How old was Robert Shaw in his first movie: The Lavender Hill Mob?
Robert Shaw was 22 in The Lavender Hill Mob when he played the character 'Chemist at Police Exhibition (uncredited)'.
That was over 73 years ago in 1951.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 1978 he died aged just 51, starring in 43 films in his career, 42 of those after The Lavender Hill Mob was first released. If he were alive today he would be 96.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In The Lavender Hill Mob, I think Robert Shaw looks:
Did you know?
- Director Charles Crichton has worked with Robert Shaw just once in his career.
- Robert Shaw's first movie was as 'Chemist at Police Exhibition (uncredited)' in The Lavender Hill Mob, released in 1951 when he was 22
- The Lavender Hill Mob scores 7.2 out of 10 on TMDB.
