Roy Scheider

Acting

Nov 10, 1932 – Feb 10, 2008 · 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 (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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Jaws1975
as ⁨Brody⁩
The Punisher2004
as ⁨Frank Castle, Sr.⁩
The French Connection1971
as ⁨Buddy Russo⁩
Jaws 21978
as ⁨Police Chief Martin Brody⁩
The Rainmaker1997
as ⁨Wilfred Keeley⁩
Marathon Man1976
as ⁨Henry 'Doc' Levy⁩
Naked Lunch1991
as ⁨Dr. Benway⁩
Jaws: The Revenge1987
as ⁨Martin Brody (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Dr. Heywood Floyd⁩
as ⁨Scanlon / 'Dominguez'⁩
as ⁨Joe Gideon⁩
as ⁨Murphy⁩
as ⁨Frank Ligourin⁩
as ⁨Russell⁩
as ⁨Don Falcone⁩
as ⁨Cardinal Siqueros⁩
as ⁨Doctor Sam Rice⁩
as ⁨Harry Mitchell⁩
as ⁨Buddy - Seven-Up⁩
as ⁨Cardinal Siqueros⁩
as ⁨George Schaefer⁩
as ⁨Harry Hannan⁩
as ⁨Cohen⁩
as ⁨Lenny⁩
as ⁨President Robert Baker⁩
as ⁨Col. Jack Knowles⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

Jaws1975
as ⁨Brody⁩
The Punisher2004
as ⁨Frank Castle, Sr.⁩
The French Connection1971
as ⁨Buddy Russo⁩
Jaws 21978
as ⁨Police Chief Martin Brody⁩
The Rainmaker1997
as ⁨Wilfred Keeley⁩
Marathon Man1976
as ⁨Henry 'Doc' Levy⁩
Naked Lunch1991
as ⁨Dr. Benway⁩
Jaws: The Revenge1987
as ⁨Martin Brody (archive footage)⁩
as ⁨Dr. Heywood Floyd⁩
as ⁨Scanlon / 'Dominguez'⁩
as ⁨Joe Gideon⁩
as ⁨Murphy⁩
as ⁨Frank Ligourin⁩
as ⁨Russell⁩
as ⁨Don Falcone⁩
as ⁨Cardinal Siqueros⁩
as ⁨Doctor Sam Rice⁩
as ⁨Harry Mitchell⁩
as ⁨Buddy - Seven-Up⁩
as ⁨Cardinal Siqueros⁩
as ⁨George Schaefer⁩
as ⁨Harry Hannan⁩
as ⁨Cohen⁩
as ⁨Lenny⁩
as ⁨President Robert Baker⁩
as ⁨Col. Jack Knowles⁩