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Born as Roy Richard Scheider on the 10th November 1932 in Orange New Jersey USA, and passed away on the 1oth February 2008 in Little Rock Arkansas. He was an actor, best known to the world for appearing in such films as “The French Connection” (1971), “Jaws” (1975), and “All That Jazz” (1979), among many others. His career began in 1961 and ended in 2008.

Have you ever wondered how rich Roy Scheider was at the time of his death? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that Roy Scheider`s net worth was as high as $15 million, an amount earned through his successful career in the entertainment industry as an actor, during which he appeared in over 80 film and TV titles.

Roy is of mixed ancestry as his parents are of Irish and German descent. Since the early age, Roy was built athletically, and participated in several sports, including baseball and boxing. While in high school, he was in welterweight category and earned an induction into the Columbia High school Hall Of Fame. After high school he enrolled the Rutgers University and Franklin and Marshall College, where he studied drama.

Before he started his acting career, Roy dedicated himself to boxing, compiling a record of 13 wins and only one lost match. He also spent three years in the United States Army Force, but upon return he became a full time actor.

His debut came in the early 1960s in the soap operas “Love of Life”, “The Edge Of Night”, and “The Secret Storm”. In 1964 he featured in his first full length film “The Curse of the Living Corpse”, a horror directed by Del Tenney. By the end of the 1960s, Roy built a name for himself by appearing in such productions as “Lamp at Midnight” (1966), “Hidden Faces” (1968), and “Stiletto” (1969), among others, all of which certainly increased his net worth.

With the beginning of the 1970s, his name became more known in the Hollywood area and in the early 1970 he featured in two films “Klute” and “The French Connection”, both achieving success on a commercial and artistic level. Through the 70s, Roy had several notable roles, including the ones in “Jaws” (1975) as Brody, a role he repeated in the sequel “Jaws 2” in 1978, “Marathon Man” (1976) as Doc, “Last Embrace” (1979) and “All That Jazz” (1979) as Joe Gideon, directed by Bob Fosse.

He continued successfully through the 1980s, adding his name to several films, including “Still Of The Night” (1982), with Meryl Streep, “Blue thunder” (1983), “2010: The Year We Make Contact” (1984), as Dr. Heywood Floyd, with Helen Mirren and John Lithgow, as a sequel of Stanley Kubrick`s “2001: A Space Odyssey” from 1968. His next big role was the one in “52 Pick-Up (1986), as Harry Mitchell alongside Ann-Margret, and in 1988 starred in “Cohen And Tate” with Adam Baldwin and Harley Cross. Before the 1980s ended he appeared in “Night Game” and “Listen To Me”, both released in 1989.

1990s brought new challenges for Roy, and he managed to successfully deliver; he had praised appearances in such films as “The Russia Home” (1990), with Sean Connery and Michelle Pfeiffer, “The Myth Of Fingerprints” (1997), with Julianne Moore and Noah Wyle, “Evasive Action” (1998), and “RKO 281) (1999), with such greats as Melanie Griffith, James Cromwell, and Live Schreiber.

In 2000s, his popularity began to decline, although he was still in the leads, however, films he made wasn`t as popular as before, including “Chain Of Command” (2000), “The Doorway” (2000), and “Daybreak”, also released in 2000. He continued with roles in “Angels Don`t Sleep Here” (2002), “Red Serpent” (2003), and ‘Love Thy Neighboor”, but all those films were failures.

Situation became even worse when he was diagnosed with multiple myeloma; however he underwent a bone marrow transplant and continued to act until his death in 2008. Some of his last film credits include films “The Poet” (2007), “if I Didn`t Care” (2007), and “Iron Cross” released several months after his death.

Thanks to his skills, Roy received several prestigious nominations and awards, including two Academy Award nomination; first one was in category Best Actor in a Leading Role for his work on the film “All That Jazz”, and second Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his work on the film “The French Connection”. Also he was nominated for the Golden Globe award in category Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy or Musical for “All That Jazz”.

Regarding his personal life, Roy was married two times; his first marriage was to Cynthia and it lasted from 1962 until 1989. The couple had one child. His second wife was Brenda; the couple married in 1989 and stayed together until 2008 when Roy died. They had two children.Roy succumbed to the incurable disease on the 10th February 2008, after four years of a non-stopping battle.

