Roy Scheider

Born

November 10, 1932

Died

February 10, 2008 (aged 75)

Known as

actor, film actor, boxer, voice actor, television actor

Roy Richard Scheider was an American actor who achieved fame with his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s to the mid-1980s including the lead role in Jaws. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, one Golden Globe, and one BAFTA Award, and won both an Obie and Drama League Award for his stage performances.

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