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 His third wife was dancer and actress Gwen Verdon. In 1963, they had a daughter, Nicole Fosse, who later also became a dancer and actress. Though Fosse's extramarital affairs put a strain on the marriage and by 1971 they were separated, they never divorced. They remained legally married until his death in 1987. Verdon never remarried. Fosse met Ann Reinking during the run of "Pippin". According to Reinking, their romantic relationship ended "toward the end of the run of "Dancin"." Throughout the 1970s Fosse was also sporadically linked with actress Jessica Lange. During rehearsals for "The Conquering Hero" in 1961,