A tribute to Roy Scheider, RIP.

[snowcreature23]

He will be remember as the sheriff of a New England town trying to kill a great white.

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Overview
Date of Birth:10 November 1932, Orange, New Jersey, USA more
Date of Death:10 February 2008, UAMS Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA more
Mini Biography:Lean, angular-faced and authoritatively spoken lead / supporting actor... more
Trivia:He is a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity. more
Awards:Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 6 nominations more
Alternate Names:Roy R. Scheider
US TV Schedule:Tue. Feb. 12 3:30 PM FX The Punisher
Thur. Feb. 14 3:00 AM AMC The French Connection more


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Filmography
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Soundtrack, Producer, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
In Production
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s
Iron Cross (2008) (post-production) .... Joseph
Dark Honeymoon (2008) (completed) .... Sam


If I Didn't Care (2007) .... Linus
The Poet (2007) .... Rabbi
"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .... Mark Ford Brady (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Law & Order: CI (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Endgame (2007) TV episode .... Mark Ford Brady
Last Chance (2006) .... Cumberland
Dracula III: Legacy (2005) (V) .... Cardinal Siqueros
The Punisher (2004) .... Frank Castle Sr.
... aka The Punisher (Germany)
Dracula II: Ascension (2003) (V) .... Cardinal Siqueros
... aka Wes Craven Presents Dracula II: Ascension (USA: video title)
Citizen Verdict (2003) .... Bull Tyler
"Third Watch" .... Fyodor Chevchenko (5 episodes, 2002)
- Judgement Day: Part 1 (2002) TV episode .... Fyodor Chevchenko
- Crash and Burn (2002) TV episode .... Fyodor Chevchenko
- Two Hundred and Thirty-Three Days (2002) TV episode .... Fyodor Chevchenko
- Superheroes: Part 2 (2002) TV episode .... Fyodor Chevchenko
- Superheroes: Part 1 (2002) TV episode .... Fyodor Chevchenko
King of Texas (2002) (TV) .... Henry Westover
Texas 46 (2002) .... Colonel Gartner
... aka The Good War (USA)
Love Thy Neighbor (2002/I) .... Fred
Red Serpent (2002) .... Hassan
The Feds: U.S. Postal Inspectors (2002) .... Narrator
Time Lapse (2001) (V) .... Agent La Nova
Angels Don't Sleep Here (2001) .... Mayor Harry S. Porter
... aka Backflash 2: Angels Don't Sleep Here (UK)
Diamond Hunters (2001) (TV) .... Jacobus Van der Byl
Daybreak (2000/I) .... Stan Marshall
... aka Rapid Transit (USA)
The Doorway (2000) .... Professor Lamont
Falling Through (2000) .... Earl
Chain of Command (2000) .... President Jack Cahill


RKO 281 (1999) (TV) .... George Schaefer
... aka RKO 281: The Battle Over Citizen Kane (USA: video box title)
"The Seventh Scroll" (1999) (mini) TV mini-series .... Grant Schiller
... aka Settimo papiro, Il (Italy)
Better Living (1998) .... Tom
Evasive Action (1998) .... Enzo Marcelli
The White Raven (1998) .... Tom Heath
Silver Wolf (1998) .... John Rockwell
The Rainmaker (1997) .... Wilfred Keeley
... aka John Grisham's The Rainmaker (USA: complete title)
The Peacekeeper (1997) .... President Robert Baker
The Myth of Fingerprints (1997) .... Hal
The Rage (1997) .... John Taggart
Executive Target (1997) .... President Carlson
Plato's Run (1997) .... Alexander Senarkian
Money Play$ (1997) (TV) .... Johnny Tobin
The Definite Maybe (1997) .... Eddie Jacobson
... aka No Money Down (USA: DVD title)
"The American Experience" .... Narrator (1 episode, 1996)
- Spy in the Sky (1996) TV episode (voice) .... Narrator
"SeaQuest DSV" .... Captain Nathan Bridger (47 episodes, 1993-1995)
... aka SeaQuest 2032 (USA: new title)
- Good Soldiers (1995) TV episode .... Captain Nathan Bridger
- Equilibrium (1995) TV episode .... Captain Nathan Bridger
- Brave New World (1995) TV episode .... Captain Nathan Bridger
- Blindsided (1995) TV episode .... Captain Nathan Bridger
- Splashdown (1995) TV episode .... Captain Nathan Bridger
(42 more)
Wild Justice (1994) .... Peter Stride
... aka Covert Assassin
... aka Dial
Romeo Is Bleeding (1993) .... Don Falcone
Wild Justice (1993) (TV) .... Peter Stride
Naked Lunch (1991) .... Doctor Benway
... aka Festin nu, Le (Canada: French title)
Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil (1991)
The Russia House (1990) .... Russell
Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990) (TV) .... Paul Marish, Photographer
The Fourth War (1990) .... Col. Jack Knowles


