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