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'Jaws' Actor Roy Scheider Dies at 75

nytimes.com — Roy Scheider, a stage actor with a background in the classics who became one of the leading figures in the American film renaissance of the 1970s, died on Sunday afternoon in Little Rock, Ark. He was 75 and lived in Sag Harbor, N.Y.

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  • Falldog, on 02/11/2008, -2/+112RIP

    I'll always remember him for seaQuest DSV and 2010.
    • huckdunsany, on 02/11/2008, -0/+30Agreed. "2010" was a sadly under-rated movie, and Mr. Scheider was a large part of it's success. I'll really miss him.
    • grimward, on 02/11/2008, -0/+19Ah yes, Seaquest, one of the few scifi series that I actually thought the captain ruled in.... RIP
    • Matsky, on 02/11/2008, -0/+16Heath Ledger shocked me, but this just genuinely made me sad.
    • SolidSnake24, on 03/28/2008, -0/+7Don't forget The French Connection, he was magnificent in that!
    • Zalyster, on 02/11/2008, -9/+2I was glad when I read this, because I thought it said Rob Schneider...
    • thetanman, on 02/11/2008, -0/+5WEIRD.... I was just watching an old episode of seaQuest this morning on netflix for the first time in about a decade, then I pull up Digg and see this. Same thing happened the day Richard Pryor died... my dad and I watched a concert together only to hit my homepage later and see this big memorial. We were freaked out.
      • daRoach, on 02/11/2008, -0/+9Don't watch anything I love anymore.
      • slapout, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Please don't watch any of my home movies!
    • Triterion, on 02/11/2008, -0/+4Darwin love Bridger :(
    • nateIT, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2who can forget Captain Nathan Bridger.
  • LUCCHINA, on 02/11/2008, -0/+19He was so Great in 'All That Jazz' the Bob Foss movie...
  • filthysize, on 02/11/2008, -1/+9Damn. :(
  • tness, on 02/11/2008, -1/+31What a shock! SeaQuest ruled! RIP
  • ZeroQuest, on 02/11/2008, -0/+9Unbelievable. :( I think he just did the voice-over for the new JAWS doc http://www.sharkisstillworking.com .

    RIP
  • headingeast, on 02/11/2008, -11/+56I saw this and thought "oh yeah, rob schneider is dead!!"
    then joy turned to sorrow
    RIP

    • bloggerjul, on 02/11/2008, -12/+6why would you want rob shneider dead?... really...?
      go bury yourself...
      • headingeast, on 02/11/2008, -13/+6because he is a plague upon the entertainment industry
        the movies he has befouled by "acting" in them have taken up scripts and crews that could have been used to make good movies
    • smashv2, on 02/12/2008, -1/+0The real question is why would you want Rob Schneider to live?
  • Flashman, on 02/11/2008, -2/+65Roy Scheider and Jonathon Brandis are together again in the great submarine in the sky.
    • lcarsdeveloper, on 02/11/2008, -1/+10That's easily the best comment in this entire thread. We should raise a glass to them both.
    • FizixMan, on 02/11/2008, -0/+8Hear, hear!
  • vivaladisney, on 02/11/2008, -2/+25Really a tragic loss. Roy Schneider was one of those guys that just had such a likable quality about him. He will be sincerely missed.
    • dildoolielly, on 02/11/2008, -12/+6Tragic loss?! He was 75 years old! Do you know how many men live to see 75?

      Tragic loss? This should be a celebration!
      • ddiggs, on 02/11/2008, -3/+975 years is still young these days!
        • vivaladisney, on 02/11/2008, -2/+7Just because a dog is 10 years old doesn't mean it's not sad when it gets hit by a truck.
        • BubbaBubberson, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1Roy Schneider was hit by a truck?!?
        • vivaladisney, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1Oops, I meant Dennis Weaver. You've seen Spielberg's "Duel", right?
      • Mercedes383, on 02/11/2008, -1/+4Oh go ***** yourself and have a little respect for the man.
  • AshamedAmerican, on 02/11/2008, -1/+17Jaws one was one my favorite films growin up, gonna miss ya man :(
    • halleyscomet, on 02/11/2008, -1/+7His reaction shots really helped humanize the protagonist. While he was clearly vulnerable you could tell he was just enough of a badass to make a good cop, but was in over his head on this one.
  • candace21, on 02/11/2008, -9/+1I thought it was Rob too...RIP stapler guy...RIP.
  • Capskid8, on 02/11/2008, -0/+45aw man...

    "you're gonna need a bigger boat"
    • michaelb1, on 02/11/2008, -0/+9Well done. I can't believe I had scroll down this far to read that.
      Does anyone remember Blue Thunder?

