Tough to acquire vintage 8x10 inch color portrait as Dr. Heywood Floyd in Arthur C. Clarke's and Peter Hyams' sci-fi classic 2010 (1984), boldly signed in black felt-tip marker in the late 1980s. In good condition. After nearly a decade on stage and in forgettable supporting film roles, including the cult flick The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964), Roy Scheider earned an Oscar nomination for his role as Gene Hackman's partner, Buddy "Cloudy" Russo, in The French Connection (1971). He went on to play reluctant police chief Martin Brody in Stephen Spielberg's horror classic Jaws (1975), a role he would reprise in Jaws 2 in 1978. While generally pigeonholed as a tough-talking action star, he demonstrated remarkable versatility with his portrayal of a speed-fueled dancer in All That Jazz (1979), snagging a second Oscar nod, but then returned to formula with Blue Thunder (1983); the 2001: A Space Odyssey sequel, 2010 (1984); and 52 Pick-Up (1986).  From 1993 to 1995, he starred on T.V.'s sci-fi series "SeaQuest DSV". His other credits include a mixed bag of dramas, fantasy films and thrillers, such as Marathon Man (1976), Sorcerer (1977), The Russia House (1991), Naked Lunch (1991), The Doorway (2000), and The Punisher (2004).

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