Roy Scheider
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).
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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).
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Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
Iron Cross
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
Dark Honeymoon
Chicago 10
The Poet
If I Didn't Care
Dracula III: Legacy
Love Thy Neighbor
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
The Punisher
Citizen Verdict
Dracula II: Ascension
A Decade Under the Influence
Red Serpent
King of Texas
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
Angels Don't Sleep Here
Texas '46
Time Lapse
Warship
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
The Making of Jaws 2
The Diamond Hunters
Daybreak
Hitler's Lost Sub
The Doorway
Chain of Command
Secrets of the Dead
RKO 281
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Falling Through
Third Watch
The Seventh Scroll
Family Guy
Silver Wolf
The White Raven
Better Living
Money Play$
So Graham Norton
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
The Rainmaker
The Myth of Fingerprints
The Peacekeeper
The Rage
Executive Target
The Definite Maybe
Plato's Run
E! True Hollywood Story
The Making of 'Jaws'
Wild Justice
Romeo Is Bleeding
seaQuest DSV
Naked Lunch
The Russia House
The Howard Stern Show
The Fourth War
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Night Game
Listen to Me
Cohen and Tate
American Experience
52 Pick-Up
The Men's Club
Follies: In Concert
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
2010
Tiger Town
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Blue Thunder
Still of the Night
All That Jazz
Last Embrace
Jaws 2
Sorcerer
Marathon Man
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Saturday Night Live
Jaws
New England Our Way
NOVA
The Seven-Ups
The Outside Man
The Assassination
Assignment: Munich
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
The French Connection
Cannon
Klute
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
Loving
Stiletto
Paper Lion
The Curse of the Living Corpse
Smiles
A Wind from the South
The Oscars
Hallmark Hall of Fame