Roy Scheider
A Film Biography
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About the Book
Over his 30-plus-year acting career, Roy Scheider has redefined America’s idea of a leading man, thanks to his talent for playing an urban everyman that audiences relate to and root for, despite flaws and failures.
He rose to fame in the early 1970s in the Oscar-winning films Klute and The French Connection (his first Oscar nomination). Roy garnered more critical acclaim in Jaws and Marathon Man, as well as a second Oscar nomination for All That Jazz.
Scheider’s life and career are chronicled in this work. Beginning with his childhood in New Jersey, it traces his development from a community theater actor to a world-renowned movie star, and covers his more recent work in the Golden Globe–winning RKO 281 and the Shakespearean drama King of Texas. Includes a complete filmography and index.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Diane C. Kachmar
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 256
Bibliographic Info: 73 photos, notes, filmography, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2009 [2002]
pISBN: 978-0-7864-4059-7
eISBN: 978-1-4766-0903-4
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Preface 1
1. Early Influences 3
2. Delayed Ambition 9
3. Off Broadway 17
4. 1971: Break-Out Year 27
5. Rocky Road to Stardom 37
6. A Shark Eats a Boat 50
7. Olivier and Beyond 64
8. Dancing for Fosse 83
9. High-Flying Eighties 91
10. Choices and Changes 117
11. Cold War Thaw 133
12. Adventures in Television 150
13. New Markets 162
14. Into the New Millennium 181
Filmography 193
Credits, Awards, Nominations 211
Chapter Notes 215
Bibliography 241
Index 245
Book Reviews & Awards
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