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 musical called simply "Redhead". With "Redhead", Fosse won the Tony Award for best choreography, Verdon won her third Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, and the show won the Tony for best musical. Although he was replaced as the director/choreographer for the short-lived 1961 musical "The Conquering Hero", he quickly took on the job of choreographer of the 1961 musical hit "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", which starred Robert Morse. With Fosse again the choreographer-director, Verdon starred in "Sweet Charity" in 1966. In 1973, Fosse's work on "Pippin" won him the Tony for Best Direction