How old was Roy Scheider in his first movie: A Wind from the South?
Roy Scheider was 21 in A Wind from the South when he played the character 'Dancer (uncredited)'.
That was over 69 years ago in 1955.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 2008 he died aged 75, starring in 83 films in his career, 82 of those after A Wind from the South was first released. If he were alive today he would be 91.
How old do you think he looks in the movie?
In A Wind from the South, I think Roy Scheider looks:
Did you know?
- Director Daniel Petrie has worked with Roy Scheider just once 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
- A Wind from the South scores 5.7 out of 10 on TMDB.
