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