Roy Scheider, RIP
02-11-08 | 08:24 AM
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omg i cant believe he passed away. On friday i rented jaws for the first time i have never seen that movie and he was great in that movie plus the movie is great also. Rip
02-11-08 | 08:57 AM
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Anyone happen to catch this wiki entry from last night?
In 2004, Scheider was diagnosed with myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells. In June 2005, he underwent a bone marrow transplant to successfully treat the cancer which was classified as being in partial remission. He died February 10, 2008, in Little Rock, Arkansas, of complications from a shark attack.[1] That means he's dead.
02-11-08 | 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by DVD Polizei
About time somebody mentioned this movie. I think Jaws is the only movie some people associate with Roy, which is unfortunate. He did a shitload of awesome movies. The Sorcerer is another one.
It's REALLY weird because my stepdad just made this huge thing out of ordering Blue Thunder from DD. He was watching it the other night too and I was thinking someone should give Scheider a job like Hal Holbrook's in Into the Wild. And then he died. Damn.
02-11-08 | 11:01 AM
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I was totally shocked to find out he had passed away. I haven't seen him in much but what I have he was great in! Heck, he was great as Frank Castle's dad in "The Punisher". Sad that he's gone..
02-11-08 | 11:14 AM
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I just saw "The French Connection" on Saturday. Such a fun actor to watch, even in the not so great ones like "The Punisher". Tragically underrated imo, "52 Pick-Up" anyone? Needlesstosay he was one of the good ones and this is a sad loss.
02-11-08 | 11:30 AM
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One of my favorite actors fm the 70s. No matter what film he was in, he always had this incredible presence.
Loved him in Jaws, French Connection, Sorcerer, The Seven-Ups, Naked Lunch, All That Jazz...
Loved him in Jaws, French Connection, Sorcerer, The Seven-Ups, Naked Lunch, All That Jazz...
02-11-08 | 12:00 PM
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Farewell and adieu. 
02-11-08 | 12:46 PM
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When Roy Scheider is watching little Alex Kintner being eaten alive on Amity Beach, and he realizes the magnitude of what he's witnessing, it's....it's unforgettable really.
02-11-08 | 01:40 PM
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RIP. I still consider Jaws to be my most thrilling movie experiences ever.
Funny enough, Scheider was one of my favorite action heroes back in the '70s, alongside with Superman and Luke Skywalker. All he got to do was blow up a killer shark.
Funny enough, Scheider was one of my favorite action heroes back in the '70s, alongside with Superman and Luke Skywalker. All he got to do was blow up a killer shark.
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02-11-08 | 05:51 PM
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"Something about your face makes me wanna slap the shit out of it"
02-11-08 | 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Hu Phan
I thought he was magnificent. Absolutely magnificent. A real actor's actor.
(2) 2010 - sitting at the command console on Discovery. He knows something is behind him. He is about to look, the audience is just about screaming. Genuine terror. The only time I even came close to losing bowel control at a movie.
(2) 2010 - sitting at the command console on Discovery. He knows something is behind him. He is about to look, the audience is just about screaming. Genuine terror. The only time I even came close to losing bowel control at a movie.
02-11-08 | 11:43 PM
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When I picked up a newspaper today and flipped it over only to see the picture of Roy Scheider and the note that he had died I was just stunned.
Talk about a guy who always seemed so vibrant in his performances - he was one of the best.
The funny thing is that I just picked up a copy of Blue Thunder a couple of weeks ago. I've never seen it, but since Roy Scheider was in it I thought I'd give it a shot. I'll have to watch it this weekend. (That's one of those movies I've been interested in watching for over 20 years - but I've never gotten around to it.)
I thought that Seaquest DSV was a very entertaining show, and I just can't imagine ANYONE else playing Nathan Bridger. Just like I can't imagine ANYONE else playing Chief Brody. Or Bob Fosse! Scheider was a very, very talented actor - and a one of a kind.
He will be missed. I know I'll miss him.
Damn. This just sucks.
Talk about a guy who always seemed so vibrant in his performances - he was one of the best.
The funny thing is that I just picked up a copy of Blue Thunder a couple of weeks ago. I've never seen it, but since Roy Scheider was in it I thought I'd give it a shot. I'll have to watch it this weekend. (That's one of those movies I've been interested in watching for over 20 years - but I've never gotten around to it.)
I thought that Seaquest DSV was a very entertaining show, and I just can't imagine ANYONE else playing Nathan Bridger. Just like I can't imagine ANYONE else playing Chief Brody. Or Bob Fosse! Scheider was a very, very talented actor - and a one of a kind.
He will be missed. I know I'll miss him.
Damn. This just sucks.
