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).
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Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Birthday
11/10/1932
Klute
6.8
The French Connection
7.5
Jaws
7.7
Jaws 2
6
Romeo Is Bleeding
6.2
The Russia House
6.1
Marathon Man
7.2
Dracula III: Legacy
5
Dracula II: Ascension
5.7
Naked Lunch
7
2010
6.7
The Curse of the Living Corpse
5.8
Blue Thunder
6.2
The Punisher
6.4
The Rainmaker
7
Still of the Night
5.7
Cohen and Tate
6.4
The Seven-Ups
6.3
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
7.8
The Peacekeeper
4.6
Chicago 10
6
Daybreak
4.8
Evasive Action
6.4
Last Embrace
5.5
Dark Honeymoon
3.8
Sorcerer
7.4
All That Jazz
7.5
King of Texas
5
The Poet
5.5
Texas '46
4.3
The Outside Man
6.2
52 Pick-Up
5.9
RKO 281
6.4
Citizen Verdict
3.8
Red Serpent
1.8
The Fourth War
5.1
If I Didn't Care
5.8
Money Play$
5.2
Night Game
4.4
Plato's Run
6.5
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
6.6
The Men's Club
4.2
Chain of Command
5.4
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
10
Silver Wolf
5.9
Tiger Town
6.1
The Myth of Fingerprints
4.8
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
7.1
Time Lapse
4.7
The Assassination
6.7
Wild Justice
5
Executive Target
4.6
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
7.3
The Doorway
3.2
Iron Cross
5.8
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
5.4
Angels Don't Sleep Here
2.2
Love Thy Neighbor
1
The Making of 'Jaws'
6.7
The Definite Maybe
0
The White Raven
3.5
Better Living
1.5
Paper Lion
6.8
Listen to Me
5.6
Loving
6
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
7
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
0
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
6.8
Hitler's Lost Sub
0
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
2
A Decade Under the Influence
8
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
0
The Rage
3.3
Assignment: Munich
0
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
0
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
6.5
New England Our Way
0
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
6
Falling Through
3
The Making of Jaws 2
6.7
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
5
Follies: In Concert
7
Stiletto
5.2
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
0
Smiles
0
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
8.3
A Wind from the South
5.7
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
0