Jaws Turns 50 -- Where Are Franchise's Stars Now?

Movies By TooFab Staff | 6/20/2025 9:37 AM PT

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With Jaws celebrating its 50th anniversary on June 20, 2025, we're taking a look back at the franchise as a whole. See what the stars of Jaws, Jaws 2, Jaws 3-D and Jaws: The Revenge have been up to since their films released -- and what the surviving actors look like today.

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'Jaws' was released June 20th, 1975

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Roy Scheider (Chief Brody): Roy would reprise his role in "Jaws 2" and later starred in "All That Jazz," "Blue Thunder" and on "SeaQuest DSV." He died in 2008 from complications of a staph infection. He was 75.

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Richard Dreyfuss (Matt Hooper): He would later star in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "Mr. Holland's Opus" and won an Oscar for "The Goodbye Girl." He has 3 kids with ex-wife Jeramie Rain and married Svetlana Erokhin in 2006. He also played Bernie Madoff in a TV miniseries, appeared on "Weeds" and, most recently, starred in "Into the Deep."

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Robert Shaw (Quint): He'd later star in "The Man in the Glass Booth,""The Deep" and "Avalanche Express." He married 3 times, had 8 children and adopted 2. He married his third wife Virginia in 1976 and died of a heart attack in 1978. He was 51.

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Lorraine Gary (Ellen Brody): She reprised her role in "Jaws 2" and came out of retirement for "Jaws: The Revenge," the latter of which scored her a Razzie nom. She also starred in "Car Wash" and "1941." She was married to Universal Pictures president Sidney Sheinberg until his death in 2019. Their children are both producers.

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Susan Backlinie (Chrissie Watkins): After playing the shark's first victim, Susan spoofed her death in "1941" and appeared in "Day of the Animals," "Grizzly" and "The Great Muppet Caper." She died May 11, 2024 at the age of 71, from a heart attack.

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Murray Hamilton (Mayor Larry Vaughn): He'd appear in "Jaws 2," "The Drowning Pool," "The Amityville Horror," "1941" and "B.J. and the Bear." Murray died of cancer in 1986. He was 63.

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Jeffrey Voorhees (Alex Kintner): After being one of the youngest victims in the first film, Voorhees later appeared on "Santa Barbara." He later managed a restaurant on Martha’s Vineyard, where the movie filmed, and reportedly had a sandwich called The Alex Kintner Burger on the menu. He has since retired and still lives in Martha’s Vineyard.

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Lee Fierro (Mrs. Kintner): Fierro made a cameo in Jaws: The Revenge and continued to run the Island Theatre Workshop in Martha’s Vineyard from 1974-2017, before she reportedly moved to Ohio to be closer to family. She died from Covid in April 2020, at the age of 91.

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Chris Rebello (Michael Brody): After playing Sheriff Brody’s son in the first film, Rebello appeared in no other films. He continued to live in Martha’s Vineyard and was an assistant coach for the island’s high school varsity football team. He died in 2011 at the age of 37 from a heart attack and is survived by wife Lynn and son James.

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Jonathan Searle (Cardboard Fin Kid): Searle was hired as an extra in the film, playing one of the two kids who wore a fake fin to scare the locals. In 2022, he was sworn in as an Oak Bluffs Police Chief, with the Massachusetts State Police saying at the time, “it was indeed destined that a local island boy who played a memorable part in the cultural phenomenon that was 'Jaws' should himself grow up to be a police chief on the very same island.”

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Jay Mello (Sean Brody): After playing the youngest Brody boy in the original film, Mello also never acted again. Speaking with PEOPLE, Mello said he “didn’t go back into the water for like two years after the movie was made,” adding he was “very disappointed” his character was killed off in a shark attack in “Jaws: The Revenge.” He works at a maple syrup company in Vermont.

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Steven Spielberg (Director): He'd later win Oscars for "Close Encounters," "Schindler's List" and "Saving Private Ryan" and directed "E.T," "Jurassic Park" and the Indiana Jones movies. He has one kid with ex-wife Amy Irving and six with wife Kate Capshaw. He most recently directed "Ready Player One", "West Side Story" and "The Fabelmans."

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'Jaws 2' was released June 16th, 1978

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Marc Gilpin (Sean Brody): He'd later appear on "CHiPs," "The Legend of the Lone Ranger" and "She's Out of Control." He died of brain cancer on July 29, 2023, at the age of 56. His sister, Peri Gilpin, is also an actress and played Roz on Frasier.

