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Roy Scheider

Lean, angular-faced and authoritatively spoken lead / supporting actor Roy Scheider obviously never heard the old actor's axiom about "never appearing with kids or animals" lest they overshadow your performance. 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 ...


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Born:
Nov 10, 1932 In Orange, New Jersey, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
178
First Appeared:
In the movie The Anatomy of a Chase: Behind the Scenes of the Filming of 'The Seven-Ups'
Latest Project:
Movie John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs 2016-01-26

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 7 nominations.

Known For
Poster of Jaws
Poster of The French Connection
Poster of 2010
Poster of All That Jazz
Filmography
Movie When It Was a Game Unknown 2017
Movie When It Was a Game 2 Unknown 2017
Movie John G. Avildsen: King of the Underdogs Unknown 2016-01-26
Movie Jaws: From the Set Himself 2012-08-14
Movie Iron Cross Unknown 2011-03-28
Movie Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel Unknown 2011
Movie Jaws: The Inside Story Unknown 2010
Movie 2010 Unknown 2010
Movie The 82nd Annual Academy Awards Unknown 2010
Movie 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Unknown 2009
Movie The 81st Annual Academy Awards Unknown 2009
Movie Dark Honeymoon Unknown 2008
Movie Spisok korabley Unknown 2008
Movie I'll Never Die Alone Unknown 2008
Movie The Shark Is Still Working Unknown 2007
Movie The Poet Unknown 2007-06-21
Movie If I Didn't Care Unknown 2007
Series Cinemassacre's Monster Madness Unknown 2007-10-01
Movie Chicago 10 Unknown 2007
Movie Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder' Unknown 2006
Movie Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Unknown 2006-06-13
Movie Last Chance Unknown 2006
Movie Shark Hunter: Chasing the Great White Unknown 2005
Series 20 to 1 Unknown 2005-09-29
Movie AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movie Quotes: America's Greatest Quips, Comebacks and Catchphrases Unknown 2005
Movie Love Thy Neighbor Unknown 2005
Movie Dracula III: Legacy Unknown 2005
Movie Carrier: Arsenal of the Sea Unknown 2005
Movie Precinct Hollywood Unknown 2005
Movie Mystic Voices: The Story of the Pequot War Unknown 2004
Movie Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures Unknown 2004
Movie The Punisher Unknown 2004-04-16
Movie 'Duel': A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg Unknown 2004
Movie The Best of 'So Graham Norton' Unknown 2004-08-10
Movie Dracula II: Ascension Unknown 2003
Series MythBusters Unknown 2003-10-03
Movie A Decade Under the Influence Unknown 2003
Movie Red Serpent Unknown 2003
Movie Twentieth Century Fox: The Blockbuster Years Unknown 2003-11-15
Movie Citizen Verdict Unknown 2003
Series Bravo Profiles Unknown 2002
Movie Angels Don't Sleep Here Unknown 2002
Movie Regulus: The First Nuclear Missile Submarines Unknown 2002
Series The Feds: U.S. Postal Inspectors Unknown 2002
Movie The Good War Unknown 2002
Movie King of Texas Unknown 2002
Movie The 100 Greatest Films Unknown 2001
Movie Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection' Unknown 2001
Series So Graham Norton Unknown 2001
Series The Diamond Hunters Unknown 2001
Movie Time Lapse Unknown 2001
Series Secrets of the Dead Unknown 2001-05-15
Movie Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' Unknown 2001
Series Law & Order: Criminal Intent Unknown 2001-10-07
Movie Daybreak Stan Marshall 2001-08-21
Movie AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies Unknown 2001-06-12
Movie The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection' Unknown 2000
Movie Legends, Icons & Superstars of the 20th Century Unknown 2000
Movie Falling Through Unknown 2000
Movie The Doorway Unknown 2000
Series Rove Live Unknown 2000-10-09
Movie Chain of Command Unknown 2000
Movie City of Steel: Carrier Unknown 1999
Series The Seventh Scroll Unknown 1999
Series Third Watch Unknown 1999-09-26
Movie Silver Wolf Unknown 1999
Movie RKO 281 Unknown 1999
Series Family Guy Unknown 1999-01-31
Series Independent Lens Unknown 1999-08-09
Series The Directors Himself 1999-03-02
Movie The Uttmost Unknown 1998
Movie Evasive Action Unknown 1998
Movie Better Living Unknown 1998
Movie Money Play$ Unknown 1998
Movie The White Raven Tom Heath 1998-12-18
Movie World's Deadliest Sea Creatures Unknown 1998
Movie Plato's Run Unknown 1997
Movie The Rage Unknown 1997
Movie Executive Target President Carlson 1997-10-16
Movie The Myth of Fingerprints Unknown 1997
Movie The Definite Maybe Unknown 1997
