Roy Richard Scheider (/ ˈ ʃ aɪ d ər /; 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 through to the mid-1980s.

Roy Scheider. Actor: Jaws. Lean, angular-faced and authoritatively spoken lead / supporting actor Roy Scheider obviously never heard the old actor's axiom about "never appearing with kids or animals" lest they overshadow your performance.

Apr 15, 2024 · Actor Roy Scheider had a 30-plus-year acting career that began in 1964. Here's the tragic story of his death on February 10, 2008, in Arkansas.

Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as police chief Martin Brody in the 1975 movie Jaws , his Academy Award nominated role (but he did not win the award) as Joe Gideon in the movie All That Jazz , and as Captain Nathan Bridger in Steven Spielberg 's Emmy Award ...

Feb 11, 2008 · Roy Scheider, a stage actor with a background in the classics who became one of the leading figures in the American film renaissance of the 1970s, died on Sunday afternoon in Little Rock, Ark.

Feb 11, 2008 · Roy Scheider, the charismatic stage, screen and television actor best known for his role as the police chief in the blockbuster movie "Jaws," has died at age 75.

Roy Scheider was an exceptionally talented American actor who rose to fame, playing tough guy characters in films like, ‘The French Connection’, ‘Jaws’, its sequel ‘Jaws 2’ and ‘Marathon Man’. Son of an auto mechanic, Scheider did not intend to become an actor early in his life.

Feb 10, 2008 · 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.

Jun 27, 2018 · Full name, Roy Richard Scheider; born November 10, 1932, in Orange, NJ; died of complications from multiple myeloma, February 10, 2008, in Little Rock, AR. Actor. Actor. Twice nominated for an Academy Award, Scheider was best known for his role as an earnest police chief trying to save his small New England town from a marauding shark in the ...

Feb 10, 2008 · Roy Scheider, a character actor who in the 1970s found an unlikely career as a leading man, died on Sunday afternoon in Little Rock, AR, the New York Times reported.