Editing Robert Shaw (actor) (section)

===Film stardom===
Shaw achieved his greatest film stardom after playing the shark-obsessed fisherman Quint in ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' (1975), although he was at first reluctant to take the role since he did not like the book, but decided to accept at the urging of both his wife, actress [[Mary Ure]], and his secretary: "The last time they were that enthusiastic was ''[[From Russia with Love (film)|From Russia with Love]]''. And they were right."<ref name=time>{{cite magazine|title=Summer of the Shark |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091130202256/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C913189-1%2C00.html |archive-date=30 November 2009 |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,913189-1,00.html |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]] |date=23 June 1975 |access-date=9 November 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

Shaw then appeared in ''[[End of the Game]]'' (1975); ''[[Diamonds (1975 film)|Diamonds]]'' (1975), because "I wanted to play a wonderfully elegant Englishman";<ref name="post"/> ''[[Robin and Marian]]'' (1976) as the [[Sheriff of Nottingham#The Robin Hood stories|Sheriff of Nottingham]] opposite [[Audrey Hepburn]] (Maid Marian) and [[Sean Connery]] (Robin Hood); ''[[Swashbuckler (film)|Swashbuckler]]'' (1976); playing the lighthouse keeper and treasure-hunter Romer Treece in ''[[The Deep (1977 film)|The Deep]]'' (1977), for which his fee was $650,000;<ref>{{cite news |title=The Fathomable Film Life in 'The Deep': Film Intrigue of Underwater Life Films Follow Lure of the Deep Fathoming 'The Deep' Film |last=Watters |first=Jim |work=Los Angeles Times |date=12 September 1976 |page=v1}}</ref> and as Israeli [[Mossad]] agent David Kabakov in ''[[Black Sunday (1977 film)|Black Sunday]]'' (1977).

During filming ''[[Force 10 from Navarone (film)|Force 10 from Navarone]]'' (1978) Shaw said "I'm seriously thinking that this might be my last film{{nbsp}}... I no longer have anything real to say. I'm appalled at some of the lines{{nbsp}}... I'm not at ease in film. I can't remember the last film I enjoyed making."<ref>Shaw: Cash crunch adds up to misery Dangaard, Colin. Chicago Tribune 29 January 1978: e20.</ref> He made one more film, ''[[Avalanche Express]]'' (1979).<ref>{{cite news |title=Film Clips: Memories of Robert Shaw: 'A Gallant Man'| last=Lee |first=Grant |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2 September 1978 |page=b5}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://haphazardstuff.com/avalanche-express-1979-movie-review/ |title=Avalanche Express (1979) – A Review | date=23 February 2021 | access-date=25 July 2022 }}</ref> Shaw and director/producer Mark Robson both died of heart attacks during post-production within months of each other; Robson in June 1978 and Shaw in August 1978. Shaw said he would use the proceeds from the film to pay off his taxes, then focus on writing and making the "occasional small film".<ref>{{cite news |title=Robert Shaw: Into Other Waters |last=Mann |first=Roderick |work=Los Angeles Times |date=4 April 1978 |page=b20}}</ref>