Roy Scheider

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1932-11-10

Deathday 2008-02-10 (75 years old)

Place of Birth Orange, New Jersey, USA

Also Known As Roy R. 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Scheider, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Actor

2024
2009
Iron Cross

as Joseph

2008
2008
Chicago 10

as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)

2007
The Poet

as Rabbi

2007
2005
Dracula III: Legacy

as Cardinal Siqueros

2005
2004
The Punisher

as Frank Castle, Sr.

2003
Citizen Verdict

as Bull Tyler

2003
Dracula II: Ascension

as Cardinal Siqueros

2002
Red Serpent

as Hassan

2002
King of Texas

as Henry Westover

2002
Angels Don't Sleep Here

as Mayor Harry S. Porter

2002
Texas '46

as Colonel Gartner

2001
Time Lapse

as Agent La Nova

2001
The Making of Jaws 2

as Self (archive footage)

2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Mark Ford Brady

2001
The Diamond Hunters

as Jacobus Van der Byl

2000
Daybreak

as Stan Marshall

2000
Hitler's Lost Sub

as Narrator

2000
The Doorway

as Professor Lamont

2000
Chain of Command

as President Jack Cahill

2000
RKO 281

as George Schaefer

2000
2000
1999
Silver Wolf

as John Rockwell

1999
Third Watch

as Fyodor Chevchenko

1999
The Seventh Scroll

as Grant Schiller

1999
Family Guy

as Roy Scheider

1999
Family Guy

as Roy Scheider / Narrator (voice)

1998
The White Raven

as Tom Heath

1998
Better Living

as Larry

1998
Money Play$

as Johnny Tobin

1998
Evasive Action

as Enzo Marcelli

1998
1997
The Rainmaker

as Wilfred Keeley

1997
The Peacekeeper

as President Robert Baker

1997
Executive Target

as President Carlson

1997
The Definite Maybe

as Eddie Jacobson

1997
Plato's Run

as Senarkian

1994
Wild Justice

as Peter Stride

1993
Romeo is Bleeding

as Don Falcone

1993
seaQuest DSV

as Captain Nathan Bridger

1991
Naked Lunch

as Dr. Benway

1990
The Russia House

as Russell

1990
The Fourth War

as Col. Jack Knowles

1990
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

as Joe Gideon (archive footage)

1989
Night Game

as Seaver

1989
Listen to Me

as Charlie Nichols

1989
1988
American Experience

as Narrator (voice)

1986
52 Pick-Up

as Harry Mitchell

1986
The Men's Club

as Cavanaugh

1986
1985
1984
2010

as Dr. Heywood Floyd

1984
Tiger Town

as Billy Young

1983
Blue Thunder

as Murphy

1982
Still of the Night

as Doctor Sam Rice

1979
All That Jazz

as Joe Gideon

1979
Last Embrace

as Harry Hannan

1978
Jaws 2

as Police Chief Martin Brody

1977
Sorcerer

as Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez'

1976
1975
Jaws

as Brody

1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1974
NOVA

as Narrator

1973
The Seven-Ups

as Buddy - Seven-Up

1972
1972
The Assassination

as Michael Howard

1972
Assignment: Munich

as Jack Webster

1971
The French Connection

as Buddy Russo

1971
Klute

as Frank Ligourin

1971
1970
Loving

as Skip

1969
Stiletto

as Bennett

1968
Paper Lion

as Man (uncredited)

1964
1964
1955
A Wind from the South

as Dancer (uncredited)

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Francesco Barberini

Crew

2001
Warship

as Presenter