Roy Scheider
Acting
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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Scheider, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Born: November 10, 1932
Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Joseph
as Narrator / Self
as Sam
as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
as Rabbi
as Linus
as Cardinal Siqueros
as Frank Castle, Sr.
as Fred
as Bull Tyler
as Cardinal Siqueros
as Self
as Hassan
as Henry Westover
as Mayor Harry S. Porter
as Colonel Gartner
as Agent La Nova
as Mark Ford Brady
as Self (archive footage)
as Jacobus Van der Byl
as Stan Marshall
as Narrator
as Professor Lamont
as President Jack Cahill
as Narrator
as George Schaefer
as Earl
as Fyodor Chevchenko
as Grant Schiller
as Roy Scheider
as Roy Scheider / Narrator (voice)
as John Rockwell
as Martin Brody (archive footage)
as Tom Heath
as Larry
as Johnny Tobin
as Self
as Enzo Marcelli
as Narrator
as Wilfred Keeley
as Hal
as President Robert Baker
as President Carlson
as Eddie Jacobson
as Senarkian
as Self
as Self - Host
as Peter Stride
as Don Falcone
as Captain Nathan Bridger
as Passage Narrator (voice)
as Dr. Benway
as (voice)
as Russell
as Self
as Col. Jack Knowles
as Joe Gideon (archive footage)
as Paul Marish
as Seaver
as Charlie Nichols
as Cohen
as Narrator (voice)
as Martin Brody (archive footage)
as Harry Mitchell
as Cavanaugh
as Narrator
as Dr. Heywood Floyd
as Billy Young
as Himself
as Jacobo Timerman
as Murphy
as Doctor Sam Rice
as Joe Gideon
as Harry Hannan
as Police Chief Martin Brody
as Scanlon / "Dominguez"
as Henry 'Doc' Levy
as Sam Stoneman
as Self - Host
as Brody
as Self
as Narrator
as Buddy - Seven-Up
as Lenny
as Michael Howard
as Jack Webster
as Buddy Russo
as Frank Ligourin
as Mark
as Skip
as Bennett
as Man (uncredited)
as Philip Sinclair
as Dancer (uncredited)
as Self
as Francesco Barberini