Roy Scheider
ActingBorn
November 10, 1932
Died
February 10, 2008
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
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 (1…
Known For
Filmography
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
Iron Cross
2009
The Shark Is Still Working
2009
Dark Honeymoon
2008
Chicago 10
2008
The Poet
2007
If I Didn't Care
2007
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006
Dracula III: Legacy
2005
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
The Punisher
2004
Love Thy Neighbor
2003
Citizen Verdict
2003
Dracula II: Ascension
2003
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Red Serpent
2002
King of Texas
2002
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
2002
Angels Don't Sleep Here
2002
Texas '46
2002
Time Lapse
2001
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
2001
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001
The Making of Jaws 2
2001
Daybreak
2000
Hitler's Lost Sub
2000
The Doorway
2000
Chain of Command
2000
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000
Falling Through
2000
RKO 281
1999
Silver Wolf
1999
Jaws 5
1999
The White Raven
1998
Better Living
1998
Money Play$
1998
Evasive Action
1998
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
1998
The Rainmaker
1997
The Myth of Fingerprints
1997
The Peacekeeper
1997
The Rage
1997
Executive Target
1997
The Definite Maybe
1997
Plato's Run
1997
The Making of 'Jaws'
1995
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
Wild Justice
1994
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
SeaQuest DSV
1993
When It Was a Game 2
1992
Naked Lunch
1991
When It Was a Game
1991
The Russia House
1990
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
1990
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
1990
The Fourth War
1990
Night Game
1989
Listen to Me
1989
Cohen and Tate
1989
Jaws: The Revenge
1987
52 Pick-Up
1986
The Men's Club
1986
Follies: In Concert
1986
2010
1984
Tiger Town
1984
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
1984
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
1983
Blue Thunder
1983
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
1983
Still of the Night
1982
All That Jazz
1979
Last Embrace
1979
Jaws 2
1978
Sorcerer
1977
Marathon Man
1976
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975
Jaws
1975
New England Our Way
1974
The Seven-Ups
1973
The Outside Man
1972
The Assassination
1972
Assignment: Munich
1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
The French Connection
1971
Klute
1971
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
1970
Loving
1970
Stiletto
1969
Paper Lion
1968
The Curse of the Living Corpse
1964
Smiles
1964
A Wind from the South
1955
Warship
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
The Diamond Hunters
2001
Secrets of the Dead
2000
Third Watch
1999
The Seventh Scroll
1999
Family Guy
1999
Family Guy
1999
So Graham Norton
1998
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
seaQuest DSV
1993
The Howard Stern Show
1990
American Experience
1988
Saturday Night Live
1975
People's Choice Awards
1975
NOVA
1974
Film '72
1971
Cannon
1971
The Secret Storm
1954
The Oscars
1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
Love of Life
1951