A giant in the world of Goodboys Nation and the acting world has passed away at the age of 75:

Actor Roy Scheider, the star of such films as “Jaws” and “All That Jazz,” died Sunday at 75 in Little Rock, Ark., his wife told The New York Times.

Scheider, who lived in Sag Harbor, N.Y., died of complications from a staph infection, Brenda Scheider told the newspaper. Scheider had suffered from multiple myeloma.

Scheider came to prominence in such ’70s films as “Klute” and “The French Connection” — for which he earned an Oscar nomination as Buddy Russo, the partner of police Detective Popeye Doyle, played by Gene Hackman.

Scheider may have been best known as the resort town police chief in the 1975 blockbuster “Jaws.”

Indeed. In Goodboys Nation, Mr. Scheider as Chief Brody was, well, next to a god. There was a time when a Goodboys weekend wasn’t complete without everyone gathering around the TV to watch “Jaws”. Heck, I remember my brother Mark and I saw it around 15 times that summer it was released. Who can forget such great lines as, “We’re gonna need a bigger boat”, or (to Murray Hamilton who played the mayor of Amity), “You’re gonna do what you do best, Larry, you’re gonna sign [the order to close the beaches]”, or, to Richard Dreyfuss, playing the role of Hooper, “I can do anything. I’m the chief of police!”

Of course, Scheider wasn’t just known for “Jaws”, he was in such great ’70s flicks as “The Seven Ups” and “The French Connection”.

Another great one passes, and it is we who are left to ponder our own mortalities and the passage of time. Rest in peace, Mr. Scheider, it was our pleasure to watch you practice your craft.