Place of Birth:
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Date of Birth:
11/10/1932
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.
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
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Evasive Action
Last Embrace
Dark Honeymoon
Sorcerer
All That Jazz
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The Poet
Texas '46
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Red Serpent
The Fourth War
If I Didn't Care
Money Play$
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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
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Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
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Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
Falling Through
The Making of Jaws 2
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Follies: In Concert
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World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
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The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
A Wind from the South
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Jaws: The Revenge
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2010 : The Odyssey Continues