Scheider was born in Orange, New Jersey and competed in boxing and baseball before pursuing theater in college. He appeared in a number of small productions before he got his first big role, co-starring with Jane Fonda in the classic Klute. No information has been released on his cause of death, but he had been diagnosed with myeloma and subsequently underwent a bone marrow transplant.
Scheider is survived by his wife Brenda, two daughters and a son.
The French Connection was released October 7th, 1971 and stars Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot. The film is directed by William Friedkin.
Jaws was released June 20th, 1975 and stars Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb, Jeffrey Kramer, Susan Backlinie. The film is directed by Steven Spielberg.
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ShadowfoxSC
ok first Ledger now Scheider this has been a sad year for film and movie watchers. crap i beat "bruce" jaws is really sad. that was a awesome movie and still is.
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NateMAN
That's so sad. He was such a kick ass actor.
4 years agoby @natemanFlag
CelluloidDreams
Do not grieve at the passing of mortality,for life's but a thing of terrible gravity. And the planets gravitate around you,and the stars shall dance about you,and the angels in heaven adore you,and the saints all stand and applaud you.So faraway, so faraway and yet so close.
Nick Cave,
"Far Away, So Close"
4 years agoby @2movieguysFlag
TheEdge76
Thats a shame. He will be missed.
4 years agoby @cwalkenisthemanFlag
HLeRennet
As one of my favorite actors I found that Roy Scheider could convey his craft with the unspoken word as forcefully as with his written lines. Catch his performance in "Sorcerer". Rest in Peace Roy.
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CelluloidDreams
WOW..so many stars in such a short time...Brad Renfro...then Heath Ledger...Now Roy! RIP Roy!
Best Roy Scheider Films:
"Jaws"
"52 Pick-Up"
"2010: The Year We Make Contact"
"Blue Thunder"
"Klute" ("Jane Fonda too!)
"The French Connection"
"The Seven-Ups"
"Marathon Man"
"Romeo is Bleeding".
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Editboy
I was very shocked and saddened to learn that Actor Roy Scheider had passed away.
The two characters I will forever link him with are of course Chief Martin Brody in "Jaws" and chopper pilot Officer Frank Murphy in "Blue Thunder".
My favorite moment with Scheider in "Blue Thunder" is when he's in the c*ckpit of The Special after just having listened to the final recording of Officer "JAFO" Lymangood (Daniel Stearn). A mechanic bangs on the window telling Scheider's character, Murphy, that he's not suppose to be in there. Murphy whips out his gun, points it at the guy's face, and says "you talking to me, *sshole?". The mechanic runs.
Another favorite moment is from "Jaws", where Scheider, as Chief Brody, is sitting at the dinner table beginning to notice that his son is mimicing his every gesture. Brody's final move is to grit his teeth like a grizzly bear, to which the child mimic back in a tiny grimus version of his father. Brody leans down and asks the boy for a kiss. When the child asks why, Brody responds in a hushed tone, "cause I need it".
I feel sometimes like I grew up with Roy Scheider. Kind of in the same way I grew up with Mark Hamill, John Travolta, and Christopher Reeve. He was one of the icons of sitting in a darkened movie theater and letting the magic unfold. Sometime this week I'll sit down to watch "Jaws" once more. Not only in remembrance of Roy Scheider, but also remembering what it was like when I was younger, watching the 'everyman' police chief trying to survive the worst summer of his life, for the first time.
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The Narrator: The Better Man
r.i.p. man. r.i.p.
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The Narrator: The Better Man
wow. b.allen was right. the hollywood deaths do come in threes.
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T.Clark
Jeese, first Heath, now Roy Scheider, the first not living to see himself become the legend he will most certainly become in the dark knight, the second dying already as a legend, living a full and fantastic life.
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Lone Wolf
Wow, that is weird, I was just watching Jaws yesterday and I asked my friend if he had died yet.
4 years agoby @54729Flag
THE JOKER
you lived a long prosperous life and deserved all the recognition you have recieved. RIP
4 years agoby @mcleve02Flag
Radimus-83
poor old Chief Brody!! R.I.P
4 years agoby @radimus-83Flag
Err
totally.
r.i.p. doctor benway.
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Phil Mata
R.I.P. Roy Scheider 1932-2008
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Jaws_Bladerunner_fan
I feel like part of me has died :(
He was a Great actor, and had some very good roles and put everything into his characters
But Jaws is my number 1 film of all time ! you along with Robert Shaw and Richard Dreyfuss captivated me and virtually sucked me into the movie then blew me away in Jaws. I know that i will never forget you, Thanks to Chief Martin Brody for keeping me glued to my dvd player !
We have lost someone very special
R.I.P Roy Scheider :(
4 years agoby @jaws-bladerunner-fanFlag
Rama's SCREEN
So long, Mr. Scheider.
You did well.
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The Kwisatz Haderach
thats sad, he was great in Jaws.
4 years agoby @the-kwisatz-haderachFlag
brew1701
"your going to need a bigger boat", classic line for a classic actor, RIP Roy.
4 years agoby @brew1701Flag
Phatlightning
at least he lived a full life, and a memorable one at that, rest in peace mr. scheider
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wizdome
RIP Roy - u will never be forgotten as the man who killed Jaws!
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Mc'Murphy
I'm sad.. I ever seen JAWS & JAWS 2 I love Martin Brody!! RIP
4 years agoby @truthFlag
scrubby
The film I will always remember him for was "The 7 Ups", one helluva chase scene(only second to "Bullit"),he was great in every role he played. Roy, you will be sadly missed but not forgotten.
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AnnoyingFilmCritic
Damn is right...He was great in Jaws, one of my favorite movies that scared me shytless as a kid growing up around Martha's Vineyard where part of it was shot. RIP Roy.
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ImmortalFury
god dam, two actors i like dying within weeks of eachother, what the f*ck. I liked him jaws and all that jazz. i though he was hilarious playing fossy. I also liked him on sea quest, i know its a throw back but it was still good.
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