Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Roy Richard Scheider ( November 10 , 1932 â `` February 10 , 2008 ) was an Academy Award - and Golden Globe-nominated American actor .
Simplified: Roy Richard Scheider ( November 10 , 1932 â `` February 10 , 2008 ) was an American actor .