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Roy Scheider

Actor · 65 credits · 36 in highly-rated films

Best known for Jaws (1975)

Frequent collaborators: Tony Lo Bianco, Gene Hackman, Warren Oates, Lorraine Gary, Daniel Stern

Best Roy Scheider movies by genre

Movies (65 total, ranked by score)

  1. Jaws

    1975 · ★ 7.7 (11,771 votes)

    Horror, Thriller, Adventure

    1

  2. The French Connection

    1971 · ★ 7.5 (2,191 votes)

    Action, Crime, Thriller

    2

  3. Sorcerer

    1977 · ★ 7.5 (678 votes)

    Thriller, Adventure

    3

  4. All That Jazz

    1979 · ★ 7.5 (619 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Marathon Man

    1976 · ★ 7.2 (1,259 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Drama

    5

  6. The Punisher

    2004 · ★ 6.4 (3,215 votes)

    Action, Crime, Drama

    6

  7. Naked Lunch

    1991 · ★ 7.0 (1,238 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    7

  8. 2010

    1984 · ★ 6.7 (1,097 votes)

    Thriller, Science Fiction

    8

  9. Klute

    1971 · ★ 6.8 (526 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Drama

    9

  10. Blue Thunder

    1983 · ★ 6.2 (569 votes)

    Drama, Action, Thriller

    10

  11. Jaws 2

    1978 · ★ 6.0 (2,170 votes)

    Horror, Thriller

    11

  12. Romeo Is Bleeding

    1993 · ★ 6.2 (215 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Romance

    12

  13. The Russia House

    1990 · ★ 6.1 (337 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Romance

    13

  14. Evasive Action

    1998 · ★ 6.5 (10 votes)

    Action, Thriller

    14

  15. The Seven-Ups

    1973 · ★ 6.4 (128 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Mystery

    15

  16. Assignment: Munich

    1972

    Thriller, TV Movie

    16

  17. Wild Justice

    1994 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)

    TV Movie, Action

    17

  18. Bob Fosse: Steam Heat

    1990

    Documentary

    18

  19. SeaQuest DSV

    1993

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    19

  20. A Wind from the South

    1955 · ★ 5.7 (9 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    20

  21. The Making of 'Jaws'

    1995 · ★ 6.7 (29 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. Cohen and Tate

    1989 · ★ 6.5 (59 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Action

    22

  23. Still of the Night

    1982 · ★ 5.7 (165 votes)

    Thriller, Drama, Mystery

    23

  24. To Be Young, Gifted and Black

    1972 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    24

  25. Better Living

    1998 · ★ 1.7 (3 votes)

    Comedy

    25

  26. Puzzle of a Downfall Child

    1970 · ★ 6.4 (31 votes)

    Drama

    26

  27. Hollywood's Creepiest Creatures

    2004 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    27

  28. The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

    2000 · ★ 8.3 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    28

  29. Plato's Run

    1997 · ★ 6.0 (14 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Thriller

    29

  30. Hitler's Lost Sub

    2000

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.