Posted February 11, 200817 yr Jaws star Roy Scheider dies at 75 BBC http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44417000/jpg/_44417862_scheiderget_203.jpg US actor Roy Scheider, best known for playing the police chief in the Jaws movies, has died at the age of 75. As well as starring in the first two shark thrillers, Scheider received two Oscar nominations during his career. He was up for best supporting actor for The French Connection in 1972 and best actor for 1979's All That Jazz. He died in hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He had been treated there for multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cell, for the past two years. Scheider's Jaws co-star Richard Dreyfuss said: "He was a wonderful guy. He was what I call a knockaround actor. "A knockaround actor to me is a compliment that means a professional that lives the life of a professional actor and doesn't yell and scream at the fates and does his job and does it as well as he can." First blockbuster Jaws, released in 1975, was directed by Steven Spielberg and was the first film to make $100m (£51m) at the box office. It is widely regarded as the film that ushered in the blockbuster era. Scheider's other film credits included Klute, Marathon Man and Sorcerer. In the 1990s, he played the captain of a giant, high-tech submarine in futuristic undersea adventure TV series SeaQuest DSV.
February 11, 200817 yr Author What a shame. He was a great actor. His performance in Jaws was one of the most memerable ever imo. R.I.P
February 13, 200817 yr Sad turn of events, yes, I liked him as an actor... requiescat in pace, Mr. Scheider....
February 14, 200817 yr Always remember the line " you're going to need a bigger boat". RIP Same here.... :lol: A great actor who made a good many memorable films (Jaws, The French Connection, Marathon Man). He will be missed by film fans everywhere I would imagine...
February 14, 200817 yr Author whats this doing in 'retro' when theres a forum for film?... moves it. I posted it in here three days ago, so someone else must've moved to it the Retro for whatever reason, and also changed the title :lol:
February 14, 200817 yr I posted it in here three days ago, so someone else must've moved to it the Retro for whatever reason, and also changed the title :lol: It wasn't me.
February 14, 200817 yr Same here.... :lol: A great actor who made a good many memorable films (Jaws, The French Connection, Marathon Man). He will be missed by film fans everywhere I would imagine... The French Connection is on tonight (BBC1 11.30pm)
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