I enjoy this story of his life !
He was a great actor and writer and a force of nature. But you don't hear much about him. Thank you for this documentary.
My parents were both native Irish speakers from the Connemara Gaeltacht, not too far from this area, and they had very excellent idiomatic Irish. Today, the Irish language has a dearth of native speakers and, as my parents would say, book learned Gaelige is not real Gaelige.
Wow, didn't know this existed. Thanks for posting!
This man lived in fascinating drama , and he left in the same way, what a story, nothing mundane about this guy. And you know what ? What a gorgeous bunch of progenity.
For me being 8 years old at the time watching Jaws in the theater Robert Shaw made quite an impression. I think he made a big impression on everybody in the theater. He made you feel like it was him against the shark and when his character died I remember i was upset and emotional because i didn't want him to die. He was such a character that you wanted to be on his side, especially after the Indianapolis speech. But he also made you realize that Quint was not the likeable type , that he was actually just a man hell-bent on killing the shark at any cost. He was perfect as Quint, I can't think of anybody else who had the presence and ability to play that character like he did
Hollywood Crap 😝
Holy shit does his son Ian look exactly like him or what....thanks for posting this great doc about a legendary man
Not just Ian, but both his son's and even his grandson!
One of the most gifted actors ever.
Every single time I see Robert giving the Indianapolis speech I have goosebumps, every single time, and Ive seen Jaws more than 30 times
I watch jaws about 20 25 a year great film
Thank you for this documentary.
Thank you for posting this!
I read The Flag years ago and never realised it was by this Robert Shaw. What a great tale his is.
very nice documentary on this wonderfull actor and great human being.gone to soon but will never be forgotten. without him jaws wouldn,t have been such a great sucses i think.
One of my favorite movies was
"The Hireling" (1973) with Sarah Miles. This was a beautiful, brilliant film, which resonates with me to this day.
Loved him in Battle of the Bulge a great actor miss him RIP Robert
A beautiful documentary. Thank you for sharing it.
I enjoyed the documentary filling in the gaps in my knowledge of the unique Robert Shaw .A big man in every sense and one of my early TV heroes as Dan Tempest in The Buccaneers .He lived life to the full and as his son says will never grow old ..........unlike me now in my seventy second year .Who got it right ?
This is a very good and important documentary about my favorite actor forever. I discovered him again when Jaws was aired on french tv for the 1st ime in 1986. I am french and sorry first of all for my english mistakes. I don't know exactly why Shaw is my favorite actors but he fascinated me, his febrility, his ability to change after films... Robin and Marian, Figure in landscape, Jaws, the birthday party are my favorite movies of him. I think his early death is very sad but nit a surprise, he was a man of exces of drink, cigarettes and traumas. I saw a lot of picture an read many newspapers about him and i was surprised he looked younger when he did not make a film than when he was on stage, curious but i think, in fact, he did not like to do picture, prefered to write books or novels. And last, I have noticed he put some real events oh his life (traumatisms) in some of movies like Avalanch express, The deep and Black sunday, terrific to fine these events in the dialogue
Don't worry about your English mate. It's fantastic
@@simonholyoak8869 Thanks fantastic why ?
@@philippepoitiers6257 well, let's put it this way, if I, as an Englishman, attempted to post something on Quora in French, it would be nowhere near that standard
Robert Shaw, Toshiro Mifune and Lee Marvin are my favorite ones. Old School actors in front and behind the camera. They don't make people like them anymore. As time passes by and I get older I start to understand those people even more.
Robert Shaw made some of my favourite movies.a ture star ...bio of him is very good .Thanks
Great documentary!! Well done. I learned so much more than I ever thought I knew. Cheers!!
A great documentary from one of the greatest TV documentary film stations in the world
My father was a very modest man, a linguist. He knew 15 languages, at least one of which he taught himself. But he said he could never wrap his mind around Gaelic.
Another outstanding performance by Shaw was in Black Sunday..one of his last films?..1978 I remember watching it with my dad as a boy of 9 and even then was mesmerised by Shaws range.
It's well documented there was no love lost between Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss while filming 'Jaws'. In fact according to the latter, the older actor mercilessly bullied him, saving up his worst insults and mockery to humiliate and wrong-foot him in front of the camera crew just before filming takes.
Surviving production team members and their co-star the late Roy Scheider, confirmed Shaw had it in for Dreyfuss. The air was thick with testosterone, whiskey fumes and simmering tension between the two men. According to witnesses, the 'Bob and Dick Show' was far more antagonistic, than their fictitious characters' Quint and Matt Hooper's scripted sparring!
Time and distance can be a great healer. In this case it has allowed Dreyfuss to forgive Shaw his sometimes cruel bravura, take a step back, and respect the great actor and artist he undoubtedly was. The two men had a grudging mutual respect - and there's no question Shaw's premature death at just 51 was an immense tragedy. It's clear from Dreyfuss' emotional response to meeting Shaw's granddaughter how moved he was by the encounter. He obviously found some closure from that meeting.
In fairness to Robert Shaw, he's not the only actor to have experienced on set friction with Richard Dreyfuss, who has his own demons with bipolar disorder. Maturity brings humility, and perhaps a greater capacity to forgive the weaknesses of others, as we make peace with our own personal failings. Whatever his emotions and thought processes, I was touched to see Dreyfuss and Shaw's granddaughter hit it off. She has her grandpa's eyes, and how proud her would be of her. I found myself hoping Dreyfuss would keep in touch with his old sparring partner's grandkids, and maybe invite them to visit him in the US. Life is short.
Passed way to soon, RIP sir
Powerful, enigmatic man who lit up the room when I watched the films he made. Quint is one of the most remarkable characters put to the screen in my humble opinion. And as for the USS Indianapolis monolgue...... equalled maybe, but never bested.
Wow I had no idea he was a writer as well as a great actor
What a talent
His star seems to have fallen a bit as a writer. A shame since the plots of a couple of them sound interesting.
HUGE CHARMING INTELLIGENT ACTOR & WRITER & FATHER OF 10 CHILDREN, I LOVE ROBERT SHAW AND I WILL LOVE HIM FOREVER, ALTHOUGH I DIDN'T KNOW HIM PERSONALLY, BUT ONLY THROUGH HIS MOVIES, BUT EVEN SO, I FELT HIS SOUL, VERY CLOSE TO MY SOUL...
Great and fascinating doco. But I reckon it scratches the surface on the mans life and complexity of his character. Would love to see another.