
1932-11-10 ( 92 years old ) in Orange, New Jersey, USA
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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Citizen Verdict
2003-06-18
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Red Serpent
2002-10-05
King of Texas
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2002-04-02
Texas '46
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Time Lapse
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The Making of Jaws 2
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Daybreak
2000-12-19
Hitler's Lost Sub
2000-11-14
The Doorway
2000-10-24
Chain of Command
2000-07-22
RKO 281
2000-04-07
Falling Through
2000-01-01
Silver Wolf
1999-01-10
Jaws 5
1999-01-01
The White Raven
1998-12-18
Better Living
1998-11-02
Money Play$
1998-08-21
Evasive Action
1998-01-01
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
1998-01-01
The Rainmaker
1997-11-18
The Myth of Fingerprints
1997-09-17
The Peacekeeper
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The Rage
1997-08-15
Executive Target
1997-07-11
The Definite Maybe
1997-07-04
Plato's Run
1997-05-27
The Making of 'Jaws'
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Wild Justice
1994-05-13
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993-09-13
When It Was a Game 2
1992-07-13
Naked Lunch
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When It Was a Game
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1990-12-21
The Fourth War
1990-03-08
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1989-05-05
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1989-01-27
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1987-07-17
52 Pick-Up
1986-11-07
The Men's Club
1986-09-19
Follies: In Concert
1986-03-14
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985-09-20
2010
1984-12-06
Tiger Town
1984-06-08
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984-01-01
Blue Thunder
1983-02-05
Still of the Night
1982-11-19
All That Jazz
1979-12-16
Last Embrace
1979-05-04
Jaws 2
1978-06-16
Sorcerer
1977-06-24
Marathon Man
1976-10-08
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975-12-01
Jaws
1975-06-20
New England Our Way
1974-12-09
The Seven-Ups
1973-12-14
The Outside Man
1972-12-21
The Assassination
1972-10-04
Assignment: Munich
1972-04-30
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
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The French Connection
1971-10-09
Klute
1971-06-23
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
1970-12-16
Loving
1970-03-04
Stiletto
1969-07-30
Paper Lion
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The Curse of the Living Corpse
1964-05-01
Smiles
1964-01-01
A Wind from the South
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