      RIP
      • Mercedes383, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1I loved that show. I was wondering if someone was going to mention it.
      • nhprm, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1I remember days of thunder... amidoinitrite?
  • bonecones, on 02/11/2008, -19/+5Rest in Peace, Deuce Bigalow.

    ;)
    • chrismgtis, on 02/11/2008, -2/+2Wrong actor. Clearly that Rob is not 75.
      • madm0nk, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1Nope ... but that Roy is .... was =(
  • riverstyx, on 02/11/2008, -1/+7He was a great guy, we'll miss you Roy!


    ...don't be surprised to see best buy try to cash in on this like last month with Heath Ledger.
    • sittered, on 02/11/2008, -1/+1No offence to Roy, but I doubt it. He was mainly in movies during the late 70s early 80s. Best Buy won't make a lot of money from that.
      • MacEnvy, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Older DVDs have a higher profit margin than new releases, you know.
  • Duke999R, on 02/11/2008, -3/+18"we're gonna need a bigger boat"
    RIP Roy.
    • nhprm, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Is it 'we're' or 'you're'? Im seriously asking
      • rspeed, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2It's you're. Brody didn't consider himself to be part of the crew.
    • Capskid8, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1wrong quote and late...see above
  • Caeili, on 02/11/2008, -10/+3You're Going to Need a Bigger Boat.
    • Caeili, on 02/11/2008, -1/+10Two people beat me to it. I am epic fail.
      • aceakm, on 02/11/2008, -1/+5Same here. I was going to be distasteful and say "We're gonna need a bigger coffin." But decided against it.
        • r3zonance, on 02/11/2008, -1/+4But you have said it anyway, that was also my first thought too :(
  • bonlebon, on 02/11/2008, -7/+6He escaped the Shark but nobody escapes the reaper.

    Thanks for the entertainment Mr. Schneider.
    • ishay, on 02/11/2008, -6/+0Funny!!!! I almost died when I read it....
    • chrismgtis, on 02/11/2008, -3/+4It is NOT SCHNEIDER. It's SCHEIDER. RTFA.
  • DeanRed, on 02/11/2008, -4/+12Just hope no one at the funeral palor will be saying "We gonna need a bigger coffin"

    RIP Roy.
  • aceakm, on 02/11/2008, -4/+8A thousand men went into the water...only three hundred came out... Sharks took the rest. Anyways, we delivered the bomb...
    • AshamedAmerican, on 02/11/2008, -3/+3That was Robert Shaw, not Roy Schreider.
    • Capskid8, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1i think he was just quoting the movie...not the actor. good quote
  • rebotfc, on 02/11/2008, -4/+6RIP Mr. Schneider, Jaws was Speilbergs best film.
    • chrismgtis, on 02/11/2008, -1/+4Ok, for the last time you idiots, it's Scheider, not Schneider, RTFA.
  • nrtikman, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3He was fantastic in All That Jazz...

    Thanks Roy. RIP
  • chkdg8, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2Wow, this is a truly a surprise. Go in peace brother.
    • Capskid8, on 02/12/2008, -0/+1"this is a truly a surprise"? its a surprise you can type at all...the man was old, it happens...
  • mcmullet, on 02/11/2008, -0/+5A sad day for JAWS fans.
    RIP
  • amanilaenvelope, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2another great actor we have lost rest assured that we will not forget
  • jiffypop31, on 02/11/2008, -3/+3RIP
    I had forgotten he was in Seaquest, that was one of my favorite shows
  • piratearggghhh, on 02/11/2008, -0/+11I really enjoyed his role in Blue Thunder also. Great actor and sad news but he lived a good full life.
    • mrgreenjeans9, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1he WAS good in that. forgot all about that flick
    • kwilliam71, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1J.A.F.O. - I don't know why, but I thought that was the coolest. Then again I was 10 years old.
  • ReelVideo, on 02/11/2008, -16/+3Anyone else think that it was the character "Jaws" from James Bond?
    • Ambassadeur, on 02/11/2008, -2/+3No, I thought the same thing!
    • Capskid8, on 02/12/2008, -1/+1...omg. how do you even respond to this.
  • grahamgrafx, on 02/11/2008, -0/+6i didn't follow allot of his work, but my favorite movie is jaws and when i read the book no ones voice came over more defined in my imagination then roy scheider's, not even robert shaws. scheider fit the character from the original book perfectly. Amity's Police Chief Brody is Roy Scheider. Roy Scheider is Amity's Police Chief Brody.
  • Dillywin, on 02/11/2008, -10/+2i thought that said JEWS
  • xL0Sx, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Funny I was just watching the old Made for HBO movie RKO 281 and wonder what happened to Roy. A damn shame..

