Roy Scheider
Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as police chief Martin Brody in the 1975 movie Jaws, his Academy Award nominated role (but he did not win the award) 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.
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| Born | Roy Richard Scheider November 10, 1932 |
| Died | February 10, 2008 (aged 75) |
| Cause of death | Multiple myeloma staphylococcal infection |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University Franklin & Marshall College |
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| Years active | 1961–2008 |
| Spouse(s) | Cynthia Bebout Scheider (1962–1989, divorced) Brenda Siemer Scheider (1989–2008, his death) |
| Children | 3, including Christian Scheider |
| Parent(s) | Roy Scheider Anna (née Crosson) |
Scheider's mother was an Irish-American Roman Catholic; his father was a German-American Protestant. Scheider had a daughter from his first marriage, and a son and daughter from his second marriage. He had a form of cancer called multiple myeloma, and died of an staphylococcal infection, aged 75.
Other websites
- The Roy Scheider Resource Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Obituary in The Times
- Roy Scheider on IMDb
- Roy Scheider Archived 2010-12-03 at the Wayback Machine at the Starpulse Biography site
- Roy Scheider Archived 2015-11-05 at the Wayback Machine at The New York Times
- Roy Scheider - Obituary and public tribute Archived 2008-02-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Plum TV Hamptons Tribute Archived 2008-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- William Friedkin on Roy Scheider Archived 2015-01-28 at the Wayback Machine