Roy Scheider

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AKA: Roy R Sheider, Roy Richard Scheider
Nationality: American
Birthdate: 11/10/1932
Birthplace: Orange, New Jersey, USA
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
Jackie Scanlon--
1977
Doc Levy
1976
Brody
1975
Buddy Russo
1971
Rabbi
Bennett
Cardinal Siqueros
George Schaefer
Cavanaugh
Howard
Frank Ligourin
Colonel John Gartner
Charlie Nichols
Mayor Harry S. Porter
Taggart
Stan Marshall
Actor
Joseph
Agent LaNova
Harry Hannan
Seaver
Colonel Jack Knowles
Frank Murphy
Martin Brody
Harry Mitchell
Joe Gideon

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
Continued

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