Roy Scheider

AKA:
Roy Richard Scheider , Roy R Sheider
Nationality:
American
Birthdate:
11/10/1932
Birthplace:
Orange, New Jersey
Death Date:
02/10/2008
biography
Oscar nominee Roy Scheider rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a string of soulful, streetwise supporting performances in hits like “Klute” (1971) and “The French Connection” (1971). He quickly graduated to leading man status on the strength of his turn as Amity police chief and reluctant shark hunter, Martin Brody, in Steven Spielberg’s blockbuster “Jaws” (1975). Though he enjoyed a successful run in top-notch pictures like “Marathon Man” (1977), and showed impressive range as a pill-popping choreographer in Bob Fosse’s autobiographical, “All That Jazz” (1979), Scheider’s Continued
Credits
Voice of Judge Julius Hoffman
2008
Linus
2007
(TV Show)
2007-2007
Mark Ford Brady
2007
Governor Bull Tyler
2005
Frank Castle Sr
2004
Tom
2000
Dr Heywood Floyd
2000
Actor
1998
Dr Benway
1991
Doc Levy
1976
Brody
1975
Buddy Russo
1971
Cardinal Siqueros
George Schaefer
Cavanaugh
Colonel John Gartner
Charlie Nichols
Mayor Harry S. Porter
Taggart
Stan Marshall
Agent LaNova
Actor
Harry Mitchell
Seaver
Frank Murphy
Harry Hannan
Colonel Jack Knowles
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Grew up in Orange, New Jersey
 
Suffered a severe bout of rheumatic fever as a child
 
Became a amateur boxer as a teen; broke his nose in a match
 
Began acting in comic plays in college
 
Spent two years with Air Force as air traffic controller
 
Returned to college; acted in Shakespeare's "Richard III"
Continued