An amateur boxer — classed as a welterweight, weighing in at 140 pounds — from Orange, New Jersey, Roy Richard Scheider became a distinguished Hollywood actor after his time in the ring. He competed ...

Jaws recently celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025 with a new documentary, but the original 1975 film, along with its ...

Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee who was best known for his role as the police chief in “Jaws,” died Feb. 10 of undisclosed causes at the U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his roles as a small-town police chief in "Jaws" and his portrait of famed choreographer Bob Fosse in "All That Jazz ...

Some amazing horror/thriller films have been made over the decades, but few can match the pure power of Jaws. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the 1975 Steven Spielberg-directed film is a ...

Few movies have made an impact on American culture — and Hollywood economics — like Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws." Based on Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel about a great white shark that terrorizes an East ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie "Jaws," has died. He was 75. Scheider died Sunday at the University ...

Stanley Kubrick is my favorite director. So, when I learned that he once said that 1979’s All That Jazz was quite possibly the best film he'd ever seen (which can be found in Jo ...

Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he ...