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Name | Roy Scheider |
Aliases | Roy Richard Scheider |
Place of birth | Orange, New Jersey |
Gender | Male |
Date of birth | November 10th, 1932 |
Date of death | February 10th, 2008 |
First appearance | 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) |
Roy Richard Scheider was an American actor born in Orange, New Jersey on November 10th, 1932. Scheider is best known for his work outside the science fiction genre; in particular, playing roles such as compassionate detective Buddy Russo in the 1971 dramatic thriller The French Connection, which earned Scheider his first Oscar nomination. In 1976, Scheider was propelled into cult status for his role as police chief Martin Brody in Steven Spielberg's Jaws and it's vastly inferior sequel Jaws 2.
Scheider's first science fiction role was in the 1984 movie 2010: The Year We Make Contact, playing the part of scientist Doctor Heywood R. Floyd; a role previously played by William Sylvester in the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Beginning in 1993, Scheider took the lead role in the television series SeaQuest DSV playing the part of Nathan Bridger, captain of the eponymous underwater exploratory vessel, SeaQuest DSV. He appeared in forty-seven episodes of the series in total and returned to the show for several guest appearances after it had been retooled under the title SeaQuest 2032.
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Film | Year | Character |
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2010: The Year We Make Contact | 1984 | Heywood R. Floyd |
SeaQuest DSV | 1993-1995 | Captain Nathan Bridger |
Notes & Trivia[]
- In 2010: The Year We Make Contact, Scheider's character owns a dolphin. In SeaQuest DSV, Scheider's Captain Nathan Bridger commands a submarine with a highly intelligent dolphin named Darwin as ship's mascot.
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