Roy Scheider
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).
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Acted in
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
2024
as Archive Footage
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Iron Cross
2009
as Joseph
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
2009
as Narrator / Self
Dark Honeymoon
2008
as Sam
Chicago 10
2008
as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
The Poet
2007
as Rabbi
If I Didn't Care
2007
as Linus
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
2006
as Self
Dracula III: Legacy
2005
as Cardinal Siqueros
Love Thy Neighbor
2005
as Fred
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
as Self
The Punisher
2004
as Frank Castle, Sr.
Citizen Verdict
2003
as Bull Tyler
Dracula II: Ascension
2003
as Cardinal Siqueros
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
as Self
Red Serpent
2002
as Hassan
King of Texas
2002
as Henry Westover
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
2002
as Narrator
Angels Don't Sleep Here
2002
as Mayor Harry S. Porter
Texas '46
2002
as Colonel Gartner
Time Lapse
2001
as Agent La Nova
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
as Mark Ford Brady
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'
2001
as Self
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001
as Self
The Making of Jaws 2
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Diamond Hunters
2001
as Jacobus Van der Byl
Daybreak
2000
as Stan Marshall
Hitler's Lost Sub
2000
as Narrator
The Doorway
2000
as Professor Lamont
Chain of Command
2000
as President Jack Cahill
Secrets of the Dead
2000
as Narrator
RKO 281
2000
as George Schaefer
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
2000
as Self
Falling Through
2000
as Earl
Third Watch
1999
as Fyodor Chevchenko
The Seventh Scroll
1999
as Grant Schiller
Family Guy
1999
as Roy Scheider
Family Guy
1999
as Roy Scheider / Narrator (voice)
Silver Wolf
1999
as John Rockwell
The White Raven
1998
as Tom Heath
Better Living
1998
as Larry
Money Play$
1998
as Johnny Tobin
Evasive Action
1998
as Enzo Marcelli
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
1998
as Narrator
The Rainmaker
1997
as Wilfred Keeley
The Myth of Fingerprints
1997
as Hal
The Peacekeeper
1997
as President Robert Baker
The Rage
1997
Executive Target
1997
as President Carlson
The Definite Maybe
1997
as Eddie Jacobson
Plato's Run
1997
as Senarkian
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
The Making of 'Jaws'
1995
as Self
Wild Justice
1994
as Peter Stride
Romeo Is Bleeding
1993
as Don Falcone
seaQuest DSV
1993
as Captain Nathan Bridger
Naked Lunch
1991
as Dr. Benway
The Russia House
1990
as Russell
The Fourth War
1990
as Col. Jack Knowles
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
1990
as Joe Gideon (archive footage)
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
1990
as Paul Marish
Night Game
1989
as Seaver
Listen to Me
1989
as Charlie Nichols
Cohen and Tate
1989
as Cohen
American Experience
1988
as Narrator (voice)
52 Pick-Up
1986
as Harry Mitchell
The Men's Club
1986
as Cavanaugh
Follies: In Concert
1986
as Narrator
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
1985
as Narrator (voice)
2010
1984
as Dr. Heywood Floyd
Tiger Town
1984
as Billy Young
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
1983
as Jacobo Timerman
Blue Thunder
1983
as Murphy
Still of the Night
1982
as Doctor Sam Rice
All That Jazz
1979
as Joe Gideon
Last Embrace
1979
as Harry Hannan
Jaws 2
1978
as Police Chief Martin Brody
Sorcerer
1977
as Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez'
Marathon Man
1976
as Doc
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975
as Sam Stoneman
Jaws
1975
as Brody
New England Our Way
1974
as Himself
NOVA
1974
as Narrator
The Seven-Ups
1973
as Buddy - Seven-Up
The Outside Man
1972
as Lenny
The Assassination
1972
as Michael Howard
Assignment: Munich
1972
as Jack Webster
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
1972
The French Connection
1971
as Buddy Russo
Cannon
1971
Klute
1971
as Frank Ligourin
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
1970
as Mark
Loving
1970
as Skip
Stiletto
1969
as Bennett
Paper Lion
1968
as Man (uncredited)
The Curse of the Living Corpse
1964
as Philip Sinclair
Smiles
1964
A Wind from the South
1955
as Dancer (uncredited)
The Secret Storm
1954
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Francesco Barberini
Love of Life
1951