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  • BIRTH 10/11/1932
  • DEATH 10/02/2008
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 10
  • MOVIES 39

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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Roy Scheider

Shows (10)

Family Guy
Family Guy
Roy Scheider / Roy Scheider / Narrator (voice)
Third Watch
Third Watch
Fyodor Chevchenko
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Mark Ford Brady
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
The Academy Awards
The Academy Awards
Self
seaQuest DSV
seaQuest DSV
Captain Nathan Bridger
NOVA
NOVA
Narrator
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Hallmark Hall Of Fame
Francesco Barberini
American Experience
American Experience
Narrator (voice)
Secrets of the Dead
Secrets of the Dead
Narrator

Movies (39)

Jaws
Jaws
Brody
The Punisher
The Punisher
Frank Castle, Sr.
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker
Wilfred Keeley
Jaws 2
Jaws 2
Police Chief Martin Brody
The French Connection
The French Connection
Buddy Russo
Marathon Man
Marathon Man
Doc
Klute
Klute
Frank Ligourin
Naked Lunch
Naked Lunch
Dr. Benway
Sorcerer
Sorcerer
Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez'
All That Jazz
All That Jazz
Joe Gideon
2010
2010
Dr. Heywood Floyd
The Russia House
The Russia House
Russell
Romeo Is Bleeding
Romeo Is Bleeding
Don Falcone
Blue Thunder
Blue Thunder
Murphy
Un homme est mort
Un homme est mort
Lenny
Still of the Night
Still of the Night
Doctor Sam Rice
The Making of 'Jaws'
The Making of 'Jaws'
Self
The Seven-Ups
The Seven-Ups
Buddy - Seven-Up
52 Pick-Up
52 Pick-Up
Harry Mitchell
L'Attentat
L'Attentat
Michael Howard
Dracula II: Ascension
Dracula II: Ascension
Cardinal Siqueros
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact &…
Narrator / Self
Last Embrace
Last Embrace
Harry Hannan
RKO 281
RKO 281
George Schaefer
Assignment: Munich
Assignment: Munich
Jack Webster
Dark Honeymoon
Dark Honeymoon
Sam
Angels Don't Sleep Here
Angels Don't Sleep Here
Mayor Harry S. Porter
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
Mark
Dracula III: Legacy
Dracula III: Legacy
Cardinal Siqueros
The Myth of Fingerprints
The Myth of Fingerprints
Hal
The Fourth War
The Fourth War
Col. Jack Knowles
Chain of Command
Chain of Command
President Jack Cahill
Red Serpent
Red Serpent
Hassan
Night Game
Night Game
Seaver
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The…
Self (archive footage)
The Poet
The Poet
Rabbi
Tiger Town
Tiger Town
Billy Young
Cohen and Tate
Cohen and Tate
Cohen
Citizen Verdict
Citizen Verdict
Bull Tyler