
Roy Scheider
Roy Richard Scheider (/ˈʃaɪdər/; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and one BAFTA. Scheider's best-known roles include Frank Ligourin in Klute (1971), Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws...
Roy Richard Scheider (/ˈʃaɪdər/; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and one BAFTA. Scheider's best-known roles include Frank Ligourin in Klute (1971), Police Chief Martin Brody in Jaws...
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Cast Credits
Iron Cross
as Joseph
Dark Honeymoon
as Sam
The Poet
as Rabbi
If I Didn't Care
as Linus
Dracula III: Legacy
as Cardinal Siqueros
The Punisher
as Frank Castle, Sr.
Love Thy Neighbor
as Fred
Citizen Verdict
as Bull Tyler
Dracula II: Ascension
as Cardinal Siqueros
Red Serpent
as Hassan
King of Texas
as Henry Westover
Angels Don't Sleep Here
as Mayor Harry S. Porter
Texas '46
as Colonel Gartner
Time Lapse
as Agent La Nova
Daybreak
as Stan Marshall
The Doorway
as Professor Lamont
Chain of Command
as President Jack Cahill
Falling Through
as Earl
RKO 281
as George Schaefer
Silver Wolf
as John Rockwell
Jaws 5
as Martin Brody (archive footage)
The White Raven
as Tom Heath
Better Living
as Larry
Money Play$
as Johnny Tobin
Evasive Action
as Enzo Marcelli
The Rainmaker
as Wilfred Keeley
The Myth of Fingerprints
as Hal
The Peacekeeper
as President Robert Baker
Executive Target
as President Carlson