Brody — Jaws Character Profile

About Brody

Amity Island police chief who battles a great white shark despite his fear of water.

Brody — Character Profile

Alignment

Hero

Species

Human

Abilities

Police tactics, Firearms proficiency, Crisis management

• Strength: 6/10
• Intelligence: 7/10
• Charisma: 7/10
• Morality: 9/10
• Influence: 8/10

Brody's Known Relations

• Ellen Brody — Spouse
• Michael Brody — Child

Brody appears in 2 titles

• Jaws (1975)
• Jaws 2 (1978) — character page

Character Facts

Played by

Roy Scheider

Appears in

Jaws (1975)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• Brody — Professional Leader — Quint (Robert Shaw)

  Chief hires veteran hunter who takes command of the ocean hunt.

• Brody — Alliance Partner — Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss)

  Scientist and chief form a professional alliance to investigate and hunt the shark.

• Brody — Professional Conflict — Vaughn (Murray Hamilton)

  Police chief and mayor clash over beach safety versus economic interests.

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More characters from Jaws

• Quint (Robert Shaw)
• Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss)
• Ellen Brody (Lorraine Gary)
• Michael Brody (Chris Rebello)
• Vaughn (Murray Hamilton)
• Mrs. Kintner (Lee Fierro)
• Sean Brody (Jay Mello)
• Interviewer (Peter Benchley)
• Meadows (Carl Gottlieb)
• Alex Kintner (Jeffrey Voorhees)
• Hendricks (Jeffrey Kramer)
• Chrissie (Susan Backlinie)