<P> Frank Mundus ( October 21 , 1925 -- September 10 , 2008 ) was a sport fisherman in Montauk , New York who is said to be the inspiration for the character Quint in the movie and book Jaws . Up until his death , he chartered out his boat `` Cricket II '' for those seeking the thrill of big game fishing . </P>
<P> Frank Mundus ( October 21 , 1925 -- September 10 , 2008 ) was a sport fisherman in Montauk , New York who is said to be the inspiration for the character Quint in the movie and book Jaws . Up until his death , he chartered out his boat `` Cricket II '' for those seeking the thrill of big game fishing . </P>
who was the character quint in jaws based on
who was the character quint in jaws based on
Frank Mundus
Frank Mundus