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 (1975) and its 1978 sequel, "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971), "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973), Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976), Scanlon / Dominguez in Sorcerer (1977), Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979), Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983), and Dr. Heywood Floyd in the 2001: A Space Odyssey sequel, 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984). Subsequent credits included Naked Lunch (1991), Romeo Is Bleeding (1993), The Myth of Fingerprints (1997), The Rainmaker (1997), and The Punisher (2004). He portrayed Captain Nathan Bridger on NBC's seaQuest DSV from 1993–1996.
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
(Henry 'Doc' Levy)
Dracula II: Ascension
(Cardinal Siqueros)
Dracula III: Legacy
(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)
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)
All That Jazz
(Joe Gideon)
Sorcerer
(Scanlon / "Dominguez")
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
(Narrator / Self)
Time Lapse
(Agent La Nova)
The Assassination
(Michael Howard)
Wild Justice
(Peter Stride)
Executive Target
(President Carlson)
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)
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)
Jaws: The Revenge
(Martin Brody (archive footage))
Jaws 5
(Martin Brody (archive footage))
When It Was a Game
((voice))
When It Was a Game 2
(Passage Narrator (voice))
2010 : The Odyssey Continues
(Himself)
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
(Self)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
(Self - (archive footage))
Behind-the-Scenes: Blue Thunder
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)
People's Choice Awards
(Self)
Warship
(Narrator)