Roy Richard Scheider

Roy Richard Scheider was an American actor and amateur boxer who passed away at the age of 75 due to multiple myeloma. He was best known for starring in the first two "Jaws" movies. For his contributions to the screen, he was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award. Born 1932 in Orange, New Jersey, in the 1947 Golden Gloves, Scheider first boxed as an amateur. Then in 1950, Scheider studied at Rutgers University. His first film role was the 1963 horror film "The Curse of the Living Corpse." In 1971, he appeared in the movie, "Klute" and that same year he also appeared in the movie "The French Connection." He got his first starring role in the 1973 film "The Seven-Ups.” However, he became a star when he portrayed Chief Martin Brody in the Hollywood blockbuster "Jaws." In 1979, he received his second Academy Award nomination, this time as Best Actor in "All That Jazz." Later in his life, he co-starred with Sean Connery in "The Russia House" and in the 1997 film "John Grisham