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Breaking that rule did him no harm, though, as he achieved pop cult status by finding, fighting and blowing up a 25-foot-long Great White shark (nicknamed "Bruce") in the mega-hit Jaws (1975) and then electrocuting an even bigger Great White in the vastly inferior Jaws 2 (1978). Athletic Scheider was born in November 1932 in Orange, New Jersey ...
- November 10, 1932
- February 10, 2008
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 ...
Nov 13, 2023 · Roy Scheider as Chief Brody in ‘JAWS 2’. As a teenage fan of the film JAWS, I wrote the usual gushing fan letters to the cast. I received a note from Richard Dreyfuss’ cousin, Arlene, who asked me if I would like to help her run Richard’s fan club. Good start.
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Feb 10, 2008 · LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie “Jaws,” died Sunday. He was 75. Scheider died at the University...
Nov 10, 2017 · Watch on. Scheider’s performance is the glue that holds Jaws together; we are also the newcomer that experiences the world of Amity Island through his eyes – even if it is only an island if you look at it from the ocean. It all helps that he is like us, an everyman.
Sep 12, 2022 · Watch on. We all know Roy Scheider from Jaws, but what about his formative years? How did we get the actor we all know and love? The Daily Jaws takes a deep dive into his early years.
Nov 1, 2008 · He was born to Jewish parents in Budapest and was 16 when Germany occupied Hungary in 1944. He survived by escaping twice from a forced labor camp and coming under the protection of Raoul...