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Roy Richard Scheider Trademarks

1. Often played agonized authority figures (i.e. Detective Buddy “Cloudy” Russo in The French Connection (1971) and Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975) and Jaws 2 (1978))
2. Often played the closest thing to a relatable everyman-type in iconoclastic 1970s movies
3. Often played New York City-based characters, though was himself from nearby in Northern New Jersey
4. Consistently suntan skin
5. Angular rugged face

Roy Richard Scheider Quotes

• The Theater lies like the truth. That’s Harold Clurman’s phrase. The Theater lies because it expands the truth. And by expanding and dramatizing the truth, it makes it more than just the facts. That’s what writers do. That’s what actors do. That’s what I do.
• I’ve been fortunate to do what I consider three landmark films. The French Connection (1971) spawned a whole era of the relationship between two policemen, based on an enormous amount of truth about working on the job. Jaws (1975) was the first big, blockbuster outdoor-adventure film. And certainly All That Jazz (1979) is not like any old MGM musical. Each one of these films is unique, and I consider myself fortunate to be associated with them.
• [on how his career was affected by The French Connection (1971)] I got inundated with cop scripts after that. It was the same role over and over, and every cop movie was a cheap imitation. I’d get this script and every one had a chase sequence, every scene was either set in a garage or a vacant lot or a warehouse with everybody getting gunned down.
• [on shooting the troubled Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York (1975)] The hardest thing about that one was working with Jeannie Berlin. You don’t do a picture with that one unless you’ve got a personal stake in it. She’s very disturbed, and it was hard for the director.
• [on working with Jane Fonda in the mystery thriller Klute (1971)] I liked her passion. And her professionalism. You know, Jane worked for years as a silly ingénue on the stage in New York and, I mean, she was laughable at first. But she stayed with it and, slowly, carefully, learned her craft.
• [on Bob Fosse] Fosse, I think, came to a high point in his life, with an Oscar, a Tony and an Emmy, and asked himself, “Do they think I’m really that good? They don’t know I’m really a sham, a hoax, a phony, a lousy human being, not much of a friend to anybody and a flop… they don’t know I’m covered with flop sweat.” That’s an expression Bob uses a lot — flop sweat.
• [1980] You read a lot about movies with budgets of $25 to $30 million. Hell, if a studio can piss away that kind of money, why not let ’em piss on me?
• The important thing is to do good work, no matter what medium you do it in.

