# RIP Roy Scheider **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 11, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113 "2008-02-11T03:16:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/1 "2008-02-11T03:16:01Z")
Roy Scheider, Chief Brody from “Jaws,” has [died](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080211/ap_on_en_mo/obit_scheider) at age 75. ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/2 "2008-02-11T03:20:03Z")
[QUOTE=Otto] Roy Scheider, Chief Brody from “Jaws,” has [died](http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080211/ap_on_en_mo/obit_scheider) at age 75. [/QUOTE] The rest of the world may remember him for Jaws, but to me he will always be [Joe Giddeon](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078754/) in All That Jazz. ---
**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/3 "2008-02-11T03:30:12Z")
He was also in the coolest helicopter movie of all time: _Blue Thunder_. A great actor. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/4 "2008-02-11T03:34:37Z")
Oh no! How terrible am I that I thought the thread title was referring to Dom DeLuise? ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/5 "2008-02-11T03:35:32Z")
[Roy Scheider:](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Scheider)[Dead at 75.](http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hKHy4OUtBzC0af0U1NXkiVNx76DQD8UNRLA80) He was **awesome** in _Naked Lunch!_ ---
**Author:** ![Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea666f/32.png) [@Two\_and\_a\_Half\_Inches\_of\_Fun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_and_a_Half_Inches_of_Fun)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/6 "2008-02-11T03:37:34Z")
One of my favorites. That surprises me. Looks like he was still working (or just stopped). > **[Roy Scheider | Actor, Producer, Soundtrack](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001702/)** > > Known for: Jaws, All That Jazz, The French Connection ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hamster\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8edcca/32.png) [@The\_Hamster\_King](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hamster_King)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/7 "2008-02-11T03:59:00Z")
[Bye Bye Life](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNcl0L7eJUY) ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/8 "2008-02-11T04:02:31Z")
Sail on Cheif Brody. Jaws was and is still one of the best films of all time and only he could temper the manic Richard Dreyfuss and the sublime Robert Shaw into what was truly a great threesome. ---
**Author:** ![brownie55](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f14d63/32.png) [@brownie55](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brownie55)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/9 "2008-02-11T04:02:44Z")
Dupe threads reported. ---
**Author:** ![missbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@missbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missbunny)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/10 "2008-02-11T04:07:37Z")
Oh, now that makes me sad. He was one of my favorites. Nobody else could have played Bob Fosse like he did. Or Brody. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/11 "2008-02-11T04:09:38Z")
Dupe threads merged. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/12 "2008-02-11T04:15:46Z")
[QUOTE=SkipMagic] Dupe threads merged. [/QUOTE] Thanks, that makes my comment about the other title make no sense. Oh well, it was an awful comment anyway and I feel bad. Unfortunately it’s too late to edit that post. Anyway, I always thought Roy Scheider was kind of sexy in Jaws. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/13 "2008-02-11T04:48:03Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] Thanks, that makes my comment about the other title make no sense. [/QUOTE] Otto’s title is still on his OP…I didn’t think to look for it until I saw the merge comment, but at least your joke isn’t an entirely orphaned bit of anti-taste. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/14 "2008-02-11T04:48:26Z")
We will no longer be needing a bigger boat. ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/15 "2008-02-11T04:52:17Z")
That’s some bad news, Harry. ---
**Author:** ![Randy\_Seltzer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee7513/32.png) [@Randy\_Seltzer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Randy_Seltzer)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/16 "2008-02-11T05:59:51Z")
Anyone else remember _seaQuest DSV_? That show rocked. RIP [Captain Bridger](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bridger). ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/17 "2008-02-11T06:57:55Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] He was also in the coolest helicopter movie of all time: _Blue Thunder_. A great actor. [/QUOTE] “Well Murph, feeling any pressure?” “Yeah. About 15 pounds per square inch at sea level.” ---
**Author:** ![Sierra\_Indigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f0a364/32.png) [@Sierra\_Indigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sierra_Indigo)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/18 "2008-02-11T07:01:59Z")
[QUOTE=Randy Seltzer] Anyone else remember _seaQuest DSV_? That show rocked. RIP [Captain Bridger](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Bridger). [/QUOTE] That’s where I first met Roy. RIP Captain. At least you outlived Lucas. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/19 "2008-02-11T08:42:46Z")
[QUOTE=Tuckerfan] He was also in the coolest helicopter movie of all time: _Blue Thunder_. A great actor. [/QUOTE] That’s always the first role I’ll remember him in. 8 year old me could not have been more fired up about a movie. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2008, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113/20 "2008-02-11T10:15:53Z")
A shame to be sure, I was enjoying Jaws the other week on satellite too. I remembered the cancer when I watched it too, I thought he might not have long to go. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-roy-scheider/437113.md?page=2)