Roy Scheider

Career timeline

1. 1932 · Born

   Born in Orange, New Jersey, USA

2. 1951 · Screen debut

   Hallmark Hall of Fame (TV)

3. 1975 · Breakthrough

   Jaws (Movie)

4. 2008 · Died

   February 10, 2008

5. 2025 · Latest release

   Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (Movie)

Career in numbers

3 1950s

4 1960s

18 1970s

11 1980s

22 1990s

20 2000s

1 2020s

• Drama34
• Thriller34
• Action16
• Crime16
• Horror10
• Tv Movie10

Highest-rated title Third Watch 1999 8.0 Most popular title Family Guy 1999 7.4

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Roy Scheider in our catalogue.

Carl Gottlieb

3 titles together

John Williams

3 titles together

Joe Spinell

2 titles together

John Glover

2 titles together

Peter Benchley

2 titles together

Lorraine Gary

2 titles together

Jeffrey Kramer

2 titles together

Max Wright

2 titles together

Murray Hamilton

2 titles together

Will Patton

2 titles together

1. 2025 Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story as Self 7.5 Movie
2. 2009 Iron Cross as Joseph Movie
3. 2008 Dark Honeymoon as Sam Movie
4. 2008 Chicago 10 as Judge Julius Hoffman (voice) Movie
5. 2007 The Poet as Rabbi 5.4 Movie
6. 2007 If I Didn't Care as Linus Movie
7. 2005 Dracula III: Legacy as Cardinal Siqueros 4.9 Movie
8. 2004 The Punisher as Frank Castle, Sr. 6.4 Movie
9. 2003 Love Thy Neighbor as Fred Movie
10. 2003 Dracula II: Ascension as Cardinal Siqueros 5.6 Movie
11. 2002 King of Texas as Henry Westover Movie
12. 2002 Angels Don't Sleep Here as Mayor Harry S. Porter Movie
13. 2001 Time Lapse as Agent La Nova Movie
14. 2001 Warship as Narrator TV
15. 2001 Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Mark Ford Brady 7.6 TV
16. 2001 The Diamond Hunters as Jacobus Van der Byl TV
17. 2000 Daybreak as Stan Marshall Movie
18. 2000 The Doorway as Professor Lamont Movie
19. 2000 Chain of Command as President Jack Cahill Movie
20. 2000 Secrets of the Dead as Narrator (voice) 6.4 TV
21. 2000 Falling Through as Earl Movie
22. 1999 RKO 281 as George Schaefer 6.5 Movie
23. 1999 Third Watch as Fyodor Chevchenko 8.0 TV
24. 1999 The Seventh Scroll as Grant Schiller TV
25. 1999 Family Guy as Roy Scheider 7.4 TV
26. 1999 Silver Wolf as John Rockwell Movie
27. 1998 Money Play$ as Johnny Tobin Movie
28. 1998 Evasive Action as Enzo Marcelli Movie
29. 1997 The Rainmaker as Wilfred Keeley 7.0 Movie
30. 1997 The Myth of Fingerprints as Hal 5.1 Movie
31. 1997 The Peacekeeper as President Robert Baker 4.8 Movie
32. 1997 The Rage Movie
33. 1997 Executive Target as President Carlson 4.8 Movie
34. 1997 Plato's Run as Senarkian Movie
35. 1993 Romeo Is Bleeding as Don Falcone 6.2 Movie
36. 1993 seaQuest DSV as Captain Nathan Bridger 7.1 TV
37. 1993 SeaQuest DSV as Captain Nathan Bridger Movie
38. 1992 When It Was a Game 2 as Passage Narrator (voice) Movie
39. 1991 Naked Lunch as Dr. Benway 7.0 Movie
40. 1991 When It Was a Game as (voice) Movie
41. 1990 The Russia House as Russell 6.1 Movie
42. 1990 Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture as Paul Marish Movie
43. 1990 The Fourth War as Col. Jack Knowles 5.3 Movie
44. 1989 Night Game as Seaver 4.6 Movie
45. 1989 Listen to Me as Charlie Nichols 5.4 Movie
46. 1989 Cohen and Tate as Cohen 6.5 Movie
47. 1988 American Experience as Narrator (voice) 6.5 TV
48. 1987 Jaws: The Revenge as Martin Brody (archive footage) 4.1 Movie
49. 1986 52 Pick-Up as Harry Mitchell 6.1 Movie
50. 1986 The Men's Club as Cavanaugh Movie
51. 1984 2010 as Dr. Heywood Floyd 6.7 Movie
52. 1983 Jacobo Timerman: Prisoner Without a Name, Cell Without a Number as Jacobo Timerman Movie
53. 1983 Blue Thunder as Murphy 6.3 Movie
54. 1982 Still of the Night as Doctor Sam Rice 5.7 Movie
55. 1979 All That Jazz as Joe Gideon 7.5 Movie
56. 1979 Last Embrace as Harry Hannan 5.5 Movie
57. 1978 Jaws 2 as Police Chief Martin Brody 6.0 Movie
58. 1977 Sorcerer as Scanlon / 'Dominguez' 7.5 Movie
59. 1976 Marathon Man as Henry 'Doc' Levy 7.2 Movie
60. 1975 Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York as Sam Stoneman Movie
61. 1975 Jaws as Brody 7.7 Movie
62. 1974 NOVA as Narrator 7.1 TV
63. 1973 The Seven-Ups as Buddy - Seven-Up 6.3 Movie
64. 1972 The Outside Man as Lenny 6.2 Movie
65. 1972 The Assassination as Michael Howard 6.6 Movie
66. 1972 Assignment: Munich as Jack Webster Movie
67. 1972 To Be Young, Gifted and Black Movie
68. 1971 The French Connection as Buddy Russo 7.5 Movie
69. 1971 Cannon 6.8 TV
70. 1971 Klute as Frank Ligourin 6.8 Movie
71. 1970 Puzzle of a Downfall Child as Mark 6.5 Movie
72. 1970 Loving as Skip Movie
73. 1969 Stiletto as Bennett Movie
74. 1968 Paper Lion as Man (uncredited) Movie
75. 1964 The Curse of the Living Corpse as Philip Sinclair 5.6 Movie
76. 1964 Smiles Movie
77. 1955 A Wind from the South as Dancer (uncredited) Movie
78. 1954 The Secret Storm TV
79. 1951 Hallmark Hall of Fame as Francesco Barberini TV

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