Roy Scheider
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Roy Scheider was an American actor born on November 10, 1932, in Orange, New Jersey. He passed away on February 10, 2008, in Little Rock, Arkansas. Scheider had a prolific career in film and television, appearing in numerous movies and TV shows. Some of his notable film credits include "Jaws" (1975), "Jaws 2" (1978), "All That Jazz" (1979), and "2010: The Year We Make Contact" (1984). He was married twice, first to Cynthia Scheider and later to Brenda Siemer Scheider.1
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JawsSummary…police chief, Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), orders the beaches closed. Fearing the news will damage the summer tourism economy, Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) pressures the coroner to change the cause of death to a boating accident and persuades Brody to keep the beaches open. When another swimmer is killed,…
Read More…police chief, Martin Brody (Roy Scheider), orders the beaches closed. Fearing the news will damage the summer tourism economy, Mayor Vaughn (Murray Hamilton) pressures the coroner to change the cause of death to a boating accident and persuades Brody to keep the beaches open. When another swimmer is killed,…
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The French Connection…partner, Buddy (“Cloudy”) Russo (Roy Scheider), roust a small-time drug dealer from a bar and beat him up, trying to get him to name his supplier. After work, the two detectives go to a bar, where they notice a free-spending man, Sal Boca (Tony Lo Bianco), and, on a…
Read More…partner, Buddy (“Cloudy”) Russo (Roy Scheider), roust a small-time drug dealer from a bar and beat him up, trying to get him to name his supplier. After work, the two detectives go to a bar, where they notice a free-spending man, Sal Boca (Tony Lo Bianco), and, on a…
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