Scheider, Roy Richard

▪ 2009

      American actor

born Nov. 10, 1932, Orange, N.J.

died Feb. 10, 2008, Little Rock, Ark.

was identified most closely with his role as the small-town police chief in the blockbuster Jaws films (1975 and 1978), but he earned Academy Award nominations for his supporting role as a policeman opposite Gene Hackman in the film The French Connection (1971) and for his starring role in All That Jazz (1979), in which he portrayed a character based on director-choreographer Bob Fosse. Other memorable films include Klute (1971), The Seven-Ups (1973), Marathon Man (1976), and Blue Thunder (1983). Scheider also appeared (1993–95) as the captain of a submarine in the television adventure series SeaQuest DSV.

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