He was an Oscar-nominated actor and had appeared in countless movies and TV shows. But he was best known as the police chief of Amity in Jaws.
Roy Scheider, 75, died Sunday in a hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. Cause of death has yet to be determined but Scheider was diagnosed with myeloma about three years ago.
Although his roles in The French Connection and All That Jazz got him noticed by the awards committee, his Chief Martin Brody became one of the iconic characters of cinema. I'm sure many of us Jaws fans have uttered the line "We're gonna need a bigger boat" at least once in our lives. And to think that the role almost went to Charlton Heston. Heston was reportedly so pissed off at losing out to Scheider that he vowed never to work with Spielberg.
But of course, the rest of us were glad. And to us fans, Scheider will always be Chief Brody.
Sad news, I was always a fan. Time to pop in Jaws...
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Aw man, shiiit.
I loved Seaquest when it was on, and I used to sneak my parents copy of 'All That Jazz' when I stayed home from school sick. sad stuff
Holy shit I was just watching him and Dolph in The Peacekeeper last night, remarking about his career and general coolness. RIP.