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IN PRAISE OF ROY--R.I.P.

posted 17 years ago by floydpinque
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Roy being gone now is a true sadness to me..Solid actor, standup guy.

The media will mention JAWS, and THE-FC in his passing--both classic faves of mine.

But for ME-Roy was a standout star in The 7-Ups. His 1st real breakout movie as a star pre-Jaws. His obit will most likely glance over "52 Pickup", but a brilliant underplayed performance by him as well. That movie and 7UPS his best, IMHO.

A chiseled mug that only Bronson came close to in 60s-90s movies. But like Bronson--no 'prett-boy'..Roy--a jersey native--exuded the basic street-smarts and sensibilities of someone familiar with life 'east of The Hudson"..Many times tried to be faked, but easily discernable.

Him and Tony LoB (WmE GradyHS-Bklyn)in this movie--after he shot him in TFC--classic scene along The FDR by Schurz Park.

Roy--you'll never be forgotten.

[–] shaweet84 17 years ago

found this'n in the $5.00 bin last night @ Wal-Mart..giving it a spin today in memory of Roy. (never seen it prior to, but have heard good things)

R.I.P Roy

[–] BigWhiskey 16 years ago

Agreed, he was a wonderful actor.

A man who runs behind a car gets exhausted.

[–] Polaris01313-1 15 years ago

There will never be another professional like him. Like Christopher Reeve, he is truly missed!

[–] yatzo376 15 years ago

Roy Scheider was a 70s baddass , and don't leave out Marathon Man.
52 Pick-up, ( mentioned earlier) from the mid-eighties is another Scheider classic.

[–] Noir-It-All 14 years ago

I adored Roy back in the day. I think he became sad after the early to mid '80's, not happy with the roles he landed.

"Two more swords and I'll be Queen of the Monkey People." Roseanne

[–] thbryn 13 years ago

not happy with the roles he landed."
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He probably could have done better, but lots of actors feel that way. He had a very solid career amongst the ups and downs.

As for his physical prowess most don't know he was a very sickly kid. The end result came from rehab and isolated workouts.