Roy Scheider, 75, died today in Little Rock, Arkansas - reportedly from complications from a staph infection. He had struggled with Multiple Myeloma for a few years.
Before JAWS made him "summer blockbuster" famous, he starred in such critical and box office hits as "Klute" and "The French Connection", for which he was nominated for an Oscar.
As police chief Martin Brody, he uttered the iconic "You're gonna need a bigger boat" - which has become a famous pop-culture reference. I can still hear him chanting "Show me the way to go home...." with co-stars Richard Dreyfuss and Robert Shaw. He went on to star in Jaws 2 due to contract obligations, but passed on the remaining sequels - a good choice.
Scheider received a second Oscar nom for "All that jazz", and also starred in such movies as "Marathon Man", "The Russia House", "The Peacekeeper", and "The Punisher" - but he'll always go down in history as water-phobic Chief Brody.
"Smile, you son-of-a-bitch!"
Rest in peace...
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