Personal Info
Known Credits
89
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1932-11-10 (93 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Also Known For
Roy R. Scheider
Roy Scheider
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 De ...
Known For
Acting
2024 --
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
| Archive Footage
2023 --
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
| Self (archive footage)
2009 --
Iron Cross
| Joseph
2009 --
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
| Narrator / Self
2008 --
Dark Honeymoon
| Sam
2008 --
Chicago 10
| Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
2007 --
The Poet
| Rabbi
2007 --
If I Didn't Care
| Linus
2006 --
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
| Self
2005 --
Dracula III: Legacy
| Cardinal Siqueros
2005 --
Love Thy Neighbor
| Fred
2004 --
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
| Self
2004 --
The Punisher
| Frank Castle, Sr.
2003 --
Citizen Verdict
| Bull Tyler
2003 --
Dracula II: Ascension
| Cardinal Siqueros
2003 --
A Decade Under the Influence
| Self
2002 --
Red Serpent
| Hassan
2002 --
King of Texas
| Henry Westover
2002 --
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
| Narrator
2002 --
Angels Don't Sleep Here
| Mayor Harry S. Porter
2002 --
Texas '46
| Colonel Gartner
2001 --
Time Lapse
| Agent La Nova
2001 --
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
| Self
2001 --
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
| Self
2001 --
The Making of Jaws 2
| Self (archive footage)
2000 --
Daybreak
| Stan Marshall
2000 --
Hitler's Lost Sub
| Narrator
2000 --
The Doorway
| Professor Lamont
2000 --
Chain of Command
| President Jack Cahill
2000 --
RKO 281
| George Schaefer
2000 --
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
| Self
2000 --
Falling Through
| Earl
1999 --
Silver Wolf
| John Rockwell
1998 --
The White Raven
| Tom Heath
1998 --
Better Living
| Larry
1998 --
Money Play$
| Johnny Tobin
1998 --
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
| Narrator
1998 --
Evasive Action
| Enzo Marcelli
1997 --
The Rainmaker
| Wilfred Keeley
1997 --
The Myth of Fingerprints
| Hal
1997 --
The Peacekeeper
| President Robert Baker
1997 --
The Rage
|
1997 --
Executive Target
| President Carlson
1997 --
The Definite Maybe
| Eddie Jacobson
1997 --
Plato's Run
| Senarkian
1995 --
The Making of 'Jaws'
| Self
1994 --
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
| Self - Host
1994 --
Wild Justice
| Peter Stride
1993 --
Romeo Is Bleeding
| Don Falcone
1991 --
Naked Lunch
| Dr. Benway
1990 --
The Russia House
| Russell
1990 --
The Fourth War
| Col. Jack Knowles
1990 --
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
| Joe Gideon (archive footage)
1990 --
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
| Paul Marish
1989 --
Night Game
| Seaver
1989 --
Listen to Me
| Charlie Nichols
1989 --
Cohen and Tate
| Cohen
1987 --
Jaws: The Revenge
| Martin Brody (archive footage)
1986 --
52 Pick-Up
| Harry Mitchell
1986 --
The Men's Club
| Cavanaugh
1986 --
Follies: In Concert
| Narrator
1985 --
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
| Narrator (voice)
1984 --
2010
| Dr. Heywood Floyd
1984 --
Tiger Town
| Billy Young
1983 --
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
| Jacobo Timerman
1983 --
Blue Thunder
| Murphy
1982 --
Still of the Night
| Doctor Sam Rice
1979 --
All That Jazz
| Joe Gideon
1979 --
Last Embrace
| Harry Hannan
1978 --
Jaws 2
| Police Chief Martin Brody
1977 --
Sorcerer
| Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez'
1976 --
Marathon Man
| Doc
1975 --
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
| Sam Stoneman
1975 --
Jaws
| Brody
1974 --
New England Our Way
| Self
1973 --
The Seven-Ups
| Buddy - Seven-Up
1972 --
The Outside Man
| Lenny
1972 --
The Assassination
| Michael Howard
1972 --
Assignment: Munich
| Jack Webster
1972 --
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
|
1971 --
The French Connection
| Buddy Russo
1971 --
Klute
| Frank Ligourin
1970 --
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
| Mark
1970 --
Loving
| Skip
1969 --
Stiletto
| Bennett
1968 --
Paper Lion
| Man (uncredited)
1964 --
The Curse of the Living Corpse
| Philip Sinclair
1964 --
Smiles
|
1955 --
A Wind from the South
| Dancer (uncredited)