Feb 11 2008 Actor Roy Scheider Dies at 75
Roy Scheider, the actor known for his work in Jaws, A French Connection, All That Jazz, and, of course, SeaQuest DSV, died Sunday afternoon. His wife reports he had been suffering from multiple myeloma for years, and died from complications from a staph infection.
In tribute, I'd like to post his superlative-filled IMDB mini-biography, as written by user firehouse44. I found this a couple years ago, and it quickly becomes apparent that Scheider himself must be firehouse44. It's great.
Lean, angular-faced and authoritatively spoken lead / supporting actor Roy Scheider obviously never heard the old actor's axiom about "never appearing with kids or animals" lest they overshadow your performance. Breaking that rule did him no harm, though, as he achieved pop cult status by finding, fighting and blowing up a 25-foot-long Great White shark (nicknamed "Bruce") in the mega-hit Jaws (1975) and then electrocuting an even bigger Great White in the vastly inferior Jaws 2 (1978).
And there's more!
