Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1932-11-10
- Day of Death2008-02-10 (75 years)
- Place of BirthOrange, New Jersey, USA
- Also Known AsRoy R. Scheider
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...Read More
Known For
Acting Career
- 2024
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
As: Archive Footage
- 2009
Iron Cross
As: Joseph
- 2008
Dark Honeymoon
As: Sam
- 2008
Chicago 10
As: Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)
- 2007
The Poet
As: Rabbi
- 2007
If I Didn't Care
As: Linus
- 2005
Dracula III: Legacy
As: Cardinal Siqueros
- 2005
Love Thy Neighbor
As: Fred
- 2004
The Punisher
As: Frank Castle, Sr.
- 2003
Citizen Verdict
As: Bull Tyler
- 2003
Dracula II: Ascension
As: Cardinal Siqueros
- 2002
Red Serpent
As: Hassan
- 2002
King of Texas
As: Henry Westover
- 2002
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
As: Narrator
- 2002
Angels Don't Sleep Here
As: Mayor Harry S. Porter
- 2002
Texas '46
As: Colonel Gartner
- 2001
Time Lapse
As: Agent La Nova
- 2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
As: Mark Ford Brady
- 2001
The Diamond Hunters
As: Jacobus Van der Byl
- 2000
Daybreak
As: Stan Marshall
- 2000
Hitler's Lost Sub
As: Narrator
- 2000
The Doorway
As: Professor Lamont
- 2000
Chain of Command
As: President Jack Cahill
- 2000
Secrets of the Dead
As: Narrator
- 2000
RKO 281
As: George Schaefer
- 2000
Falling Through
As: Earl
- 1999
Third Watch
As: Fyodor Chevchenko
- 1999
The Seventh Scroll
As: Grant Schiller
- 1999
Family Guy
As: Roy Scheider
- 1999
Family Guy
As: Roy Scheider / Narrator (voice)
- 1999
Silver Wolf
As: John Rockwell
- 1998
The White Raven
As: Tom Heath
- 1998
Better Living
As: Larry
- 1998
Money Play$
As: Johnny Tobin
- 1998
Evasive Action
As: Enzo Marcelli
- 1998
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
As: Narrator
- 1997
The Rainmaker
As: Wilfred Keeley
- 1997
The Myth of Fingerprints
As: Hal
- 1997
The Peacekeeper
As: President Robert Baker
- 1997
Executive Target
As: President Carlson
- 1997
The Definite Maybe
As: Eddie Jacobson
- 1997
Plato's Run
As: Senarkian
- 1994
Wild Justice
As: Peter Stride
- 1993
Romeo Is Bleeding
As: Don Falcone
- 1993
seaQuest DSV
As: Captain Nathan Bridger
- 1991
Naked Lunch
As: Dr. Benway
- 1990
The Russia House
As: Russell
- 1990
The Fourth War
As: Col. Jack Knowles
- 1990
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
As: Paul Marish
- 1989
Night Game
As: Seaver
- 1989
Listen to Me
As: Charlie Nichols
- 1989
Cohen and Tate
As: Cohen
- 1988
American Experience
As: Narrator (voice)
- 1986
52 Pick-Up
As: Harry Mitchell
- 1986
The Men's Club
As: Cavanaugh
- 1986
Follies: In Concert
As: Narrator
- 1985
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
As: Narrator (voice)
- 1984
2010
As: Dr. Heywood Floyd
- 1984
Tiger Town
As: Billy Young
- 1983
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
As: Jacobo Timerman
- 1983
Blue Thunder
As: Murphy
- 1982
Still of the Night
As: Doctor Sam Rice
- 1979
All That Jazz
As: Joe Gideon
- 1979
Last Embrace
As: Harry Hannan
- 1978
Jaws 2
As: Police Chief Martin Brody
- 1977
Sorcerer
As: Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez'
- 1976
Marathon Man
As: Doc
- 1975
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
As: Sam Stoneman
- 1975
Jaws
As: Brody
- 1974
NOVA
As: Narrator
- 1973
The Seven-Ups
As: Buddy - Seven-Up
- 1972
The Outside Man
As: Lenny
- 1972
The Assassination
As: Michael Howard
- 1972
Assignment: Munich
As: Jack Webster
- 1971
The French Connection
As: Buddy Russo
- 1971
Klute
As: Frank Ligourin
- 1970
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
As: Mark
- 1970
Loving
As: Skip
- 1969
Stiletto
As: Bennett
- 1968
Paper Lion
As: Man (uncredited)
- 1964
The Curse of the Living Corpse
As: Philip Sinclair
- 1955
A Wind from the South
As: Dancer (uncredited)
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
As: Francesco Barberini