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.
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