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
W.

W.

2008 as Dick Cheney Age: 60
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

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

2007 as Self Age: 59
The Dish on Dolls

The Dish on Dolls

2006 as Assistant Stage Manager (archive footage) Age: 58
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006 as Self Age: 58
Poseidon

Poseidon

2006 as Richard Nelson Age: 58
Silver City

Silver City

2004 as Chuck Raven Age: 56
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
Night Falls on Manhattan

Night Falls on Manhattan

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

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997 as Self Age: 49
Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

1996 as Vic Age: 49
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
Another Stakeout

Another Stakeout

1993 as Det. Chris Lecce Age: 45
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
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
Stakeout

Stakeout

1987 as Det. Chris Lecce 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
Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981 as Ken Harrison Age: 34
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 Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

1977 as Age: 29
No Image

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

1977 as Self Age: 29
Jaws

Jaws

1975 as Hooper Age: 27
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974 as Duddy Age: 26
American Graffiti

American Graffiti

1973 as Curt Henderson Age: 25
Dillinger

Dillinger

1973 as Baby Face Nelson Age: 25