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Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Acting November 10, 1932 (75 years old) February 10, 2008 Orange, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Roy Richard Scheider (/ˈʃaɪdər/; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and one BAFTA. Scheider's best-known roles include Frank Ligourin in Klute (1971), Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975) and its 1978 sequel, "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971), "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973), Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976), Scanlon / Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977), Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979), Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983), and Dr. Heywood Floyd in the 2001: A Space Odyssey sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984). Subsequent credits included Naked Lunch (1991), Romeo Is Bleeding (1993), The Myth of Fingerprints (1997), The Rainmaker (1997), and The Punisher (2004). He portrayed Captain Nathan Bridger on NBC's seaQuest DSV from 1993–1996.

Movies 94

Jaws 7.7

Jaws

as Brody

1975
The Punisher 6.4

The Punisher

as Frank Castle, Sr.

2004
Sorcerer 7.5

Sorcerer

as Scanlon / 'Dominguez'

1977
2010 6.7

2010

as Dr. Heywood Floyd

1984
Jaws 2 6.0

Jaws 2

as Police Chief Martin Brody

1978
The Rainmaker 7.0

The Rainmaker

as Wilfred Keeley

1997
Jaws: The Revenge 4.1

Jaws: The Revenge

as Martin Brody (archive footage)

1987
The French Connection 7.5

The French Connection

as Buddy Russo

1971
Blue Thunder 6.3

Blue Thunder

as Murphy

1983
Klute 6.8

Klute

as Frank Ligourin

1971
Naked Lunch 7.0

Naked Lunch

as Dr. Benway

1991
Marathon Man 7.2

Marathon Man

as Henry 'Doc' Levy

1976
All That Jazz 7.5

All That Jazz

as Joe Gideon

1979
52 Pick-Up 6.1

52 Pick-Up

as Harry Mitchell

1986
Romeo Is Bleeding 6.2

Romeo Is Bleeding

as Don Falcone

1993
The Russia House 6.1

The Russia House

as Russell

1990
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story 7.5

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

as Self

2025
Still of the Night 5.7

Still of the Night

as Doctor Sam Rice

1982
Last Embrace 5.5

Last Embrace

as Harry Hannan

1979
Dracula II: Ascension 5.6

Dracula II: Ascension

as Cardinal Siqueros

2003
The Seven-Ups 6.3

The Seven-Ups

as Buddy - Seven-Up

1973
Dracula III: Legacy 4.9

Dracula III: Legacy

as Cardinal Siqueros

2005
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture 7.0

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

as Paul Marish

1990
Chain of Command 5.4

Chain of Command

as President Jack Cahill

2000
RKO 281 6.5

RKO 281

as George Schaefer

1999
SeaQuest DSV

SeaQuest DSV

as Captain Nathan Bridger

1993
King of Texas 5.2

King of Texas

as Henry Westover

2002
Cohen and Tate 6.4

Cohen and Tate

as Cohen

1989
The Fourth War 5.3

The Fourth War

as Col. Jack Knowles

1990
The Assassination 6.6

The Assassination

as Michael Howard

1972
A Decade Under the Influence 7.9

A Decade Under the Influence

as Self

2003
Night Game 4.6

Night Game

as Seaver

1989
The Men's Club 4.0

The Men's Club

as Cavanaugh

1986
The Shark Is Still Working 7.3

The Shark Is Still Working

as Narrator / Self

2009
The Outside Man 6.1

The Outside Man

as Lenny

1972
The Rage 3.7

The Rage

1997
The Peacekeeper 4.8

The Peacekeeper

as President Robert Baker

1997
Time Lapse 4.4

Time Lapse

as Agent La Nova

2001
Listen to Me 5.4

Listen to Me

as Charlie Nichols

1989
The Poet 5.4

The Poet

as Rabbi

2007
The Myth of Fingerprints 5.1

The Myth of Fingerprints

as Hal

1997
Puzzle of a Downfall Child 6.5

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

as Mark

1970
Dark Honeymoon 3.2

Dark Honeymoon

as Sam

2008
Money Play$ 4.8

Money Play$

as Johnny Tobin

1998
Evasive Action 6.3

Evasive Action

as Enzo Marcelli

1998
Executive Target 4.8

Executive Target

as President Carlson

1997
A Wind from the South 5.9

A Wind from the South

as Dancer (uncredited)

1955
Paper Lion 6.8

Paper Lion

as Man (uncredited)

1968
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number 10.0

Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

as Jacobo Timerman

1983
Assignment: Munich 8.0

Assignment: Munich

as Jack Webster

1972
Daybreak 4.9

Daybreak

as Stan Marshall

2000
The White Raven 4.0

The White Raven

as Tom Heath

1998
Stiletto 5.3

Stiletto

as Bennett

1969
Angels Don't Sleep Here 2.8

Angels Don't Sleep Here

as Mayor Harry S. Porter

2002
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York 5.7

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

as Sam Stoneman

1975
The Curse of the Living Corpse 5.6

The Curse of the Living Corpse

as Philip Sinclair

1964
Silver Wolf 6.4

Silver Wolf

as John Rockwell

1999
Chicago 10 5.8

Chicago 10

as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)

2008
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures 7.0

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

as Self

2004
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects 9.0

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

as Self - Host

1994
Falling Through 4.0

Falling Through

as Earl

2000
The Best of So Graham Norton

The Best of So Graham Norton

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Tiger Town 6.9

Tiger Town

as Billy Young

1984
To Be Young, Gifted and Black 7.0

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972
When It Was a Game 10.0

When It Was a Game

as (voice)

1991
When It Was a Game 2 9.0

When It Was a Game 2

as Passage Narrator (voice)

1992
New England Our Way

New England Our Way

as Self

1974
Smiles

Smiles

1964
The Definite Maybe 4.0

The Definite Maybe

as Eddie Jacobson

1997
Loving 6.0

Loving

as Skip

1970
The Making of 'Jaws' 6.8

The Making of 'Jaws'

as Self

1995
The Doorway 3.2

The Doorway

as Professor Lamont

2000
Better Living 3.8

Better Living

as Larry

1998
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' 7.9

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

as Self

2000
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection 7.0

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

as Self

2001
Citizen Verdict 3.9

Citizen Verdict

as Bull Tyler

2003
Love Thy Neighbor 3.5

Love Thy Neighbor

as Fred

2003
The Making of Jaws 2 7.8

The Making of Jaws 2

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

as Joe Gideon (archive footage)

1990
Plato's Run 6.0

Plato's Run

as Senarkian

1997
If I Didn't Care 6.5

If I Didn't Care

as Linus

2007
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' 7.3

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

as Self

2001
Hitler's Lost Sub

Hitler's Lost Sub

as Narrator

2000
2010 : The Odyssey Continues 10.0

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

as Himself

1984
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

as Self

2006
Iron Cross 5.8

Iron Cross

as Joseph

2009
Red Serpent 3.0

Red Serpent

as Hassan

2002
Follies: In Concert 7.0

Follies: In Concert

as Narrator

1986
Wild Justice 5.5

Wild Justice

as Peter Stride

1994
Jaws 5

Jaws 5

as Martin Brody (archive footage)

1999
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures 9.0

World's Deadliest Sea Creatures

as Narrator

1998
Texas '46 5.0

Texas '46

as Colonel Gartner

2002
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder

Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder

1983
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines 7.0

Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines

as Narrator

2002

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