Actor Roy Scheider dies at 75
Oscar nominee was best known for 'Jaws'
By Variety staff

Roy Scheider, who was Oscar nominated for "The French Connection" and for "All That Jazz," but best known for his role as the fearless police chief in "Jaws," died Sunday at 75. Scheider died Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock a hospital spokesman said. The hospital did not release his cause of death, but he had been diagnosed with myeloma in 2004 and subsequently underwent a bone marrow transplant.

Born in Orange, N.J., he competed in baseball and boxing before turning to theater in college, where he studied drama at Rutgers and Franklin and Marshall. After a stint in the military, he went onstage in New York, appearing with the New York Shakespeare Festival and winning an Obie for the play "Stephen D."

After appearing on soap "The Edge of Night," he launched his film career with "The Curse of the Living Corpse." His material started to improve with "Star!," "Paper Lion," "Stiletto" and "Puzzle of a Downfall Child," although he continued to guest on soaps such as "Love of Life" and "Secret Storm."

His career took a major leap forward when he co-starred with Jane Fonda in "Klute" and then alongside Gene Hackman in "The French Connection," netting his first Oscar nom for the role. He played a cop again in actioner "The Seven-Ups." Many viewers identify Scheider with his role as police chief Martin Brody in Steven Spielberg's 1975 "Jaws." He reprised the role in "Jaws 2" after appearing in "Marathon Man" and "Sorcerer."

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I'm gonna watch Jaws this weekend in his memory.

Everyone out of the water!!!!

He was one of my all-time favorite actors. Jaws is such a classic and helped cement my fascination for movies. He was great in everything he did.

Here is his resume:

The work of Roy Scheider

phileysmiley wrote:

He was one of my all-time favorite actors. Jaws is such a classic and helped cement my fascination for movies. He was great in everything he did. Here is his resume: The work of Roy Scheider

It's amazing that at his age and health he was still a very active actor.