Actor Roy Scheider was an American actor who hit his best stride during the 1970s. He is perhaps best known for playing Amity Police Chief Martin Brody from Steven Spielberg's classic Jaws.

During the course of his long career, he was nominated for two Oscars: Best Supporting Actor for The French Connection and Best Actor for his take on choreographer Bob Fosse in All That Jazz. He starred in over 80 films and TV shows during his career.

Roy Scheider was first married in 1962 to a miss Cynthia Bebout. That marriage lasted over 25 years, producing one daughter for the couple. They divorced in 1989, and Scheider re-married actress Brenda King the same year. Scheider died on February 10, 2008, at the age of 75 following a prolonged bout with Multiple Myeloma.

• Google News: Roy Scheider Dead
• Los Angeles Times: "Star of 'Jaws' and 'All That Jazz'" (February 11, 2008)
  • Scheider had been suffering from multiple myeloma, a cancer that affects blood cells, for several years. He died of complications from the disease.
• Telegraph.co.uk: Roy Scheider obituary (February 11, 2008)
• Vanity Fair: James Wolcott's Blog: The Roy of the Greasepaint, the Smell of the Crowd (May 9, 2007)
• Cinematical: Roy Scheider tags

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1971: Klute | The French Connection

• 1973: The Seven Ups

• 1975: Jaws

• 1976: Marathon Man

• 1977: Sorcerer

• 1978: Jaws 2

• 1979: All That Jazz

• 1983: Blue Thunder

• 1984: 2010

• 1986: 52 Pick-Up

• 1990: The Russia House

• 1991: Naked Lunch

• 1993: SeaQuest DSV (TV)

• 1997: The Myth of Fingerprints | The Rainmaker

• 2002: Third Watch (TV)