Roy Scheider
Biography
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
Frank Ligourin
Klute
Buddy Russo
The French Connection
Brody
Jaws
Police Chief Martin Brody
Jaws 2
Don Falcone
Romeo Is Bleeding
Russell
The Russia House
Doc
Marathon Man
Cardinal Siqueros
Dracula III: Legacy
Cardinal Siqueros
Dracula II: Ascension
Dr. Benway
Naked Lunch
Dr. Heywood Floyd
2010
Philip Sinclair
The Curse of the Living Corpse
Murphy
Blue Thunder
Frank Castle, Sr.
The Punisher
Wilfred Keeley
The Rainmaker
Doctor Sam Rice
Still of the Night
Cohen
Cohen and Tate
Buddy - Seven-Up
The Seven-Ups
President Robert Baker
The Peacekeeper
Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
Chicago 10
Stan Marshall
Daybreak
Enzo Marcelli
Evasive Action
Harry Hannan
Last Embrace
Sam
Dark Honeymoon
Scanlon / "Dominguez"
Sorcerer
Joe Gideon
All That Jazz
Henry Westover
King of Texas
Rabbi
The Poet
Colonel Gartner
Texas '46
Lenny
Un homme est mort
Harry Mitchell
52 Pick-Up
George Schaefer
RKO 281
Bull Tyler
Citizen Verdict
Hassan
Red Serpent
Col. Jack Knowles
The Fourth War
Linus
If I Didn't Care
Johnny Tobin
Money Play$
Seaver
Night Game
Senarkian
Plato's Run
Mark
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
Cavanaugh
The Men's Club
President Jack Cahill
Chain of Command
Self
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
John Rockwell
Silver Wolf
Billy Young
Tiger Town
Hal
The Myth of Fingerprints
Narrator / Self
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
Agent La Nova
Time Lapse
Michael Howard
L'Attentat
Peter Stride
Wild Justice
President Carlson
Executive Target
Self (archive footage)
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Professor Lamont
The Doorway
Joseph
Iron Cross
Sam Stoneman
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Mayor Harry S. Porter
Angels Don't Sleep Here
Fred
Love Thy Neighbor
Self
The Making of 'Jaws'
Eddie Jacobson
The Definite Maybe
Tom Heath
The White Raven
Larry
Better Living
Man (uncredited)
Paper Lion
Charlie Nichols
Listen to Me
Skip
Loving
Self
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Self
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Paul Marish
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Narrator
Hitler's Lost Sub
Self
A Decade Under the Influence
Jacobo Timerman
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
The Rage
Jack Webster
Assignment: Munich
Joe Gideon (archive footage)
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
Self
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Self
New England Our Way
Narrator
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
Earl
Falling Through
Self (archive footage)
The Making of Jaws 2
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Narrator
Follies: In Concert
Bennett
Stiletto
Narrator
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
Smiles
Self
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Dancer (uncredited)
A Wind from the South
Self - Host
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Martin Brody (archive footage)
Jaws: The Revenge
Martin Brody (archive footage)
Jaws 5
(voice)
When It Was a Game
Passage Narrator (voice)
When It Was a Game 2
Himself
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
91
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-11-10
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Roy R. Scheider