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Roy Scheider
Born · November 10, 1932
Died · February 10, 2008 (75 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Bio
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.
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
Archive Footage
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2024
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Self (archive footage)
7.3
2023
Iron Cross
Joseph
5.8
2009
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
Narrator / Self
7.1
2009
Dark Honeymoon
Sam
3.8
2008
Chicago 10
Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
6.0
2008
The Poet
Rabbi
5.5
2007
If I Didn't Care
Linus
5.8
2007
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Self
0.0
2006
Dracula III: Legacy
Cardinal Siqueros
5.0
2005
Love Thy Neighbor
Fred
1.0
2005
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Self
10.0
2004
The Punisher
Frank Castle, Sr.
6.4
2004
Citizen Verdict
Bull Tyler
3.8
2003
Dracula II: Ascension
Cardinal Siqueros
5.7
2003
A Decade Under the Influence
Self
8.0
2003
Red Serpent
Hassan
1.8
2002
King of Texas
Henry Westover
5.0
2002
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
Narrator
6.0
2002
Angels Don't Sleep Here
Mayor Harry S. Porter
2.2
2002
Texas '46
Colonel Gartner
4.3
2002
Time Lapse
Agent La Nova
4.7
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Mark Ford Brady · (1 episode)
7.6
2001
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Self
7.0
2001
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Self
6.5
2001
The Making of Jaws 2
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2001
The Diamond Hunters
Jacobus Van der Byl · (2 episodes)
3.8
2001
Daybreak
Stan Marshall
4.8
2000
Hitler's Lost Sub
Narrator
0.0
2000
The Doorway
Professor Lamont
3.2
2000
Chain of Command
President Jack Cahill
5.4
2000
Secrets of the Dead
Narrator · (5 episodes)
6.2
2000
RKO 281
George Schaefer
6.4
2000
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Self
8.3
2000
Falling Through
Earl
3.0
2000
Third Watch
Fyodor Chevchenko · (6 episodes)
7.9
1999
The Seventh Scroll
Grant Schiller · (2 episodes)
5.6
1999
Family Guy
Roy Scheider · (1 episode)
7.4
1999
Family Guy
Roy Scheider / Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
7.4
1999
Silver Wolf
John Rockwell
5.9
1999
The White Raven
Tom Heath
3.5
1998
Better Living
Larry
1.5
1998
Money Play$
Johnny Tobin
5.2
1998
So Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1998
Evasive Action
Enzo Marcelli
6.4
1998
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
Narrator
0.0
1998
The Rainmaker
Wilfred Keeley
7.0
1997
The Myth of Fingerprints
Hal
4.8
1997
The Peacekeeper
President Robert Baker
4.6
1997
The Rage
3.3
1997
Executive Target
President Carlson
4.6
1997
The Definite Maybe
Eddie Jacobson
0.0
1997
Plato's Run
Senarkian
6.5
1997
E! True Hollywood Story
(1 episode)
8.0
1996
The Making of 'Jaws'
Self
6.7
1995
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self - Host
0.0
1994
Wild Justice
Peter Stride
5.0
1994
Romeo Is Bleeding
Don Falcone
6.2
1993
seaQuest DSV
Captain Nathan Bridger · (58 episodes)
7.1
1993
Naked Lunch
Dr. Benway
7.0
1991
The Russia House
Russell
6.1
1990
The Howard Stern Show
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1990
The Fourth War
Col. Jack Knowles
5.1
1990
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
Joe Gideon (archive footage)
0.0
1990
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Paul Marish
6.8
1990
Night Game
Seaver
4.4
1989
Listen to Me
Charlie Nichols
5.6
1989
Cohen and Tate
Cohen
6.4
1989
American Experience
Narrator (voice) · (1 episode)
7.5
1988
52 Pick-Up
Harry Mitchell
5.9
1986
The Men's Club
Cavanaugh
4.2
1986
Follies: In Concert
Narrator
7.0
1986
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Narrator (voice)
7.8
1985
2010
Dr. Heywood Floyd
6.7
1984
Tiger Town
Billy Young
6.1
1984
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Jacobo Timerman
0.0
1983
Blue Thunder
Murphy
6.2
1983
Still of the Night
Doctor Sam Rice
5.7
1982
All That Jazz
Joe Gideon
7.4
1979
Last Embrace
Harry Hannan
5.5
1979
Jaws 2
Police Chief Martin Brody
6.0
1978
Sorcerer
Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez'
7.4
1977
Marathon Man
Doc
7.2
1976
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Sam Stoneman
5.4
1975
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (1 episode)
6.9
1975
Jaws
Brody
7.7
1975
New England Our Way
Self
0.0
1974
NOVA
Narrator · (3 episodes)
6.9
1974
The Seven-Ups
Buddy - Seven-Up
6.3
1973
The Outside Man
Lenny
6.2
1972
The Assassination
Michael Howard
6.7
1972
Assignment: Munich
Jack Webster
0.0
1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
5.0
1972
The French Connection
Buddy Russo
7.5
1971
Cannon
(1 episode)
6.5
1971
Klute
Frank Ligourin
6.8
1971
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
Mark
6.6
1970
Loving
Skip
6.0
1970
Stiletto
Bennett
5.2
1969
Paper Lion
Man (uncredited)
6.8
1968
The Curse of the Living Corpse
Philip Sinclair
5.8
1964
Smiles
0.0
1964
A Wind from the South
Dancer (uncredited)
5.7
1955
The Secret Storm
(319 episodes)
3.7
1954
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Francesco Barberini · (1 episode)
8.7
1951
Love of Life
(219 episodes)
5.0
1951