Movie The Peacekeeper Unknown 1997-08-22
Movie The Rainmaker Wilfred Keeley 1997-11-21
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-03-06
Series The O'Reilly Factor Unknown 1996-10-07
Movie AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Steven Spielberg Unknown 1996
Movie A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies Unknown 1995
Movie The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' Unknown 1995
Movie Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects Unknown 1994
Movie Wild Justice Peter Stride 1994-11-08
Movie The Best of the Don Lane Show Unknown 1994
Series Late Night with Conan O'Brien Unknown 1993-09-13
Movie Jurassic Park Unknown 1993-06-11
Series SeaQuest 2032 Captain Nathan Bridger 1993-09-12
Movie Romeo Is Bleeding Unknown 1993
Movie Naked Lunch Dr. Benway 1992-04-24
Series The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Unknown 1992-05-25
Movie The Secrets of Dick Smith Unknown 1991
Movie Untitled 'Naked Lunch' Featurette Unknown 1991
Movie Contact: The Yanomami Indians of Brazil Unknown 1991
Movie Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture Unknown 1990
Movie The Fourth War Unknown 1990
Series Race to Save the Planet Unknown 1990
Movie The Russia House Unknown 1990-12-21
Series The Howard Stern Show Unknown 1990-07-01
Movie Night Game Unknown 1989
Movie Listen to Me Unknown 1989
Series Later with Bob Costas Unknown 1989
Series Portrait of the Soviet Union Unknown 1988
Movie Cohen and Tate Unknown 1988
Series American Experience Unknown 1988-10-04
Movie Portrait of the World USSR Unknown 1987
Movie Jaws: The Revenge Unknown 1987
Movie The Men's Club Unknown 1986
Movie 52 Pick-Up Unknown 1986
Movie Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Unknown 1985
Movie In Our Hands Himself 1984-02-16
Movie 2010: The Odyssey Continues Unknown 1984
Movie Starring... the Actors Unknown 1984
Movie Tiger Town Unknown 1983
Movie Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number Unknown 1983
Movie Behind-The-Scenes: 'Blue Thunder' Unknown 1983
Movie Blue Thunder Officer Frank Murphy 1983-05-13
Movie Still of the Night Unknown 1982
Series The 34th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Unknown 1982
Series Nightly Business Report Unknown 1981-10-19
Movie Billy Baxter Presents Diary of the Cannes Film Festival with Rex Reed Unknown 1980
Movie The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards Unknown 1980
Series Hello Hollywood, qui Broadway! Unknown 1980
Movie Bob Fosse: On the Set Unknown 1979
Movie All That Jazz Unknown 1979
Movie All That Jazz: An Interview with Roy Scheider Unknown 1979
Movie Last Embrace Unknown 1979
Movie The 32nd Annual Tony Awards Unknown 1978
Movie Jaws 2 Unknown 1978
Movie The 34th Annual Golden Globe Awards Unknown 1977-01-29
Movie The 49th Annual Academy Awards Unknown 1977-03-28
Series The Mike Douglas Show Unknown 1977
Movie Sorcerer Unknown 1977
Movie The 48th Annual Academy Awards Unknown 1976
Movie Marathon Man Unknown 1976
Series Great Performances: Dance in America Unknown 1976-01-21
Movie The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards Unknown 1976-02-19
Movie Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York Unknown 1975
Series Good Morning America Unknown 1975-01-06
Movie Jaws Brody 1975-06-20
Series Saturday Night Live Unknown 1975-10-11
Series Nova Unknown 1974-03-03
Series Dinah! Unknown 1974-10-21
Movie The Anatomy of a Chase: Behind the Scenes of the Filming of 'The Seven-Ups' Unknown 1973
Movie The Seven-Ups Buddy - Seven-Up 1973-12-14
Movie The Outside Man Unknown 1972
Movie The Assassination Unknown 1972
Movie To Be Young, Gifted, and Black Unknown 1972
Series Great Performances Unknown 1972-11-04
Movie Assignment: Munich Unknown 1972
Movie The 44th Annual Academy Awards Unknown 1972
Movie Klute Unknown 1971
Movie The French Connection Buddy Russo 1971-10-09
Series Cannon Unknown 1971-09-14
Movie Puzzle of a Downfall Child Unknown 1970
Movie Loving Unknown 1970
Movie This Town Will Never Be the Same Unknown 1969
Movie Stiletto Bennett 1969-07-30
Series The Edge of Night Unknown 1969
Series Where the Heart Is Unknown 1969
Movie Paper Lion Unknown 1968
Series Hidden Faces Unknown 1968
Series Coronet Blue Unknown 1967
Series N.Y.P.D. Unknown 1967-09-05
Movie Lamp at Midnight Unknown 1966
Movie The Curse of the Living Corpse Unknown 1964
Series The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson Unknown 1962-10-01
Series Camera Three Unknown 1957
Series The Secret Storm Unknown 1954
Series The United States Steel Hour Unknown 1953-10-27
Series Today Unknown 1952-01-14
Series Love of Life Unknown 1951