Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Born October 29, 1947 (Age: 78) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Biography

Richard Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He has starred in film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob? and Mr. Holland's Opus. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl, and was nominated in 1995 for Mr. Holland's Opus. He has also won a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and was nominated in 2002 for Screen Actors Guild Awards in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries categories.
Richard Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He has starred in film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob? and Mr. Holland's Opus. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl, and was nominated in 1995 for Mr. Holland's Opus. He has also won a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and was nominated in 2002 for Screen Actors Guild Awards in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries categories.
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Filmography

Book Club

Book Club

2018 as George Age: 70
Paranoia

Paranoia

2013 as Frank Cassidy Age: 65
Casting By

Casting By

2012 as Self Age: 65
RED

RED

2010 as Alexander Dunning Age: 62
Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D

2010 as Matthew Boyd Age: 62
Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

2009 as Pug Rothbaum Age: 61
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009 as David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage) Age: 61
My Life in Ruins

My Life in Ruins

2009 as Irv Gideon Age: 61
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist

American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist

2009 as Self Age: 61
W.

W.

2008 as Dick Cheney Age: 60
Ocean of Fear

Ocean of Fear

2007 as Narrator Age: 59
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

2007 as Self Age: 59
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006 as Self Age: 58
The Dish on Dolls

The Dish on Dolls

2006 as Assistant Stage Manager (archive footage) Age: 58
Poseidon

Poseidon

2006 as Richard Nelson Age: 58
Silver City

Silver City

2004 as Chuck Raven Age: 56
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

2004 as Narrator Age: 56
Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

2004 as Barnaby Pierce Age: 56
Manassas: End of Innocence

Manassas: End of Innocence

2002 as Narrator Age: 54
Who Is Cletis Tout?

Who Is Cletis Tout?

2001 as Micah Donnelly Age: 53
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

2000 as Self Age: 52
The Crew

The Crew

2000 as Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator Age: 52
Fail Safe

Fail Safe

2000 as President Age: 52
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

1998 as Narrator Age: 50
The Making of 'American Graffiti'

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

1998 as Self Age: 50
Krippendorf's Tribe

Krippendorf's Tribe

1998 as Prof. Krippendorf Age: 50
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

1997 as Narrator (voice) Age: 49
Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997 as Self Age: 49
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1997 as Fagin Age: 49
Night Falls on Manhattan

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997 as Sam Vigoda Age: 49
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997 as Self Age: 49
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997 as Self Age: 49
In the Teeth of Jaws

In the Teeth of Jaws

1997 as Self Age: 49
Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

1996 as Vic Age: 49
The Universal Story

The Universal Story

1996 as Self Age: 48
James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

1996 as Centipede (voice) Age: 48
Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995 as Glenn Holland Age: 48
The American President

The American President

1995 as Senator Rumson Age: 48
Silent Fall

Silent Fall

1994 as Dr. Jake Rainer Age: 46
Another Stakeout

Another Stakeout

1993 as Det. Chris Lecce Age: 45
Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers

1993 as Louie Kurnitz Age: 45
No Image

Lincoln

1992 as William Tecumsah Sherman (voice) Age: 45
Prisoner of Honor

Prisoner of Honor

1991 as Col. Picquart Age: 44
What About Bob?

What About Bob?

1991 as Dr. Leo Marvin Age: 43
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991 as The Player Age: 43
Once Around

Once Around

1991 as Sam Sharpe Age: 43
Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990 as Dr. Frankenthal Age: 42
Always

Always

1989 as Pete Sandich Age: 42
Let It Ride

Let It Ride

1989 as Jay Trotter Age: 41
Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador

1988 as Jack Noah Age: 40
Nuts

Nuts

1987 as Aaron Levinsky Age: 40
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

1987 as Self Age: 39
Stakeout

Stakeout

1987 as Det. Chris Lecce Age: 39
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 as Self Age: 39
Tin Men

Tin Men

1987 as Bill 'BB' Babowsky Age: 39
Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

1987 as Jedediah Age: 39
Stand by Me

Stand by Me

1986 as The Writer Age: 38
Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986 as Dave Whiteman Age: 38
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 as Self Age: 37
Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981 as Ken Harrison Age: 34
The Competition

The Competition

1980 as Paul Dietrich Age: 33
The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978 as Moses Wine Age: 30
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 as Roy Neary Age: 30
The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

1977 as Elliot Garfield Age: 30
The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977 as Man on Sidewalk Talking to Girl in Red Sweater (uncredited) Age: 29
No Image

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

1977 as Self Age: 29
No Image

The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

1977 as Age: 29
Jaws

Jaws

1975 as Hooper Age: 27
New England Our Way

New England Our Way

1974 as Self Age: 27
The Second Coming of Suzanne

The Second Coming of Suzanne

1974 as Clavius Age: 26
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974 as Duddy Age: 26
Me

Me

1973 as Greg Age: 26
American Graffiti

American Graffiti

1973 as Curt Henderson Age: 25
Dillinger

Dillinger

1973 as Baby Face Nelson Age: 25
Catch-22

Catch-22

1973 as Yossarian Age: 25
The Shadow of a Gunman

The Shadow of a Gunman

1972 as Tommy Owen Age: 25
Two for the Money

Two for the Money

1972 as Morris Gap Age: 24
Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969 as Harold Webster Age: 21