Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Date of Birth:

Oct 29, 1947

Place of Birth:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

An American actor best known for starring in a number of 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. Dreyfuss 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.

filmography:

Me Me

1973

Caserta Palace Dream Caserta Palace Dream

2014

Save Christmas Save Christmas

2022

Milius Milius

2013

Zipper Zipper

2015

Audrey Audrey

2020

The Last Word The Last Word

1995

The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

1977

Valley of the Dolls Valley of the Dolls

1967

America Betrayed America Betrayed

2008

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

2007

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

1970

Jaws: The Inside Story Jaws: The Inside Story

2010

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997

Night of 100 Stars II Night of 100 Stars II

1985

The Making of 'Jaws' The Making of 'Jaws'

1995

The Graduate The Graduate

1967

Murder at Yellowstone City Murder at Yellowstone City

2022

Prisoner of Honor Prisoner of Honor

1991

The Two Million Year Old Boy The Two Million Year Old Boy

2011

Cas & Dylan Cas & Dylan

2013

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

2004

In the Teeth of Jaws In the Teeth of Jaws

1997

Sweetwater Sweetwater

2023

The Young Runaways The Young Runaways

1968

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997

The Shadow of a Gunman The Shadow of a Gunman

1972

Coast to Coast Coast to Coast

2004

Squatters Squatters

2014

The Second Coming of Suzanne The Second Coming of Suzanne

1974

Waking Sleeping Beauty Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

Third Party President: Citizen Rocky Third Party President: Citizen Rocky

2018

The Making of 'American Graffiti' The Making of 'American Graffiti'

1998

In Search of Peace In Search of Peace

2001

The John Garfield Story The John Garfield Story

2003

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

2007

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

2001

The Johnstown Flood The Johnstown Flood

2003

New England Our Way New England Our Way

1974

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

2001

Manassas: End of Innocence Manassas: End of Innocence

2002

Every Last One of Them Every Last One of Them

2021

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006

Into the Deep Into the Deep

2025

Lincoln Lincoln

1992

Casting By Casting By

2012

Crime Story Crime Story

2021

Two for the Money Two for the Money

1972

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

Spielberg Spielberg

2017

Book Club Book Club

2018

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

2001

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

1987

Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

1998

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009

Bayou Caviar Bayou Caviar

2018

Asher Asher

2018

Daughter of the Wolf Daughter of the Wolf

2019

Astronaut Astronaut

2019

Polar Polar

2019

The Last Laugh The Last Laugh

2019

The Universal Story The Universal Story

1996

Ocean of Fear Ocean of Fear

2007

Paranoia Paranoia

2013

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

2000

Whose Life Is It Anyway? Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981

Inserts Inserts

1975

Another Stakeout Another Stakeout

1993

Waltzing with Brando Waltzing with Brando

2024

Krippendorf's Tribe Krippendorf's Tribe

1998

Catch-22 Catch-22

1973

Postcards from the Edge Postcards from the Edge

1990

The American President The American President

1995

Who Is Cletis Tout? Who Is Cletis Tout?

2001

Lost in Yonkers Lost in Yonkers

1993

Dillinger Dillinger

1973

Citizen Steve Citizen Steve

1987

Down and Out in Beverly Hills Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986

Leaves of Grass Leaves of Grass

2009

Moon Over Parador Moon Over Parador

1988

My Life in Ruins My Life in Ruins

2009

Fail Safe Fail Safe

2000

W. W.

2008

James and the Giant Peach James and the Giant Peach

1996

Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony

2022

Mr. Holland's Opus Mr. Holland's Opus

1995

Poseidon Poseidon

2006

Jaws Jaws

1975

American Graffiti American Graffiti

1973

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Always Always

1989

Victory at Entebbe Victory at Entebbe

1976

Stakeout Stakeout

1987

Tin Men Tin Men

1987

What About Bob? What About Bob?

1991

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

1994

Nuts Nuts

1987

The Competition The Competition

1980

The Day Reagan Was Shot The Day Reagan Was Shot

2001

Let It Ride Let It Ride

1989

The Lightkeepers The Lightkeepers

2009

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

The Sentinel The Sentinel

1977

Silver City Silver City

2004

The Crew The Crew

2000

Very Good Girls Very Good Girls

2013

The Adventures of Errol Flynn The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

2003

Frank Capra's American Dream Frank Capra's American Dream

1997

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

2009

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

1997

Lansky Lansky

1999

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

2023

Silent Fall Silent Fall

1994

The Goodbye Girl The Goodbye Girl

1977

Piranha 3D Piranha 3D

2010

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974

Hello Down There Hello Down There

1969

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

1977

The Big Fix The Big Fix

1978

The Buddy System The Buddy System

1984

Night Falls on Manhattan Night Falls on Manhattan

1997

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

2001

Oliver Twist Oliver Twist

1997

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003

Once Around Once Around

1991

RED RED

2010

Mad Dog Time Mad Dog Time

1996

Stand by Me Stand by Me

1986

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