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Brian Damage · 02-10-2008, 11:22 PM

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas hospital spokesman says actor Roy Scheider has died. He was 75.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Actor Roy Scheider, the star of such films as "Jaws" and "All That Jazz," died Sunday at 75 in Little Rock, Ark., his wife told The New York Times.

Scheider, who lived in Sag Harbor, N.Y., died of complications from a staph infection, Brenda Scheider told the newspaper. Scheider had suffered from multiple myeloma.

Scheider came to prominence in such '70s films as "Klute" and "The French Connection" -- for which he earned an Oscar nomination as Buddy Russo, the partner of police Detective Popeye Doyle, played by Gene Hackman.

Scheider may have been best known as the resort town police chief in the 1975 blockbuster "Jaws."

Scheider was born in 1932 in Orange, N.J. He earned a history degree from Franklin and Marshall College and then served three years in the U.S. Air Force.

He made his professional New York stage debut in a 1961 production of "Romeo and Juliet.

Scheider was nominated for a best actor Oscar for his performance as a self destructive Broadway choreographer in "All That Jazz."

In the 1990s, Scheider starred in the TV series "SeaQuest DSV" as Capt. Nathan Bridger.

Zoneboy · 02-11-2008, 01:38 AM

This is really sad news, Roy's passing is the fourth known death among Seaquest DSV stars since 2003. The others being Jonathan Brandis, Royce Applegate and Karen E. Fraction.

Scoobiedoo30 · 02-11-2008, 04:07 PM

rest in peace

02-10-2008, 11:22 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,108	Roy Scheider Has Passed Away LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas hospital spokesman says actor Roy Scheider has died. He was 75. LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Actor Roy Scheider, the star of such films as "Jaws" and "All That Jazz," died Sunday at 75 in Little Rock, Ark., his wife told The New York Times. Scheider, who lived in Sag Harbor, N.Y., died of complications from a staph infection, Brenda Scheider told the newspaper. Scheider had suffered from multiple myeloma. Scheider came to prominence in such '70s films as "Klute" and "The French Connection" -- for which he earned an Oscar nomination as Buddy Russo, the partner of police Detective Popeye Doyle, played by Gene Hackman. Scheider may have been best known as the resort town police chief in the 1975 blockbuster "Jaws." Scheider was born in 1932 in Orange, N.J. He earned a history degree from Franklin and Marshall College and then served three years in the U.S. Air Force. He made his professional New York stage debut in a 1961 production of "Romeo and Juliet. Scheider was nominated for a best actor Oscar for his performance as a self destructive Broadway choreographer in "All That Jazz." In the 1990s, Scheider starred in the TV series "SeaQuest DSV" as Capt. Nathan Bridger.
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02-11-2008, 01:38 AM	#2
Zoneboy RIP, I'LL NEVER FORGET YOU :( Moderator Forum Superstar Join Date: Jul 13, 2003 Location: AT HOME WISHING ALL THIS WAS JUST A DREAM AND THAT I'LL WAKE UP FROM THIS NIGHTMARE. Posts: 34,338	This is really sad news, Roy's passing is the fourth known death among Seaquest DSV stars since 2003. The others being Jonathan Brandis, Royce Applegate and Karen E. Fraction.
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02-11-2008, 04:07 PM	#3
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