Roy Scheider

Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the early to mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award. His best-known roles include Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975) and its sequel Jaws 2 (1978); NYPD Detective "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science-fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996).(1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science-fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996). Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Scheider, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	8.797
Birthday	1932-11-10
Place of Birth	Orange, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As	Roy R. Scheider,

Klute

The French Connection

Jaws 2

Jaws

Romeo Is Bleeding

The Russia House

Marathon Man

Dracula III: Legacy

Dracula II: Ascension

Naked Lunch

2010

The Curse of the Living Corpse

Blue Thunder

The Punisher

The Rainmaker

Still of the Night

The Seven-Ups

Cohen and Tate

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

The Peacekeeper

Chicago 10

Daybreak

Evasive Action

Last Embrace

Dark Honeymoon

Sorcerer

All That Jazz

King of Texas

The Poet

Texas '46

The Outside Man

52 Pick-Up

RKO 281

Citizen Verdict

Red Serpent

The Fourth War

If I Didn't Care

Money Play$

Night Game

Plato's Run

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

The Men's Club

Chain of Command

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

Silver Wolf

Tiger Town

The Myth of Fingerprints

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

Time Lapse

The Assassination

Wild Justice

Executive Target

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist

The Doorway

Iron Cross

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

Angels Don't Sleep Here

Love Thy Neighbor

The Making of 'Jaws'

The Definite Maybe

The White Raven

Better Living

Paper Lion

Listen to Me

Loving

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

Hitler's Lost Sub

Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird

A Decade Under the Influence

Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

The Rage

Assignment: Munich

Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

New England Our Way

Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines

Falling Through

The Making of Jaws 2