Roy Scheider
| First Name | Roy |
| Middle Name | Richard |
| Last Name | Scheider |
| Full Name at Birth | Roy Richard Scheider |
| Age | 75 (age at death) |
| Date of Birth | November 10, 1932 |
| Birthplace | Orange, New Jersey |
| Date of Death | February 10, 2008 |
| Location of Death | Little Rock, AR |
| Cause of Death | Infection |
| Height | 5' 9" (175 cm) |
| Build | Average |
| Eye Color | Brown - Dark |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Star Sign | Scorpio |
| Ethnicity | White |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation Category | Actor |
| Claim to Fame | Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws |
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 was posthumously released 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.
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Filmography
Selected Roy Scheider film and TV show credits:
Acting Credits
2009
Iron Cross
Joseph
2006
Last Chance
Cumberland
2002
Love Thy Neighbor
Fred
2002
King of Texas
Henry Westover
2002
The Feds: U.S. Postal Inspectors
Narrator
2000
Falling Through
Earl
1998
Better Living
Tom
1997
The Definite Maybe
Eddie Jacobson
1997
The Rage
John Taggart
1997
Money Play$
Johnny Tobin
1993
Wild Justice
Peter Stride
1991
Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil
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1990
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Paul Marish, Photographer
1989
Night Game
Mike Seaver
1983
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Jacobo Timerman
1972
Assignment: Munich
Jake Webster
1972
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black
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1969
Where the Heart Is
1969
This Town Will Never Be the Same
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1968
Hidden Faces
1967
Coronet Blue
The Agent
1967
N.Y.P.D.
Paul Jason
1966
Lamp at Midnight
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1955
Camera Three
Face
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Soundtrack Credits
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