Deceased

How Did Roy Scheider Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 75

Also known asRoy R. Scheider, Roy Richard ScheiderGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn10/11/1932Born inOrange, New Jersey, USADied10/02/2008 (aged 75)Died inLittle RockCausemultiple myeloma, staphylococcal infection, cancerWikidataQ216569 ↗TMDb#6355 ↗

Roy Richard Scheider was an American actor and amateur boxer who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and one BAFTA.

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Filmography89 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2025	Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StoryMovie	Self	93
2009	The Shark Is Still WorkingMovie	Narrator / Self	77
2009	Iron CrossMovie	Joseph	77
2008	Chicago 10Movie	Judge Julius Hoffman (voice)	76
2008	Dark HoneymoonMovie	Sam	76
2007	The PoetMovie	Rabbi	75
2007	If I Didn't CareMovie	Linus	75
2006	Ride with the Angels: Making 'Blue Thunder'Movie	Self	74
2005	Dracula III: LegacyMovie	Cardinal Siqueros	73
2004	The PunisherMovie	Frank Castle, Sr.	72
2004	The Best of So Graham NortonMovie	Self (archive footage)	72
2004	Hollywood's Creepiest CreaturesMovie	Self	72
2003	Love Thy NeighborMovie	Fred	71
2003	A Decade Under the InfluenceMovie	Self	71
2003	Dracula II: AscensionMovie	Cardinal Siqueros	71
2002	Texas '46Movie	Colonel Gartner	70
2001	Law & Order: Criminal IntentSeries	Mark Ford Brady	69
2001	Time LapseMovie	Agent La Nova	69
2001	The Diamond HuntersSeries	Jacobus Van der Byl	69
2001	Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French ConnectionMovie	Self	69
2000	Secrets of the DeadSeries	Narrator (voice)	68
2000	The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'Movie	Self	68
2000	Chain of CommandMovie	President Jack Cahill	68
1999	Family GuySeries	Roy Scheider / Narrator (voice)	67
1999	Third WatchSeries	Fyodor Chevchenko	67
1999	Family GuySeries	Roy Scheider	67
1999	RKO 281Movie	George Schaefer	67
1999	The Seventh ScrollSeries	Grant Schiller	67
1999	Silver WolfMovie	John Rockwell	67
1998	So Graham NortonSeries	Self	66
1998	Better LivingMovie	Larry	66
1998	Evasive ActionMovie	Enzo Marcelli	66
1998	The White RavenMovie	Tom Heath	66
1997	The PeacekeeperMovie	President Robert Baker	65
1997	Executive TargetMovie	President Carlson	65
1997	The Myth of FingerprintsMovie	Hal	65
1997	The RageMovie	—	65
1997	Plato's RunMovie	Senarkian	65
1996	E! True Hollywood StorySeries	—	64
1995	The Making of 'Jaws'Movie	Self	63
1994	Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsMovie	Self - Host	62
1994	Wild JusticeMovie	Peter Stride	62
1993	seaQuest DSVSeries	Captain Nathan Bridger	61
1993	Romeo Is BleedingMovie	Don Falcone	61
1993	SeaQuest DSVMovie	Captain Nathan Bridger	61
1991	Naked LunchMovie	Dr. Benway	59
1991	When It Was a GameMovie	(voice)	59
1990	The Fourth WarMovie	Col. Jack Knowles	58
1990	The Russia HouseMovie	Russell	58
1990	Somebody Has to Shoot the PictureMovie	Paul Marish	58
1990	Bob Fosse: Steam HeatMovie	Joe Gideon (archive footage)	58
1989	Cohen and TateMovie	Cohen	57
1989	Listen to MeMovie	Charlie Nichols	57
1989	Night GameMovie	Seaver	57
1988	American ExperienceSeries	Narrator (voice)	56
1987	Jaws: The RevengeMovie	Martin Brody (archive footage)	55
1986	52 Pick-UpMovie	Harry Mitchell	54
1986	Follies: In ConcertMovie	Narrator	54
1986	The Men's ClubMovie	Cavanaugh	54
1984	2010Movie	Dr. Heywood Floyd	52
1984	2010 : The Odyssey ContinuesMovie	Himself	52
1984	Tiger TownMovie	Billy Young	52
1983	Blue ThunderMovie	Murphy	51
1983	Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a NumberMovie	Jacobo Timerman	51
1983	Behind-the-Scenes: Blue ThunderMovie	—	51
1979	Last EmbraceMovie	Harry Hannan	47
1979	All That JazzMovie	Joe Gideon	47
1978	Jaws 2Movie	Police Chief Martin Brody	46
1977	SorcererMovie	Scanlon / "Dominguez"	45
1976	Marathon ManMovie	Henry 'Doc' Levy	44
1975	JawsMovie	Brody	43
1975	Saturday Night LiveSeries	Self - Host	43
1975	People's Choice AwardsSeries	Self	43
1974	NOVASeries	Narrator	42
1974	New England Our WayMovie	Self	42
1973	The Seven-UpsMovie	Buddy - Seven-Up	41
1972	The Outside ManMovie	Lenny	40
1972	To Be Young, Gifted and BlackMovie	—	40
1971	CannonSeries	—	39
1971	KluteMovie	Frank Ligourin	39
1971	Film '72Series	Self	39
1971	The French ConnectionMovie	Buddy Russo	39
1970	LovingMovie	Skip	38
1969	StilettoMovie	Bennett	37
1964	The Curse of the Living CorpseMovie	Philip Sinclair	32
1954	The Secret StormSeries	—	22
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	21
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Francesco Barberini	19
1951	Love of LifeSeries	—	19