Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider Biography

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 That Jazz (1979), Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983), and Dr.

Heywood Floyd in the 2001: A Space Odyssey sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984). Subsequent credits included Naked Lunch (1991), Romeo Is Bleeding (1993), The Myth of Fingerprints (1997), The Rainmaker (1997), and The Punisher (2004). He portrayed Captain Nathan Bridger on NBC's seaQuest DSV from 1993–1996.

Roy Scheider Movies

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Dracula II: Ascension

Where to Watch

A Decade Under the Influence

Roy Scheider TV Shows

Roy Scheider Videos

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Jaws - DVD Clip No. 1

Roy Scheider Quotes

Tension Between Klute and Ligourin Emerges

John Klute: I understand you use narcotics. Maybe I can have a policeman come here and look at your... arms.

Frank Ligourin: You know, I may stand better with the cops than you do, pal. Why don't you just sit down and relax, eh?

Power Dynamics in Professional Relationships

Frank Ligourin: I was just finishing up some work here. I used to be a photographer, you know... before I got into publishing.

Bree Daniels: He knows you're a pimp, Frankie. He knows you were my pimp.

Frank Ligourin: [annoyed; she leaves] Excuse me... Bree, would you mind waiting outside? I always respected Bree. I want to make something clear: you know, I don't go to a woman. A woman comes to me. Her choice.