Night Game (1989) .... Mike Seaver
Listen to Me (1989) .... Charlie Nichols
Cohen and Tate (1989) .... Cohen
52 Pick-Up (1986) .... Harry Mitchell
The Men's Club (1986) .... Cavanaugh, former Professional Baseball Star
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985) (voice) .... Narrator
... aka Mishima (USA: short title)
"Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 1985)
... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
- Roy Scheider/Billy Ocean (1985) TV episode .... Host
2010 (1984) .... Dr. Heywood Floyd
... aka 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Tiger Town (1983) (TV) .... Billy Young
Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number (1983) (TV) .... Jacobo Timerman
... aka Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number
Blue Thunder (1983) .... Officer Frank Murphy
... aka Blue Thunder the Movie (UK: video box title)
Still of the Night (1982) .... Doctor Sam Rice


All That Jazz (1979) .... Joe Gideon
Last Embrace (1979) .... Harry Hannan
Jaws 2 (1978) .... Police Chief Martin Brody
Sorcerer (1977) .... Jackie Scanlon / "Juan Dominguez"
... aka Wages of Fear
Marathon Man (1976) .... Henry 'Doc' Levy
Jaws (1975) .... Police Chief Martin Brody
Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975) .... Sam Stoneman
The Seven-Ups (1973) .... Buddy - Seven-Up
Un homme est mort (1972) .... Lenny
... aka A Man Is Dead (International: English title: literal title)
... aka Funerale a Los Angeles (Italy)
... aka The Outside Man (USA)
Attentat, L' (1972) .... Michael Howard
... aka Attentat, Das (West Germany)
... aka Attentato, L' (Italy)
... aka Plot (UK)
... aka Tödliche Falle (Die Affäre Sadiel), Die (West Germany: video title)
... aka The Assassination (USA)
... aka The French Conspiracy (USA)
Assignment: Munich (1972) (TV) .... Jake Webster
... aka Munich-Assignment
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1972) (TV)
"Cannon" .... Dan Bowen (1 episode, 1971)
- No Pockets in the Shroud (1971) TV episode .... Dan Bowen
The French Connection (1971) .... Det. Buddy Russo
Klute (1971) .... Frank Ligourin
Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970) .... Mark
Loving (1970) .... Skip


Stiletto (1969) .... Bennett
Paper Lion (1968) (uncredited) .... No credit
Star! (1968) (uncredited)
... aka Loves of a Star! (USA: promotional title)
... aka Those Were the Happy Times (USA: reissue title)
"N.Y.P.D." .... Paul Jason (1 episode, 1968)
- Cry Brute (1968) TV episode .... Paul Jason
"The Secret Storm" (1954) TV series .... Bob Hill #1 (1967)
"Coronet Blue" (1 episode, 1967)
- A Charade for Murder (1967) TV episode
"Hallmark Hall of Fame" .... Francesco Barberini (1 episode, 1966)
... aka Hallmark Television Playhouse
- Lamp at Midnight (1966) TV episode .... Francesco Barberini
Lamp at Midnight (1966) (TV)
... aka George Schaefer's Showcase Theatre: Lamp at Midnight (USA: series title)
"Love of Life" (1951) TV series .... Jonas Falk (1965-1966)
"Camera Three" .... Face (1 episode, 1964)
- The Alchemist (1964) TV episode .... Face
The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964) (as Roy R. Scheider) .... Philip Sinclair
"The Edge of Night" (1956) TV series .... Kenny (unknown episodes, 1962)
... aka Edge of Night (USA: last season title)

