Roy Scheider: biography, films, awards

Roy Scheider is an American film and theater actor. He worked as an actor from 1961 to 2007. Scheider was twice nominated for an 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 was German, Roy Bernard Scheider worked as an auto mechanic. Mother - Irish Anna Crosson.

The future actor was a very painful child. He suffered from rheumatism. To strengthen the body, Scheider has been involved in sports since childhood. As a teenager, he even thought about a sports career. Most of all, Roy attracted boxing and baseball.

The guy graduated from high school in Maplewood in 1985.

College and military service

Scheider's parents dreamed of the son becoming a lawyer, so after school, Roy studied at Rutgers University in Newark, then in a college in the city of Lancastre at the Faculty of Law. In college, Scheider began to study in a theatrical company.

After Roy served as air traffic controller of the US Air Force in Korea. In 1961 he was demobilized.

Actor career

Returning from the service, Roy Scheider (his films attracted less then theatrical productions) settled in a theatrical troupe and played the role of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet in New York at the park festival, and then permanently stayed with the troupe.

In 1968, he was awarded the Obie Award for his role in the production of "Stephen D."

The first role in the movie Roy performed in 1963. It was a horror film "The Curse of the Living Dead."

Success came to the actor after filming in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws." Roy Scheider played a policeman in him. Next were the "Marathonets" tapes with Lawrence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman and "French connected" director William Friedkin. For the role in the "French Connected" Scheider was awarded several prestigious awards.

Another significant role in the career of the actor - Joe Gideon in the movie "All this jazz." The film directed by Bob Fossey received four Oscar and two BAFTA awards.

It is interesting that during his career Roy had to play the role of the American president three times.

The film of horrors "Jaws"

In 1975, the thriller of Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" was released. The script was written by Peter Benchley and Carl Gottlieb based on the novel by Peter Benchley. The film tells the story of the confrontation between a man and a giant-sized ogre. With the predator fighting the chief of the city police, an oceanologist and a shark hunter.

The shooting took place on the island of Martas-Vinyard. Music for the film was written by John Williams.

The budget picture was $ 9 million, and the fees exceeded 470 million. This film brought a resounding success to Steven Spielberg, and the actors who played in the film: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary and others.

The film was voted the greatest in the history of cinema and won an Oscar in three categories.

Personal life

Roy was married from 1962 to 1989 on an actress named Cynthia Scheider. Their daughter, Maximilia, died in 2006. She left two children - the 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

Roy Scheider is an Academy Award winner in 1971 and 1979, Golden Globe in 1979, and an Independent Spirit Award in 1997. He received them for his roles in the films "French Connected", "All This Jazz" and The Myth of Fingerprints.

Death

Roy died on February 10, 2008 in the town of Little Rock in Arkansas in 75 years. The cause of death was myeloma.

Filmography

Roy Scheider dedicated the actor's work to 43 years. During this time, he starred in 145 films:

• In 1964 - "The Curse of the Living Dead";
• In 1968 - "The Star!" And "The Paper Lion";
• In 1970 - "Love" and "The Mystery of the Bastard";
• In 1971 - "French communication" and "Clute";
• In 1973 - "From seven years and up" and "Man died";
• In 1975 - "Jaws" and "Sheila Levine died and lives in New York";
• In 1976 - "Marathon";
• In 1977 - "The Sorcerer";
• In 1978 - "Jaws 2";
• In 1979 - "All this jazz";
• In 1982 - "In the Night Silence";
• In 1983 - "The Blue Thunder";
• In 1984 - "Space Odyssey 2010";
• In 1986 - "Men's Club" and "Puppeten in large";
• In 1988 - "Cohen and Tate";
• In 1989 - "Night game", "Listen to me";
• In 1990 - "Someone after all should shoot it", "Russian house" and "Fourth war";
• In 1991 - "Lunch naked";
• In 1992 - "The Hunter for Terrorists";
• In 1993 - "Underwater Odyssey";
• In 1994 - "Romeo bleeds";
• In 1997 - Shadows of the Past, Benefactor, Driver, Peacemaker and Rage;
• In 1998 - "The Silver Wolf";
• In 1999 - "Project 281";
• In 2000 - "The Gates of Hell", "Execution of the Order", "At the Turn of the Day" and "Visa to Death";
• In 2001 - "Diamond Hunters" and "Angels do not live here";
• In 2002 - "Red Snake", "Texas 46" and "King of Texas";
• In 2003 - "Verdict of the people" and "Dracula 2: Ascension";
• In 2004 - "The Punisher";
• In 2005 - "Dracula 3: The Legacy";
• In 2006 - "The Last Chance";
• In 2007 - "Chicago 10", "The Poet" and "The Dark Honeymoon".