Roy Scheider
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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 (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). Subsequent credits included Naked Lunch (1991), Romeo Is Bleeding (1993), The Myth of Fingerprints (1997), The Rainmaker (1997), and The Punisher (2004). He portrayed Captain Nathan Bridger on NBC's seaQuest DSV from 1993–1996.
Known for
Credits
Jaws (1975)
as Brody
The Punisher (2004)
as Frank Castle, Sr.
Jaws 2 (1978)
as Police Chief Martin Brody
Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
as Martin Brody (archive footage)
2010 (1984)
as Dr. Heywood Floyd
The French Connection (1971)
as Buddy Russo
Sorcerer (1977)
as Scanlon / 'Dominguez'
The Rainmaker (1997)
as Wilfred Keeley
Blue Thunder (1983)
as Murphy
Marathon Man (1976)
as Henry 'Doc' Levy
Klute (1971)
as Frank Ligourin
Naked Lunch (1991)
as Dr. Benway
All That Jazz (1979)
as Joe Gideon
The Russia House (1990)
as Russell
Assignment: Munich (1972)
as Jack Webster
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025)
as Self
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
as Don Falcone
Dracula II: Ascension (2003)
as Cardinal Siqueros
Still of the Night (1982)
as Doctor Sam Rice
The Seven-Ups (1973)
as Buddy - Seven-Up
Money Play$ (1998)
as Johnny Tobin
Executive Target (1997)
as President Carlson
52 Pick-Up (1986)
as Harry Mitchell
The Shark Is Still Working (2009)
as Narrator / Self
Listen to Me (1989)
as Charlie Nichols
RKO 281 (1999)
as George Schaefer
The Myth of Fingerprints (1997)
as Hal
Evasive Action (1998)
as Enzo Marcelli
The Assassination (1972)
as Michael Howard
A Wind from the South (1955)
as Dancer (uncredited)
Jaws 5 (1999)
as Martin Brody (archive footage)
Dark Honeymoon (2008)
as Sam
Last Embrace (1979)
as Harry Hannan
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
as Self
The Fourth War (1990)
as Col. Jack Knowles
When It Was a Game 2 (1992)
as Passage Narrator (voice)
When It Was a Game (1991)
as (voice)
The Men's Club (1986)
as Cavanaugh
The Rage (1997)
Actor
The Peacekeeper (1997)
as President Robert Baker
The Doorway (2000)
as Professor Lamont
Night Game (1989)
as Seaver
The Outside Man (1972)
as Lenny
Silver Wolf (1999)
as John Rockwell
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001)
as Self
SeaQuest DSV (1993)
as Captain Nathan Bridger
Chain of Command (2000)
as President Jack Cahill
King of Texas (2002)
as Henry Westover
Plato's Run (1997)
as Senarkian
The Poet (2007)
as Rabbi
Time Lapse (2001)
as Agent La Nova
The White Raven (1998)
as Tom Heath
Angels Don't Sleep Here (2002)
as Mayor Harry S. Porter
Chicago 10 (2008)
as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat (1990)
as Joe Gideon (archive footage)
Stiletto (1969)
as Bennett
Cohen and Tate (1989)
as Cohen
2010 : The Odyssey Continues (1984)
as Himself
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures (2004)
as Self
Dracula III: Legacy (2005)
as Cardinal Siqueros
Red Serpent (2002)
as Hassan
Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
as Mark
Smiles (1964)
Actor
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994)
as Self - Host
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (1983)
as Jacobo Timerman
Citizen Verdict (2003)
as Bull Tyler
Tiger Town (1984)
as Billy Young
Wild Justice (1994)
as Peter Stride
If I Didn't Care (2007)
as Linus
The Making of 'Jaws' (1995)
as Self
New England Our Way (1974)
as Self
Loving (1970)
as Skip
Love Thy Neighbor (2003)
as Fred
Better Living (1998)
as Larry
Hitler's Lost Sub (2000)
as Narrator
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975)
as Sam Stoneman
The Definite Maybe (1997)
as Eddie Jacobson
Paper Lion (1968)
as Man (uncredited)
Falling Through (2000)
as Earl
Iron Cross (2009)
as Joseph
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder (1983)
Actor
The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964)
as Philip Sinclair
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990)
as Paul Marish
Texas '46 (2002)
as Colonel Gartner
Daybreak (2000)
as Stan Marshall
The Making of Jaws 2 (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
To Be Young, Gifted and Black (1972)
Actor
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines (2002)
as Narrator
Follies: In Concert (1986)
as Narrator
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000)
as Self
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' (2006)
as Self
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures (1998)
as Narrator
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection (2001)
as Self