Martin Brody (a.k.a. Chief Brody) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the film Jaws and its sequel, Jaws 2. He was the Chief of Police on Amity Island, New England, and the husband of Ellen Brody, as well as the father of Michael and Sean Brody.

Chief Martin Brody is the main protagonist of the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley, it's 1975 well-acclaimed blockbuster thriller adaptation of the same name and the 1978 sequel Jaws 2, a mentioned character in Jaws 3-D, and the posthumous …

It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard Dreyfuss) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a summer resort town.

The original Jaws, directed by Steven Spielberg, is based on Peter Benchley's novel of the same name. It tells the story of Police Chief Martin Brody (portrayed by Roy Scheider) of Amity Island (a fictional summer resort town) and his quest to protect beachgoers from a great white shark by closing the beach.

Martin Brody is a fictional character and the protagonist of the film Jaws and its sequel, Jaws 2. He was the Chief of Police on Amity Island, New England, and the husband of Ellen Brody, as well as the father of Michael and Sean Brody.

Nov 10, 2020 · Martin Brody, Chief of Amity Island Police (played by Roy Scheider) is one of the most iconic and unlikely heroes in cinema. Afraid of water, living on an island and duty bound to protect the residents from a blood thirsty shark and money hungry Mayor, Martin must face his fears and become the man we all know he can be.

Chief Martin Brody is the "everyman"—the character with whom the audience can most easily identify. No special powers, no genius; just a good guy with common sense doing his job the best he can. He's also one-third of Jaws' triple entente of Brody/Hooper/Quint.

Apr 29, 2018 · Martin Brody is the new police chief of Amity Island, a summer resort town in New England, where he lives with his wife and two sons. Ironically, he has a severe phobia of water after a near-drowning experience as a child. How is Martin Brody’s character revealed by the action and dialogue? A tense nighttime shark attack sets the tone.

Martin Brody is the dedicated police chief of Amity Island, a fictional seaside town in New England, and the protagonist of Steven Spielberg’s legendary 1975 thriller Jaws. Portrayed by actor Roy Scheider, Brody becomes the community’s unexpected hero as he battles to protect Amity Island from a terrifying great white shark.

Brody is responsible for keeping the local beaches safe – a job that became increasingly difficult when a killer shark began to feed at Amity. Interests… his family, his town, and his job. Brody is a predictable man who merely wants to do his job right.