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Roy Scheider
Born: 1932-11-10 - Died: 2008-02-10Cause of Death: Staph Infection
Death Summary: Scheider's death was caused by complications from a staph infection according to his wife.
He had been diagnosed with the cancer multiple myeloma back in 2004, but had a bone marrow transplant and the cancer was considered to be in partial remission.
He passed away at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Hospital (where Bill Gwatney died after being shot) at the age of 75.
Who was Roy Scheider : There is no question that Roy Richard Scheider was most famous for his role as Martin Brody in the mega-hit Steven Spielberg film Jaws.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in All That Jazz, and his other most famous role was Captain Nathan Bridger on the Emmy-Winning TV Show SeaQuest DSV, which he starred on with the late Jonathan Brandis.
Scheider had a pretty extensive filmography appearing in other notable projects like Marathon Man, David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch, Gary Oldman vehicle Romeo is Bleeding, and 2004's The Punisher.
He had been diagnosed with the cancer multiple myeloma back in 2004, but had a bone marrow transplant and the cancer was considered to be in partial remission.
He passed away at the University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Hospital (where Bill Gwatney died after being shot) at the age of 75.
Who was Roy Scheider : There is no question that Roy Richard Scheider was most famous for his role as Martin Brody in the mega-hit Steven Spielberg film Jaws.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in All That Jazz, and his other most famous role was Captain Nathan Bridger on the Emmy-Winning TV Show SeaQuest DSV, which he starred on with the late Jonathan Brandis.
Scheider had a pretty extensive filmography appearing in other notable projects like Marathon Man, David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch, Gary Oldman vehicle Romeo is Bleeding, and 2004's The Punisher.
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“We need a bigger boat!”. RIP, you will be dearly missed.
He was a really talented actor.I enjoyed watching his films with my family.My father was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and he died in 2005 at the age of 51.
SMART , SEXY ACTOR. THANK YOU FOR ENTERTAING THE WORD.
God Bless
we will miss you
ROY SCHEIDERS FINAL FILM IRON CROSS TRAILER & UPDATE MAY 2009
Calibra Pictures is pleased to announce the release of the trailer for Roy Scheiders last film Iron Cross.
The revenge thriller, written and directed by Joshua Newton, will be previewed towards the end of the year in Los Angeles, following our Roy Scheider Film Week, dates and location tbc.
The trailer can be downloaded securely from the following yousendit.com link:
https://rcpt.yousendit.com/674374016/2c8d2c044adbfe73d4293fc995eca0cb
Wed be delighted to receive your comments.
Yours truly
The Iron Cross Team
ironcross@calibrapictures.com
I too have multiple myeloma i am 50 years old, i will miss this great and funny actor. My condolences to the family.
Hell of an actor escpecially in the SEVEN UP’S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IRON CROSS, Roy Scheider’s final film, in VARIETY article for Oscar contention!!!
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118005244.html?categoryid=13&cs=1
Working for the railroad, I was killing time above the Park Avenue tunnel and saw Roy Schneider jogging by on the street.He saw that I noticed and nodded and winked. I smiled back. He seemed like a cool guy.
sorry, spelled scheider wrong.
As with all great actors you will live on in your films. I will allways remeber him in jaws as my heart missed a beat when the head appeared in the bottom of the boat. Roy I hope your are happy where you are, and entertaining the crowd.
i was a huge jaws fan rip roy