Roy Scheider

Acting

November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008 (died at 75)

Orange, New Jersey, USA

Male

94 Movies

23 TV Shows

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.

Jaws

1975 7.7

as Brody

Age 42 (now 75)

Jaws 2

1978 6.0

as Police Chief Martin Brody

Age 45 (now 75)

The French Connection

1971 7.5

as Buddy Russo

Age 38 (now 75)

2010

1984 6.7

as Dr. Heywood Floyd

Age 52 (now 75)

Sorcerer

1977 7.5

as Scanlon / 'Dominguez'

Age 44 (now 75)

All That Jazz

1979 7.5

as Joe Gideon

Age 47 (now 75)

Blue Thunder

1983 6.2

as Murphy

Age 50 (now 75)

Marathon Man

1976 7.2

as Henry 'Doc' Levy

Age 43 (now 75)

The Punisher

2004 6.4

as Frank Castle, Sr.

Age 71 (now 75)

Naked Lunch

1991 7.0

as Dr. Benway

Age 59 (now 75)

Klute

1971 6.8

as Frank Ligourin

Age 38 (now 75)

seaQuest DSV

1993 7.1

as Captain Nathan Bridger

Age 60 (now 75) 48 eps

48 eps

Still of the Night

1982 5.7

as Doctor Sam Rice

Age 50 (now 75)

52 Pick-Up

1986 6.0

as Harry Mitchell

Age 53 (now 75)

The Seven-Ups

1973 6.3

as Buddy - Seven-Up

Age 41 (now 75)

The Russia House

1990 6.1

as Russell

Age 58 (now 75)

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

2025 7.5

as Self

Age 92 (now 75)

Jaws Toy Movie

2020 8.0

as Martin Brody (voice)

Age 87 (now 75)

Iron Cross

2009 5.8

as Joseph

Age 77 (now 75)

The Shark Is Still Working

2009 7.3

as Narrator / Self

Age 76 (now 75)

Dark Honeymoon

2008 3.2

as Sam

Age 75

Chicago 10

2008 5.8

as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)

Age 75

The Poet

2007 5.4

as Rabbi

Age 74 (now 75)

If I Didn't Care

2007 6.5

as Linus

Age 74 (now 75)

Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'

2006

as Self

Age 73 (now 75)

Dracula III: Legacy

2005 4.9

as Cardinal Siqueros

Age 72 (now 75)

Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

2004 7.0

as Self

Age 71 (now 75)

The Punisher

2004 6.4

as Frank Castle, Sr.

Age 71 (now 75)

Love Thy Neighbor

2003 3.0

as Fred

Age 70 (now 75)

Citizen Verdict

2003 3.9

as Bull Tyler

Age 70 (now 75)

Dracula II: Ascension

2003 5.7

as Cardinal Siqueros

Age 70 (now 75)

A Decade Under the Influence

2003 7.9

as Self

Age 70 (now 75)

Red Serpent

2002 3.0

as Hassan

Age 69 (now 75)

King of Texas

2002 5.3

as Henry Westover

Age 69 (now 75)

Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines

2002 7.0

as Narrator

Age 69 (now 75)

Angels Don't Sleep Here

2002 2.8

as Mayor Harry S. Porter

Age 69 (now 75)

Texas '46

2002 5.8

as Colonel Gartner

Age 69 (now 75)

Time Lapse

2001 4.5

as Agent La Nova

Age 69 (now 75)

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

2001 7.0

as Self

Age 68 (now 75)

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

2001 7.3

as Self

Age 68 (now 75)

The Making of Jaws 2

2001 7.8

as Self (archive footage)

Age 68 (now 75)

Daybreak

2000 4.9

as Stan Marshall

Age 68 (now 75)

Hitler's Lost Sub

2000

as Narrator

Age 68 (now 75)

The Doorway

2000 3.2

as Professor Lamont

Age 67 (now 75)

Chain of Command

2000 5.4

as President Jack Cahill

Age 67 (now 75)

The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

2000 8.1

as Self

Age 67 (now 75)

Falling Through

2000 4.3

as Earl

Age 67 (now 75)

RKO 281

1999 6.5

as George Schaefer

Age 67 (now 75)

Silver Wolf

1999 6.4

as John Rockwell

Age 66 (now 75)

Jaws 5

1999

as Martin Brody (archive footage)

Age 66 (now 75)

The White Raven

1998 4.0

as Tom Heath

Age 66 (now 75)

Better Living

1998 3.8

as Larry

Age 65 (now 75)

Money Play$

1998 4.8

as Johnny Tobin

Age 65 (now 75)

Evasive Action

1998 6.6

as Enzo Marcelli

Age 65 (now 75)

