Roy Scheider
Acting
Born: Nov 10, 1932 — Died: Feb 10, 2008
From: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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.
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago 10 | Judge Julius Hoffman (voice) | 2008 | 5.8 |
| Dark Honeymoon | Sam | 2008 | 3.2 |
| The Poet | Rabbi | 2007 | 5.4 |
| Dracula III: Legacy | Cardinal Siqueros | 2005 | 4.937 |
| The Punisher | Frank Castle, Sr. | 2004 | 6.361 |
| Dracula II: Ascension | Cardinal Siqueros | 2003 | 5.674 |
| King of Texas | Henry Westover | 2002 | 5.306 |
| Texas '46 | Colonel Gartner | 2002 | 5.75 |
| Daybreak | Stan Marshall | 2000 | 4.909 |
| Evasive Action | Enzo Marcelli | 1998 | 6.583 |
| The Rainmaker | Wilfred Keeley | 1997 | 7.02 |
| The Peacekeeper | President Robert Baker | 1997 | 4.775 |
| Romeo Is Bleeding | Don Falcone | 1993 | 6.277 |
| Naked Lunch | Dr. Benway | 1991 | 7.009 |
| The Russia House | Russell | 1990 | 6.061 |
| Cohen and Tate | Cohen | 1989 | 6.55 |
| 2010 | Dr. Heywood Floyd | 1984 | 6.647 |
| Blue Thunder | Murphy | 1983 | 6.233 |
| Still of the Night | Doctor Sam Rice | 1982 | 5.697 |
| Last Embrace | Harry Hannan | 1979 | 5.449 |
| All That Jazz | Joe Gideon | 1979 | 7.491 |
| Jaws 2 | Police Chief Martin Brody | 1978 | 6.0 |
| Sorcerer | Scanlon / "Dominguez" | 1977 | 7.45 |
| Marathon Man | Henry 'Doc' Levy | 1976 | 7.182 |
| Jaws | Brody | 1975 | 7.682 |
| The Seven-Ups | Buddy - Seven-Up | 1973 | 6.349 |
| The Outside Man | Lenny | 1972 | 6.242 |
| Klute | Frank Ligourin | 1971 | 6.764 |
| The French Connection | Buddy Russo | 1971 | 7.5 |
| The Curse of the Living Corpse | Philip Sinclair | 1964 | 5.8 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1932 |
| From | Orange, New Jersey, … |