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adam says on 5/Aug/09
One of the best actors of all time! Probably around 5-10. Didnt look tall in STING and was towered by Connery even though Shaw wore lifts.
guyfrommars says on 29/Jul/09
OdDiTy: it is commonly known that Shaw wore lifts in From Russia with Love because he felt that his character isn't menacing enough next to 6ft2 Connery with his 5ft10 height. So he looked that height next to Connery thanks for his lifts. OdDiTy says on 15/Mar/09
...Agreed, 5'10" is not short... not at all... I am watching From Russia with Love right now and came to this site to see what you had Robert Shaw listed as and am suprised that he is "only" 5'10" cuz he looks about 2 1/2 inches less than Connery who is listed at 6'2" here... so he is at least 5'10" ..... toadyking says on 21/Feb/09
Oh of course not when he's barefoot in that scene, but obviously when next to Connery they put lifts on him. 5'10 is slightly above average height anyway so it's not short at all. And really though i don't think a taller actor could have acted better than Shaw did to play that badass role. Doug says on 6/Feb/09
Lifts? Do you still think he was wearing lifts when he was standing barefoot in From Russia with Love and was knuckle dustered by Rosa Klebb?? You could see the guy standing barefoot and might I say the guy looked pretty imposing, I thought he looked near 5'10"-6 foot barefoot personally. I love the way a lot of people see 5'10" as short on here! toadyking says on 23/Nov/08
shaw did wear lifts to stand more closer to connery in frwl, but it was needed since the character had to be a real colossal titanic badguy and he played that part exquisitely. mr. shaw you gave us the best damn bond villain right up there with goldfinger! adam says on 3/Nov/08
Never more than 5-10. Was an awesome actor. David says on 8/Aug/08
A picture of Robert Shaw and Ian McKellen. McKellen is listed as 5'11
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Saw him around 1977 in New York City. I'M 5'10. He was 5'8 maybe 5'9 tops. Anonymous says on 16/Dec/07
I always thought he was a 6' guy after watching From Russia with Love. But then in Jaws he looks only 1-1.5" taller than 5'9" Roy Scheider and I don't think he was wearing heels then. Maybe 5'10.5" sam says on 17/Jul/07
If Frank2 is to be believed, it would explain why Shaw would look close in height to Connery in From Russia with Love & Robin and Marian. I thought Shaw a big guy over 6 feet from Jaws, but looking back on it now, he looks at most 2 inches over Roy Scheider and usually less. Glenn says on 24/May/06
I met Dreyfus and he is 5-5.but your right he can look 5-8,5-9 in movies. Mario says on 24/May/06
Shaw appears at the beginning of FRWL barefoot (at the spectre training camp) he appears tall next the Russian Lady and even next Walter Gotell, a guy who looks tall in all his movies. Frank2 says on 23/May/06
I worked with Shaw and he was 5'10". He wore lifts in both From Russia With Love and Swashbuckler, the film I unfortunately was involved in. Way back when he did the Bond film a magazine did an article on him where he admitted he wore lifts to make himself appear to be the same height as Sean Connery. He stated he was 5'11" which wasn't really true. I saw him many times without his lifts and he was always shorter than me. If you watch From Russia With Love you'll notice that even with his lifts he was still at least two inches shorter than Connery. And the lifts he wore in that film were huge. In The Sting he's the same height as Robert Redford.
In Jaws he's taller than 5'9" Roy Scheider. And he's more than four inches taller than 5'5" Richard Dryfuss. In that film the actor who played the deputy was Jeff Kramer who's got a thread here with a photo of me standing next to him. He's 5'8". If you watch Jaws you'll notice he's slightly shorter than Scheider. Jeff is now a successful TV producer and an extraordinarily nice fellow. Mario says on 23/May/06
What if Dreyfuss was standing on a Box? In many films Dreyfuss can look unussualy tall. Steve D says on 22/May/06
Robert Shaw was one of my favourite actors - but 5'11"? I don't think so. Check out the scene near the end of "Jaws" when he helps Richard Dreyfuss put on his air tank. You have Drefuss down as 5'5", and Shaw is no more than 3-4 inches taller. My guess: Shaw was no more than 5'9" Frank2 says on 4/Mar/06
I worked with Shaw on the awful film Swashbuckler. Without his lifts he was 5-10. He was drinking heavilly at that time and having a troubled affair with co-star Geneviève Bujold. In fact while filming a scene, Shaw took his sword and put it to her throat. Even though the blade was dull he ended up cutting he slightly causing blood to flow scaring her to death. That was a day I'll never forget as long as I live! sam says on 24/Aug/05
He looked closer in height to Connery in Robin & Marian. He also looked quite tall in The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three. I always got the impression he was at least 6 feet tall. Mario Nariano says on 23/Aug/05
This guy is funny, in some of his movie´s he looks like 6 ft 1 and some times 5 ft 10. Great actor, in From Rissia he is 3 inches shorter than Connery. |
