1932 - 2008
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 gained fame for his leading and supporting roles in celebrated films from the 1970s through to the early to mid-1980s. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a BAFTA Award.His best-known roles include Chief Martin Brody in Jaws (1975) and its sequel Jaws 2 (1978), NYPD Detective "Cloudy" Russo in The French Connection (1971); NYPD Detective "Buddy" in The Seven-Ups (1973); Doc Levy in Marathon Man (1976); choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz (1979); Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder (1983); and Dr. Heywood R. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Roy Scheider has received more than 6,274,937 page views. His biography is available in 48 different languages on Wikipedia. Roy Scheider is the 381st most popular actor (down from 238th in 2019), the 726th most popular biography from United States (down from 466th in 2019) and the 191st most popular American Actor.
Roy Scheider is most famous for playing Chief Brody in the 1975 blockbuster film Jaws.
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Among actors, Roy Scheider ranks 381 out of 9,996. Before him are John Goodman, Emma Thompson, Gian Maria Volonté, Diana Rigg, Françoise Dorléac, and Curd Jürgens. After him are Desmond Llewelyn, Frances Farmer, Chow Yun-fat, Gloria Swanson, Richard Griffiths, and Bolo Yeung.
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 375
1959 - Present
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 376
1933 - 1994
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 377
1938 - 2020
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 378
1942 - 1967
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 379
1915 - 1982
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 380
1932 - 2008
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 381
1914 - 1999
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 382
1913 - 1970
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 383
1955 - Present
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 384
1899 - 1983
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 385
1947 - 2013
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 386
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.13
Rank: 387
Among people born in 1932, Roy Scheider ranks 41. Before him are Ellen Burstyn, Jean-Pierre Cassel, Vladimir Ivashko, Valentino, Houari Boumédiène, and Robert Mundell. After him are Louis Malle, Ryszard Kapuściński, John Searle, Vytautas Landsbergis, Oliver E. Williamson, and Stéphane Audran. Among people deceased in 2008, Roy Scheider ranks 25. Before him are Richard Wright, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Yma Sumac, Michael Crichton, Heath Ledger, and Jules Dassin. After him are Jacques Piccard, Mahmoud Darwish, John Archibald Wheeler, Edward Norton Lorenz, Willis Lamb, and Lansana Conté.
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 35
1932 - 2007
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 36
1932 - 1994
HPI: 64.36
Rank: 37
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.35
Rank: 38
1932 - 1978
HPI: 64.31
Rank: 39
1932 - 2021
HPI: 64.27
Rank: 40
1932 - 2008
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 41
1932 - 1995
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 42
1932 - 2007
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 43
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.99
Rank: 44
1932 - Present
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 45
1932 - 2020
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 46
1932 - 2018
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 47
1943 - 2008
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 19
1922 - 2008
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 20
1923 - 2008
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 21
1942 - 2008
HPI: 64.99
Rank: 22
1979 - 2008
HPI: 64.76
Rank: 23
1911 - 2008
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 24
1932 - 2008
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 25
1922 - 2008
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 26
1941 - 2008
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 27
1911 - 2008
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 28
1917 - 2008
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 29
1913 - 2008
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 30
1934 - 2008
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 31
Among people born in United States, Roy Scheider ranks 726 out of 18,182. Before him are Les Paul (1915), Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1977), Omar Bradley (1893), Robert McNamara (1916), Dolly Parton (1946), and Leon Cooper (1930). After him are Laura Ingalls Wilder (1867), Robert H. Goddard (1882), Robert Nozick (1938), Frances Farmer (1913), Patricia Highsmith (1921), and Kamehameha I (1758).
1915 - 2009
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 720
1977 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 721
1893 - 1981
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 722
1916 - 2009
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 723
1946 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 724
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 725
1932 - 2008
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 726
1867 - 1957
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 727
1882 - 1945
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 728
1938 - 2002
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 729
1913 - 1970
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 730
1921 - 1995
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 731
1758 - 1819
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 732
Among actors born in United States, Roy Scheider ranks 191. Before him are Ellen Burstyn (1932), Don Johnson (1949), Carole Lombard (1908), Jamie Lee Curtis (1958), Robert Downey Jr. (1965), and John Goodman (1952). After him are Frances Farmer (1913), Gloria Swanson (1899), Gene Wilder (1933), Ryan O'Neal (1941), Tippi Hedren (1930), and Edward Norton (1969).
1932 - Present
HPI: 64.59
Rank: 185
1949 - Present
HPI: 64.56
Rank: 186
1908 - 1942
HPI: 64.52
Rank: 187
1958 - Present
HPI: 64.39
Rank: 188
1965 - Present
HPI: 64.33
Rank: 189
1952 - Present
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 190
1932 - 2008
HPI: 64.23
Rank: 191
1913 - 1970
HPI: 64.19
Rank: 192
1899 - 1983
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 193
1933 - 2016
HPI: 64.10
Rank: 194
1941 - Present
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 195
1930 - Present
HPI: 64.08
Rank: 196
1969 - Present
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 197