Roy Scheider
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Scheider, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird 2024-03-01
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist 2023-10-05
Iron Cross 2009-12-15
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws" 2009-05-02
Dark Honeymoon 2008-07-22
Chicago 10 2008-02-29
The Poet 2007-08-07
If I Didn't Care 2007-08-03
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' 2006-04-04
Dracula III: Legacy 2005-07-12
Love Thy Neighbor 2005-07-05
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures 2004-10-30
The Punisher 2004-04-15
Citizen Verdict 2003-06-18
Dracula II: Ascension 2003-06-07
A Decade Under the Influence 2003-04-25
Red Serpent 2002-10-05
King of Texas 2002-06-02
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines 2002-04-21
Angels Don't Sleep Here 2002-04-02
Texas '46 2002-01-11
Time Lapse 2001-11-27
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection 2001-09-25
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' 2001-08-28
The Making of Jaws 2 2001-05-22
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
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' 2000-01-15
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 1997-08-22
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' 1995-11-28
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects 1994-05-22
Wild Justice 1994-05-13
Romeo Is Bleeding 1993-09-13
When It Was a Game 2 1992-07-13
Naked Lunch 1991-12-27
When It Was a Game 1991-07-08
The Russia House 1990-12-21
The Fourth War 1990-03-08
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat 1990-02-23
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture 1990-01-01
Night Game 1989-09-15
Listen to Me 1989-05-05
Cohen and Tate 1989-01-27
Jaws: The Revenge 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
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number 1983-05-22
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 1972-01-20
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 1968-10-23
The Curse of the Living Corpse 1964-05-01
Smiles 1964-01-01
A Wind from the South 1955-09-14

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