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Roy Scheider

1932-11-10

The 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.

Roy Scheider in

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Jaws

7.664 average rating
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The Punisher

6.35 average rating
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The French Connection

7.5 average rating
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2010

6.654 average rating
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The Rainmaker

7 average rating
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Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

7.8 average rating
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Jaws 2

5.993 average rating
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Marathon Man

7.2 average rating
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Naked Lunch

7 average rating
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Romeo Is Bleeding

6.2 average rating
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Blue Thunder

6.172 average rating
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Dracula II: Ascension

5.7 average rating
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All That Jazz

7.443 average rating
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52 Pick-Up

5.9 average rating
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Sorcerer

7.419 average rating
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The Fourth War

5 average rating
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Dracula III: Legacy

5 average rating
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The Russia House

6.1 average rating
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The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

7.1 average rating
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RKO 281

6.394 average rating