1932-11-10 Orange, New Jersey, USA
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.
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Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story | Self | 2025-06-20 |
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Juguete de la película Tiburón | Martin Brody (voice) | 2020-07-26 |
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Iron Cross | Joseph | 2009-12-15 |
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The Shark Is Still Working | Narrator / Self | 2009-05-02 |
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Chicago 10 | Judge Julius Hoffman (voice) | 2008-02-29 |
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Dark Honeymoon | Sam | 2008-07-22 |
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The Poet | Rabbi | 2007-08-07 |
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If I Didn't Care | Linus | 2007-08-03 |
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Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' | Self | 2006-04-04 |
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Dracula III: Legacy | Cardinal Siqueros | 2005-07-12 |
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The Punisher | Frank Castle, Sr. | 2004-04-15 |
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Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures | Self | 2004-10-30 |
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A Decade Under the Influence | Self | 2003-04-25 |
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Citizen Verdict | Bull Tyler | 2003-06-18 |
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Love Thy Neighbor | Fred | 2003-10-07 |
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Dracula II: Ascension | Cardinal Siqueros | 2003-06-07 |
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Texas '46 | Colonel Gartner | 2002-01-11 |
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Red Serpent | Hassan | 2002-10-05 |
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King of Texas | Henry Westover | 2002-06-02 |
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Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines | Narrator | 2002-04-21 |
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Angels Don't Sleep Here | Mayor Harry S. Porter | 2002-04-02 |
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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection | Self | 2001-09-25 |
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The Making of Jaws 2 | Self (archive footage) | 2001-05-22 |
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Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' | Self | 2001-08-28 |
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Time Lapse | Agent La Nova | 2001-11-27 |
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Daybreak | Stan Marshall | 2000-12-19 |
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The Doorway | Professor Lamont | 2000-10-24 |
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Falling Through | Earl | 2000-01-01 |
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The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' | Self | 2000-01-15 |
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Hitler's Lost Sub | Narrator | 2000-11-14 |
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Chain of Command | President Jack Cahill | 2000-07-22 |
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Jaws 5 | Martin Brody (archive footage) | 1999-01-01 |
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RKO 281 | George Schaefer | 1999-11-20 |
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Silver Wolf | John Rockwell | 1999-01-10 |
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Better Living | Larry | 1998-11-02 |
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Evasive Action | Enzo Marcelli | 1998-01-01 |
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World's Deadliest Sea Creatures | Narrator | 1998-01-01 |
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Money Play$ | Johnny Tobin | 1998-08-21 |
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The White Raven | Tom Heath | 1998-12-18 |
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Executive Target | President Carlson | 1997-07-11 |
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The Myth of Fingerprints | Hal | 1997-09-17 |
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The Rage | 1997-08-15 | |
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The Definite Maybe | Eddie Jacobson | 1997-07-04 |
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Plato's Run | Senarkian | 1997-05-27 |
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The Rainmaker | Wilfred Keeley | 1997-11-18 |
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The Peacekeeper | President Robert Baker | 1997-08-22 |
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The Making of 'Jaws' | Self | 1995-11-28 |
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Wild Justice | Peter Stride | 1994-05-13 |
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Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects | Self - Host | 1994-05-22 |
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Romeo Is Bleeding | Don Falcone | 1993-09-13 |
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SeaQuest DSV | Captain Nathan Bridger | 1993-09-12 |
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When It Was a Game 2 | Passage Narrator (voice) | 1992-07-13 |
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Naked Lunch | Dr. Benway | 1991-12-27 |
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When It Was a Game | (voice) | 1991-07-08 |
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Bob Fosse: Steam Heat | Joe Gideon (archive footage) | 1990-02-23 |
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The Fourth War | Col. Jack Knowles | 1990-01-12 |
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The Russia House | Russell | 1990-12-21 |
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Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture | Paul Marish | 1990-09-09 |
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Listen to Me | Charlie Nichols | 1989-05-05 |
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Cohen and Tate | Cohen | 1989-01-27 |
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Night Game | Seaver | 1989-09-15 |
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Jaws: The Revenge | Martin Brody (archive footage) | 1987-07-17 |
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Follies: In Concert | Narrator | 1986-03-14 |
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52 Pick-Up | Harry Mitchell | 1986-11-07 |
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The Men's Club | Cavanaugh | 1986-09-19 |
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2010 : The Odyssey Continues | Himself | 1984-01-01 |
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2010 | Dr. Heywood Floyd | 1984-12-06 |
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Tiger Town | Billy Young | 1984-06-08 |
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Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number | Jacobo Timerman | 1983-05-22 |
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Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder | 1983-01-01 | |
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Blue Thunder | Murphy | 1983-02-05 |
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Still of the Night | Doctor Sam Rice | 1982-11-19 |
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Last Embrace | Harry Hannan | 1979-05-04 |
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All That Jazz | Joe Gideon | 1979-12-16 |
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Jaws 2 | Police Chief Martin Brody | 1978-06-16 |
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Sorcerer | Scanlon / 'Dominguez' | 1977-06-24 |
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Marathon Man | Henry 'Doc' Levy | 1976-10-08 |
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Jaws | Brody | 1975-06-20 |
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Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York | Sam Stoneman | 1975-12-01 |
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New England Our Way | Self | 1974-12-09 |
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The Seven-Ups | Buddy - Seven-Up | 1973-12-14 |
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L'Attentat | Michael Howard | 1972-10-04 |
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Assignment: Munich | Jack Webster | 1972-04-30 |
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To Be Young, Gifted and Black | 1972-01-20 | |
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Un homme est mort | Lenny | 1972-12-21 |
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Klute | Frank Ligourin | 1971-06-23 |
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The French Connection | Buddy Russo | 1971-10-09 |
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Puzzle of a Downfall Child | Mark | 1970-12-16 |
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Loving | Skip | 1970-03-04 |
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Stiletto | Bennett | 1969-07-30 |
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Paper Lion | Man (uncredited) | 1968-10-14 |
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Smiles | 1964-01-01 | |
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The Curse of the Living Corpse | Philip Sinclair | 1964-05-01 |
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A Wind from the South | Dancer (uncredited) | 1955-09-14 |
