Roy Scheider is an American film and theater actor. He worked as an actor from 1961 to 2007. Scheider was nominated twice for the Oscar.
Childhood
The full name of the actor is Roy Richard Scheider.He was born on November 10, 1932 in the city of Orange in the state of New Jersey. His father is German by nationality, Roy Bernard Scheider worked as an auto mechanic. Mother - Irish Anna Crosson.
The future actor was a very painful child.He had rheumatism. To strengthen the body, Scheider has been involved in sports since childhood. As a teenager, he even thought about a sports career. Roy was most attracted to boxing and baseball.
The guy graduated from high school in the city of Maplewood in 1985
College and military service
Scheider's parents dreamed of becoming a sonas a lawyer, so after school Roy studied at Rutgers University in Newark, then in a college in the city of Lankastra at the Faculty of Law. In college, Scheider became involved in a theater troupe.
After Roy served as a US Air Force air traffic controller in Korea. In 1961 he was demobilized.
Actor career
Returning from service, Roy Scheider (his filmsthen attracted less than theatrical productions) got involved in a theater troupe and played the role of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet in New York at a park festival, and then permanently remained in the troupe.
In 1968, he was awarded the Obie Prize for his role in the production of "Stephen D."
Roy played the first role in the movie in 1963. It was a horror film “The Curse of the Living Dead”.
Success came to the actor after filming in the pictureSteven Spielberg "Jaws". Roy Scheider played a cop in him. Next were the tapes "Marathon" with Lawrence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman and "The French Connection" director William Friedkin. For the role in the "French Connected" Scheider was awarded several prestigious awards.
Another significant role in the career of an actor - Joe Gideon in the movie "All This Jazz." The film directed by Bob Fossey received four Oscars and two BAFTAs.
Interestingly, during his career, Roy had to play the role of the American president three times.
Jaws horror movie
In 1975The Thriller Thriller "Jaws" was released. The screenplay was written by Peter Benchley and Karl Gottlieb based on the Peter Benchley novel. The film tells the story of the confrontation of man and a man-eating shark of gigantic proportions. The city police chief, oceanographer and shark hunter are fighting the predator.
The shooting took place on the island of Martha's Vinyard. Music for the film was written by John Williams.
The budget of the picture was 9 million dollars, andfees exceeded 470 million. This film brought a resounding success to both Steven Spielberg and the actors who played in the film: Roy Shaider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary and others.
The film was recognized as the greatest in the history of cinema and won the Academy Award in three categories.
Personal life
Roy was married from 1962 to 1989 to an actress named Cynthia Scheider. Their daughter Maximilia died in 2006. She has two children left - grandchildren of Roy and Cynthia.
In 1989, Scheider married Brenda Simer, also an actress by profession. From this marriage, two children were born - a son named Christian and a daughter, who was named Molly.
Awards
Рой Шайдер - обладатель наград Academy в 1971 и 1979, Golden Globe in 1979, Independent Spirit Award in 1997. He received them for his roles in the films "French Connection", "All This Jazz" and The Myth of Fingerprints.
Death
Roy died February 10, 2008 in the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, 75 years old. The cause of death was myeloma.
Filmography
Roy Scheider dedicated the work of the actor 43 years. During this time, he starred in 145 films:
- in 1964 - The Curse of the Living Dead;
- in 1968 - "Star!" and "Paper Lion";
- in 1970 - "To love" and "The Mystery of the illegitimate";
- in 1971 - "French Connection" and "Clute";
- in 1973 - "From seven years and above" and "The man died";
- in 1975 - "Jaws" and "Sheila Levine died and lives in New York";
- in 1976 - "Marathoner";
- in 1977 - "Koldun";
- in 1978 - Jaws 2;
- in 1979 - "All This Jazz";
- in 1982 - "In the night silence";
- in 1983 - "Blue Thunder";
- in 1984 - Space Odyssey 2010;
- in 1986 - "Male Club" and "Picked up for high stakes";
- Cohen and Tate in 1988;
- in 1989 - "Night game", "Listen to me";
- in 1990 - “Someone has to take it off,” “Russian House” and “The Fourth War”;
- in 1991 - "Lunch naked";
- in 1992, the “Hunter for Terrorists”;
- in 1993 - Underwater Odyssey;
- 1994 - Romeo Bleeding;
- in 1997 - "Shadows of the Past", "Benefactor", "Driver", "Peacemaker" and "Rage";
- in 1998 - "Silver Wolf";
- in 1999 - "Project 281";
- in 2000 - “Gates of hell”, “Execution of the order”, “At the turn of the day” and “Death visa”;
- in 2001, the “Diamond Hunters” and “Angels do not live here”;
- in 2002 - "Red Snake", "Texas 46" and "King of Texas";
- in 2003, the People’s Verdict and Dracula 2: The Ascension;
- in 2004 - "The Punisher";
- in 2005 - "Dracula 3: The Legacy";
- in 2006 - "Last Chance";
- in 2007 - "Chicago 10", "Poet" and "Dark Honeymoon".
