Roy Scheider

Roy Richard Scheider (; November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and one BAFTA.

Scheider's best-known roles include Frank Ligourin in ''Klute'' (1971), Brody in ''Jaws'' (1975) and its 1978 sequel, "Cloudy" Russo in ''The French Connection'' (1971), "Buddy" in ''The Seven-Ups'' (1973), Doc Levy in ''Marathon Man'' (1976), Scanlon / Dominguez in ''Sorcerer'' (1977), Joe Gideon in ''All That Jazz'' (1979), Murphy in ''Blue Thunder'' (1983), and Dr. Heywood Floyd in the ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' sequel, ''2010: The Year We Make Contact'' (1984). Subsequent credits included ''Naked Lunch'' (1991), ''Romeo Is Bleeding'' (1993), ''The Myth of Fingerprints'' (1997), ''The Rainmaker'' (1997), and ''The Punisher'' (2004). He also portrayed Captain Nathan Bridger on NBC's ''seaQuest DSV'' from 1993–1996. Provided by Wikipedia