Soundtrack:
All That Jazz (1979) (performer: "Sing, Sing, Sing")
Jaws (1975) (performer: "Show Me The Way To Go Home")

Producer:
The Shark Is Still Working (2006) (V) (associate producer)

Thanks:
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001) (V) (special thanks)
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV) (special thanks)
... aka The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA)

Self:
2000s
1990s
1980s
1970s
"Family Guy" .... Himself (1 episode, 2007)
... aka Padre de familia (USA: Spanish title)
- Bill & Peter's Bogus Journey (2007) TV episode .... Himself
Chicago 10 (2007) (voice) .... Judge Julius Hoffman
Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' (2006) (V) .... Himself
The Shark Is Still Working (2006) (V) .... Himself/Narrator
Precinct Hollywood (2005) (TV) .... Himself
AFI's 100 Years, 100 'Movie Quotes': The Greatest Lines from American Film (2005) (TV) .... Himself
Carrier: Arsenal of the Sea (2005) (TV) .... Narrator
Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures (2004) (TV) .... Himself
Mystic Voices: The Story of the Pequot War (2004) (TV) .... Narrator
The Best of 'So Graham Norton' (2004) (V) .... Himself
A Decade Under the Influence (2003) .... Himself
"E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Jaws (2002) TV episode .... Himself
Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines (2002) .... Narrator
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001) (V) .... Himself
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV) .... Himself
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' (2001) (TV) .... Himself - 'Cloudy Russo'
... aka The French Connection 30th Anniversary Special (USA)
"Bravo Profiles" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Gene Hackman (2000) TV episode .... Himself
"Secrets of the Dead" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2000)
- Catastrophe!: Part 2 (2000) TV episode .... Narrator
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' (2000) (TV) .... Himself - 'Cloudy' Russo
Legends, Icons & Superstars of the 20th Century (2000) (V) .... Narrator


"So Graham Norton" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Episode #2.6 (1999) TV episode .... Himself
"The Directors" .... Himself (2 episodes)
- The Films of John Frankenheimer (????) TV episode .... Himself
- The Films of Steven Spielberg (????) TV episode .... Himself
The Uttmost (1998) .... Himself
The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' (1995) (V) .... Himself
The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (1995) (TV) .... Himself
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects (1994) (TV) .... Himself
When It Was a Game 2 (1992) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
"The Howard Stern Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
- Episode dated 13 July 1991 (1991) TV episode .... Himself
- Episode dated 21 July 1990 (1990) TV episode .... Himself
Untitled 'Naked Lunch' Featurette (1991) .... Himself
When It Was a Game (1991) (TV) (voice) .... Himself
The Secrets of Dick Smith (1991) (TV) .... Himself (Discussing Marathon Man)
"Race to Save the Planet" (1990) TV series .... Narrator


In Our Hands (1984) .... Himself
Starring... the Actors (1984) .... Interview Subject
2010: The Odyssey Continues (1984) (uncredited) .... Himself
Hello Hollywood, qui Broadway! (1981) (TV) .... Himself


Bob Fosse: On the Set (1979) (TV) .... Himself
All That Jazz: An Interview with Roy Scheider (1979) (TV) .... Himself
The 32nd Annual Tony Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
The 49th Annual Academy Awards (1977) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Special Achievement Award
The 48th Annual Academy Awards (1976) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Sound

Archive Footage:
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) (uncredited) .... Police Chief Martin Brody
MythBusters: Jaws Special (2005) (TV) .... Police Chief Martin Brody
'Duel': A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg (2004) (V) .... Chief Martin Brody in "Jaws".
Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years (2000) (TV) .... Det. Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo
The Best of the Don Lane Show (1994) (TV) .... Himself
Jaws: The Revenge (1987) (uncredited) .... Chief Martin Brody
HE will be missed.

