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"I'll find him for three. I'll catch him and kill him, for ten…" Quint Played By: Robert Shaw Film: Jaws Why He's On The List: The most colourful member of Jaws' trinity of heroes, Quint could well have been a stereotypical salty sea dog (with traces of Moby Dick's Ahab). But we really should know better, and from the scars scene through to the Indianapolis speech, Shaw reveals frail, fragile layers beneath the sea shanties and wild overconfidence. His death, spitting blood as the shark bites him in two, is profoundly disturbing. Finest Hour: What else? The speech about the sinking of the USS Indianapolis. How Shaw didn't win an Oscar for that, we'll never know. Robert Shaw as Quint 100   99   98   97   96   95   94   93   92   91   90   89   88   87   86   85   84   83   82   81 80   79   78   77   76   75   74   73   72   71   70   69   68   67   66   65   64   63   62   61 60   59   58   57   56   55   54   53   52   51   50   49   48   47   46   45   44   43   42   41 40   39   38   37   36   35   34   33   32   31   30   29   28   27   26   25   24   23   22   21 20   19   18   17   16   15   14   13   12   11   10   9   8   7   6   5   4   3   2   1

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