Roy Scheider
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 French Connection, The (1971) French Connection, The (1971) 
- Dir. William Friedkin
 Feat. Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider…
- An influential crime picture based on the largest narcotics seizure of all time. Won the Oscar for Best Picture for its realistic portrait of New…
 Klute (1971) Klute (1971) 
- Dir. Alan J. Pakula
 Feat. Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi…
- A genuine psychological thriller that won Jane Fonda an Oscar for her brilliant portrayal of a New York call–girl who is the focus of a missing…
 Seven-Ups, The (1973) Seven-Ups, The (1973)
- Dir. Philip D' Antoni
 Feat. Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Victor Arnold…
- Underrated action flick with Roy Scheider on as a tough NYC cop on the trail of his partner's killers. Salty thriller has atmosphere to spare and…
 Jaws (1975) Jaws (1975) 
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
 Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw
- Brilliantly executed, famously scary Spielberg pic about a killer fish. Spawned three forgettable sequels (also available!) and dozens of imitations.
 Marathon Man (1976) Marathon Man (1976)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
 Feat. Laurence Olivier, Dustin Hoffman, Roy Scheider…
- Laurence Olivier and Dustin Hoffman display their thespian prowess in this dark tale of a marathon runner entangled in international espionage. One…
 Sorcerer (1977) Sorcerer (1977)
- Dir. William Friedkin
 Feat. Roy Scheider, Bruno Cremer, Francisco Rabal
- Second film adaptation of the French novel WAGES OF FEAR, following the fates of four outcasts who take on a job transporting a cargo of unstable…
 All That Jazz (1979) All That Jazz (1979) 
- Dir. Bob Fosse
 Feat. Roy Scheider
- Audacious, some would say self–indulgent, musical–comedy – a semi–autobiography of celebrated New York choreographer and…
 Still of the Night (1982) Still of the Night (1982)
- Dir. Robert Benton
 Feat. Meryl Streep, Roy Scheider
- Hitchcock–style thriller about a psychiatrist who falls in love with a woman who may have brutally murdered one of his patients. 
 Blue Thunder (1983) Blue Thunder (1983)
- Dir. John Badham
 Feat. Roy Scheider, Warren Oates, Candy Clark…
- Cartoonish action flick with Roy Scheider as a test pilot selected to fly the world's most high–tech helicopter pilot who uncovers a…
 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
- Dir. Peter Hyams
 Feat. Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren
- Belated sequel jettisons the metaphysics of 2001 for more traditional sci–fi explanations, bolstered by excellent special f/x.  Roy Scheider…
 52 Pick Up (1986) 52 Pick Up (1986)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
 Feat. Roy Scheider,  Ann-Margret
- A sleak and mean adaptation of Elmore Leonard's crime novel, with Roy Scheider blackmailed over a brief sexual liason by a trio of murderous,…
 Cohen and Tate (1988) Cohen and Tate (1988) 
- Dir. Eric Red
 Feat. Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin
- A nine–year–old witness to a gangland murder is kidnapped by two neurotic thugs who can't bear each other. Inventive road–movie…
 Fourth War, The (1990) Fourth War, The (1990)
- Dir. John Frankenheimer
 Feat. Roy Scheider, Jurgen Prochnow, Harry Dean Stanton
- Cold War thriller set during the early days of detente has Scheider and Prochnow as two border commanders whose friendly rivalry on the…
 Seaquest DSV (TV Series) (1993) Seaquest DSV (TV Series) (1993)
- Feat. Roy Scheider
- Deep sea is the final frontier in this popular mid–nineties riff on STAR TREK, logging the oceanic adventures of an advanced submersible vessel…
 Myth of Fingerprints, The (1997) Myth of Fingerprints, The (1997)
- Dir. Bart Freundlich
 Feat. Roy Scheider, Julianne Moore
- A bittersweet backhander across the cheek of that American family institution: Thanksgiving Dinner, in this case not the venue for amicable…