Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He competed in tournaments in Elizabeth, New Jersey — some of which resulted in ailments like a broken nose (which only added to ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Roy Scheider, a one-time boxer whose broken nose and pugnacious acting style made him a star in "The French Connection" and who later uttered one of cinematic history's most ...

Roy Scheider, a brilliant stage actor who won movie renown as the small-town cop in "Jaws," died Sunday in Little Rock, Ark., of complications from a staph infection. He was 75. By Duane Byrge Roy ...

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Roy Scheider, 75, the jagged-nosed actor who brought complexity to tough-guy roles in such films as "The French Connection," "Jaws" and "All That Jazz," and was also known for political activism off ...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his roles as a small-town police chief in "Jaws" and his portrait of famed choreographer Bob Fosse in "All That Jazz ...

Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor and amateur boxer. Described by AllMovie as "one of the most unique and distinguished of all Hollywood actors", he ...