World's Deadliest Sea Creatures

1998 9.0

as Narrator

Age 65 (now 75)

The Rainmaker

1997 7.0

as Wilfred Keeley

Age 65 (now 75)

The Myth of Fingerprints

1997 5.1

as Hal

Age 64 (now 75)

The Peacekeeper

1997 4.8

as President Robert Baker

Age 64 (now 75)

The Rage

1997 3.7

Age 64 (now 75)

Executive Target

1997 4.8

as President Carlson

Age 64 (now 75)

The Definite Maybe

1997 4.5

as Eddie Jacobson

Age 64 (now 75)

Plato's Run

1997 6.2

as Senarkian

Age 64 (now 75)

The Making of 'Jaws'

1995 6.7

as Self

Age 63 (now 75)

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

1994 9.0

as Self - Host

Age 61 (now 75)

Wild Justice

1994 5.5

as Peter Stride

Age 61 (now 75)

Romeo Is Bleeding

1993 6.3

as Don Falcone

Age 60 (now 75)

SeaQuest DSV

1993

as Captain Nathan Bridger

Age 60 (now 75)

When It Was a Game 2

1992 9.0

as Passage Narrator (voice)

Age 59 (now 75)

Naked Lunch

1991 7.0

as Dr. Benway

Age 59 (now 75)

When It Was a Game

1991 10.0

as (voice)

Age 58 (now 75)

The Russia House

1990 6.1

as Russell

Age 58 (now 75)

Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture

1990 7.0

as Paul Marish

Age 57 (now 75)

Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

1990

as Joe Gideon (archive footage)

Age 57 (now 75)

The Fourth War

1990 5.3

as Col. Jack Knowles

Age 57 (now 75)

Night Game

1989 4.7

as Seaver

Age 56 (now 75)

Listen to Me

1989 5.4

as Charlie Nichols

Age 56 (now 75)

Cohen and Tate

1989 6.5

as Cohen

Age 56 (now 75)

Jaws: The Revenge

1987 4.1

as Martin Brody (archive footage)

Age 54 (now 75)

52 Pick-Up

1986 6.0

as Harry Mitchell

Age 53 (now 75)

The Men's Club

1986 4.0

as Cavanaugh

Age 53 (now 75)

Follies: In Concert

1986 7.0

as Narrator

Age 53 (now 75)

2010

1984 6.7

as Dr. Heywood Floyd

Age 52 (now 75)

Tiger Town

1984 6.8

as Billy Young

Age 51 (now 75)

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

1984 10.0

as Himself

Age 51 (now 75)

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

1983 10.0

as Jacobo Timerman

Age 50 (now 75)

Blue Thunder

1983 6.2

as Murphy

Age 50 (now 75)

Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder

1983

Age 50 (now 75)

Still of the Night

1982 5.7

as Doctor Sam Rice

Age 50 (now 75)

All That Jazz

1979 7.5

as Joe Gideon

Age 47 (now 75)

Last Embrace

1979 5.4

as Harry Hannan

Age 46 (now 75)

Jaws 2

1978 6.0

as Police Chief Martin Brody

Age 45 (now 75)

Sorcerer

1977 7.5

as Scanlon / 'Dominguez'

Age 44 (now 75)

Marathon Man

1976 7.2

as Henry 'Doc' Levy

Age 43 (now 75)

Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York

1975 5.7

as Sam Stoneman

Age 43 (now 75)

Jaws

1975 7.7

as Brody

Age 42 (now 75)

New England Our Way

1974

as Self

Age 42 (now 75)

The Seven-Ups

1973 6.3

as Buddy - Seven-Up

Age 41 (now 75)

The Outside Man

1972 6.2

as Lenny

Age 40 (now 75)

The Assassination

1972 6.8

as Michael Howard

Age 39 (now 75)

Assignment: Munich

1972 8.0

as Jack Webster

Age 39 (now 75)

To Be Young, Gifted and Black

1972 7.0

Age 39 (now 75)

The French Connection

1971 7.5

as Buddy Russo

Age 38 (now 75)

Klute

1971 6.8

as Frank Ligourin

Age 38 (now 75)

Puzzle of a Downfall Child

1970 6.4

as Mark

Age 38 (now 75)

Loving

1970 6.0

as Skip

Age 37 (now 75)

Stiletto

1969 5.3

as Bennett

Age 36 (now 75)

Paper Lion

1968 6.8

as Man (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 75)

The Curse of the Living Corpse

1964 5.8

as Philip Sinclair

Age 31 (now 75)

Smiles

1964

Age 31 (now 75)

A Wind from the South

1955 5.9

as Dancer (uncredited)

Age 22 (now 75)