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Actor Roy Scheider dies at 75
UPI ^
| 10th February 2008
| UPI
Posted on 02/10/2008 7:24:47 PM PST by the scotsman
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Actor Roy Scheider, the star of such films as "Jaws" and "All That Jazz," died Sunday at 75 in Little Rock, Ark., his wife told The New York Times.
Scheider, who lived in Sag Harbor, N.Y., died of complications from a staph infection, Brenda Scheider told the newspaper. Scheider had suffered from multiple myeloma.
Scheider came to prominence in such '70s films as "Klute" and "The French Connection" -- for which he earned an Oscar nomination as Buddy Russo, the partner of police Detective Popeye Doyle, played by Gene Hackman.
Scheider may have been best known as the resort town police chief in the 1975 blockbuster "Jaws."
Scheider was born in 1932 in Orange, N.J. He earned a history degree from Franklin and Marshall College and then served three years in the U.S. Air Force
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TOPICS: Announcements; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: bluethunder; detective; films; hollywood; jaws; movies; mrsa; obituary; staphinfection; superbugs
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To: the scotsman
RIP Roy Scheider and thanks.
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:27:33 PM PST
by
Reagan Man
(McCain Wants My Conservative Vote --- EARN IT or NO DEAL !!!)
To: the scotsman
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:28:12 PM PST
by
wastedyears
(This is my BOOMSTICK)
To: the scotsman
Aye, farewell to Cap’n Bridger.
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:28:19 PM PST
by
eclecticEel
(oh well, Hunter 2012 anyone?)
To: the scotsman
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:28:41 PM PST
by
null and void
(President Hillary!™ Clinton? Time to invest in body bags. Again...)
To: the scotsman
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:29:00 PM PST
by
paulat
(I'd rather spend my vote on someone who CAN ACTUALLY BE ELECTED)
To: the scotsman
Bummer. He was always my favorite everyman type of actor. Even when he was playing a gangster (”Sorcerer”), or a high-strung Broadway director (”All That Jazz”).
Of course, he’ll always be Chief Brody to my g-g-g-g-generation.
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:29:30 PM PST
by
sinanju
To: null and void
Related thread here "We're going to need a bigger thread......"
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:30:20 PM PST
by
TexasNative2000
(Is this tagline governed by McCain-Feingold?)
To: TexasNative2000
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:31:37 PM PST
by
null and void
(President Hillary!™ Clinton? Time to invest in body bags. Again...)
To: the scotsman
sorry to hear this, great actor. RIP
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:31:57 PM PST
by
RDTF
To: the scotsman
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:32:16 PM PST
by
Old Seadog
(Inside every old person is a young person saying "WTF happened?".)
To: the scotsman
The movie “Jaws” is like the gift that keeps on giving. I still get nightmares! Thanks a lot Roy... (just kidding) RIP
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:32:26 PM PST
by
John123
(Wahhabism is the best choice for anyone too stupid for scientology...)
To: TexasNative2000
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:32:39 PM PST
by
RDTF
To: the scotsman
Sorry to hear this. I thought he was a good actor who didn't seem to get enough roles, but perhaps that was his choice.
RIP
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:32:47 PM PST
by
clintonh8r
(Lesson for conservatives from Super Tuesday: "evangelicals" are not reliable political allies)
To: the scotsman
Hope she's waiting for you Hoss!
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:34:00 PM PST
by
wardaddy
(Political Correctness is to Western Culture what the Aids virus is to the cake community)
To: null and void; RDTF
Thanks. Sometimes it’s just too easy.
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:34:34 PM PST
by
TexasNative2000
(Is this tagline governed by McCain-Feingold?)
To: the scotsman
“You’re gonna need a bigger boat” (Jaws)
“It’s showtime, folks!” (All that Jazz)
To: clintonh8r
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:35:25 PM PST
by
catbertz
To: wardaddy
Loved him in French Connection
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posted on
02/10/2008 7:35:29 PM PST
by
shadeaud
Had no idea Roy Scheider was that age. Man, I’m getting old! Thanks for the entertainment Roy. May you RIP.
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