Roy Scheider, RIP (1 Viewer)

[Nick Martin]

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/11/mo...heider.html?hp

Of course he is best remembered for JAWS in 1975.

 

[John Dirk]

I remember him from "Night Game." RIP Roy.

John

 

[SteveGon]

Always liked him. :frowning:

 

[troy evans]

Wow. I really don't know what to say. What a great man and actor. I don't ever remember hearing his name dragged through the mud or anything of the kind. That surely is a testament to his character and shows how loved and respected he was. His presence on film was a big part of my life and he will be missed. Rest in peace.

 

[Ray H]

For whatever reason, I find this rather surprising. Schieder's was something of an icon of the 70s and he'll be missed.

 

[MatthewA]

I will always remember him most for All That Jazz, the first R-rated movie I was ever allowed to watch. This is really sad to hear.

 

[TravisR]

I've loved Jaws since I was a little kid (I've probably seen it 150 times in my life) so I'm bummed to hear this.

 

[Mark Hawley]

That's too bad.

I actually watched Jaws I and 2(and a little bit of III) last night so it's a bit eerie to find this out (I was actually planning on adding his screen intro in Jaws in the "main characters introduced from behind thread".


Probably my favorite actor as a boy. I loved the first two Jaws films, Blue Thunder and 2010. He was such a great everyman hero.

 

[Doug:Li]

Rest in Peace Chief Brody. You will be missed...

 

[Bill Crosthwait]

Bummer! RIP Roy

 

[TonyD]

i just watched marathon man for the first time a few weeks ago.

 

[todd stone]

RIP Chief

 

[TonyD]

 

[Patrick H.]

Man, his role in Jaws was iconic, and I also loved his work in The French Connection. He was a great presence in a terrific era of American movies, and he'll be missed.

 

[Citizen87645]

This calls for a Jaws viewing. RIP.

 

[ScottR]

Heaven's gonna need a bigger boat...happy sailing my friend. :frowning:

 

[WillG]

Well, there's no bad excuse for watching Jaws. Still have it on my DVR from a UniversalHD broadcast and watching it now.

 

[Adam Lenhardt]

One of the greats who disappeared off the scene only to make occasional reappearances to remind us how much he'd been missed. Rest in Peace.

 

[Michael_K_Sr]

He elevated every movie he was in with his performances. R.I.P. :frowning:

 

[Joe Karlosi]

This one hurts. Goodbye, Roy.