Roy Scheider
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-11-10
Day of Death
2008-02-10 (75 years old)
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
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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Acting
(2025)
(2009)
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
as Narrator / Self
(2009)
Iron Cross
as Joseph
(2008)
Chicago 10
as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
(2008)
Dark Honeymoon
as Sam
(2007)
The Poet
as Rabbi
(2007)
If I Didn't Care
as Linus
(2006)
(2005)
Dracula III: Legacy
as Cardinal Siqueros
(2004)
The Punisher
as Frank Castle, Sr.
(2004)
(2003)
Dracula II: Ascension
as Cardinal Siqueros
(2003)
A Decade Under the Influence
as Self
(2003)
Citizen Verdict
as Bull Tyler
(2003)
Love Thy Neighbor
as Fred
(2002)
Texas '46
as Colonel Gartner
(2002)
King of Texas
as Henry Westover
(2002)
Red Serpent
as Hassan
(2002)
Angels Don't Sleep Here
as Mayor Harry S. Porter
(2002)
(2001)
Time Lapse
as Agent La Nova
(2001)
(2001)
The Making of Jaws 2
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
(2000)
Falling Through
as Earl
(2000)
RKO 281
as George Schaefer
(2000)
(2000)
Daybreak
as Stan Marshall
(2000)
Chain of Command
as President Jack Cahill
(2000)
The Doorway
as Professor Lamont
(2000)
Hitler's Lost Sub
as Narrator
(1999)
Silver Wolf
as John Rockwell
(1999)
Jaws 5
as Martin Brody (archive footage)
(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)
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
as Narrator
(1997)
The Rainmaker
as Wilfred Keeley
(1997)
(1997)
The Peacekeeper
as President Robert Baker
(1997)
The Definite Maybe
as Eddie Jacobson
(1997)
Executive Target
as President Carlson
(1997)
The Myth of Fingerprints
as Hal
(1997)
Plato's Run
as Senarkian
(1995)
The Making of 'Jaws'
as Self
(1994)
Wild Justice
as Peter Stride
(1994)
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
as Self - Host
(1993)
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Don Falcone
(1992)
When It Was a Game 2
as Passage Narrator (voice)
(1991)
Naked Lunch
as Dr. Benway
(1991)
When It Was a Game
as (voice)
(1990)
The Fourth War
as Col. Jack Knowles
(1990)
The Russia House
as Russell
(1990)
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
as Paul Marish
(1990)
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
as Joe Gideon (archive footage)
(1989)
Night Game
as Seaver
(1989)
Listen to Me
as Charlie Nichols
(1989)
Cohen and Tate
as Cohen
(1987)
Jaws: The Revenge
as Martin Brody (archive footage)
(1986)
The Men's Club
as Cavanaugh
(1986)
Follies: In Concert
as Narrator
(1986)
52 Pick-Up
as Harry Mitchell
(1984)
2010
as Dr. Heywood Floyd
(1984)
Tiger Town
as Billy Young
(1984)
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
as Himself
(1983)
Blue Thunder
as Murphy
(1983)
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
as Jacobo Timerman
(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 Scanlon / "Dominguez"
(1976)
Marathon Man
as Henry 'Doc' Levy
(1975)
Jaws
as Brody
(1975)
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
as Sam Stoneman
(1974)
New England Our Way
as Self
(1973)
The Seven-Ups
as Buddy - Seven-Up
(1972)
(1972)
Assignment: Munich
as Jack Webster
(1972)
The Outside Man
as Lenny
(1972)
The Assassination
as Michael Howard
(1971)
Klute
as Frank Ligourin
(1971)
The French Connection
as Buddy Russo
(1970)
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
as Mark
(1970)
Loving
as Skip
(1969)
Stiletto
as Bennett
(1968)
Paper Lion
as Man (uncredited)
(1964)
The Curse of the Living Corpse
as Philip Sinclair
(1964)
(1955)
A Wind from the South
as Dancer (uncredited)