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Roy Scheider: Biography

Roy Scheider

Birth Name: Roy Richard Scheider
Birth Place: Orange, NJ
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/10/1932, Scorpio
Date of Death: 02/10/2008
Profession: Actor

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Roy Scheider Fast Facts:

Graduated as a history major from Franklin & Marshall College with the intention of going to law school.
Served three years in the U.S. Air Force after college, rising to the rank of first lieutenant.
Earned his distinctive broken nose in the New Jersey Diamond Gloves Boxing Competition.
Made his professional acting debut as Mercutio in a 1961 New York Shakespeare Festival production of Romeo and Juliet.
Breakthrough part came in Jaws (1975), uttering the immortal line: "You're gonna need a bigger boat."

Roy Scheider Relationships:
Roy Bernhard Scheider - Father
Anna (Crosson) Scheider - Mother
Cynthia Scheider - Ex-wife
Maximillia Scheider - Daughter
Brenda King - Wife
Molly Mae Scheider - Daughter
Christian Verrier Scheider - Son
Glenn Scheider - Brother
Roy Scheider Awards:
1980 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor - Nominee
1979 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1971 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
College:
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA (1955); attended Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Camden, NJ

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Law Order Criminal Intent, Kathryn Erbe, Vincent D Onofrio, Roy Scheider Will Hart/NBC Photo

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