Roy Scheider

<p> Over his 30-plus-year acting career Roy Scheider has redefined America's idea of a leading man thanks to his talent for playing an urban everyman that audiences relate to and root for despite flaws and failures.</p><p> He rose to fame in the early 1970s in the Oscar-winning films <I>Klute</I> and <I>The French Connection</I> (his first Oscar nomination). Roy garnered more critical acclaim in <I>Jaws</I> and <I>Marathon Man</I> as well as a second Oscar nomination for <I>All That Jazz.</I></p><p> Scheider's life and career are chronicled in this work. Beginning with his childhood in New Jersey it traces his development from a community theater actor to a world-renowned movie star and covers his more recent work in the Golden Globe-winning <I>RKO 281</I> and the Shakespearean drama <I>King of Texas.</I> Includes a complete filmography and index.</p>