'Jaws' star Roy Scheider dead at 75
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LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Roy Scheider, best known for his role as the heroic police chief in classic 1975 movie "Jaws," died on Sunday aged 75, hospital officials confirmed.
The veteran actor died at the University for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, Arkansas, a hospital spokesman said. No cause of death or further information was immediately available.
Scheider's acting career spanned five decades and included two Oscar nominations for his performances in 1971's crime thriller "The French Connection" and 1979's "All That Jazz."
But Scheider will be best-remembered for his role in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws," where he played the seaside resort police chief whose town is terrorized by a great white shark.
Often cited as the film that launched the era of big-budget blockbusters, one of Scheider's lines from Jaws -- "You're gonna need a bigger boat" -- is among the most famous ever uttered on screen.
Scheider, twice married, is survived by his three children
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RIP
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Donno who is he but rip
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watever he died from, RIP
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"We're gonna need a bigger boat."
RIP