An amateur boxer — classed as a welterweight, weighing in at 140 pounds — from Orange, New Jersey, Roy Richard Scheider became a distinguished Hollywood actor after his time in the ring. He ...

September is the first time Roy Scheider has been seen widely on the big screen in decades, creating a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see two Roy Scheider movies on the big screen in unison ...

Marc Gilpin, Young Actor on ‘Jaws 2,’ Dies at 56 The brother of 'Frasier' star Peri Gilpin portrayed one of Roy Scheider's two sons in the 1978 sequel.

Roy Scheider turned down a role in the Best Picture-winning The Deer Hunter, which led him to return as Chief Brody in Jaws 2.

A new documentary reveals some of the Jewish influences on a monumental film that doesn't seem Jewish on the surface.

After telling Scheider about his casting difficulties, "He actually said, ‘What about ME?!?’ in only the way Roy could," Spielberg recounted. He offered Scheider the role on the spot.

“Jaws 2” child actor Marc Gilpin has died. He was 56. The actor was mostly known for playing Sean Brody, the young son of Roy Scheider’s Martin Brody, in the 1978 shark-infested sequel. His ...

Retired Edgartown Harbormaster Charlie Blair recalled one of his best summers ever in 1974 when he was hired to motor the ...

On hold for 14 years after actor Roy Scheider’s death meant the movie couldn’t be finished, “Beautiful Blue Eyes” is finally finding life.

Playing opposite Robert Shaw's deranged seaman and Richard Dreyfuss' excitable scientist, Mr. Scheider's realistic performance anchored the horror thriller in a humane reality.

In addition to Roy Scheider (best known as "Brody" in Jaws), the film also stars Scott Cohen, Sarah Bolger, Helmut Berger, and Alexander Newton, who plays the young Joseph.