Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

1932–2008 (aged 75)·Orange, New Jersey, USA

Roy Richard Scheider (/ˈʃaɪdər/; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and one BAFTA. Scheider's best-known roles include Frank Ligourin in Klute (1971), Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975) and its 1978 sequel, "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971), "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973), Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976), Scanlon / Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977), Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979), Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983), and Dr. Heywood Floyd in the 2001: A Space Odyssey sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984). Subsequent credits included Naked Lunch (1991), Romeo Is Bleeding (1993), The Myth of Fingerprints (1997), The Rainmaker (1997), and The Punisher (2004). He portrayed Captain Nathan Bridger on NBC's seaQuest DSV from 1993–1996.

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45Credits15 TV · 30 films
1951–2020Years activefirst to latest
10.0 Highest ratedJacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
7.1 Average ratingacross 45 titles

Top TV shows 15best Roy Scheider shows

  1. 1Hallmark Hall of Fame posterHallmark Hall of FameFrancesco Barberini · 1 ep · 19518.8
  2. 2E! True Hollywood Story posterE! True Hollywood Story1 ep · 19968.2
  3. 3Warship posterWarshipNarrator · 4 eps · 20018.0
  4. 4Third Watch posterThird WatchFyodor Chevchenko · 6 eps · 19997.9
  5. 5Law & Order: Criminal Intent posterLaw & Order: Criminal IntentMark Ford Brady · 1 ep · 20017.6
  6. 6Family Guy posterFamily GuyRoy Scheider · 1 ep · 19997.4
  7. 7seaQuest DSV posterseaQuest DSVCaptain Nathan Bridger · 48 eps · 19937.1
  8. 8NOVA posterNOVANarrator · 3 eps · 19747.0
  9. 9Love of Life219 eps · 19516.7
  10. 10Cannon posterCannon1 ep · 19716.7
  11. 11American Experience posterAmerican ExperienceNarrator (voice) · 1 ep · 19886.5
  12. 12Secrets of the Dead posterSecrets of the DeadNarrator · 5 eps · 20006.4
  13. 13The Seventh Scroll posterThe Seventh ScrollGrant Schiller · 2 eps · 19995.7
  14. 14The Secret Storm319 eps · 19544.5
  15. 15The Diamond Hunters posterThe Diamond HuntersJacobus Van der Byl · 2 eps · 20014.0

Top movies 30best Roy Scheider movies

  1. 1Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number posterJacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a NumberJacobo Timerman · 198310.0
  2. 2When It Was a Game posterWhen It Was a Game(voice) · 199110.0
  3. 3When It Was a Game 2 posterWhen It Was a Game 2Passage Narrator (voice) · 19929.0
  4. 4World's Deadliest Sea Creatures posterWorld's Deadliest Sea CreaturesNarrator · 19989.0
  5. 5Assignment: Munich posterAssignment: MunichJack Webster · 19728.0
  6. 6Jaws Toy Movie posterJaws Toy MovieMartin Brody (voice) · 20208.0
  7. 7Jaws posterJawsBrody · 1975 · Horror7.7
  8. 8All That Jazz posterAll That JazzJoe Gideon · 19797.5
  9. 9The French Connection posterThe French ConnectionBuddy Russo · 19717.5
  10. 10Sorcerer posterSorcererScanlon / 'Dominguez' · 19777.4
  11. 11Marathon Man posterMarathon ManHenry 'Doc' Levy · 19767.2
  12. 12The Rainmaker posterThe RainmakerWilfred Keeley · 19977.0
  13. 13Naked Lunch posterNaked LunchDr. Benway · 19917.0
  14. 14Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture posterSomebody Has to Shoot the PicturePaul Marish · 19907.0
  15. 15Follies: In Concert posterFollies: In ConcertNarrator · 19867.0
  16. 16To Be Young, Gifted and Black posterTo Be Young, Gifted and Black19727.0
  17. 17Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines posterRegulus: The First Nuclear Missile SubmarinesNarrator · 20027.0
  18. 18Tiger Town posterTiger TownBilly Young · 19846.8
  19. 19Klute posterKluteFrank Ligourin · 19716.8
  20. 20The Assassination posterThe AssassinationMichael Howard · 19726.8
  21. 21Paper Lion posterPaper LionMan (uncredited) · 19686.8
  22. 222010 poster2010Dr. Heywood Floyd · 19846.7
  23. 23Evasive Action posterEvasive ActionEnzo Marcelli · 19986.6
  24. 24Cohen and Tate posterCohen and TateCohen · 19896.5
  25. 25RKO 281 posterRKO 281George Schaefer · 19996.5
  26. 26If I Didn't Care posterIf I Didn't CareLinus · 20076.5
  27. 27Puzzle of a Downfall Child posterPuzzle of a Downfall ChildMark · 19706.4
  28. 28The Punisher posterThe PunisherFrank Castle, Sr. · 2004 · Action6.4
  29. 29Silver Wolf posterSilver WolfJohn Rockwell · 19996.4
  30. 30Romeo Is Bleeding posterRomeo Is BleedingDon Falcone · 19936.3

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