Roy Scheider

Biography

Lean, angular-faced and authoritatively spoken lead / supporting actor Roy Scheider obviously never heard the old actor's axiom about "never appearing with kids or animals" lest they overshadow your performance.

Breaking that rule did him no harm, though, as he achieved pop cult status by finding, fighting and blowing up a 25-foot-long Great White shark.

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Country: United States
Gender: Male
Education: Franklin & Marshall College·Rutgers University
Place of birth: Orange· New Jersey
Birth date: 10 November 1932
Nationality: American

Attended and graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He later received an honorary doctorate from the college.
Son, Christian Scheider (born 1990), and daughter, Molly Scheider (born 1995), with wife Brenda Siemer Scheider.
He was originally cast as Michael Vronsky in The Deer Hunter , as the second movie of a three movie deal with Universal Studios. Because he did not believe that the character would travel around the world to find his friend, he quit the picture.
He was offered the lead role in The Omen and reportedly was very interested in taking the role, but had to turn in down due to previous commitments. Consequently, his desire to play that type of role (a self-sacrificing, noble hero) led to his accepting the role of Chief Martin Brody in Jaws .
His name was inspiration for Japanese enterprise Toei create television series "Uch keiji Shaider" .
(June 2005) Underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells.
Attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, home of future graduates Elisabeth Shue and Andrew Shue , Zach Braff , Lauryn Hill and Ahmed Best.
Has played the President of the United States three times: Executive Target , The Peacekeeper and Chain of Command .
He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
On March 4, 2007, Scheider was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the SunDeis Film Festival at Brandeis University, following a screening of his classic film All That Jazz . It was the sixth time that Scheider had seen the film, and the first time for his young daughter, Molly, who accompanied him.

The important thing is to do good work, no matter what medium you do it,in.
[1980] You read a lot about movies with budgets of $25 to $30 million.
The French Connection (1971) spawned a whole era of the,relationship between two policemen, based on an enormous amount of,truth about working on the job. Jaws (1975) was the first big,blockbuster outdoor-adventure film.
The important thing is to do good work, no matter what medium you do it in. .

