Roy Scheider Roy Scheider Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Scheider gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in several iconic films from the 1970s, playing NYPD Detective Buddy "Cloudy" Russo in "The French Connection" (1971); NYPD Detective Buddy Manucci in "The Seven Ups" (1973); Police Chief Martin Brody in "Jaws" (1975) and "Jaws 2" (1978); Doc in "Marathon Man" (1976); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon (whose character was based on Bob Fosse) in "All That Jazz" (which was written and directed by Fosse) (1979); and Dr. Heywood R.
Bob Fosse it became known that Fosse had epilepsy, when he suffered a seizure onstage. On September 23, 1987, Fosse died at George Washington University Hospital from a heart attack, while the revival of "Sweet Charity" was opening at the nearby National Theatre. Verdon held him in her arms as he suffered a fatal heart attack on the sidewalk outside the Willard Hotel as the revival of "Sweet Charity" was beginning across the street. He was taken to George Washington University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. He was cremated and shortly thereafter Verdon and Nicole Fosse took his ashes to Quogue,