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Roy Scheider is gone
Published 2/11/2008 at Hollywood Elsewhere
Roy Scheider is gone Posted by Jeffrey Wells on February 10, 2008 at 06:20 PM Roy Scheider , who had a brilliant eleven-year run as a near-movie star during the '70s and early '80s, portraying a series of anxious, somewhat bruised urban hard guys in a nearly unbroken run of top-drawer films, died this afternoon in Little Rock, Arkansas, according to the ...

Roy Scheider (1932 - 2008)
Published 2/11/2008 by Karl Hungus at karlhungus.com
... Roy Scheider, who people will know best from his role in Jaws, has died today, Sunday the 10th of February at the ages of 75. ...

Roy Scheider: 1932- 2008
Published 2/11/2008 by Kirby at Movie Dearest
Roy Scheider, star of what is considered the first ever summer blockbuster, Jaws, has died at the age of 75. In addition to his memorable role as Police Chief Martin Brody (which he reprised in the sequel, Jaws 2), Scheider appeared in such other classic thrillers as Klute, Marathon Man and The French Connection, receiving his first Oscar nomination for the latter. However, his best performance was as the thinly veiled Bob Fosse character in All That Jazz, which garnered him ...

A Manly Actor Is Dead: R.I.P. Roy Scheider
Published 2/11/2008 by Vic Holtreman at Screen Rant
Roy Scheider has passed away. He was 75 years old, and died today (Sunday) in Little Rock, Arkansas of complications from a staph infection, his wife, Brenda Seimer, said. I apologize for the cheesy title, but to me, Roy Scheider was one of a now dwindling number of "man's man" actors. Tough ...

‘Jaws’ star Roy Scheider dies at age 75
Published 2/11/2008 by Mike at A Mike Life
The star of one of the greatest thrillers of all time, Jaws, is dead at age 75. Roy Scheider died on Sunday at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences hospital. The immediate cause of death has not been released, but he had been diagnosed with myeloma and had a succeeding bone marrow transplant in 2004. His career took off in 1971 with Klute and The French Connection, and in 1975, he starred in Jaws as a police chief trying to find a killer shark. I’ll always remember him for that movie and also 2010, ...

Roy Scheider 1932-2008
Published 2/11/2008 by john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) at The Movie Blog
He was one of those faces you could pick out of anywhere, and a multi Oscar nominated actors with a vibrant on screen personality who never saw any role as too big for him to handle or too small to be worth his time. Roy Scheider has passed away at the age os 75, and man will he be missed. No direct cause of death has been announced, but he passed away in hospital. You’ll all remember him for his role in Jaws, and that was classic no doubt. But to me personally… I’ll always remember him as Captain Nathan Bridger on Seaquest :) We salute you sir… we salute you. ...

What's going on Monday? (Roy Scheider, RIP)
Published 2/11/2008 by brooklynvegan at brooklynvegan
Roy Scheider in 'All That Jazz' * Writers likely to OK new deal Tuesday * Spice Girls play the Prudential Center * Peter & The Wolf is playing Union Hall * No Age, High Places, & Rings play Market Hotel * "Polaroid Just Obsoleted Your Blog, Hipster" * American Kennel Club compared to the KKK * RIP 'Jaws' & 'All That Jazz' actor Roy Scheider What else?

Heaven’s Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
Published 2/20/2008 at [This Savage Art]
[A little late on this but still worth noting] Whether he was chugging chumb aboard the Orca, dancing to save his life or keeping Popeye from cracking skulls, Roy Scheider was the one of the great everyman actors. The last film I saw him in was Klute where he played the slick, meat locker cool pimp Frank Ligourin. Roy Scheider was 75. Check out his roles in film and television and see how an old pro does it. Popularity: 2% [ ...

Blindsight, Chicago 10, Miss Pettigrew
Published 3/17/2008 by Gossip Central at Gossip Central
... (no relation to Julius or Abbie), but the job finally fell to Roy Scheider, his voice lending the appropriate authority to this his last role. This film is based on an ambitious idea that will rankle historians, but which Morgan feels has some bearing on events today. ...

Talking PSYCH, JERICHO, and Acting with Timothy Omundson
Published 7/17/2008 by Rae at RTVW Online
... I’ve got an old car, a ‘63 Falcon, that I tinker with and tool around with. Other than that, it’s like trying to strike a balance, like anything, of work and kids and the life. And they’re getting older now so my wife and I are getting to have a life again a little bit, which is nice. Does that “this might go away” fear ever go away? TO: Never. Never. It never goes away. And to drop another name, Roy Scheider, – my second job was SeaQuest – Roy told Marco ...

Talking PSYCH, JERICHO, and More with Timothy Omundson
Published 7/17/2008 by Rae at RTVW Online
... I’ve got an old car, a ‘63 Falcon, that I tinker with and tool around with. Other than that, it’s like trying to strike a balance, like anything, of work and kids and the life. And they’re getting older now so my wife and I are getting to have a life again a little bit, which is nice. Does that “this might go away” fear ever go away? TO: Never. Never. It never goes away. And to drop another name, Roy Scheider, – my second job was SeaQuest – Roy told Marco ...

New on DVD: July 22, 2008
Published 7/22/2008 by Jane Boursaw at Film Gecko
... is found dead, disorientation slowly claims the sanity of the other team members. Stars Ron Perlman, James LeGros, Connie Britton, and Zach Gilford. Not rated. Buy it on Amazon. Dark Honeymoon (2008). A man marries a seductive woman after a brief but intense relationship. During their honeymoon on the Oregon coast, however, he uncovers the terrible truth about his new wife. Stars Lindy Booth, Nick Cornish, Roy Scheider, Tia Carrere, Daryl Hannah, and Eric Roberts. Not rated. Buy it ...