Roy Scheider

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).

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Personal info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1932-11-10

Place of birth

Orange, New Jersey, USA

Images

Cast

Klute

Klute

1971

6.76

Jaws 2

Jaws 2

1978

6.02

Jaws

Jaws

1975

7.67

Marathon Man

Marathon Man

1976

7.20

Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

1991

6.99

2010

2010

1984

6.60

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

1983

6.20

The Punisher

The Punisher

2004

6.30

Chicago 10

Chicago 10

2008

6.00

Daybreak

Daybreak

2000

4.80

Last Embrace

Last Embrace

1979

5.43

Sorcerer

Sorcerer

1977

7.40

The Poet

The Poet

2007

5.50

Texas '46

Texas '46

2002

4.30

52 Pick-Up

52 Pick-Up

1986

6.00

RKO 281

RKO 281

2000

6.40

Red Serpent

Red Serpent

2002

2.69

Money Play$

Money Play$

1998

5.20

Night Game

Night Game

1989

4.30

Plato's Run

Plato's Run

1997

5.96

Silver Wolf

Silver Wolf

1999

5.90

Tiger Town

Tiger Town

1984

6.10

Time Lapse

Time Lapse

2001

4.36

Wild Justice

Wild Justice

1994

5.00

The Doorway

The Doorway

2000

2.86

Iron Cross

Iron Cross

2009

5.80

Paper Lion

Paper Lion

1968

6.80

Listen to Me

Listen to Me

1989

5.30

Loving

Loving

1970

6.00

The Rage

The Rage

1997

3.11

Stiletto

Stiletto

1969

5.20

Smiles

Smiles

1964

0.00

Jaws 5

Jaws 5

1999

0.00