Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Birthday: 1932-11-10

Deathday: 2008-02-10

Place of birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA

Also known as: Roy R. Scheider, روی شیدر

imdb_id: nm0001702

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).(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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Scheider, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Played in movies:

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

Score: 10.0

When It Was a Game 2

Score: 9.0

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

Score: 8.3

A Decade Under the Influence

Score: 8.0

Jaws

Score: 7.7

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Score: 7.7

All That Jazz

Score: 7.5

The Making of Jaws 2

Score: 7.5

The French Connection

Score: 7.5

Sorcerer

Score: 7.4

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

Score: 7.2

Marathon Man

Score: 7.2

The Rainmaker

Score: 7.0

Follies: In Concert

Score: 7.0

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Score: 7.0

Naked Lunch

Score: 7.0

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

Score: 6.8

Paper Lion

Score: 6.8

Klute

Score: 6.7

The Making of 'Jaws'

Score: 6.7

The Assassination

Score: 6.7

Tiger Town

Score: 6.6

2010

Score: 6.6

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

Score: 6.6

Cohen and Tate

Score: 6.5

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

Score: 6.5

RKO 281

Score: 6.4

Evasive Action

Score: 6.4

The Punisher

Score: 6.4

The Seven-Ups

Score: 6.3

Romeo Is Bleeding

Score: 6.3

The Outside Man

Score: 6.3

Blue Thunder

Score: 6.2

The Russia House

Score: 6.1

Jaws 2

Score: 6.0

Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines

Score: 6.0

Loving

Score: 6.0

52 Pick-Up

Score: 6.0

Chicago 10

Score: 6.0

Plato's Run

Score: 6.0

Silver Wolf

Score: 5.9

Iron Cross

Score: 5.8

If I Didn't Care

Score: 5.8

The Curse of the Living Corpse

Score: 5.8

Still of the Night

Score: 5.7

A Wind from the South

Score: 5.7

Dracula II: Ascension

Score: 5.6

The Poet

Score: 5.5

Last Embrace

Score: 5.4

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

Score: 5.4

Chain of Command

Score: 5.4

Listen to Me

Score: 5.3

The Fourth War

Score: 5.1

King of Texas

Score: 5.1

Stiletto

Score: 5.0

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

Score: 5.0

Wild Justice

Score: 5.0

The Myth of Fingerprints

Score: 4.9

Dracula III: Legacy

Score: 4.9

Daybreak

Score: 4.8

Executive Target

Score: 4.7

The Peacekeeper

Score: 4.7

Money Play$

Score: 4.4

Time Lapse

Score: 4.4

Night Game

Score: 4.3

Texas '46

Score: 4.3

Jaws: The Revenge

Score: 4.1

The Men's Club

Score: 4.0

The White Raven

Score: 3.5

Dark Honeymoon

Score: 3.5

Citizen Verdict

Score: 3.2

The Rage

Score: 3.1

Falling Through

Score: 3.0

The Doorway

Score: 2.9

Red Serpent

Score: 2.7

Angels Don't Sleep Here

Score: 2.1

The Definite Maybe

Score: 2.0

Better Living

Score: 1.5

Love Thy Neighbor

Score: 1.0

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

Score: 0.0

When It Was a Game

Score: 0.0

Jaws 5

Score: 0.0

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Score: 0.0

Smiles

Score: 0.0

World's Deadliest Sea Creatures

Score: 0.0

New England Our Way

Score: 0.0

Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

Score: 0.0

Assignment: Munich

Score: 0.0

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

Score: 0.0

Hitler's Lost Sub

Score: 0.0

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

Score: 0.0

Played in tv shows:

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Score: 8.6

E! True Hollywood Story

Score: 8.1

Third Watch

Score: 7.9

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Score: 7.6

American Experience

Score: 7.4

Family Guy

Score: 7.4

Family Guy

Score: 7.4

seaQuest DSV

Score: 7.0

NOVA

Score: 7.0

The Oscars

Score: 7.0

Saturday Night Live

Score: 7.0

Cannon

Score: 6.5

Secrets of the Dead

Score: 6.3

So Graham Norton

Score: 6.3

The Howard Stern Show

Score: 6.0

The Seventh Scroll

Score: 5.6

Love of Life

Score: 5.0

The Diamond Hunters

Score: 3.8

The Secret Storm

Score: 3.7