[Nighthawk76]

[Ireneparalegal]

One of the most famous lines in movie history, if not thee most famous:

"We're gonna need a bigger boat."

[Ireneparalegal]

[Mr. Television]

From All That Jazz and Blue Thunder

[Mr. Television]

From SeaQuest DSV and the French Connection.

[Nighthawk76]

In 1984 Roy starred in 2010, the very underrated sequal to Stanley Kubrick's 2001:A Space Odyssey.

[Mr. Television]

Originally Posted by Crazy for Blair

In 1984 Roy starred in 2010, the very underrated sequal to Stanley Kubrick's 2001:A Space Odyssey.

I could never get into 2001: A Space Odyssey so I never saw the sequel.

[Ireneparalegal]

Originally Posted by Clint Eastwood Fan

I could never get into 2001: A Space Odyssey so I never saw the sequel.

Same here.

I can watch JAWS over and over again. It is the first movie I ever rented when I got my VCR. It is one of the first movies I seen in the theater. It was also one of the first movies I bought on VHS and then on DVD. Roy Scheider was awesome! God, what a loss.

[coffield3]

R.I.P

[Zebra 3]

Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

One of the most famous lines in movie history, if not thee most famous:

"We're gonna need a bigger boat."

Great line, delivery and movie.

[Ireneparalegal]

"WE'RE GONNA NEED A BIGGER BOAT."

The above line was so perfectly delivered by Amity Police Chief Martin Brody (Roy Scheider) in the 1975 thriller Jaws. Scheider is probably most recognized for his role as Martin Brody in the first two installments of the Jaws series, but he had several other prominent roles including two Academy Award nominations. Scheider passed away this weekend at the age of 75 in Fayetteville Arkansas.


Scheider was a hard working actor on the New York theatre scene and small movies roles in the 60’s when he broke through in Jane Fonda’s thriller Klute. Later that same year, 1971, he co-starred along side Gene Hackman in the award winning French Connection portraying real life detective Sonny Grasso. For his part he was nominated for an Academy Award, as was Hackman. Scheider went on to make Jaws a few years later were he became a pop culture legend as Chief Brody. His famous line, above, was ad- libbed by Scheider during the filming and was voted the #35 greatest movie line by the American Film Institute. His string of quality roles continued as he played along side Dustin Hoffman in cold war espionage thriller Marathon Man and then starred as a fictional version of director Bob Fosse in All that Jazz. He was nominated for his second Academy Award for his role in All That Jazz this time losing out to his buddy Dustin Hoffman.


It was during this run of success where Scheider made two terrible decisions. First he disagreed with the script in the 1978 war drama The Deer Hunter and asked to be relieved of the role, which was later taken by Robert DeNiro who was nominated for an Academy Award for the role. In the early 80’s he also turned down the first chance to play Vietnam War vet John Rambo in First Blood.


As the 80’s went on he fell out of the mainstream of Hollywood. However, Scheider resurfaced in the mid 90’s in Steven Spielbergs sci-fi under water adventure seaquest-DSV. The series was short lived, partly due to Scheiders disapproval with the direction of the show, which led to his abrupt departure. Scheider had small roles in The Rainmaker, the HBO drama RKO 281, The Punisher and a reoccurring guest role on the TV drama Third Watch.


Scheider will forever be remembered for his role in Jaws, but he was a talented actor who always added to any movie through his professionalism and acting ability. Scheiders career may not be as distinguished as others, but his popular films and award nominated roles will live on with the fans of quality actors. Unfortunately the death of a good actor like Scheider went widely unnoticed while Mathew McConaughey’s Fools Gold tops the box office this weekend, followed by other top notch films like Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins and Hannah Montana.

Roy Richard Scheider Nov. 10, 1932-Feb. 10, 2008