Roy Scheider was born on November 10, 1932 in Orange, New
Jersey.
Roy Scheider achieved pop cult status by finding, fighting
and blowing up a 25ft long shark (nicknamed "Bruce") in the
1970s uber-thriller JAWS (1975) and then electrocuting an
even bigger great white in the vastly inferior JAWS 2 (1978).
Roy was given a broken nose as a result of his foray into
Golden Gloves competitions! his pursuits turned from sports
to theatre.
Scheider appeared with the New York Shakespeare Festival
and won an "Obie Award" for his appearance in the play "Stephen
D."
In 1971, Scheider really came to the attention of film audiences
with his role in KLUTE.
Roy Scheider's other notable credits include....
