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Roy Scheider

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as police chief Martin C. Brody in Jaws, as choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection and his role as Captain Nathan Bridger in science fiction television series seaQuest DSV. Scheider's final performance is to be released posthumously in the 2011 thriller Iron Cross. Described by Allmovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", Scheider was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award over the course of his career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Scheider, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Nov 10, 1932 In Orange, New Jersey, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
100
First Appeared:
In the series Love of Life 1951-09-24
Latest Project:
Movie Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist 2023-10-05
Known For
Poster of Secrets of the Dead
Poster of Listen to Me
Poster of Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Poster of The Secret Storm
Filmography
Movie Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist Self (archive footage) 2023-10-05
Movie The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws" Narrator / Self 2009-05-02
Movie Iron Cross Joseph 2009-12-15
Movie Chicago 10 Judge Julius Hoffman (voice) 2008-02-29
Movie Dark Honeymoon Sam 2008-07-22
Movie If I Didn't Care Linus 2007-08-03
Movie The Poet Rabbi 2007-08-07
Movie Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' Self 2006-04-04
Movie Love Thy Neighbor Fred 2005-07-05
Movie Dracula III: Legacy Cardinal Siqueros 2005-07-12
Movie The Punisher Frank Castle, Sr. 2004-04-15
Movie Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures Self 2004-10-30
Movie Citizen Verdict Bull Tyler 2003-06-18
Movie A Decade Under the Influence Self 2003-04-25
Movie Dracula II: Ascension Cardinal Siqueros 2003-06-07
Movie Texas '46 Colonel Gartner 2002-01-11
Movie Angels Don't Sleep Here Mayor Harry S. Porter 2002-04-02
Movie King of Texas Henry Westover 2002-06-02
Movie Red Serpent Hassan 2002-10-05
Movie The Making of Jaws 2 Self (archive footage) 2001-05-22
Movie Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' Self 2001-08-28
Series The Diamond Hunters Jacobus Van der Byl 2001-04-23
Movie Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection Self 2001-09-25
Movie Time Lapse Agent La Nova 2001-11-27
Series Law & Order: Criminal Intent Unknown 2001-09-30
Movie The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' Self 2000-01-15
Series Secrets of the Dead narrator 2000-05-15
Movie RKO 281 George Schaefer 2000-04-07
Movie Chain of Command President Jack Cahill 2000-07-22
Movie The Doorway Professor Lamont 2000-10-24
Movie Daybreak Stan Marshall 2000-12-19
Movie Silver Wolf John Rockwell 1999-01-10
Series Family Guy Unknown 1999-01-31
Series The Seventh Scroll Grant Schiller 1999-06-15
Series Third Watch Unknown 1999-09-23
Movie Evasive Action Enzo Marcelli 1998-01-01
Series So Graham Norton Unknown 1998-07-03
Movie The White Raven Tom Heath 1998-12-18
Movie Money Play$ Johnny Tobin 1998-08-21
Movie Better Living Larry 1998-11-02
Movie Executive Target President Carlson 1997-07-11
Movie Plato's Run Senarkian 1997-05-27
Movie The Definite Maybe Eddie Jacobson 1997-07-04
Movie The Rage 1997-08-15
Movie The Peacekeeper President Robert Baker 1997-08-22
Movie The Rainmaker Wilfred Keeley 1997-11-18
Movie The Myth of Fingerprints Hal 1997-09-17
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Movie The Making of 'Jaws' Self 1995-11-28
Movie Wild Justice Peter Stride 1994-05-13
Movie Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects Self - Host 1994-05-22
Movie Romeo is Bleeding Don Falcone 1993-09-13
Series seaQuest DSV Unknown 1993-09-12
Movie Naked Lunch Dr. Benway 1991-12-27
Movie Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture Paul Marish 1990-01-01
Movie Bob Fosse: Steam Heat Joe Gideon (archive footage) 1990-02-23
Movie The Russia House Russell 1990-12-21
Movie The Fourth War Col. Jack Knowles 1990-03-08
Movie Cohen and Tate Cohen 1989-01-27
Movie Listen to Me Charlie Nichols 1989-05-05
Movie Night Game Seaver 1989-09-15
Movie Jaws: The Revenge Police Chief Martin Brody (archival footage) 1987-07-17
Movie Follies: In Concert Narrator 1986-03-14
Movie 52 Pick-Up Harry Mitchell 1986-11-07
Movie The Men's Club Cavanaugh 1986-09-19
Movie Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Narrator (voice) 1985-09-20
Movie Tiger Town Billy Young 1984-06-08
Movie 2010 Dr. Heywood Floyd 1984-12-06
Movie Blue Thunder Murphy 1983-02-05
Movie Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number Jacobo Timerman 1983-05-22
Movie Still of the Night Doctor Sam Rice 1982-11-19
Movie Last Embrace Harry Hannan 1979-05-04
Movie All That Jazz Joe Gideon 1979-12-16
Movie Jaws 2 Police Chief Martin Brody 1978-06-16
Movie Sorcerer Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez' 1977-06-24
Movie Marathon Man Doc 1976-10-08
Movie Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York Sam Stoneman 1975-12-01
Movie Jaws Brody 1975-06-20
Series Saturday Night Live Unknown 1975-10-11
Series NOVA Narrator 1974-03-03
Movie New England Our Way Self 1974-12-09
Movie The Seven-Ups Buddy - Seven-Up 1973-12-14
Movie To Be Young, Gifted and Black 1972-01-20
Movie The Outside Man Lenny 1972-12-21
Movie Assignment: Munich Jack Webster 1972-04-30
Movie The Assassination Michael Howard 1972-10-04
Movie Klute Frank Ligourin 1971-06-23
Series Cannon Unknown 1971-09-14
Movie The French Connection Buddy Russo 1971-10-09
Movie Loving Skip 1970-03-04
Movie Puzzle of a Downfall Child Mark 1970-12-16
Movie Stiletto Bennett 1969-07-30
Movie Star! Unknown 1968-07-18
Movie Paper Lion Man (uncredited) 1968-10-23
Movie The Curse of the Living Corpse Philip Sinclair 1964-05-01
Movie A Wind from the South Dancer (uncredited) 1955-09-14
Series The Secret Storm 1954-02-01
Series The Oscars Unknown 1953-03-19
Series Love of Life 1951-09-24
Series Hallmark Hall of Fame Unknown 1951-12-24