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Roy Richard Scheider (/ ˈ ʃ aɪ d ər /; 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", [1] he gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the early to mid-1980s.
Athletic Scheider was born in November 1932 in Orange, New Jersey, to Anna (Crosson) and Roy Bernhard Scheider, a mechanic. He was of German and Irish descent. A keen sportsman from a young age, he competed in baseball and boxing (his awkwardly mended broken nose is a result of his foray into Golden Gloves competitions).
- November 10, 1932
- February 10, 2008
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Rutgers University. Scorpio Actors. American Actors. Childhood & Early Life. Roy Scheider was born on November 10, 1932 in Orange, New Jersey to Irish Catholic mother Anna Scheider and German American Protestant father Roy Bernhard Scheider. Senior Scheider was an auto mechanic by profession.
Apr 15, 2024 · The Oscar-nominated actor was 75. From sickly child to Hollywood hero. Screen Archives/Getty Images. Roy Scheider was born on November 10, 1932, in Orange, New Jersey. Doctors diagnosed him with rheumatic fever at age 6, a disease that plagued him until his teenage years and left him overweight from lack of exercise.
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Actor. 10 November 1932 to 10 February 2008. A rugged performer in a string of popular movies, Scheider came to prominence in Klute (1971) and The French Connection (1971), scoring his biggest hit with Jaws (1975). Thereafter he was a dependable presence in movies such as Marathon Man (1976) and shone in the atypical All That Jazz (1979).
Oct 31, 2013 · Date of Birth: Nov 10, 1932 Birth Place: Orange, New Jersey, USA. Biography. Known to movie fans the world over as Chief Martin Brody in the blockbuster hit "Jaws" (1975), Roy Scheider was one of the most prolific and respected journeyman actors to emerge from the 1970s auteur movement.
He was best known for his role as police chief Martin Brody in the 1975 movie Jaws, his Academy Award nominated role as Joe Gideon in the movie All That Jazz, and as Captain Nathan Bridger in Steven Spielberg's Emmy Award winning television series seaQuest DSV. He played "Heywood Floyd " in the 1984 film 2010.