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Donna Wilkes (Jackie Peters): Donna would later appear in "Hello, Larry," "Days of Our Lives" and played a teenager hooker in the cult flick "Angel." Her more recent credits include "90210 Shark Attack" and "Buzz Cut."

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Gigi Vorgan (Brooke Peters): She'd later appear on "Knots Landing" and started writing heath and lifestyle books with her husband, Dr. Gary Small. They have two daughters.

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Gary Springer (Andy Nicholas): He'd later appear in "A Small Circle of Friends" and started working for his father's PR firm, which he now runs.

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Keith Gordon (Doug Fetterman): He'd appear in "Christine," "All That Jazz," "Dressed to Kill" and "Back to School," which he also wrote. He's since directed episodes of "House," "The Killing," "Fargo," "Homeland" and "Dexter."

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Ann Dusenberry (Tina Wilcox): She'd later play Lucille Ball's daughter on "Life with Lucy" and appeared in "Little Women" and "National Lampoon Goes to the Movies." She's married to composer Brad Fiedel and has two daughters.

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David Elliott: (Larry Vaughn Jr.): He'd later star in the TV movie "Amityville: The Evil Escapes" and worked as a construction coordinator on movies like "Prom Night," "Obsessed," "Burlesque" and "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire."

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Gary Dubin (Eddie Marchand): Eddie would appear on episodes of "Eight Is Enough," "V" and, most recently, "Up All Night." He died in 2016 from bone cancer at 57.

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'Jaws 3-D' was released July 22nd, 1983

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Dennis Quaid (Mike Brody): He'd later star in "The Day After Tomorrow," "Far From Heaven," "The Parent Trap," and, most recently, "The Substance," "Happy Face" and "Reagan." He has a son with ex-wife Meg Ryan, actor Jack Quaid, and twins with ex-wife Kimberly Buffington. He married Laura Savoie in 2020.

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Bess Armstrong (Kay Morgan): She'd later star on "Married People," "My So-Called Life," "One Tree Hill," "Switched at Birth" and "House of Lies." More recently, she appeared on "I Love That for You," "Grey's Anatomy" and "The Good Doctor." She has three children with John Fiedler.

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Lea Thompson (Kelly Ann Bukowski): "Jaws 3D" was Lea's film debut and would later star in the "Back to the Future" films. She also starred on "Caroline In the City" and "Switched at Birth" -- and has directed episodes of shows including "Star Trek: Picard," "Resident Alien," "Will Trent" and "Young Sheldon." She has two daughters with husband Howard Deutch.

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Simon MacCorkindale (Philip FitzRoyce): He'd later star on "Falcon Crest," the Canadian show "Counterstrike" and BBC's "Casualty." He married Susan George in 1984. He died of cancer in 2010 at the age of 58.

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Louis Gossett Jr. (Calvin Bouchard): He'd later star in the "Iron Eagle" movies, "Why Did I Get Married Too?" and did a voice for "Captain Planet." He also starred on "Stargate SG-1," "The Good Fight," "Extant" and "Watchmen" before his death on March 29, 2024, at the age of 87.

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'Jaws: The Revenge' was released June 17th, 1978

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Lance Guest (Michael Brody): He'd appear on episodes of "The X-Files," "Becker," "Jericho" and "NYPD Blue" and starred on Broadway in the musical "Million Dollar Quartet."

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Judith Barsi (Thea Brody): Judith would record voices for "The Land Before Time" and "All Dogs Go to Heaven" before her tragic death in 1988. Her father Jozsef shot both Judith and her mother, set them on fire and then killed himself.

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Michael Caine (Hoagie): Caine says he's never seen the "Jaws: The Revenge," but says "the house that it built" is "terrific." He went on to star in "The Dark Knight" movies, "Children of Men," "Tenet," "Inception" and was knighted by the Queen in 2000. In 2023, he announced his retirement from acting, his last film being "The Great Escaper."

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Mario Van Peebles (Jake): He'd later star in "New Jack City," "21 Jump Street," "All My Children" and "Damages." He's directed episodes of "Boss," and more recently appeared on "Nashville" and "A Million Little Things." He wrote, produced, directed and starred in Baadasssss!, inspired by his father Melvin Van Peebles, who Mario played in the film. He has five children with wife Chitra.

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