Roy Richard Scheider Important Facts

• Appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The French Connection (1971), Jaws (1975) and All That Jazz (1979). Of those, The French Connection (1971) is a winner in the category.
• Despite the fact that they played characters that were enemies in Blue Thunder, both Roy Scheider and Malcolm McDowell became very good friends while working on the John Badham film. As McDowell would state at various science fiction conventions, they enjoyed working together so much that they couldn’t leave each other alone. When Scheider passed away, a very saddened McDowell was unable to attend Scheider’s funeral due to a film project that he was working on and could not leave at the time, much to his dismay. As a result, he immediately ordered some flowers and sent a letter of condolence to Scheider’s family.
• His paternal grandparents, Charles Scheider and Wilhelmina Christine Schraft, were both the children of German immigrants. Roy’s mother was of Irish and German descent.
• As a very young actor, he was an uncredited extra in the dance hall scene from “The United States Steel Hour” (1953), from the episode “A Wind from the South” (1955), starring Julie Harris.
• 1947: Lost – Roy Scheider was stopped in two rounds (TKO), when he suffered a nose injury by Myron Greenberg in an amateur boxing match in Orange, New Jersey. Scheider’s nose was broken and he was unable to continue (Golden Gloves Tournament: Novice Division).
• 1948: Won – Roy Scheider knocked out Alfonse D’Amore in 16 seconds of round one in an amateur boxing match in New Jersey (Golden Gloves: Novice Division).
• 1948: Won – Roy Scheider knocked out Jerry Gould in 33 seconds of round one in an amateur boxing match in New Jersey (Golden Gloves: Novice Division).
• 1948: Won – Roy Scheider knocked out Peter Read in two rounds of an amateur boxing match in New Jersey.
• 1950: Won – Roy Scheider knocked out Myron Greenberg in one round in a New Jersey amateur boxing match.
• 1950 (February 17): Won – Roy Scheider knocked out Phil Duncan in one round in an amateur boxing match in New Jersey.
• 1950 (February 14): Won – Roy Scheider knocked out Peter Read in 3-rounds in a New Jersey amateur boxing match.
• 1950 (March 17): Won – Roy Scheider knocked out Earl Garrett in the first round of an amateur boxing match in New Jersey. Scheider suffered a nose injury and drops out of the tournament (Golden Gloves).
• 1953 (July 20): Won – Roy Scheider knocked out Nick Welling in two rounds of an amateur boxing match in Cliffside Park, New Jersey.
• 1958: Won – Roy Scheider knocked out Ted LaScalza in one round in an amateur boxing match.
• An action figure was created based on his character, Captain Nathan Bridger, from SeaQuest 2032 (1993).
• His late SeaQuest 2032 (1993) co-star Jonathan Brandis considered him a mentor and one of his biggest acting influences.
• Was an avid reader.
• Was one of the founders of the Hayground School in Bridgehampton, New York, dedicated to creating an innovative, culturally diverse learning environment for local children.
• His favorite character played was choreographer Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979).
• Was a regular participant in the annual Artists and Writers Charity Softball Game in East Hampton, New York.
• Parents are Roy Bernhard and Anna Scheider (née Crosson). Has one younger brother: Glenn Scheider.
• Remembering Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss said “He was a wonderful guy,” recalling his Jaws (1975) co-star as an actor who “does his job and does it as well as he can”.
• Has played two characters with pet dolphins: Heywood Floyd in 2010 (1984) and Captain Nathan Bridger on SeaQuest 2032 (1993).
• Was politically active and participated in protests against the Vietnam and Iraq wars and for environmental issues on Long Island. In March 2003, he was among a group of protesters who laid down on a Long Island highway in a symbolic reference to the casualties of war.
• Was predeceased by his daughter, Maximillia Connelly Lord (B. July 6, 1963), who died on August 2, 2006 at age 43.
• His grandchildren called him “Chiefy” and “Grandpa Big Fish”.
• Served in the United States Air Force for three years and rose to the rank of first lieutenant.
• Was cited as one of the most promising movie personalities of 1973 in John Willis’ 1974 Film Annual “Screen World” book.
• Roy completed all his scenes for Iron Cross (2009) before passing away, but a technical error forced the production to reshoot certain scenes without Roy.
• When he was shown in the “In Memoriam” segment during the telecast of the 15th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2009), his name was spelled incorrectly: Schieder instead of Scheider.
• Had two grandchildren, Sascha and Tanner.
• His wife, Brenda Seimer, saved the old Art Deco Sag Harbor, New York movie marquee when the owner of the theater was renovating the building, and just tore it down and threw it out. She was threatened with arrest for stealing the sign. Scheider helped organize a community fundraising drive to recreate it, and the theater owner put it back in place.
• Was in talks to appear in the drama film The Verdict (1982).
• On March 4, 2007, Scheider was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the SunDeis Film Festival at Brandeis University, following a screening of his classic film All That Jazz (1979). It was the sixth time that Scheider had seen the film, and the first time for his young daughter, Molly, who accompanied him.
• He was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
• Has played the President of the United States three times: Executive Target (1997), The Peacekeeper (1997) and Chain of Command (2000).
• Attended Columbia High School in Maplewood, New Jersey, home of future graduates Elisabeth Shue and Andrew Shue, Zach Braff, Lauryn Hill and Ahmed Best.
• Underwent a bone marrow transplant to treat multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells. [June 2005]
• His name was inspiration for Japanese enterprise Toei create television series Uchû keiji Shaider (1984).
• He was offered the lead role in The Omen (1976) and reportedly was very interested in taking the role, but had to turn in down due to previous commitments. Consequently, his desire to play that type of role (a self-sacrificing, noble hero) led to his accepting the role of Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975).
• He was originally cast as Michael Vronsky in The Deer Hunter (1978), 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 agreed to let him out of his Universal contract if he made Jaws 2 (1978), which he did. He later regarded pulling out of The Deer Hunter (1978) as the career decision he most regrets.
• Son, Christian Scheider (born 1990), and daughter, Molly Scheider (born 1995), with wife Brenda Siemer Scheider.
• One daughter, Maximillia Scheider (born 1963), with ex-wife Cynthia Scheider.
• Attended and graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. He later received an honorary doctorate from the college.

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