Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/10/1932
Place of Birth
Orange, New Jersey, USA
Also Known As
Roy R. Scheiderروی شیدر
Roy Scheider
Biography
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 Jaws (1975) and its sequel Jaws 2 (1978); NYPD Detective "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (19...
Known For
Jaws
as Brody
The Rainmaker
as Wilfred Keeley
Jaws 2
as Police Chief Martin Brody
Daybreak
as Stan Marshall
The Poet
as Rabbi
Tiger Town
as Billy Young
Night Game
as Seaver
The Assassination
as Michael Howard
Last Embrace
as Harry Hannan
The Rage
Unknown Role
Jaws: The Revenge
as Martin Brody (archive footage)
The Peacekeeper
as President Robert Baker
Stiletto
as Bennett
RKO 281
as George Schaefer
Iron Cross
as Joseph
Naked Lunch
as Dr. Benway
The Punisher
as Frank Castle, Sr.
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
as Self
Falling Through
as Earl
Romeo Is Bleeding
as Don Falcone
Career Timeline
2025
2003
2002
2001
Time Lapse
as Agent La Nova
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Mark Ford Brady
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
as Self
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
as Self
The Making of Jaws 2
as Self (archive footage)
The Diamond Hunters
as Jacobus Van der Byl
2000
Daybreak
as Stan Marshall
Hitler's Lost Sub
as Narrator
The Doorway
as Professor Lamont
Chain of Command
as President Jack Cahill
Secrets of the Dead
as Narrator
RKO 281
as George Schaefer
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
as Self
Falling Through
as Earl