Roy Scheider

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American actor film actor human stage actor television actor

Roy Scheider was an American actor best known for his intense, everyman performances in films such as "The French Connection," "All That Jazz," and "Jaws."

Aliases (1)

Steve McQueen ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American actor → film actor → human → stage actor → television actor →
activeYearsEnd	2008 →
activeYearsStart	1960 →
awardNomination	Academy Award for Best Actor → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor →
causeOfDeath	multiple myeloma →
characterRole	Buddy Russo in The French Connection → Captain Nathan Bridger in SeaQuest DSV → Joe Gideon in All That Jazz → Martin Brody in Jaws → Martin Brody in Jaws 2 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1932-11-10 →
dateOfDeath	2008-02-10 →
educatedAt	Franklin and Marshall College → Rutgers University →
ethnicGroup	German American → Irish American →
familyName	Scheider →
givenName	Roy →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force →
name	Roy Scheider →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actor for All That Jazz → Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for The French Connection →
notableWork	2010: The Year We Make Contact → All That Jazz → Blue Thunder → Jaws → Jaws 2 → Klute → Marathon Man → SeaQuest DSV → Sorcerer → The French Connection → The Rainmaker → The Seven-Ups →
occupation	actor → voice actor →
placeOfBirth	Orange, New Jersey, United States →
placeOfDeath	Little Rock, Arkansas, United States →
residence	Sag Harbor, New York, United States →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Brenda Siemer Scheider → Cynthia Scheider →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Roy Scheider →	name
The Towering Inferno ("Steve McQueen") →	notableCastMember
Martin Brody →	portrayedBy
David Brown →	producedFilmStarring
Jaws →	starredActor
Marathon Man (1976 film) →	starring
Jaws 2 →	stars