Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider
Scheider in 2007
Born	Roy Richard Scheider (1932-11-10)November 10, 1932 Orange, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	February 10, 2008(2008-02-10) (aged 75) Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.
Other names	Roy R. Scheider Roy Schneider
Education	Rutgers University Franklin and Marshall College
Occupations	Actor amateur boxer
Years active	1952–2008
Spouses	Cynthia Bebout ​ ​ (m. 1962; div. 1986)​ Brenda Siemer ​ (m. 1989)​
Children	3, including Christian Scheider

Roy Richard Scheider (/ˈʃaɪdər/; 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",^[1] 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.^[2]

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 (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); Jackie Scanlon / Juan Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Floyd in the 1984 film 2010: The Year We Make Contact, the sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey. He was also known for playing Captain Nathan Bridger in the science-fiction television series seaQuest DSV (1993–1996).