Roy Scheider, Actor in âJaws,â Dies at 75
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Mr. Scheider was a stage actor with a background in the classics who became one of the leading figures in the American film renaissance of the 1970s.
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Christopher Reeve, star of the &quot;Superman&quot; movie series, died on Sunday of heart failure, according to Reuters. He was 52.
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Anita Guha, who played the role of 'Santoshi Ma' in the 1975 blockbuster Jai Santoshi Ma, died here following cardiac failure.
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The man who soared to fame as the star of the Superman films and was grounded by a paralyzing accident in mid career has died at the age of 52.
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Barbara McNair, the pioneering black singer-actress who hosted her own TV variety show and starred with Sidney Poitier in the early 1970s, has died. She was 72. McNair died Sunday in Los Angeles after a battle with throat cancer, her sister, Jacqueline Gaither, said.
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GEORGETOWN, Delaware Sidney Poitier, the actor, has become a witness in the trial of a lawsuit against Walt Disney directors, and in so doing he has transformed a Delaware courtroom into a theater where he played the role of his life: himself.
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Sid Raymond, an actor who landed roles alongside A-list stars and was the voice of beloved cartoon characters but went largely nameless himself, has died. He was 97.
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David Groh, the handsome, hardworking character actor who was best known to television viewers as the easygoing man Rhoda Morgenstern married and divorced during the run of Valerie Harper's hit 1970s sitcom "Rhoda," has died. He was 68.
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Actor Roy Scheider, a two-time  Oscar nominee best known for his roles as a small-town police  chief in "Jaws" and his portrait of famed choreographer Bob  Fosse in "All That Jazz," died on Sunday at age 75.
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Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee best known for his role as a police chief in the blockbuster movie "Jaws," has died
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Actor John D. Barrymore, the father of Drew Barrymore, died Monday, the actress said. He was 72.
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Christopher Reeve, the &#39;Superman&#39; film star who became a superhero in his own right while battling paralysis after a 1995 horse-riding accident, has died.
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Fons Rademakers, whose 1986 movie "De Aanslag" ("The Assault") won an Academy Award as best foreign language film, died Thursday at age 86, Dutch media reported. Rademakers died of emphysema in a Geneva hospital near his home across the French border, the Dutch news agency Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau reported.
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MILWAUKEE  &#151; Will H. Schaefer, a composer whose music accompanied hit television shows such as "I Dream of Jeannie" and "The Flintstones," has died in California, a family friend said Wednesday. He was 78.
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Former world heavyweight champion Max  Schmeling, who fought two unforgettable bouts with the great  American Joe Louis in the last 1930s, has died at the age of  99.
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Javed Akhtar, poet, lyricist and screenplay writer turns 63 on Thursday.
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Jerry Orbach, the laconic, sharp-edged Lennie Briscoe of &quot;Law &amp; Order&quot; who came to symbolize New York City as much as any actor of his generation, died yesterday at age 69.