Roy Scheider
Actor
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)
Filmography
The Punisher
as Frank Castle, Sr. 2004
Jaws 2
as Police Chief Martin Brody 1978
The French Connection
as Buddy Russo 1971
The Rainmaker
as Wilfred Keeley 1997
Marathon Man
as Henry 'Doc' Levy 1976
Naked Lunch
as Dr. Benway 1991
Jaws: The Revenge
as Martin Brody (archive footage) 1987
2010
as Dr. Heywood Floyd 1984
Sorcerer
as Scanlon / "Dominguez" 1977
All That Jazz
as Joe Gideon 1979
Blue Thunder
as Murphy 1983
Klute
as Frank Ligourin 1971
The Russia House
as Russell 1990
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Don Falcone 1993
Dracula II: Ascension
as Cardinal Siqueros 2003
Still of the Night
as Doctor Sam Rice 1982