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Roy Scheider was born on November 10, 1932 in Orange, New Jersey, United States and was credited as a film actor, boxer and voice actor. Roy Scheider died on February 10, 2008 at the age of 75. Education on record includes Columbia High School and Rutgers University. The listed height was 175 cm.
My Take
Roy Scheider is my favorite kind of leading man: the one who never seems to be acting. Whether anchoring a blockbuster or a gritty character piece, he played ordinary men with such lived-in credibility that the extraordinary events around them became believable. I love that he boxed in his youth — you can see it in his physical economy, the way he never wasted a gesture. Two Oscar nominations confirm what the work already tells you, but to me his real legacy is tonal: he proved that quiet, weathered competence could carry films that louder stars would have capsized. American cinema of the 1970s feels unthinkable without his face.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Roy Scheider
- Name (Japanese)
- ロイ・シャイダー
- Reading
- ろい・しゃいだー
- Born
- November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008
- Origin
- Orange, New Jersey, United States
- Height
- 175 cm
- Occupation
- actor / film actor / boxer / voice actor / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Monkey
2. Background
- High school
- Columbia High School
- University
- Rutgers University
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy%20Scheider
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B7%E3%83%A3%E3%82%A4%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q216569
4. About this entry
Tags
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Roy Scheider born?
Born November 10, 1932.
When did Roy Scheider die?
Died February 10, 2008, aged 75.
Where was Roy Scheider from?
Roy Scheider was from Orange, New Jersey, United States.
What did Roy Scheider do?
Roy Scheider worked as actor, film actor, boxer, voice actor, television actor.
How tall was Roy Scheider?
Roy Scheider was 175 cm.
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