Roy Scheider 1932-2008
Actor Roy Scheider has passed away at the age of 75. Scheider died Sunday at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences hospital in Little Rock, hospital spokesman David Robinson said. The hospital did not release a cause of death, but Scheider had been treated for multiple myeloma at the hospital’s Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy for the past two years.
Probably best known for his role in the film “Jaws” where he uttered one of the most memorable cinematic lines ever, “You’re gonna need a bigger boat,” Scheider was also an Oscar nominated actor. Scheider earned two Academy Award nominations in his lifetime â€â€? a best-supporting actor nomination for 1971’s “The French Connection” in which he played the police partner of Oscar winner Gene Hackman, and a best-actor nomination for 1979’s “All That Jazz,” the semi-autobiographical Bob Fosse film.
“I’ve been fortunate to do what I consider three landmark films,” he told The Associated Press in 1986. “‘The French Connection’ spawned a whole era of the relationship between two policemen, based on an enormous amount of truth about working on the job. ‘Jaws’ was the first big, blockbuster outdoor-adventure film. And certainly ‘All That Jazz’ is not like any old MGM musical. Each one of these films is unique, and I consider myself fortunate to be associated with them.”
Scheider went on to enjoy later success in television starring as Captain Nathan Bridger in the Steven Spielberg produced, “SeaQuest DSV.” Once that series ended in 1995, Scheider appeared mostly in television although he did have occasional big screen roles in films such as “The Rainmaker” in 1997 and “The Punisher” in 2004.
Roy Scheider was a great actor who will definitely be missed.
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Don't go blaming Airwolf on him now, despite the cool theme...which is now stuck in my head. That's not his fault.
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Are you sure the line was “You’re gonna need a bigger boat� and not "We're gonna...."??
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RIP
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Great, now that someone has actually said it, the remake will be forthcoming...
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