Acting
Roy Scheider
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.
Filmography
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Film · 2025
The Shark Is Still Working
Film · 2009
Iron Cross
Film · 2009
Chicago 10
Film · 2008
Dark Honeymoon
Film · 2008
The Poet
Film · 2007
If I Didn't Care
Film · 2007
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Film · 2006
Dracula III: Legacy
Film · 2005
The Punisher
Film · 2004
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Film · 2004
The Best of So Graham Norton
Film · 2004
Dracula II: Ascension
Film · 2003
Citizen Verdict
Film · 2003
Love Thy Neighbor
Film · 2003
A Decade Under the Influence
Film · 2003
King of Texas
Film · 2002
Texas '46
Film · 2002
Red Serpent
Film · 2002
Angels Don't Sleep Here
Film · 2002
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
Film · 2002
Time Lapse
Film · 2001
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Film · 2001
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Film · 2001
The Making of Jaws 2
Film · 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Series · 2001
The Diamond Hunters
Series · 2001
Warship
Series · 2001
Daybreak
Film · 2000
Chain of Command
Film · 2000
The Doorway
Film · 2000
Hitler's Lost Sub
Film · 2000
Falling Through
Film · 2000
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
Film · 2000
Secrets of the Dead
Series · 2000
RKO 281
Film · 1999
Silver Wolf
Film · 1999
Jaws 5
Film · 1999
Third Watch
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
Family Guy
Series · 1999
The Seventh Scroll
Series · 1999
Evasive Action
Film · 1998
Money Play$
Film · 1998
The White Raven
Film · 1998
Better Living
Film · 1998
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
Film · 1998
So Graham Norton
Series · 1998
The Rainmaker
Film · 1997
The Peacekeeper
Film · 1997
Plato's Run
Film · 1997
The Myth of Fingerprints
Film · 1997
Executive Target
Film · 1997
The Definite Maybe
Film · 1997
The Rage
Film · 1997
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Series · 1996
The Making of 'Jaws'
Film · 1995
Wild Justice
Film · 1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Film · 1994
Romeo Is Bleeding
Film · 1993
SeaQuest DSV
Film · 1993
seaQuest DSV
Series · 1993
When It Was a Game 2
Film · 1992
Naked Lunch
Film · 1991
When It Was a Game
Film · 1991
The Russia House
Film · 1990
The Fourth War
Film · 1990
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
Film · 1990
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
Film · 1990
The Howard Stern Show
Series · 1990
Cohen and Tate
Film · 1989
Night Game
Film · 1989
Listen to Me
Film · 1989
American Experience
Series · 1988
Jaws: The Revenge
Film · 1987
52 Pick-Up
Film · 1986
The Men's Club
Film · 1986
Follies: In Concert
Film · 1986
2010
Film · 1984
Tiger Town
Film · 1984
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
Film · 1984
Blue Thunder
Film · 1983
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Film · 1983
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
Film · 1983
Still of the Night
Film · 1982
Last Embrace
Film · 1979
All That Jazz
Film · 1979
Jaws 2
Film · 1978
Sorcerer
Film · 1977
Marathon Man
Film · 1976
Jaws
Film · 1975
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
Film · 1975
Saturday Night Live
Series · 1975
People's Choice Awards
Series · 1975
New England Our Way
Film · 1974
NOVA
Series · 1974
The Seven-Ups
Film · 1973
The Outside Man
Film · 1972
The Assassination
Film · 1972
Assignment: Munich
Film · 1972
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Film · 1972
Klute
Film · 1971
The French Connection
Film · 1971
Cannon
Series · 1971
Film '72
Series · 1971
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
Film · 1970
Loving
Film · 1970
Stiletto
Film · 1969
Paper Lion
Film · 1968
The Curse of the Living Corpse
Film · 1964
Smiles
Film · 1964
A Wind from the South
Film · 1955
The Secret Storm
Series · 1954
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Series · 1951