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Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

32 movies on Netflix

Biography

Roy Scheider was an American actor who built a career in film, television and theater, becoming a star in the 1970s. He was born in Orange, New Jersey, trained in drama, and in 1968 won an Obie Award for his performances with the New York Shakespeare Festival. His early credits included the soap operas Love of Life and The Secret Storm. In 1971 he appeared in Klute and The French Connection (1971), which brought him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. His first leading part came in The Seven-Ups (1973), and he went on to play Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975), Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976), and Sorcerer (1977). All That Jazz (1979) earned him a second Oscar nomination. Later films included Blue Thunder (1983), 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984), Naked Lunch (1991), The Rainmaker (1997), and The Punisher (2004). He played Captain Nathan Bridger in the series seaQuest DSV.

75years old at death

  • Born Orange
  • Died Little Rock
  • Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
  • Roy Richard Scheider (birth name)Also credited as Roy R. Scheider

Movie Career

Films
32
Career span
37 years1970 to 2007

Genres

First and latest

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  1. First role

    Scheider landed his first starring part in 1973 in The Seven-Ups, a movie that followed The French Connection in a loose way, and his character was again based on Grosso.

  2. Behind the award

    Scheider won an Obie Award for Distinguished Performance in 1968, appearing with the New York Shakespeare Festival in Hugh Leonard's play Stephen D, adapted from James Joyce, for 68 performances at the East 74th Street Theater.

  3. Early training

    Scheider studied drama at Franklin & Marshall College and Rutgers University after giving up boxing, and while at one of the schools he belonged to the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

  4. Behind the camera

    Scheider was associate producer of The Shark is Still Working, a 2006 documentary about Jaws, and he also narrated it.

Roy Scheider movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Jaws1975 Adventure, Thrilleras Brody

    IMDb rating 8.1750K votes

  2. The French Connection1971 Action, Crime, Dramaas Buddy Russo

    IMDb rating 7.6152K votes

  3. Jaws 21978as Police Chief Martin Brody

    IMDb rating 5.893K votes

  4. The Punisher2004as Frank Castle, Sr.

    IMDb rating 6.4183K votes

  5. 2010: The Year We Make Contact1984as Dr. Heywood Floyd

    IMDb rating 6.762K votes

  6. All That Jazz1979as Joe Gideon

    IMDb rating 7.841K votes

  7. Marathon Man1976as Doc

    IMDb rating 7.477K votes

  8. Sorcerer1977as Jackie Scanlon - 'Juan Dominguez'

    IMDb rating 7.738K votes

Most often with

William Friedkin directed two of these films, Patrick Lussier two. Lorraine Gary appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Lorraine Gary, 4 films togetherSee the 4 films with Lorraine GaryRichard Dreyfuss, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Richard DreyfussJoe Spinell, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Joe SpinellCarl Gottlieb, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Carl GottliebJeffrey Kramer, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Jeffrey KramerSusan Backlinie, 3 films togetherSee the 3 films with Susan BacklinieWilliam FriedkinDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by William FriedkinPatrick LussierDirector, 2 filmsSee the 2 films by Patrick Lussier

Films together

Box office

What Roy Scheider's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.0 billion

21 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 32 films: 21 worldwide figure; 1 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 7 figure not found.

  • 21Worldwide figure
  • 1US gross only
  • 3Never in cinemas
  • 7Figure not found

Top grosser

Jaws1975as Brody$471 million

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 92% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Jaws1975as Brody
    $471M46.8% of the total
  2. 2
    Jaws 21978as Police Chief Martin Brody
    $188M18.7% of the total
  3. 3
    The Punisher2004as Frank Castle, Sr.
    $55M5.4% of the total
  4. 4
    The Rainmaker1997as Wilfred Keeley
    $46M4.6% of the total
  5. 5
    Blue Thunder1983as Officer Frank Murphy
    $42M4.2% of the total
  6. 6
    The French Connection1971as Buddy Russo
    $41M4.1% of the total
  7. 7
    2010: The Year We Make Contact1984as Dr. Heywood Floyd
    $40M4.0% of the total
  8. 8
    All That Jazz1979as Joe Gideon
    $38M3.8% of the total
The Russia House (1990), $23.0 millionMarathon Man (1976), $21.7 millionKlute (1971), $12.5 millionSorcerer (1977), $9.0 millionStill of the Night (1982), $6.0 millionListen to Me (1989), $4.3 millionRomeo Is Bleeding (1993), $3.3 millionNaked Lunch (1991), $2.6 millionThe Fourth War (1990), $1.3 millionThe Myth of Fingerprints (1997), $458,815Night Game (1989), $337,812Chicago 10 (2007), $177,490Cohen and Tate (1988), $64,227

$84.8 millionfrom the other 13 films with a worldwide figure, 8% of the total

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