Roy Scheider
Born: 1932-11-10 in Orange, New Jersey, USA
Died: 2008-02-10
Known For: 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.
Filmography
2025
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies as Self - (archive footage)
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story as Self
2009
- The Shark Is Still Working as Narrator / Self
- Iron Cross as Joseph
2008
- Dark Honeymoon as Sam
- Chicago 10 as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
2007
- The Poet as Rabbi
- If I Didn't Care as Linus
2006
2005
- Dracula III: Legacy as Cardinal Siqueros
2004
- The Punisher as Frank Castle, Sr.
- Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures as Self
2003
- Citizen Verdict as Bull Tyler
- Dracula II: Ascension as Cardinal Siqueros
- A Decade Under the Influence as Self
- Love Thy Neighbor as Fred
2002
- Red Serpent as Hassan
- Angels Don't Sleep Here as Mayor Harry S. Porter
- King of Texas as Henry Westover
- Texas '46 as Colonel Gartner
- Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines as Narrator
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Mark Ford Brady
- Time Lapse as Agent La Nova
- Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection as Self
- Warship ... (Presenter)
- The Diamond Hunters as Jacobus Van der Byl
- The Making of Jaws 2 as Self (archive footage)
- Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' as Self
2000
- RKO 281 as George Schaefer
- Daybreak as Stan Marshall
- Falling Through as Earl
- Secrets of the Dead as Narrator
- The Doorway as Professor Lamont
- Chain of Command as President Jack Cahill
- The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' as Self
- Hitler's Lost Sub as Narrator
1999
- Family Guy as Roy Scheider
- Third Watch as Fyodor Chevchenko
- The Seventh Scroll as Grant Schiller
- Silver Wolf as John Rockwell
- Jaws 5 as Martin Brody (archive footage)
1998
- So Graham Norton as Self
- Better Living as Larry
- Money Play$ as Johnny Tobin
- Evasive Action as Enzo Marcelli
- The White Raven as Tom Heath
- World's Deadliest Sea Creatures as Narrator
1997
- The Rainmaker as Wilfred Keeley
- The Rage
- Executive Target as President Carlson
- The Peacekeeper as President Robert Baker
- The Definite Maybe as Eddie Jacobson
- The Myth of Fingerprints as Hal
- Plato's Run as Senarkian
1995
- The Making of 'Jaws' as Self
1994
- Wild Justice as Peter Stride
- Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects as Self - Host
1993
- seaQuest DSV as Captain Nathan Bridger
- Romeo Is Bleeding as Don Falcone
1992
- When It Was a Game 2 as Passage Narrator (voice)
1991
- Naked Lunch as Dr. Benway
- When It Was a Game as (voice)
1990
- The Russia House as Russell
- The Howard Stern Show as Self
- The Fourth War as Col. Jack Knowles
- Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture as Paul Marish
- Bob Fosse: Steam Heat as Joe Gideon (archive footage)
1989
- Night Game as Seaver
- Listen to Me as Charlie Nichols
- Cohen and Tate as Cohen
1988
- American Experience as Narrator (voice)
1987
- Jaws: The Revenge as Martin Brody (archive footage)
1986
- 52 Pick-Up as Harry Mitchell
- Follies: In Concert as Narrator
- The Men's Club as Cavanaugh
1984
- 2010 as Dr. Heywood Floyd
- Tiger Town as Billy Young
- 2010 : The Odyssey Continues as Himself
1983
- Blue Thunder as Murphy
- Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number as Jacobo Timerman
1982
- Still of the Night as Doctor Sam Rice
1979
- Last Embrace as Harry Hannan
- All That Jazz as Joe Gideon
1978
- Jaws 2 as Police Chief Martin Brody
1977
- Sorcerer as Scanlon / "Dominguez"
1976
- Marathon Man as Henry 'Doc' Levy
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- Jaws as Brody
- Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York as Sam Stoneman
1974
- NOVA as Narrator
- New England Our Way as Self
1973
- The Seven-Ups as Buddy - Seven-Up
1972
- Assignment: Munich as Jack Webster
- The Assassination as Michael Howard
- To Be Young, Gifted and Black
- The Outside Man as Lenny
1971
- Cannon
- The French Connection as Buddy Russo
- Klute as Frank Ligourin
1970
- Loving as Skip
- Puzzle of a Downfall Child as Mark
1969
- Stiletto as Bennett
1968
- Paper Lion as Man (uncredited)
1964
- The Curse of the Living Corpse as Philip Sinclair
- Smiles
1955
- A Wind from the South as Dancer (uncredited)
1954
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1951
- Love of Life
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Francesco Barberini