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Oscar nominee Roy Scheider rose to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s with a string of soulful,... (Learn more)

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Notes on Roy Scheider

"There are, I think, three essential attributes every actor should have. One is intelligence, but not too much, just enough to make good choices. The audience wants to see the actor's emotion, not his intellect. Two is a certain physical grace, regardless of character, and three is an enormous child-like belief in the make-believe." - Roy Scheider quoted in the press notes for "52 Pick-Up"

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Also known as

AKA : Roy R Sheider
AKA : Roy R. Sheider
Birth Name : Roy Richard Scheider

Born

November, 10 1932 in Orange, New Jersey, USA

Education

  • Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ:
  • Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA: Member of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity; two-time winner of the Theresa Helburn Acting Award
  • Columbia High School, Maplewood, NJ: Inducted into the school's hall of fame in 1985

Professions

actor