Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he ...

An amateur boxer — classed as a welterweight, weighing in at 140 pounds — from Orange, New Jersey, Roy Richard Scheider became a distinguished Hollywood actor after his time in the ring. He competed ...

Custom image of Roy Scheider as Joe Gideon against a confetti filled background Image by Zanda Rice One of the most recurring images in cinematic pop culture history is the famous dolly-zoom on ...

Though Roy Scheider might not be as much of a household name as other American actors who rose to prominence during the 1970s (like Al Pacino or Robert De Niro), he nevertheless deserves to be ...

A likeable character actor whose everyday-guy brand of toughness made him a stand-out in '70s blockbusters like Jaws and The French Connection, Roy Scheider died Sunday at age 75. A cause of death ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his roles as a small-town police chief in "Jaws" and his portrait of famed choreographer Bob Fosse in "All That Jazz ...