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Roy Scheider
Birthdate: November 10, 1932

Roy Scheider

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1970s
3.0261
9
total ranking of 3.0261
1980s
2.0231
7
total ranking of 2.0231
1990s
1.2135
4
total ranking of 1.2135
2000s
1.7517
6
total ranking of 1.7517
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Roy Scheider is ranked overall as 2.5082 of of 4 stars2.5082

Roy Scheider Movie Rankings

1
Roy Scheider starring in Jaws
Roy Scheider scores a combined 3.9366 out of 4 stars for Jaws3.9366
After a teenager and a child are attacked by a Great White shark in a quiet beach community, the new police chief attempts to catch the killer shark before it can strike again. ...more about Jaws
2
Roy Scheider starring in French Connection
Roy Scheider scores a combined 3.7459 out of 4 stars for French Connection3.7459
Two NYC narcotics cops are trying to trace a heroin connection from France to the U.S. On a tip, they start surveying a local store and find the owners are living well beyond their means. The two start working their way up the drug ladder to find the Kingpin. ...more about French Connection
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
3
Roy Scheider starring in Klute
Roy Scheider scores a combined 3.1030 out of 4 stars for Klute3.1030
John Klute's friend has totally disappeared. The only clue a connection with a call girl, Bree Daniels. Klute taps her phone in order to gain evidence against her to blackmail her into helping him find his friend. ...more about Klute
4
Marathon Man (1976)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 3.0189 out of 4 stars for Marathon Man3.0189
In New York City, the brother of an infamous Nazi war criminal is killed in a head on collision car accident. Shortly thereafter, members of a covert US government group called "The Division" begin to be murdered one by one. ...more about Marathon Man
5
All That Jazz (1979)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 3.0020 out of 4 stars for All That Jazz3.0020
Overworked, exhausted dancer Joe Gideon relies on a slew of drugs to keep up with is hectic lifestyle including work, daughter, girlfriend, ex-wife and movie. His life is quickly spiraling out of control, and if he doesn't change something soon his body will quit before he does. ...more about All That Jazz
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Musical/Comedy
6
Jaws 2 (1978)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 2.9238 out of 4 stars for Jaws 22.9238
The small island resort town of Amity is trying to bounce back from the financial problems it had after becoming known as the site of shark attacks four years ago. Mayor Larry Vaughn is welcoming developer Len Peterson and his new resort to Amity. ...more about Jaws 2
7
2010 (1984)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 2.8871 out of 4 stars for 20102.8871
In this sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, a joint American- Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to discover what went wrong with the U.S.S. Discovery against a backdrop of growing global tensions. ...more about 2010
8
Blue Thunder (1983)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 2.8856 out of 4 stars for Blue Thunder2.8856
Blue Thunder is a specially modified helicopter. It is for police work, but is armed and designed to counter street insurgencies. ...more about Blue Thunder
Actor Awards
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
9
Myth of Fingerprints, The (1997)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 2.7067 out of 4 stars for Myth of Fingerprints2.7067
Warren (Noah Wyle) returns home for Thanksgiving after three years. His family consists of his over-sexed sister (Julianne Moore) and her long-suffering lover, his romantically distant younger brother, and his immature younger sister. ...more about Myth of Fingerprints
10
Punisher, The (2004)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 2.4668 out of 4 stars for Punisher2.4668
Marvel's unstoppable vigilante hits the big screen. After losing his family in to mob violence, undercover FBI agent and former Marine Frank Castle (Jane) decides to dedicate himself fully to the eradication of crime from America. ...more about Punisher
11
Chicago 10 (2008)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 2.4108 out of 4 stars for Chicago 102.4108
Archival footage, animation, and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention. ...more about Chicago 10
  • Not Available on DVD
12
Seven-Ups, The (1973)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 1.9262 out of 4 stars for Seven-Ups1.9262
New York City cops wage a war against assorted hoods and criminals after one of their own is brutally killed by a hoodlum. Seven-Ups refers to the minimum jail time each of the crooks will have to spend if they are caught. ...more about Seven-Ups
13
Last Embrace (1979)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 1.8692 out of 4 stars for Last Embrace1.8692
When his wife is killed in a restaurant shoot-out, intelligence man Harry Hannan has a breakdown and finds that his department don't want him back. ...more about Last Embrace
  • Not Available on DVD
14
52 Pick-Up (1986)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 1.7365 out of 4 stars for 52 Pick-Up1.7365
Harry Mitchell, an L.A. manufacturer with a fancy car, a nice house, and a wife running for city council, has his life overturned when three hooded blackmailers appear with a video tape of Harry and his young mistress. ...more about 52 Pick-Up
15
Chain of Command (2000)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 1.6559 out of 4 stars for Chain of Command1.6559
Connelly, a secret service agent whose contempt for the new president's morals makes him unwilling to take a bullet for the guy is transferred to 'football duty'. ...more about Chain of Command
16
Citizen Verdict (2003)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 1.5104 out of 4 stars for Citizen Verdict1.5104
Marty Rockman, the notorious producer of the hit reality-TV show "So Sue Me", has a brand new concept: "Citizen Verdict". Each week a real criminal case will be tried before the American people, but this time they're also the jury. ...more about Citizen Verdict
17
Night Game (1989)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 1.5052 out of 4 stars for Night Game1.5052
  • Not Available on DVD
18
Cohen and Tate (1989)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 1.4382 out of 4 stars for Cohen and Tate1.4382
A boy kidnapped by two mismatched hitmen puts them at each other's throats while being driven to their employers, possibly to be killed. ...more about Cohen and Tate
  • Not Available on DVD
19
Peacekeeper, The (1997)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 1.3630 out of 4 stars for Peacekeeper1.3630
United States air force Major Frank Cross is in trouble with the "brass" again. This time he's made an unauthorized humanitarian relief flight ... dropping sacks of rice to starving Kurds. To the press, he's a hero. ...more about Peacekeeper
20
Still of the Night (1982)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 1.3149 out of 4 stars for Still of the Night1.3149
  • Not Available on DVD
21
Executive Target (1997)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 1.2800 out of 4 stars for Executive Target1.2800
A stunt driver (Michael Madsen) heading for prison on a minor charge is freed against his will by a terrorist gang. Then by kidnapping his wife, he is forced to drive a getaway car in a plot to kidnap the President from a motorcade. ...more about Executive Target
23
Listen to Me (1989)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 0.8264 out of 4 stars for Listen to Me0.8264
  • Not Available on DVD
24
Better Living (2000)
Roy Scheider scores a combined 0.7549 out of 4 stars for Better Living0.7549
A comedy about families, the elements that bind them together, and about hope in the face of hardship. ...more about Better Living
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Angels Don't Sleep Here (2001)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
26
Silver Wolf (1998)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD