- Films
- 40
- Avg rating
- 6.36
- Peak run
- 1975’79
- Oscar noms
- 2
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Roy by the numbers
Average
6.36
28 rated films
Vote weighted
6.48
bigger films count more
Median
6.4
half are better
Consistency
±0.95
rating spread
Career
44y
1964 to 2007
Total votes
1.41M
across every film
Best
8.1
Jaws
Worst
5.8
Jaws 2
Newest first
Filmography
| 2007 | If I Didn't Care | Linus Boyer | · | 260 |
| 2007 | Chicago 10 | Judge Julius Hoffman | 7.3 | 1,497 |
| 2003 | Red Serpent | Hassan | · | 662 |
| 2003 | Citizen Verdict | Governor Bull Tyler | · | 515 |
| 2002 | Angels Don't Sleep Here | Mayor Harry S. Porter | · | 673 |
| 2000 | Chain of Command | President Jack Cahill | · | 976 |
| 2000 | Daybreak | Stan Marshall | · | 475 |
| 2000 | The Doorway | Professor Lamont | · | 530 |
| 1998 | The White Raven | Tom Heath | · | 476 |
| 1998 | Evasive Action | Enzo Marcelli | · | 619 |
| 1997 | The Rage | John Taggart | · | 827 |
| 1997 | Executive Target | President Carlson | 4.7 | 1,244 |
| 1997 | The Myth of Fingerprints | Hal | 6.0 | 2,783 |
| 1997 | The Peacekeeper | President Robert Baker | 5.0 | 3,094 |
| 1991 |  Naked Lunch | Dr. Benway | 6.9 | 61,554 |
| 1990 | The Fourth War | Col. Jack Knowles | 5.5 | 2,298 |
| 1990 |  The Russia House | Russell | 6.1 | 19,954 |
| 1989 | Listen to Me | Charlie Nichols | 5.3 | 1,417 |
| 1989 | Night Game | Lt. Mike Seaver | 5.1 | 2,035 |
| 1988 | Cohen and Tate | Cohen | 6.3 | 3,119 |
Better together?
Roy Scheider's regulars
- William FriedkinDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.65 avg▲+1.26
- John FrankenheimerDirector and actor · 2 films · 5.95 avg▼−0.53
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Roy Scheider
2 nominations, 0 wins
Awards record
- NominatedBest Actor · Academy Awards 1980Roy Scheider
- NominatedBest Supporting Actor · Academy Awards 1972Roy Scheider
Information courtesy of IMDb (https://www.imdb.com). Used with permission. Ratings and votes as of the latest nightly refresh.