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Roy Scheider TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
FLIXeSat, May 10, 9:30 PMRomeo Is BleedingBuy
TMCeMon, May 12, 10:30 AMCitizen VerdictBuy
FLIXeWed, May 14, 8:00 PMRomeo Is BleedingBuy
AMCThu, May 15, 1:15 AMThe Seven-UpsBuy
MOMAXeThu, May 15, 4:20 AMAll That JazzBuy
AMCThu, May 15, 8:30 AMThe French ConnectionBuy
TMCeSun, May 18, 3:30 AMCitizen VerdictBuy
A&EMon, May 19, 7:00 AMThird WatchBuy
HBOeTue, May 20, 4:30 AMThe PeacekeeperBuy
A&ETue, May 20, 7:00 AMThird WatchBuy
TCMThu, May 22, 8:00 PMJawsBuy

Roy Scheider Biography

Roy Scheider
  • Birth Name: Roy Richard Scheider
  • Birth Place: Orange, NJ
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/10/1932, Scorpio
  • Date of Death: 02/10/2008
  • Profession: Actor
Roy Scheider Fast Facts:
  • Graduated as a history major from Franklin & Marshall College with the intention of going to law school.
  • Served three years in the U.S. Air Force after college, rising to the rank of first lieutenant.
  • Earned his distinctive broken nose in the New Jersey Diamond Gloves Boxing Competition.
  • Made his professional acting debut as Mercutio in a 1961 New York Shakespeare Festival production of Romeo and Juliet.
  • Breakthrough part came in Jaws (1975), uttering the immortal line: "You're gonna need a bigger boat."
    Roy Scheider Relationships:
  • Roy Bernhard Scheider - Father
  • Anna (Crosson) Scheider - Mother
  • Molly Mae Scheider - Daughter
  • Christian Verrier Scheider - Son
  • Glenn Scheider - Brother
  • Maximillia Scheider - Daughter
  • Brenda King - Wife
  • Cynthia Scheider - Ex-wife

  • Roy Scheider Awards:
  • 1979 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1971 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee

  • College:
  • Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA (1955); attended Rutgers University, Camden, NJ
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