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Roy Scheider

Acting

November 10, 1932

Orange, New Jersey, USA

94 movies

5.5 avg

3

Roy Richard Scheider (/ˈʃaɪdər/; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and one BAFTA. Scheider's best-known roles include Frank Ligourin in Klute (1971), Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975) and its 1978 sequel, "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971), "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973), Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976), Scanlon / Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977), Joe Gideon in All...

Best Performances

Highest rated appearances

Jaws

Jaws

as Brody

All That Jazz

All That Jazz

as Joe Gideon

The French Connection

The French Connection

as Buddy Russo

Filmography

2020s

1 film

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

as Self

2000s

30 films

Iron Cross

Iron Cross

as Joseph

The Shark Is Still Working

The Shark Is Still Working

as Narrator / Self

Roy Scheider | PopcornPlay

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

as Self

Sorcerer

Sorcerer

as Scanlon / 'Dominguez'

Dark Honeymoon

Dark Honeymoon

as Sam

2008

3.2

Chicago 10

Chicago 10

as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)

The Poet

The Poet

as Rabbi

If I Didn't Care

If I Didn't Care

as Linus

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

as Self

Dracula III: Legacy

Dracula III: Legacy

as Cardinal Siqueros

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

as Self

The Best of So Graham Norton

The Best of So Graham Norton

as Self (archive footage)

The Punisher

The Punisher

as Frank Castle, Sr.

Love Thy Neighbor

Love Thy Neighbor

as Fred

Citizen Verdict

Citizen Verdict

as Bull Tyler

Dracula II: Ascension

Dracula II: Ascension

as Cardinal Siqueros

A Decade Under the Influence

A Decade Under the Influence

as Self

Red Serpent

Red Serpent

as Hassan

King of Texas

King of Texas

as Henry Westover

Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines

Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines

as Narrator

Angels Don't Sleep Here

Angels Don't Sleep Here

as Mayor Harry S. Porter

Texas '46

Texas '46

as Colonel Gartner

Time Lapse

Time Lapse

as Agent La Nova

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

as Self

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

as Self

The Making of Jaws 2

The Making of Jaws 2

as Self (archive footage)

Daybreak

Daybreak

as Stan Marshall

Hitler's Lost Sub

Hitler's Lost Sub

as Narrator

The Doorway

The Doorway

as Professor Lamont

Chain of Command

Chain of Command

as President Jack Cahill

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

as Self

Falling Through

Falling Through

as Earl

1990s

27 films

RKO 281

RKO 281

as George Schaefer

Silver Wolf

Silver Wolf

as John Rockwell

Jaws 5

Jaws 5

as Martin Brody (archive footage)

The White Raven

The White Raven

as Tom Heath

Better Living

Better Living

as Larry

Money Play$

Money Play$

as Johnny Tobin

Evasive Action

Evasive Action

as Enzo Marcelli

World's Deadliest Sea Creatures

World's Deadliest Sea Creatures

as Narrator

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

as Wilfred Keeley

The Myth of Fingerprints

The Myth of Fingerprints

as Hal

The Peacekeeper

The Peacekeeper

as President Robert Baker

The Rage

The Rage

Executive Target

Executive Target

as President Carlson

The Definite Maybe

The Definite Maybe

as Eddie Jacobson

Plato's Run

Plato's Run

as Senarkian

The Making of 'Jaws'

The Making of 'Jaws'

as Self

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

as Self - Host

Wild Justice

Wild Justice

as Peter Stride

Romeo Is Bleeding

Romeo Is Bleeding

as Don Falcone

SeaQuest DSV

SeaQuest DSV

as Captain Nathan Bridger

When It Was a Game 2

When It Was a Game 2

as Passage Narrator (voice)

Naked Lunch

Naked Lunch

as Dr. Benway

When It Was a Game

When It Was a Game

as (voice)

The Russia House

The Russia House

as Russell

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

as Paul Marish

Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

as Joe Gideon (archive footage)

The Fourth War

The Fourth War

as Col. Jack Knowles

1980s

14 films

Night Game

Night Game

as Seaver

Listen to Me

Listen to Me

as Charlie Nichols

Cohen and Tate

Cohen and Tate

as Cohen

Jaws: The Revenge

Jaws: The Revenge

as Martin Brody (archive footage)

52 Pick-Up

52 Pick-Up

as Harry Mitchell

The Men's Club

The Men's Club

as Cavanaugh

Follies: In Concert

Follies: In Concert

as Narrator

2010

2010

as Dr. Heywood Floyd

Tiger Town

Tiger Town

as Billy Young

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

as Himself

Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number

as Jacobo Timerman

Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

as Murphy

Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder

Still of the Night

Still of the Night

as Doctor Sam Rice

1970s

17 films

All That Jazz

All That Jazz

as Joe Gideon

Last Embrace

Last Embrace

as Harry Hannan

Jaws 2

Jaws 2

as Police Chief Martin Brody

Sorcerer

Sorcerer

as Scanlon / 'Dominguez'

Marathon Man

Marathon Man

as Henry 'Doc' Levy

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

as Sam Stoneman

Jaws

Jaws

as Brody

New England Our Way

New England Our Way

as Self

The Seven-Ups

The Seven-Ups

as Buddy - Seven-Up

The Outside Man

The Outside Man

as Lenny

The Assassination

The Assassination

as Michael Howard

Assignment: Munich

Assignment: Munich

as Jack Webster

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

The French Connection

The French Connection

as Buddy Russo

Klute

Klute

as Frank Ligourin

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

as Mark

Loving

Loving

as Skip

1960s

4 films

Stiletto

Stiletto

as Bennett

Paper Lion

Paper Lion

as Man (uncredited)

The Curse of the Living Corpse

The Curse of the Living Corpse

as Philip Sinclair

Smiles

Smiles

1950s

1 film

A Wind from the South

A Wind from the South

as Dancer (uncredited)