I think he just had a heart attack.
Roy Scheider was paid $70,000 for his role in the movie "Jaws."
Mark Gruner
Roy Scheider was 42 years old when he starred in the film "Jaws," which was released in 1975.
Martin Brody, played by Roy Scheider.
Roy Scheider
jaws
the jaws series is a horror film series about a killer great white shark terrorizing amity resort and feeding on swimmers at amity beach. jaws [1975] starring roy scheider, robert shaw, richard dreyfus, lorraine gary, jaws 2 [1978] starring roy scheider, lorraine gary, murray hamilton. jaws 3 [1983] starring dennis quaid, bess armstrong, lea thompson. jaws; the revenge [1987] starring lorraine gary, michael caine.
chief martin brody
Roy Scheider's birth name is Roy Richard Scheider.
Roy Scheider is 5' 9".
Roy Scheider plays Police Chief Martin BrodyLorraine Gary plays his wife, Ellen BrodyRichard Dreyfuss plays the oceanographer, Matt HooperRobert Shaw plays the shark hunter, Sam QuintMurray Hamilton plays Mayor Larry VaughnSee the Related Link below for the imdb entry for Jaws(1975), including a complete list of the cast and crew.
The original Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg starred Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, Richard Dreyfuss, Lorraine Grey, Murray Hamilton, Carl Gottlieb(co-writer) and Peter Benchley (who also wrote the novel and co-wrote the screenplay).