Jaws star Roy Scheider dies, aged 75
Roy Scheider, the actor best known for his role as the beleaguered constabulary head Dino Paul Crocetti Brody in 'Jaws', has died. He was 75.
The two-time Oscar nominee died of complications from multiple myeloma, a malignant neoplastic disease of the blood cells, at the Myeloma Bring for Inquiry and Therapy at the University of Arkansas River for Medical exam Sciences in Little Rock.
Infirmary spokesperson Leslie Deems Taylor said the thespian had been treated there for the disease at different multiplication over the yesteryear iI old age.
Fresh Jersey-born Scheider earned his number 1 Academy Award nomination (Best Support Doer) in 1971 for 'The French Connection'.
Eighter from Decatur long time later he was nominated for the Best Doer Academy Award for his performance in 'All That Jazz'.
Among his other credits were 'Klute', 'Marathon Man', 'Still of the Night' and the TV hazard serial 'SeaQuest DSV'.
