"We're Going to Need a Bigger Casket"

It is a sad day today indeed as celebrated actor, two-time Academy Award nominee – not to mention original Hollywood bad ass – Roy Scheider, died from complications of multiple myeloma (cancer of the blood cells).

He was 75 years young.

Scheider, whom it can be said was best known for his trademark broken nose and weird angular facial expressions will be remembered for citing the infamous movie line: “you’re going to need a bigger boat”.

Here’s a man whose balls were big enough to orbit planets out in space. It’s a little known fact that Scheider was originally slated to play the role of John Rambo in the initial ‘First Blood’ movie before Sly scooped up the part from Hollywood execs hoping to increase the movie’s marketability. Scheider was, of course, best known for his role as small-town New England sheriff Martin Brody in 1975’s blockbuster hit ‘Jaws’. Indeed this was the role that made him notorious.

That’s right, the man killed off Jaws not once - but twice! How fucking cool was that?

Scheider’s other notable performances included renegade police test pilot Officer Frank Murphy in Blue Thunder, the abrasive, street-smart Narcotics Bureau detective Buddy Russo and the eccentric Hollywood choreographer Joe Gideon based on actual life of Bob Fosse in which the former boxer had to learn to dance.

When it comes to famous Hollywood tough guys, Roy eats thunder and shits lightning!

Of course, we will have to forgive him for his part as limp dick Captain Nathan Bridger in SeaQuest DVS – but who’s perfect?

Here’s hoping you get them to bite down hard on that wire in the next life.

R.I.P.