A sad Jaws farewell - Roy Scheider is gone

flippyshark · 02-10-2008, 09:33 PM

I just got home and found out that Roy Scheider has died. Obviously, for a big JAWS fan like me, this is terrible news. In truth, my favorite Scheider performance is in ALL THAT JAZZ, and I can scarcely think about Bob Fosse without actually picturing Roy's "Joe Gideon." Nothing more to add except

mousepod · 02-10-2008, 09:41 PM

That sucks. He was such a cool actor. I think I need to watch Sorceror again this week.

lashbear · 02-10-2008, 09:42 PM

blueerica · 02-10-2008, 09:52 PM

Wow, I guess he's always just remained the same age in my mind as he was when I was 14/15 when I last really caught him on Seaquest DSV. I guess time has just passed...

What a sad day, indeed.

RIP

RStar · 02-10-2008, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by blueerica

Wow, I guess he's always just remained the same age in my mind as he was when I was 14/15 when I last really caught him on Seaquest DSV.

I forgot about that show. I thought it was cool. He will be missed.

Not Afraid · 02-10-2008, 09:53 PM

He WAS Bob Fosse in All that Jazz - and possibly my favorite performance of his fine career.

blueerica · 02-10-2008, 10:14 PM

Again, another film he was in that I loved.

Wow, I'm a little stunned.

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 02-11-2008, 12:28 AM

How many Small World or Pirates Swankings has there been when someone mutters "We're gonna need a bigger boat."

RIP -

innerSpaceman · 02-11-2008, 12:52 AM

OMG, Jaws came up in conversations I had last night and again tonight. Now I feel it was premonitionatory. Oh no! What a fantastic actor.

Ooooh, I think I'm gonna have to watch All That Jazz ... if I can stand the creepiness of a nevertheless great Roy Scheider film that's basically all about his character dying.

flippyshark · 02-11-2008, 02:08 AM

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Ooooh, I think I'm gonna have to watch All That Jazz ... if I can stand the creepiness of a nevertheless great Roy Scheider film that's basically all about his character dying.

I definitely recommend it - it's a fantastic film, but also a downbeat and harsh one. (Fosse was brutally frank about himself here.) It may be particularly chilling to watch the ending in view of

Spoiler:

Actually, I just re-watched it about three weeks ago. It's a real roller coaster.

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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	Again, another film he was in that I loved. Wow, I'm a little stunned. __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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