• Name: Roy Scheider
  • Date of Birth: November 10, 1932
  • Place of Birth: Orange, New Jersey, USA
Mini-bio: Scheider's first film role was in the 1963 horror film Curse of the Living Corpse. (He was billed as "Roy R. Sheider"). In 1971 he appeared in two highly popular movies, Klute and The French Connectio...( read more)n, the latter garnering him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Four years later he would play in the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and three years after that, was nominated for his second Academy Award, this time as Best Actor in All That Jazz.

He was originally cast as Michael in The Deer Hunter, as the second movie of a three movie deal with Universal Studios. Because he did not believe that the character would travel around the world to find his friend, he quit the picture. Universal executives were furious, but they let him out of his contract when he agreed to do Jaws 2.




In 1993, Scheider signed on to star in the Steven Spielberg-produced television series seaQuest DSV. During the second season, Scheider voiced disdain for the direction in which the series was heading. His comments were highly publicized and the media criticized him for panning his own show. NBC made additional casting and writing changes in the third season, and Scheider decided to exit the show. His contract however, required that he make several guest appearances in season three.

Scheider went on to star in films such as The Myth of Fingerprints (1997) and Silver Wolf (1998). He has also repeatedly guest starred on the NBC television series Third Watch. Among his most recent films is the crusty father of hero Frank Castle in The Punisher (2004).

In 2004, Scheider was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells. In June 2005, he underwent a bone marrow transplant to successfully treat the cancer.
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Replace this image with an actor photoRoy Scheider mini-bio: Scheider's first film role was in the 1963 horror film Curse of the Living Corpse. (He was billed as "Roy R. Sheider"). In 1971 he appeared in two highly popular movies, Klute and The French Connection, the latter garnering him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Four years later he would play in the Hollywood blockbuster Jaws and three years after that, was nominated for his second Academy Award, this time as Best Actor in All That Jazz. He was originally cast as Michael in The Deer Hunter, as the second movie of a three movie deal with Universal Studios. Because he did not believe that the character would travel around the world to find his friend, he quit the picture. Universal executives were furious, but they let him out of his contract when he agreed to do Jaws 2.

In 1993, Scheider signed on to star in the Steven Spielberg-produced television series seaQuest DSV. During the second season, Scheider voiced disdain for the direction in which the series was heading. His comments were highly publicized and the media criticized him for panning his own show. NBC made additional casting and writing changes in the third season, and Scheider decided to exit the show. His contract however, required that he make several guest appearances in season three. Scheider went on to star in films such as The Myth of Fingerprints (1997) and Silver Wolf (1998). He has also repeatedly guest starred on the NBC television series Third Watch. Among his most recent films is the crusty father of hero Frank Castle in The Punisher (2004). In 2004, Scheider was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells. In June 2005, he underwent a bone marrow transplant to successfully treat the cancer.

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  • Ponanza
    Scheider narrates the biopic Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters, an extraordinary film if any fans are interested.
    posted 94 days ago
  • lizzywilliam23
    Intrested in you,
    My name is Miss lizzy, i saw your profile today and became intrested in you,i will also like to know more about you ,and i want you to send me an email to my email address so i can give you my picture for you to know whom i am.Here is my email address) lizzy.william@yahoo.com )i believe we can move from here.I am waiting for your mail to my email address above. Remeber the distance or colour does not matter but love matters alot in life.
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    posted 505 days ago
  • stagellama
    I'm one of the freaks still obsessed with seaQuest DSV...so his loss is very sad to me. RIP Roy. You made my junior high years a little more bearable.
    posted 596 days ago
  • willerror1
    When you get to heaven kick God's ass for creating the Devil and giving him jaws!
    posted 646 days ago
  • Rossjm
    Such a brillant actor. such a sad loss. R.I.P.
    posted 648 days ago
  • jamiesimms6
    RIP , you will never be forgotten Roy

    "we need a bigger boat" great quote

    Jamie
    posted 648 days ago
  • barryhallus
    RIP roy. Heaven is gonna need a bigger boat!
    posted 649 days ago
  • Twisted67
    awww, im gonna miss him :( he was such an amazing actor + i love the jaws movies - but he lived a good life :)
    posted 649 days ago
  • MorpheusOne
    Great actors never die, they live on in our dreams and in our desire to forever be more like them.

    R.I.P.
    posted 649 days ago
  • exnavykds
    Rest in peace Roy, we loved ya!
    posted 650 days ago

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