People
Roy Scheider
- Name: Roy Scheider
- Birthday: 1932-11-10
- Also known as: Roy R. Scheider
- Place of birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
- Popularity: 10.606
Biography:
Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the early to mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award.
His best-known roles include Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975) and its sequel Jaws 2 (1978); NYPD Detective "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977);... Read More
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| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird as Archive Footage | 2024-03-01 |
| Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist as Self (archive footage) | 2023-10-05 |
| Iron Cross as Joseph | 2009-12-15 |
| The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws" as Narrator / Self | 2009-05-02 |
| Dark Honeymoon as Sam | 2008-07-22 |
| Chicago 10 as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice) | 2008-02-29 |
| The Poet as Rabbi | 2007-08-07 |
| If I Didn't Care as Linus | 2007-08-03 |
| Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' as Self | 2006-04-04 |
| Dracula III: Legacy as Cardinal Siqueros | 2005-07-12 |
| Love Thy Neighbor as Fred | 2005-07-05 |
| Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures as Self | 2004-10-30 |
| The Punisher as Frank Castle, Sr. | 2004-04-15 |
| Citizen Verdict as Bull Tyler | 2003-06-18 |
| Dracula II: Ascension as Cardinal Siqueros | 2003-06-07 |
| A Decade Under the Influence as Self | 2003-04-25 |
| Red Serpent as Hassan | 2002-10-05 |
| King of Texas as Henry Westover | 2002-06-02 |
| Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines as Narrator | 2002-04-21 |
| Angels Don't Sleep Here as Mayor Harry S. Porter | 2002-04-02 |
| Texas '46 as Colonel Gartner | 2002-01-11 |
| Time Lapse as Agent La Nova | 2001-11-27 |
| Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection as Self | 2001-09-25 |
| Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' as Self | 2001-08-28 |
| The Making of Jaws 2 as Self (archive footage) | 2001-05-22 |
| Daybreak as Stan Marshall | 2000-12-19 |
| Hitler's Lost Sub as Narrator | 2000-11-14 |
| The Doorway as Professor Lamont | 2000-10-24 |
| Chain of Command as President Jack Cahill | 2000-07-22 |
| RKO 281 as George Schaefer | 2000-04-07 |
| The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' as Self | 2000-01-15 |
| Falling Through as Earl | 2000-01-01 |
| Silver Wolf as John Rockwell | 1999-01-10 |
| The White Raven as Tom Heath | 1998-12-18 |
| Better Living as Larry | 1998-11-02 |
| Money Play$ as Johnny Tobin | 1998-08-21 |
| Evasive Action as Enzo Marcelli | 1998-01-01 |
| World's Deadliest Sea Creatures as Narrator | 1998-01-01 |
| The Rainmaker as Wilfred Keeley | 1997-11-18 |
| The Myth of Fingerprints as Hal | 1997-09-17 |
| The Peacekeeper as President Robert Baker | 1997-08-22 |
| The Rage | 1997-08-15 |
| Executive Target as President Carlson | 1997-07-11 |
| The Definite Maybe as Eddie Jacobson | 1997-07-04 |
| Plato's Run as Senarkian | 1997-05-27 |
| The Making of 'Jaws' as Self | 1995-11-28 |
| Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self - Host | 1994-05-22 |
| Wild Justice as Peter Stride | 1994-05-13 |
| Romeo Is Bleeding as Don Falcone | 1993-09-13 |
| Naked Lunch as Dr. Benway | 1991-12-27 |
| The Russia House as Russell | 1990-12-21 |
| The Fourth War as Col. Jack Knowles | 1990-03-08 |
| Bob Fosse: Steam Heat as Joe Gideon (archive footage) | 1990-02-23 |
| Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture as Paul Marish | 1990-01-01 |
| Night Game as Seaver | 1989-09-15 |
| Listen to Me as Charlie Nichols | 1989-05-05 |
| Cohen and Tate as Cohen | 1989-01-27 |
| 52 Pick-Up as Harry Mitchell | 1986-11-07 |
| The Men's Club as Cavanaugh | 1986-09-19 |
| Follies: In Concert as Narrator | 1986-03-14 |
| Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters as Narrator (voice) | 1985-09-20 |
| 2010 as Dr. Heywood Floyd | 1984-12-06 |
| Tiger Town as Billy Young | 1984-06-08 |
| Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number as Jacobo Timerman | 1983-05-22 |
| Blue Thunder as Murphy | 1983-02-05 |
| Still of the Night as Doctor Sam Rice | 1982-11-19 |
| All That Jazz as Joe Gideon | 1979-12-16 |
| Last Embrace as Harry Hannan | 1979-05-04 |
| Jaws 2 as Police Chief Martin Brody | 1978-06-16 |
| Sorcerer as Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez' | 1977-06-24 |
| Marathon Man as Doc | 1976-10-08 |
| Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York as Sam Stoneman | 1975-12-01 |
| Jaws as Brody | 1975-06-20 |
| New England Our Way as Self | 1974-12-09 |
| The Seven-Ups as Buddy - Seven-Up | 1973-12-14 |
| The Outside Man as Lenny | 1972-12-21 |
| The Assassination as Michael Howard | 1972-10-04 |
| Assignment: Munich as Jack Webster | 1972-04-30 |
| To Be Young, Gifted and Black | 1972-01-20 |
| The French Connection as Buddy Russo | 1971-10-09 |
| Klute as Frank Ligourin | 1971-06-23 |
| Puzzle of a Downfall Child as Mark | 1970-12-16 |
| Loving as Skip | 1970-03-04 |
| Stiletto as Bennett | 1969-07-30 |
| Paper Lion as Man (uncredited) | 1968-10-23 |
| The Curse of the Living Corpse as Philip Sinclair | 1964-05-01 |
| Smiles | 1964-01-01 |
| A Wind from the South as Dancer (uncredited) | 1955-09-14 |
