He's best known for his role as Police Chief Martin Brody in the first two Jaws films, but Roy Scheider had a long television career as well.
He played Captain Nathan Bridger on Seaquest DSV in the mid-90s, and also had a regular role on Third Watch. His other TV appearances included spots on Law and Order: CI, Cannon, Saturday Night Live, Coronet Blue, Love of Life, The Edge of Night, and the TV movie Assignment: Munich. His other film roles include All That Jazz (a role that got him a Best Actor Oscar), The French Connection (an Oscar nomination), Klute, Marathon Man, Sorcerer, The Men's Club, Naked Lunch, The Peacekeeper, The Rainmaker, and two movies that are still in production, Dark Honeymoon and Iron Cross.
He died on Sunday in Little Rock, AR at age 75.
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2-11-2008 @ 8:50AM
laura said...
We will miss you Roy!
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2-11-2008 @ 8:51AM
dna said...
He never really got over that shark....
RIP
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2-11-2008 @ 9:10AM
soloboy said...
Scheider was only nominated for "All That Jazz." He didn't win. Great actor, though.
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2-11-2008 @ 9:36AM
Scott said...
He brought class and believability to every role he played. If you haven't seen "2010", go rent it just to watch him (it's actually a pretty good movie, with a very good cast--much more human and understandable than the original "2001", for which many critics hated it.)
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2-11-2008 @ 10:15AM
GigG said...
I noticed from a newspaper article that he died in Arkansas. As as an Arkansan I wondering what his tie with the state was.
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2-11-2008 @ 11:04AM
LC said...
He had Myeloa andwas bin treated at the Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock.
2-11-2008 @ 11:05AM
LC said...
Ugh. I hate typing on small keyboards, but you get the gist of my typos ;)
2-11-2008 @ 12:39PM
Oreo said...
Very sad day. I wonder what he died from, I thought he was in pretty good health.
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2-11-2008 @ 12:44PM
Dave said...
I liked him in Cohen & Tate.
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2-11-2008 @ 7:45PM
Dragulf said...
Discovery also had a Shark Day marathon yesterday.
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