An amateur boxer — classed as a welterweight, weighing in at 140 pounds — from Orange, New Jersey, Roy Richard Scheider became a distinguished Hollywood actor after his time in the ring. He competed ...

Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee who was best known for his role as the police chief in “Jaws,” died Feb. 10 of undisclosed causes at the U. of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his roles as a small-town police chief in "Jaws" and his portrait of famed choreographer Bob Fosse in "All That Jazz ...

Few movies have made an impact on American culture — and Hollywood economics — like Steven Spielberg’s "Jaws." Based on Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel about a great white shark that terrorizes an East ...

Some amazing horror/thriller films have been made over the decades, but few can match the pure power of Jaws. Celebrating its ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) -- Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie "Jaws," has died. He was 75. Scheider died Sunday at the University ...

Fifty years later, we still need a bigger boat. Jaws chewed up the competition when it came out, and became what many consider the first summer blockbuster. It was also the first movie ever to break ...

Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he ...