Question 1

True or false: He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in 'All That Jazz'.

Accepted Answer

True. Scheider received a Best Actor Oscar nomination for portraying a fictionalized Bob Fosse in that 1979 film.

Question 2

True or false: Scheider was a competitive boxer before becoming an actor.

Accepted Answer

True. He boxed in the Golden Gloves as a young man, which gave him a rugged, physical presence in films.

Question 3

True or false: Roy Scheider turned down the lead role in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'.

Accepted Answer

True. He was offered Indiana Jones but declined because he felt he wasn't right for an action franchise.

Question 4

True or false: He was a trained Navy SEAL and served in Vietnam.

Accepted Answer

False. Scheider served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, not the Navy, and never saw combat in Vietnam.

Question 5

True or false: Scheider owned a successful chain of seafood restaurants in New York.

Accepted Answer

False. He was an avid sailor and fisherman but never owned restaurants; this myth likely stems from his role in 'Jaws'.

Question 6

True or false: Roy Scheider was a professional jazz pianist before acting.

Accepted Answer

False. He played piano as a hobby but was never a professional musician; his musical skill is exaggerated due to 'All That Jazz'.

Question 7

True or false: Roy Scheider's first film role was in 'The French Connection'.

Accepted Answer

False. His first film was actually 'The Curse of the Living Corpse' (1964), a low-budget horror movie, years before 'The French Connection'.

Question 8

True or false: He played a Broadway musical role that required him to sing and dance.

Accepted Answer

True. Scheider originated the role of Billy Flynn in 'Chicago' on Broadway, singing and dancing in the 1975 production.

Roy Scheider Trivia Questions