Roy Scheider 11/10/1932 , (92 years old) in Orange, New Jersey, USA

Known for department

Acting

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); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science-fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996).(1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science-fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996). Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Scheider, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

poster The Punisher (2004)

Frank Castle, Sr.

poster 2010 (1984)

Dr. Heywood Floyd

poster The Rainmaker (1997)

Wilfred Keeley

poster Jaws 2 (1978)

Police Chief Martin Brody

poster Sorcerer (1977)

Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez'

poster Dracula III: Legacy (2005)

Cardinal Siqueros

poster Klute (1971)

Frank Ligourin

poster The Seven-Ups (1973)

Buddy - Seven-Up

poster Last Embrace (1979)

Harry Hannan

poster The Peacekeeper (1997)

President Robert Baker

poster Daybreak (2000)

Stan Marshall

poster King of Texas (2002)

Henry Westover

poster Chicago 10 (2008)

Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)

poster Evasive Action (1998)

Enzo Marcelli

poster Texas '46 (2002)

Colonel Gartner

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