Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. He was best known for his leading role as Police Chief Martin C. Brody in the first two Jaws movies, choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, NYPD Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection, NYPD Detective Buddy Manucci in The Seven Ups (his first lead role), and Captain Nathan Bridger in the science fiction...
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Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. He was best known for his leading role as Police Chief Martin C. Brody in the first two Jaws movies, choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, NYPD Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection, NYPD Detective Buddy Manucci in The Seven Ups (his first lead role), and Captain Nathan Bridger in the science fiction...