An amateur boxer — classed as a welterweight, weighing in at 140 pounds — from Orange, New Jersey, Roy Richard Scheider became a distinguished Hollywood actor after his time in the ring. He competed ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Roy Scheider, actor of stage and screen, two-time Oscar nominee and noted ...

Though he'll forever be known as Chief Brody, the shark-hunting sheriff in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" (1975), Oscar-nominated actor Roy Scheider starred in a number of classics throughout his career ...

On this day in 1932: Roy Scheider was born. An iconic actor who appeared in some of the most notable films of the 1970s, Scheider is probably best known to horror fans as Brody, the police chief, in ...

Roy Scheider would've celebrated his 87th birthday on November 10, 2019. Though he'll forever be known as Chief Brody, the shark-hunting sheriff in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" (1975), the ...

Roy Scheider, 75, the jagged-nosed actor who brought complexity to tough-guy roles in such films as "The French Connection," "Jaws" and "All That Jazz," and was also known for political activism off ...

Lean faced and sinewy, the versatile actor Roy Scheider reached his career peak in the Seventies, when he received two Oscar nominations, as best supporting actor for his role as police partner to ...

Roy Scheider, the actor best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie "Jaws," has died. He was 75. Scheider died Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his roles as a small-town police chief in "Jaws" and his portrait of famed choreographer Bob Fosse in "All That Jazz ...

Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he ...

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. Roy Scheider, the American actor best known for his role as the police chief in Jaws, has ...

Roy Scheider, the jagged-nosed actor who brought complexity to tough-guy roles in such films as “The French Connection,” “Jaws” and “All That Jazz,” and was also known for political activism off the ...