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Roy Richard Scheider was an American actor and voice actor born in Orange, New Jersey, in 1932. He began his work period in 1952 and continued until 2008. Scheider was also a boxer who represented the United States in the sport. He was educated at Rutgers University and Franklin & Marshall College.
He received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Academy Award for Best Actor. Scheider died in Little Rock in 2008 due to multiple myeloma, cancer, and a staphylococcal infection. His manner of death was natural causes. He spoke and wrote in English.
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Orange, New Jersey, USA
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…
Known for
- 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
- Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' — Self2006
- Dracula III: Legacy — Cardinal Siqueros2005
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Orange
- Place of death
- Little Rock
- Occupation
- military officer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Student of
- Stella Adler
- Sport
- boxing
- Country for sport
- United States
- Image
- Roy Scheider 2007.jpg
- Height
- 175
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- Roy Scheider
- date of birth
- 1932-11-10
- date of death
- 2008-02-10
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- Roy Scheider
- cause of death
- staphylococcal infection
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Actor
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1952-00-00
- end of work period
- 2008-00-00
- different from
- Roy Schneider
- birth name
- Roy Richard Scheider
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Roy Scheider
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