How old was Roy Scheider in the movie The French Connection?

Roy Scheider was 37 in The French Connection when he played the character 'Buddy Russo'.

That was over 53 years ago in 1971.

In 2008 he died aged 75, starring in 83 films in his career, 74 of those after The French Connection was first released. If he were alive today he would be 91.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The French Connection, I think Roy Scheider looks:

👴 Older than 37

👨 About 37

👦 Younger than 37

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Did you know?

Director William Friedkin has worked with Roy Scheider a total of 2 times in his career.
Roy Scheider's first movie was as 'Dancer (uncredited)' in A Wind from the South, released in 1955 when he was 21
The French Connection scores 7.54 out of 10 on TMDB.