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Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Birthday: 1932-11-10 | Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA

Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as police chief Martin C. Brody in Jaws, as choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection and his role as Captain Nathan Bridger in science fiction television series seaQuest DSV. Scheider's final performance is to be released posthumously in the 2011 thriller Iron Cross. Described by Allmovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", Scheider was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award over the course of his career. Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Scheider, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2008
Chicago 10

as    Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)

2008
Dark Honeymoon

as    Sam

2007
If I Didn't Care

as    Linus

2007
The Poet

as    Rabbi

2005
Dracula III: Legacy

as    Cardinal Siqueros

2004
Texas '46

as    Colonel Gartner

2004
The Punisher

as    Frank Castle, Sr.

2004
2003
Citizen Verdict

as    Bull Tyler

2003
Dracula II: Ascension

as    Cardinal Siqueros

2002
Red Serpent

as    Hassan

2002
King of Texas

as    Henry Westover

2002
Angels Don't Sleep Here

as    Mayor Harry S. Porter

2001
Time Lapse

as    Agent La Nova

2000
RKO 281

as    George Schaefer

2000
Chain of Command

as    President Jack Cahill

1999
Silver Wolf

as    John Rockwell

1998
Evasive Action

as    Enzo Marcelli

1998
Money Play$

as    Johnny Tobin

1998
The White Raven

as    Tom Heath

1997
The Myth of Fingerprints

as    Hal

1997
Executive Target

as    President Carlson

1997
The Peacekeeper

as    President Robert Baker

1997
Plato's Run

as    Senarkian

1995
The Making of 'Jaws'

as    Self

1994
Romeo Is Bleeding

as    Don Falcone