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Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Acting

Born: November 10, 1932Orange, New Jersey, USA

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
Filmography
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Self - (archive footage)

2025
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Self

2025
Iron Cross

Iron Cross

Joseph

2009
The Shark Is Still Working

The Shark Is Still Working

Narrator / Self

2009
Dark Honeymoon

Dark Honeymoon

Sam

2008
Chicago 10

Chicago 10

Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)

2008
The Poet

The Poet

Rabbi

2007
If I Didn't Care

If I Didn't Care

Linus

2007

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

Self

2006
Dracula III: Legacy

Dracula III: Legacy

Cardinal Siqueros

2005
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

Self

2004
The Punisher

The Punisher

Frank Castle, Sr.

2004
Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

Fred

2003
Citizen Verdict

Citizen Verdict

Bull Tyler

2003
Dracula II: Ascension

Dracula II: Ascension

Cardinal Siqueros

2003
A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

Self

2003
Red Serpent

Red Serpent

Hassan

2002
King of Texas

King of Texas

Henry Westover

2002
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines

Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines

Narrator

2002
Angels Don't Sleep Here

Angels Don't Sleep Here

Mayor Harry S. Porter

2002
Texas '46

Texas '46

Colonel Gartner

2002
Time Lapse

Time Lapse

Agent La Nova

2001
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Self

2001
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

Self

2001
The Making of Jaws 2

The Making of Jaws 2

Self (archive footage)

2001
Daybreak

Daybreak

Stan Marshall

2000
Hitler's Lost Sub

Hitler's Lost Sub

Narrator

2000
The Doorway

The Doorway

Professor Lamont

2000
Chain of Command

Chain of Command

President Jack Cahill

2000
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

Self

2000
Falling Through

Falling Through

Earl

2000
RKO 281

RKO 281

George Schaefer

1999
Silver Wolf

Silver Wolf

John Rockwell

1999
Jaws 5

Jaws 5

Martin Brody (archive footage)

1999
The White Raven

The White Raven

Tom Heath

1998
Better Living

Better Living

Larry

1998
Money Play$

Money Play$

Johnny Tobin

1998
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures

World's Deadliest Sea Creatures

Narrator

1998
Evasive Action

Evasive Action

Enzo Marcelli

1998
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

Wilfred Keeley

1997
The Myth of Fingerprints

The Myth of Fingerprints

Hal

1997
The Peacekeeper

The Peacekeeper

President Robert Baker

1997
The Rage

The Rage

1997
Executive Target

Executive Target

President Carlson

1997
The Definite Maybe

The Definite Maybe

Eddie Jacobson

1997
Plato's Run

Plato's Run

Senarkian

1997
The Making of 'Jaws'

The Making of 'Jaws'

Self

1995
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Self - Host

1994
Wild Justice

Wild Justice

Peter Stride

1994
Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding

Don Falcone

1993
When It Was a Game 2

When It Was a Game 2

Passage Narrator (voice)

1992
Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

Dr. Benway

1991
When It Was a Game

When It Was a Game

(voice)

1991
The Russia House

The Russia House

Russell

1990
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

Paul Marish

1990
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

Joe Gideon (archive footage)

1990
The Fourth War

The Fourth War

Col. Jack Knowles

1990
Night Game

Night Game

Seaver

1989
Listen to Me

Listen to Me

Charlie Nichols

1989
Cohen and Tate

Cohen and Tate

Cohen

1989
Jaws: The Revenge

Jaws: The Revenge

Martin Brody (archive footage)

1987
52 Pick-Up

52 Pick-Up

Harry Mitchell

1986
The Men's Club

The Men's Club

Cavanaugh

1986
Follies: In Concert

Follies: In Concert

Narrator

1986
2010

2010

Dr. Heywood Floyd

1984
Tiger Town

Tiger Town

Billy Young

1984
2010 : The Odyssey Continues

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

Himself

1984
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

Jacobo Timerman

1983
Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

Murphy

1983

Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder

1983
Still of the Night

Still of the Night

Doctor Sam Rice

1982
All That Jazz

All That Jazz

Joe Gideon

1979
Last Embrace

Last Embrace

Harry Hannan

1979
Jaws 2

Jaws 2

Police Chief Martin Brody

1978
Sorcerer

Sorcerer

Scanlon / "Dominguez"

1977
Marathon Man

Marathon Man

Henry 'Doc' Levy

1976
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

Sam Stoneman

1975
Jaws

Jaws

Brody

1975
New England Our Way

New England Our Way

Self

1974
The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

Buddy - Seven-Up

1973
The Outside Man

The Outside Man

Lenny

1972
The Assassination

The Assassination

Michael Howard

1972
Assignment: Munich

Assignment: Munich

Jack Webster

1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972
The French Connection

The French Connection

Buddy Russo

1971
Klute

Klute

Frank Ligourin

1971
Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Mark

1970
Loving

Loving

Skip

1970
Stiletto

Stiletto

Bennett

1969
Paper Lion

Paper Lion

Man (uncredited)

1968
The Curse of the Living Corpse

The Curse of the Living Corpse

Philip Sinclair

1964
Smiles

Smiles

1964
A Wind from the South

A Wind from the South

Dancer (uncredited)

1955