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Jaws Actor Scheider Dead at 75

Posted Feb 11, 08 7:39 AM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Actor Roy Scheider, famous for his roles in Jaws, All That Jazz, and The French Connection, died yesterday while being treated for multiple myeloma. He was believed to be 75, though he sometimes gave a different age in interviews, reports the Los Angeles Times. He once predicted that the Jaws role "will be on my tombstone."

Scheider worked nearly a decade in classical theater before making his name in film. His breakthrough role was in 1971's The French Connection, which he got after throwing the script down in a casting call for another project. He was an Air Force veteran and a longtime political activist who protested the Vietnam and Iraq wars.

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In this photo provided by the Weinstein Company, director Michael Moore, right and actor Roy Scheider attend the after party of a special East Hampton screening of Weinstein Company's new film "Sicko",...   (Associated Press)
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5th Annual Directors Guild Of America Honors - Arrivals   (Getty Images)
Roy Scheider and his wife arrive at the 5th Annual DGA Honors Gala, held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York, Wednesday, September 29, 2004.   (KRT Photos)
This handout image shows actor Roy Scheider in the film "All That Jazz." Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee, has died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. He was 75. (AP Photo)   (Associated Press)
In this undated handout photo, Roy Scheider is shown in the movie "52 Pickup." A longtime Long Island resident Scheider, the actor best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie "Jaws,"...   (Associated Press)
This picture provided by Universal Pictures shows actors Roy Scheider, left, and Robert Shaw during filming of the movie "Jaws." Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee, has died Sunday, Feb. 10, 2008. He...   (Associated Press)
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