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...
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Klute
As Frank Ligourin
The French Connection
As Buddy Russo
Jaws 2
As Police Chief Martin Brody
Jaws
As Brody
Romeo Is Bleeding
As Don Falcone
The Russia House
As Russell
Marathon Man
As Doc
Dracula III: Legacy
As Cardinal Siqueros
Dracula II: Ascension
As Cardinal Siqueros
Naked Lunch
As Dr. Benway
2010
As Dr. Heywood Floyd
The Curse of the Living Corpse
As Philip Sinclair
Blue Thunder
As Murphy
The Punisher
As Frank Castle, Sr.
The Rainmaker
As Wilfred Keeley
Still of the Night
As Doctor Sam Rice
The Seven-Ups
As Buddy - Seven-Up
Cohen and Tate
As Cohen
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
As Narrator (voice)
The Peacekeeper
As President Robert Baker
Chicago 10
As Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
Daybreak
As Stan Marshall
Evasive Action
As Enzo Marcelli
Last Embrace
As Harry Hannan
Dark Honeymoon
As Sam
Sorcerer
As Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez'
All That Jazz
As Joe Gideon
King of Texas
As Henry Westover
The Poet
As Rabbi
Texas '46
As Colonel Gartner
The Outside Man
As Lenny
52 Pick-Up
As Harry Mitchell
RKO 281
As George Schaefer
Citizen Verdict
As Bull Tyler
Red Serpent
As Hassan
The Fourth War
As Col. Jack Knowles
If I Didn't Care
As Linus
Money Play$
As Johnny Tobin
Night Game
As Seaver
Plato's Run
As Senarkian
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
As Mark
The Men's Club
As Cavanaugh
Chain of Command
As President Jack Cahill
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
As Self
Silver Wolf
As John Rockwell
Tiger Town
As Billy Young
The Myth of Fingerprints
As Hal
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
As Narrator / Self
Time Lapse
As Agent La Nova
The Assassination
As Michael Howard
Wild Justice
As Peter Stride
Executive Target
As President Carlson
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
As Self (archive footage)
The Doorway
As Professor Lamont
Iron Cross
As Joseph
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
As Sam Stoneman
Angels Don't Sleep Here
As Mayor Harry S. Porter
Love Thy Neighbor
As Fred
The Making of 'Jaws'
As Self
The Definite Maybe
As Eddie Jacobson
The White Raven
As Tom Heath
Better Living
As Larry
Paper Lion
As Man (uncredited)
Listen to Me
As Charlie Nichols
Loving
As Skip
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
As Self
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
As Self
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
As Paul Marish
Hitler's Lost Sub
As Narrator
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
As Archive Footage
A Decade Under the Influence
As Self
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
As Jacobo Timerman
The Rage
Assignment: Munich
As Jack Webster
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
As Joe Gideon (archive footage)
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
As Self
New England Our Way
As Self
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
As Narrator
Falling Through
As Earl
The Making of Jaws 2
As Self (archive footage)
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Follies: In Concert
As Narrator
Stiletto
As Bennett
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
As Narrator
Smiles
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
As Self
A Wind from the South
As Dancer (uncredited)
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
As Self - Host
Third Watch
As Fyodor Chevchenko
Family Guy
As Roy Scheider
E! True Hollywood Story
Love of Life
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As Mark Ford Brady
Cannon
The Secret Storm
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As Francesco Barberini
So Graham Norton
As Self
The Oscars
As Self
Saturday Night Live
As Self - Host
NOVA
As Narrator
Secrets of the Dead
As Narrator
The Howard Stern Show
As Self
American Experience
As Narrator (voice)
The Diamond Hunters
As Jacobus Van der Byl
seaQuest DSV
As Captain Nathan Bridger
The Seventh Scroll
As Grant Schiller