tugmoose Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 'Jaws' actor Scheider dies at 75By JILL ZEMAN, Associated Press Writer11 minutes ago LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie "Jaws," has died. He was 75. Scheider died Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock, hospital spokesman David Robinson said. The hospital did not release a cause of death. However, hospital spokeswoman Leslie Taylor said Scheider had been treated for multiple myeloma at the hospital's Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy for the past two years. He was nominated for an Oscar for best-supporting actor in 1971's "The French Connection" in which he played the police partner of Oscar winner Gene Hackman and for best-actor for 1979's "All That Jazz," the autobiographical Bob Fosse film. However, he was best known for his role in Steven Spielberg's 1975 film, "Jaws," the enduring classic about a killer shark terrorizing beachgoers and well as millions of moviegoers. Widely hailed as the film that launched the era of the Hollywood blockbuster, it was also the first movie to earn $100 million at the box office. Scheider starred with Richard Dreyfuss, who played an oceanographer. In 2005, one of Scheider's most famous lines in the movie — "You're gonna need a bigger boat" — was voted No. 35 on the American Film Institute's list of best quotes from U.S. movies. That year, some 30 years after "Jaws" premiered, hundreds of movie buffs flocked to Martha's Vineyard, off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts, to celebrate the great white shark. The island's JawsFest '05 also brought back some of the cast and crew, including screenwriter Carl Gottlieb and Peter Benchley, who wrote the novel that inspired Spielberg's classic. Spielberg, Scheider and Dreyfuss were absent. Scheider was also politically active. He participated in rallies protesting U.S. military action in Iraq, including a massive New York demonstration in March 2003 that police said drew 125,000 chanting activists. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tandylacker Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Does every "celebrity" death need to be announced? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Does every "celebrity" death need to be announced?Classy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I always liked Roy. I saw All That Jazz at a young age on HBO and it kind of put the zap on my head. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Yeah i pretty much like him in everything he did. The Sorcerers, French Connection, 2 Jaws Movies.... Even Seaquest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 When I think of Roy Scheider, I think of Jaws, The French Connection, All That Jazz, and, um, Blue Thunder. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j4lackey Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Does every "celebrity" death need to be announced?Until we work out some kind of telepathic communication system, yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cryptique Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Does every "celebrity" death need to be announced?So, are you now the arbiter of who is and isn't enough of a celebrity to warrant an RIP thread? Whatever. Stay classy, dude. Roy Scheider was a favorite of mine. Even in bad films (he made a few), he brought a measure of dignity to the proceedings. He never seemed like the typical Hollywood movie star type. RIP, Roy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stooka Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 RIP! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I always liked Roy. I saw All That Jazz at a young age on HBO and it kind of put the zap on my head. love that movie! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Good Old Neon Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Scheider will forever remain an indelible icon of my youth www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBdxa1cTOSQ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 RIP! The sort of movie that you use to be able to see on AMC. I would like to mention the ongoing role he played on Third Watch. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Love him in Jaws. All That Jazz was good stuff. And he got it but good in Marathon Man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Love him in Jaws. All That Jazz was good stuff. And he got it but good in Marathon Man. word. he was great in Naked Lunch too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Does every "celebrity" death need to be announced?If you'd like I could dig up some obituaries of random non-famous folks and post that instead. Mmm, nah. That sounds more like a job for IRDB. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
caliber66 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I thought Blue Thunder was pretty badass when I was a kid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 What was the movie where he was trying to move a truck full of nitroglycerine through the Amazon rainforest? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 What was the movie where he was trying to move a truck full of nitroglycerine through the Amazon rainforest? Sorcerer Another William Friedkin flick. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 RIP Chief Brody Does every "celebrity" death need to be announced?I'm sure it's no worse than arbitrary bitching. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I am at home sick today, so Jaws will be watched in his honor. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ms. yvon Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 "showtime!" saw all that jazz at the drive in when it came out. first time i'd heard of kubler-ross' five stages of death. i'm seeing images of roy's character wandering the back corridors of the hospital...blood on his forehead...the comedian's voice ringing in his head...kissing the elderly woman on the mouth... damn. roy was terrific in that film. :worship Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 makes me want a couple of tabs of speed, some cigarettes and alka seltzer for breakfast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Does every "celebrity" death need to be announced?How much of an ass does this ass look like at this point? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 How much of an ass does this ass look like at this point? pretty much like an ass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 pretty much like an ass.A Persian Wild Ass. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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