Roy Scheider
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Roy Scheider was an American actor who had a long career in film and television from the 1960s through the 2000s. He is best known for his iconic roles in major films and his versatile performances across different genres.
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- 1932-11-10
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- 2008-02-10
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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…
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- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story — Self2025
- Jaws Toy Movie — Martin Brody (voice)2020
- The Shark Is Still Working — Narrator / Self2009
- Iron Cross — Joseph2009
- Chicago 10 — Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)2008
- Dark Honeymoon — Sam2008
- The Poet — Rabbi2007
- If I Didn't Care — Linus2007
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Roy Richard Scheider (/ˈʃaɪdər/; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor 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 Award, and won both an Obie and Drama League Award for his stage performances.
Scheider's best-known film 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).
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