Movies

Iron Cross
2009
Joseph, a retired New York police officer, played by the late Roy Scheider, travels to Nuremberg to visit his son Ronnie years after turning his back on him for rejecting a promising career in the NYPD and marrying a local artist, Anna.
Dark Honeymoon
2008
Dark Honeymoon follows a man who marries a seductive woman after a brief and passionate relationship.
If I Didn't Care
2007
Hitchcockian film noir/thriller set in the exclusive resort community of The Hamptons.
Last Chance
2006
Carrier: Arsenal of the Sea
2005
Explore both the military and human dimensions of America's newest aircraft carrier, the USS Ronald Reagan, as she makes her journey from the shipyard where she was built to her new home port.
Shark Hunter: Chasing the Great White
2005
Frank "Monster Man" Mundus, legendary shark hunter, may have inspired the infamous Captain Quint from Jaws.
Mystic Voices: The Story of the Pequot War
2004
Spring 1634: Unidentified Indians kill John Stone, a scurrilous Englishman and pirate.
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
2004
Elvira hosts this humorous look at movie monsters and facts about the real animals on which they're based.
Red Serpent
2003
An American businessman is coming to Moscow to conclude a contract.
Citizen Verdict
2003
Marty Rockman, the notorious producer of the hit reality-TV show "So Sue Me", has a brand new concept: "Citizen Verdict".
The Good War
2002
The Good War is a 2002 American-Italian historical war drama film written and directed by Giorgio Serafini and starring Roy Scheider and Luca Zingaretti..
Angels Don't Sleep Here
2002
Michael Daniels is a forensic specialist whom has been plagued most of his adult life by the mysterious disappearance of his twin brother Jessie.
King of Texas
2002
An updated version of 'William Shakespeare''s King Lear, by way of Ran (1985), with Lear as a magnate in the Old West whose decision to divide his empire among his three daughters results in disaster..
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
2002
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarine is a documentary about the Navy's struggle, in the era immediately following WWII, to develop and deploy a submarine-launched nuclear missile.
Time Lapse
2001
Clayton Pierce is an agent working under deep cover.
Chain of Command
2000
Connelly, a secret service agent whose contempt for the new president's morals makes him unwilling to take a bullet for the guy is transferred to 'football duty'.
Daybreak
2000
Dillan Johansen is a disorganized transit authority supervisor suffering from a serious personal tragedy.
The Doorway
2000
The Doorway is a 2000 American-Irish film.
Silver Wolf
1999
A ranger (Michael Biehn) and his 16 year old nephew (Shane Meier) struggle to save a wolf from a rancher (Roy Scheider), who is out to kill it..
City of Steel: Carrier
1999
Take a comprehensive, insider's look at the aircraft carriers of today's United States Navy.
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
1998
Better Living
1998
Three grown daughters try to find their own personal ways to deal with their dysfunctional parents.
Money Play$
1998
When a money mule has a fatal heart attack at a Nevada brothel, the contents of the money vest is hidden by Irene.
The White Raven
1998
The White Raven is a huge diamond that was used to ransom a young girl from a German concentration camp during the war.
Evasive Action
1998
When Redwood Federal Penitentiary closes, there are going to be several hundred prisoners looking for a new home.
Executive Target
1997
His wife held hostage, a stunt driver is forced to drive a getaway car in a plot to kidnap the President from a motorcade..
The Peacekeeper
1997
United States air force Major Frank Cross is in trouble with the "brass" again.
Plato's Run
1997
Ex-Navy SEAL Plato Smith has his hands full with teenage daughter Kathy and a failing fishing business.
Wild Justice
1994
Colonel Peter Stride is on the trail of a mysterious international criminal known only as Caliph..
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
1994
Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil
1991
This documentary chronicles the largest gold rush on Indian lands in Brazilian history.
The Fourth War
1990
Can a war veteran survive when there is no war?
The Russia House
1990
Three notebooks supposedly containing Russian military secrets are handed to a British publisher during a Russian book conference.
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
1990
Raymond Eames, a small-time drug dealer, has been sentenced to death for the shooting death of a policeman.
Listen to Me
1989
A group of college debaters learn about the world, friendships, love, dreams and family in this warm, endearing drama..
Night Game
1989
A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins..
Cohen and Tate
1988
A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed.
Portrait of the World USSR
1987
Award-winning documentary series, 7 one-hour episodes.
52 Pick-Up
1986
Harry Mitchell, an L.
2010
1984
In this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, a joint American- Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.
Starring... the Actors
1984
Blue Thunder
1983
Blue Thunder is a specially modified helicopter.
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
1983
An Argentinian newspaper publisher is imprisoned by his government for dissent..
Tiger Town
1983
Alex and his father are Detroit Tigers Fans.
Behind-The-Scenes: 'Blue Thunder'
1983
A behind the scenes featurette on the making of Blue Thunder..
Still of the Night
1982
George Bynum, a patient of Manhattan psychiatrist Dr.
Hello Hollywood, qui Broadway!
1980
All That Jazz
1979
All That Jazz is a 1979 American musical film directed by Bob Fosse.
Last Embrace
1979
When his wife is killed in a restaurant shoot-out, intelligence man Harry Hannan (Roy Scheider) has a breakdown and finds that his department doesn't want him back.
All That Jazz: An Interview with Roy Scheider
1979
On set interview with Roy Scheider during the filming of All That Jazz (1979).
Bob Fosse: On the Set
1979
Bob Fosse on the set of All That Jazz (1979), directing the "On Broadway" cattle call scene which opens the film..
Jaws 2
1978
The small island resort town of Amity is trying to bounce back from the financial troubles that suffered after becoming known as the site of shark attacks four years earlier.
Sorcerer
1977
Sorcerer is a 1977 American existential thriller film directed and produced by William Friedkin and starring Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal, and Amidou.
Marathon Man
1976
Marathon Man is a 1976 suspense/thriller film directed by John Schlesinger.
Jaws
1975
It's a hot summer on Amity Island, a small community whose main business is its beaches.
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
1975
Sheila Levine is a Jewish-American princess and a native of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Jaws: From the Set
1974
A vintage (1974) making of featurette with a very young Steven Spielberg on the set.
The Seven-Ups
1973
New York City cops wage a war against assorted hoods and criminals after one of their own is brutally killed by a hoodlum.
The Anatomy of a Chase: Behind the Scenes of the Filming of 'The Seven-Ups'
1973
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the car chase scene in the film "The Seven-Ups.
Assignment: Munich
1972
After serving an eight-year sentence, the initiator of the biggest bank robbery in Europe is released.

TV

The Feds: U.S. Postal Inspectors
2002
SeaQuest 2032
1993
In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans.
Race to Save the Planet
1990
Portrait of the Soviet Union
1988
Hidden Faces
1968
Set in the law office of Masonesque attorney Arthur Adams, this crime/suspense serial attempted to emulate the success of CBS's "The Edge of Night".

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