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 Award. 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).(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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Roy Scheider, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Klute
(Frank Ligourin)
The French Connection
(Buddy Russo)
Jaws
(Brody)
Jaws 2
(Police Chief Martin Brody)
Romeo Is Bleeding
(Don Falcone)
The Russia House
(Russell)
Marathon Man
(Doc)
Dracula III: Legacy
(Cardinal Siqueros)
Dracula II: Ascension
(Cardinal Siqueros)
Naked Lunch
(Dr. Benway)
2010
(Dr. Heywood Floyd)
The Curse of the Living Corpse
(Philip Sinclair)
Blue Thunder
(Murphy)
The Punisher
(Frank Castle, Sr.)
The Rainmaker
(Wilfred Keeley)
Still of the Night
(Doctor Sam Rice)
Cohen and Tate
(Cohen)
The Seven-Ups
(Buddy - Seven-Up)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
(Narrator (voice))
The Peacekeeper
(President Robert Baker)
Chicago 10
(Judge Julius Hoffman (voice))
Daybreak
(Stan Marshall)
Evasive Action
(Enzo Marcelli)
Last Embrace
(Harry Hannan)
Dark Honeymoon
(Sam)
Sorcerer
(Jackie Scanlon / 'Juan Dominguez')
All That Jazz
(Joe Gideon)
King of Texas
(Henry Westover)
The Poet
(Rabbi)
Texas '46
(Colonel Gartner)
The Outside Man
(Lenny)
52 Pick-Up
(Harry Mitchell)
RKO 281
(George Schaefer)
Citizen Verdict
(Bull Tyler)
Red Serpent
(Hassan)
The Fourth War
(Col. Jack Knowles)
If I Didn't Care
(Linus)
Money Play$
(Johnny Tobin)
Night Game
(Seaver)
Plato's Run
(Senarkian)
Puzzle of a Downfall Child
(Mark)
The Men's Club
(Cavanaugh)
Chain of Command
(President Jack Cahill)
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures
(Self)
Silver Wolf
(John Rockwell)
Tiger Town
(Billy Young)
The Myth of Fingerprints
(Hal)
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
(Narrator / Self)
Time Lapse
(Agent La Nova)
The Assassination
(Michael Howard)
Wild Justice
(Peter Stride)
Executive Target
(President Carlson)
Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
(Self (archive footage))
The Doorway
(Professor Lamont)
Iron Cross
(Joseph)
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York
(Sam Stoneman)
Angels Don't Sleep Here
(Mayor Harry S. Porter)
Love Thy Neighbor
(Fred)
The Making of 'Jaws'
(Self)
The Definite Maybe
(Eddie Jacobson)
The White Raven
(Tom Heath)
Better Living
(Larry)
Paper Lion
(Man (uncredited))
Listen to Me
(Charlie Nichols)
Loving
(Skip)
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
(Self)
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'
(Self)
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture
(Paul Marish)
Hitler's Lost Sub
(Narrator)
Once Upon a Time in Hollyweird
(Archive Footage)
A Decade Under the Influence
(Self)
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
(Jacobo Timerman)
The Rage
Assignment: Munich
(Jack Webster)
Bob Fosse: Steam Heat
(Joe Gideon (archive footage))
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
(Self)
New England Our Way
(Self)
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines
(Narrator)
Falling Through
(Earl)
The Making of Jaws 2
(Self (archive footage))
To Be Young, Gifted and Black
Follies: In Concert
(Narrator)
Stiletto
(Bennett)
World's Deadliest Sea Creatures
(Narrator)
Smiles
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'
(Self)
A Wind from the South
(Dancer (uncredited))
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
(Self - Host)
Third Watch
(Fyodor Chevchenko)
Family Guy
(Roy Scheider)
E! True Hollywood Story
Love of Life
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(Mark Ford Brady)
Cannon
The Secret Storm
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Francesco Barberini)
So Graham Norton
(Self)
The Oscars
(Self)
Saturday Night Live
(Self - Host)
NOVA
(Narrator)
Family Guy
(Roy Scheider / Narrator (voice))
Secrets of the Dead
(Narrator)
The Howard Stern Show
(Self)
American Experience
(Narrator (voice))
The Diamond Hunters
(Jacobus Van der Byl)
seaQuest DSV
(Captain Nathan Bridger)
The Seventh Scroll
(Grant Schiller)