Richard Dreyfuss

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

October 29, 1947 (78 yrs)

place of birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

also known as

Richard Stephen Dreyfuss

total credits

50 movies

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.

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Known For

Filmography

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Jaws
7.7

Jaws

1975as Hooper
Polar
6.4

Polar

2019as Porter
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.4

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977as Roy Neary
RED
6.7

RED

2010as Alexander Dunning
Stand by Me
7.8

Stand by Me

1986as The Writer
The Graduate
7.6

The Graduate

1967as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Piranha 3D
5.4

Piranha 3D

2010as Matthew Boyd
Poseidon
5.9

Poseidon

2006as Richard Nelson
James and the Giant Peach
6.6

James and the Giant Peach

1996as Centipede (voice)
The Goodbye Girl
6.9

The Goodbye Girl

1977as Elliot Garfield
American Graffiti
7.0

American Graffiti

1973as Curt Henderson
Always
6.2

Always

1989as Pete Sandich
The American President
6.5

The American President

1995as Senator Rumson
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
7.5

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

2025as Self
Mr. Holland's Opus
7.0

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995as Glenn Holland
Spielberg
7.6

Spielberg

2017as Self
Book Club
6.2

Book Club

2018as George
Paranoia
5.7

Paranoia

2013as Frank Cassidy
Into the Deep
5.9

Into the Deep

2025as Seamus
W.
6.2

W.

2008as Dick Cheney
What About Bob?
6.9

What About Bob?

1991as Dr. Leo Marvin
Fail Safe
6.9

Fail Safe

2000as President
The Sentinel
6.1

The Sentinel

1977as Man on Sidewalk Talking to Girl in Red Sweater (uncredited)
Stakeout
6.5

Stakeout

1987as Det. Chris Lecce
Zipper
5.5

Zipper

2015as George Hiller
My Life in Ruins
6.1

My Life in Ruins

2009as Irv Gideon
Valley of the Dolls
6.0

Valley of the Dolls

1967as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Murder at Yellowstone City
5.5

Murder at Yellowstone City

2022as Edgar
Postcards from the Edge
6.6

Postcards from the Edge

1990as Dr. Frankenthal
The Crew
5.4

The Crew

2000as Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator
Waking Sleeping Beauty
7.2

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009as David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)
Another Stakeout
5.5

Another Stakeout

1993as Det. Chris Lecce
Leaves of Grass
6.0

Leaves of Grass

2009as Pug Rothbaum
Daughter of the Wolf
5.5

Daughter of the Wolf

2019as Father
Night Falls on Manhattan
6.3

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997as Sam Vigoda
Let It Ride
6.4

Let It Ride

1989as Jay Trotter
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
5.9

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys

2001as Scoop the Snowman (voice)
Nuts
6.3

Nuts

1987as Aaron Levinsky
Moon Over Parador
5.9

Moon Over Parador

1988as Jack Noah
Sweetwater
6.9

Sweetwater

2023as Maurice Podoloff
Asher
5.8

Asher

2018as Avi
Silent Fall
5.3

Silent Fall

1994as Dr. Jake Rainer
Night of 100 Stars II
8.0

Night of 100 Stars II

1985as Self
Tin Men
6.3

Tin Men

1987as Bill 'BB' Babowsky
Audrey
7.1

Audrey

2020as Self - Actor
Squatters
6.0

Squatters

2014as David Silverman
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
6.1

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974as Duddy
Milius
7.1

Milius

2013as Self
Dillinger
6.6

Dillinger

1973as Baby Face Nelson
The Big Fix
5.8

The Big Fix

1978as Moses Wine