    RIP, you had a good run.
  • tboutcher, on 02/11/2008, -0/+18I'm tired and I want to go home,
    I'm tired and I want to go to bed,
    I had a little drink about an hour ago,
    And it went right to my head
    • TDot1980, on 02/11/2008, -7/+4FAIL.
      SHOW me the way to go home
      I'm tired and I wanna go to bed
      Oh I had a little drink about an hour ago
      and it's gone right to my head.
    • Angostura, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3Farewell and adieu...
    • MortiferGnome, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1For he's received orders for to sail back to Boston
      And so nevermore shall we see him again...
    • dagnabbit, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1wherever I may roam
      by land or sea or foam
      you CAN ALWAYS HEAR ME SINGING THE SONG
      SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME
  • mal1964, on 02/11/2008, -0/+10"Smile, you son of a bitch!" RIP
  • chi1thook, on 02/11/2008, -13/+1Seaquest was his best work but the dolphin was a better actor.
    • lcarsdeveloper, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2The dolphin was an animatronic puppet you moron.
  • Starfire42, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3Cool winds and calm seas, RIP.
  • DangerIsGo, on 02/11/2008, -0/+5RIP Roy. We will miss you :(

    Loved SeaQuest DSV
  • fluxboxuk, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2Wow, really creepy cus i was watching Jaws 2 Last night...
  • mal1964, on 02/11/2008, -1/+19Quint: . Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies. Farewell and adieu to
    you ladies of Spain.
    Hooper: [Singing] Show me the way to go home. I'm tired and I want to go to
    bed. [Quint joins] I had a little drink about an hour ago and it's gone right
    to my head. Wherever I may roam, by land or sea or foam. You can always hear
    me singin' this song, show me the way to go home, bome bome bome. Show me the
    way to go home. Bome bome bome. I'm tired and I want to go to bed. [Brody
    joins] I had a little drink about an hour ago and it's gone right to my head.
    Wherever I may roam, by land or sea or foam. You can always hear me singin'
    this -- Roy Scheider RIP
  • Crossmenjeff, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3Seaquest takes another, noooooooo!
  • slearwig, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2A superlative actor. Truly one of a kind and hard to replace.
  • jrsaysbiteme86, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3RIP
  • diggmc, on 02/11/2008, -1/+2Not his best movie, but I have a soft spot for Blue Thunder. RIP Roy, you will be missed.
  • andywebb95, on 02/11/2008, -1/+8You will be missed Roy and this evenings news really makes me sad. I really liked you as an actor and a person.
    I watched your films growing up and I was sad to see how (at least it seemed that way) you were under-appreciated (if casting has any say in that).

    I loved your work in

    - 2010
    - Seaquest
    - the 4th War
    - Jaws 1 and 2

    and numerous other films

    Thank you for all of the wonderful years of entertainment and please RIP.
    • davidg11, on 02/11/2008, -0/+2Blue Thunder damn it. Don't forget Blue thunder!
  • Torx, on 02/11/2008, -1/+7I'll drink to your leg Roy, if you drink to mine! I'm going to miss you buddy! *tear*
  • Torx, on 02/11/2008, -6/+2I'll drink to your leg Roy, if you drink to mine! I'm going to miss you buddy! *tear*
  • 3rdDay, on 02/11/2008, -0/+3He was a great actor. He will be missed.
    RIP.
  • basho1, on 02/11/2008, -0/+5RIP. "Here's to swimming with bow-legged women"
  • benroy, on 02/11/2008, -0/+4Seriously one of my all-time favorite actors. This is very sad news.
    Being a child of the 80's I can't help but directly associate him with 'Blue Thunder', an awesome flick.
    He will be missed.
  • whalt, on 02/11/2008, -0/+10"This was no boating accident!"
  • feacesface, on 02/11/2008, -4/+2GOODBYE FUNNYMAN!
    • web2pointYo, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1hey! i was gonna say that!
      *hmmm...note to self...this Feacesface is cleverer than he looks...*
  • Emz82, on 02/11/2008, -2/+3This is so random! I wan talking with my husband about him on Saturday night, as we watched Jaws 2, wondering how old he was now and then I see this story! :(
    • Angostura, on 02/11/2008, -0/+1And by "so random" you presumably mean "a coincidence".
  • scarwars, on 02/11/2008, -0/+14HAL-9000: Dr. Chandra, will I dream?
    Dr. Chandra: I don't know.
    • rebotfc, on 02/11/2008, -0/+4I don't know why that quote got to me, dugg.
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