Roy Scheider
Born November 10, 1932 (Age: 93)
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Orange, New Jersey, USA
Biography
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.
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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Filmography
Chicago 10
2008
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as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
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Age: 75
No Image
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006
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as Self
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Age: 73
The Punisher
2004
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as Frank Castle, Sr.
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Age: 71
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000
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as Self
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Age: 67
Falling Through
2000
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as Earl
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Age: 67
Jaws 5
1999
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as Martin Brody (archive footage)
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Age: 66
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
1998
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as Narrator
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Age: 65
The Rainmaker
1997
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as Wilfred Keeley
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Age: 65
The Myth of Fingerprints
1997
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as Hal
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Age: 64
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
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as Don Falcone
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Age: 60
Naked Lunch
1991
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as Dr. Benway
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Age: 59
The Russia House
1990
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as Russell
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Age: 58
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
1990
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as Joe Gideon (archive footage)
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Age: 57
The Fourth War
1990
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as Col. Jack Knowles
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Age: 57
Night Game
1989
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as Seaver
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Age: 56
Listen to Me
1989
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as Charlie Nichols
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Age: 56
Cohen and Tate
1989
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as Cohen
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Age: 56
Jaws: The Revenge
1987
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as Martin Brody (archive footage)
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Age: 54
52 Pick-Up
1986
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as Harry Mitchell
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Age: 53
The Men's Club
1986
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as Cavanaugh
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Age: 53
2010
1984
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as Dr. Heywood Floyd
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Age: 52
Blue Thunder
1983
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as Murphy
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Age: 50
Still of the Night
1982
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as Doctor Sam Rice
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Age: 50
All That Jazz
1979
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as Joe Gideon
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Age: 47
Jaws 2
1978
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as Police Chief Martin Brody
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Age: 45
Sorcerer
1977
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as Scanlon / "Dominguez"
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Age: 44
Marathon Man
1976
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as Henry 'Doc' Levy
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Age: 43
Jaws
1975
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as Brody
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Age: 42
The French Connection
1971
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as Buddy Russo
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Age: 38
Klute
1971
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as Frank Ligourin
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Age: 38
Stiletto
1969
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as Bennett
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Age: 36
A Wind from the South
1955
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as Dancer (uncredited)
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Age: 22