Roy Scheider
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.
Filmography (114 titles)
7.5MovieJaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Self · 2025
5.8MovieIron Cross
Joseph · 2009
7.3MovieThe Shark Is Still Working
Narrator / Self · 2009
3.2MovieDark Honeymoon
Sam · 2008
5.8MovieChicago 10
Judge Julius Hoffman (voice) · 2008
5.4MovieThe Poet
Rabbi · 2007
6.5MovieIf I Didn't Care
Linus · 2007
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
Self · 2006
4.9MovieDracula III: Legacy
Cardinal Siqueros · 2005
7.0MovieHollywood's Creepiest Creatures
Self · 2004
6.4MovieThe Punisher
Frank Castle, Sr. · 2004
3.0MovieLove Thy Neighbor
Fred · 2003
3.9MovieCitizen Verdict
Bull Tyler · 2003
5.7MovieDracula II: Ascension
Cardinal Siqueros · 2003
7.9MovieA Decade Under the Influence
Self · 2003
3.0MovieRed Serpent
Hassan · 2002
5.3MovieKing of Texas
Henry Westover · 2002
7.0MovieRegulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
Narrator · 2002
2.8MovieAngels Don't Sleep Here
Mayor Harry S. Porter · 2002
5.0MovieTexas '46
Colonel Gartner · 2002
4.5MovieTime Lapse
Agent La Nova · 2001
8.0ShowWarship
Narrator · 2001
7.6ShowLaw & Order: Criminal Intent
Mark Ford Brady · 2001
7.0MovieMaking the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Self · 2001
7.3MovieGoing the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Self · 2001
7.8MovieThe Making of Jaws 2
Self (archive footage) · 2001
4.0ShowThe Diamond Hunters
Jacobus Van der Byl · 2001
4.9MovieDaybreak
Stan Marshall · 2000
MovieHitler's Lost Sub
Narrator · 2000
3.2MovieThe Doorway
Professor Lamont · 2000