Roy Scheider is an American film and theater actor. He worked as an actor from 1961 to 2007. Scheider was twice nominated for an Academy Award.
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 a car 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 Maplewood in 1985.
College and military service
Scheider’s parents dreamed that his son would become a lawyer, so after school Roy studied at Rutgers University in Newark, then at a college in Lancaster at the law school. In college, Scheider became involved in a theater troupe.
After Roy served as a U.S. Air Force air traffic controller in Korea. In 1961 he was demobilized.
Actor career
After returning from service, Roy Scheider (then his films attracted less than theatrical productions) got a job in a theater troupe and played the role of Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet in New York at a park festival, and then remained in the troupe on an ongoing basis.
In 1968, he was awarded the Obie Prize for his role in the production of "Stephen D."
Roy played the first film role in 1963. It was a horror film called The Curse of the Living Dead.
Success came to the actor after filming in Steven Spielberg's picture "Jaws." Roy Scheider played a cop in it. Next came the Marathon runner with Laurence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman and The French Connector, directed by William Fridkin. Scheider was awarded several prestigious awards for his role in The French Connection.
Another significant role in the career of an actor is Joe Gideon in the movie "All That Jazz." The film was directed by Bob Fossey and received four Academy Award and two BAFTA awards.
Interestingly, during his career, Roy had to play the role of the American president three times.
Horror movie "Jaws"
In 1975, Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" thriller 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 humans and cannibal sharks of gigantic proportions. The city police chief, oceanologist and shark hunter are fighting the predator.
The shooting took place on the island of Martas-Vinyard. The music for the film was written by John Williams.
The budget of the picture was $ 9 million, and fees exceeded 470 million. This film brought resounding success to both Steven Spielberg and the actors who played in the film: Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, Robert Shaw, Lorraine Gary and others.
The film was recognized as the greatest in the history of cinema and received an Oscar in three categories.
Personal life
Roy was married from 1962 to 1989 with 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. Two children were born from this marriage - a son named Christian and a daughter named Molly.
Awards
Roy Scheider is the holder of Academy awards in 1971 and 1979, Golden Globe in 1979, and the Independent Spirit Award in 1997. He received them for his roles in the films French Connected, All That Jazz, and The Myth of Fingerprints.
Death
Roy died on February 10, 2008 in the city of Little Rock in Arkansas at the age of 75. The cause of death was myeloma.
