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Richard Dreyfuss

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Born

October 29, 1947 (age 78)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Richard Stephen Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

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.

Filmography

2025FilmLegacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Moviesas Self - (archive footage)2025FilmWaltzing with Brandoas Seymour Kraft 2025FilmJaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Storyas Self 2025FilmInto the Deepas Seamus 2023FilmElizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Lifeas Self 2023FilmSweetwateras Maurice Podoloff 2022FilmNazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimonyas Narrator (voice)2022FilmSave Christmasas Santa 2022FilmMurder at Yellowstone Cityas Edgar 2021FilmEvery Last One of Themas Murphy 2021FilmCrime Storyas Ben Myers 2020FilmAudreyas Self - Actor 2020TVStars in the Houseas Self 2019FilmAstronautas Angus 2019FilmDaughter of the Wolfas Father 2019FilmPolaras Porter 2019FilmThe Last Laughas Buddy Green 2018FilmAsheras Avi 2018FilmBayou Caviaras Yuri 2018TVFiring Line with Margaret Hooveras Self 2018FilmThird Party President: Citizen Rockyas Self 2018FilmBook Clubas George 2018TVThe Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Canceras Self - Guest 2017FilmSpielbergas Self 2017TVShots Firedas Arlen Cox 2016TVMadoffas Bernie Madoff 2015FilmZipperas George Hiller 2015TVYour Family or Mineas Louis 2014FilmSquattersas David Silverman 2014TVThe Real History of Science Fictionas Self 2014FilmCaserta Palace Dreamas Luigi Vanvitelli 2013FilmCas & Dylanas Dr. Cas Pepper 2013FilmParanoiaas Frank Cassidy 2013FilmMiliusas Self 2013FilmVery Good Girlsas Danny 2012FilmCasting Byas Self 2012TVComaas Professor Hillside 2011FilmThe Two Million Year Old Boyas Narrator 2011TVBubble Guppiesas Captain Acrab 2010FilmREDas Alexander Dunning 2010FilmPiranha 3Das Matthew Boyd 2010FilmJaws: The Inside Storyas Self 2010TVParenthoodas Gilliam T. Blount 2009FilmThe Lightkeepersas Seth 2009FilmLeaves of Grassas Pug Rothbaum 2009FilmWaking Sleeping Beautyas David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)2009FilmMy Life in Ruinsas Irv Gideon 2009FilmThe Shark Is Still Workingas Self 2009FilmI Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazaleas Self 2009FilmAmerican Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanistas Self 2008FilmW.as Dick Cheney 2008FilmAmerica Betrayedas Narrator 2007TVTin Manas Mystic Man 2007FilmOcean of Fearas Narrator 2007FilmAFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Editionas Self 2007FilmThe Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzoas Self 2006FilmBoffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbustersas Self 2006FilmThe Dish on Dollsas Assistant Stage Manager (archive footage)2006FilmPoseidonas Richard Nelson 2005TVThe Reichen Showas Self 2005TVWeedsas Warren Schiff 2005FilmThe Adventures of Errol Flynnas Self - Actor 2004FilmSilver Cityas Chuck Raven 2004FilmA Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetropeas Narrator 2004FilmCoast to Coastas Barnaby Pierce 2003FilmTeddy Roosevelt: An American Lionas Theodore Roosevelt 2003FilmEasy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywoodas Self 2003FilmThe John Garfield Storyas Self 2003FilmThe Johnstown Floodas narrator 2002FilmManassas: End of Innocenceas Narrator 2001FilmThe Day Reagan Was Shotas Alexander Haig 2001FilmR2-D2: Beneath the Domeas Self 2001FilmRudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toysas Scoop the Snowman (voice)2001TVThe Education of Max Bickfordas Max Bickford 2001FilmIn Search of Peaceas Yitzhak Rabin (voice)2001FilmWho Is Cletis Tout?as Micah Donnelly 2001FilmThe Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'as Self 2001FilmThe Old Man Who Read Love Storiesas Antonio Bolivar 2000FilmWalking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Meas Self 2000FilmThe Crewas Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator 2000FilmFail Safeas President 1999TVWhere Are They Now?as Self 1999FilmLanskyas Meyer Lansky 1999TVFamily Guyas Richard Dreyfuss / Narrator (voice)1998FilmLost at Sea: The Search for Longitudeas Narrator 1998FilmThe Making of 'American Graffiti'as Self 1998FilmKrippendorf's Tribeas Prof. Krippendorf 1998TVThe Entertainment Bizas Self 1997TVThe Wonderful World of Disney 1997TVThe Viewas Self 1997FilmThe Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukonas Narrator (voice)1997FilmFrank Capra's American Dreamas Self 1997FilmOliver Twistas Fagin 1997TVHARDtalk 1997FilmNight Falls on Manhattanas Sam Vigoda 1997FilmAudrey Hepburn: The Fairest Ladyas Self 1997FilmHenry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Heroas Self 1997FilmIn the Teeth of Jawsas Self 1996FilmMad Dog Timeas Vic 1996TVThe Daily Showas Self 1996TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self - Guest 1996FilmThe Universal Storyas Self 1996FilmJames and the Giant Peachas Centipede (voice)1995FilmMr. Holland's Opusas Glenn Holland 1995FilmThe Making of 'Jaws'as Self 1995FilmThe American Presidentas Senator Rumson 1995TVThe Frank Skinner Showas Self 1995FilmThe Last Wordas Larry 1994FilmSilent Fallas Dr. Jake Rainer 1994FilmIt's Alive: The True Story of Frankensteinas Self 1994TVInside the Actors Studioas Self 1993FilmAnother Stakeoutas Det. Chris Lecce 1993FilmLost in Yonkersas Louie Kurnitz 1992FilmLincolnas William Tecumsah Sherman (voice)1992TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno 1992TVShelley Duvall's Bedtime Storiesas Narrator (voice)1991FilmPrisoner of Honoras Col. Picquart 1991FilmWhat About Bob?as Dr. Leo Marvin 1991FilmRosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Deadas The Player 1991FilmOnce Aroundas Sam Sharpe 1990FilmPostcards from the Edgeas Dr. Frankenthal 1989FilmAlwaysas Pete Sandich 1989FilmLet It Rideas Jay Trotter 1988FilmMoon Over Paradoras Jack Noah 1987FilmNutsas Aaron Levinsky 1987FilmFunny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudevilleas Self 1987FilmStakeoutas Det. Chris Lecce 1987FilmJames Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self 1987FilmTin Menas Bill 'BB' Babowsky 1987FilmCitizen Steveas Jedediah 1986FilmStand by Meas The Writer 1986FilmDown and Out in Beverly Hillsas Dave Whiteman 1985FilmNight of 100 Stars IIas Self 1984FilmThe Buddy Systemas Joe 1981FilmWhose Life Is It Anyway?as Ken Harrison 1980FilmThe Competitionas Paul Dietrich 1978FilmThe Big Fixas Moses Wine 1977FilmClose Encounters of the Third Kindas Roy Neary 1977FilmThe Goodbye Girlas Elliot Garfield 1977FilmThe Sentinelas Man on Sidewalk Talking to Girl in Red Sweater (uncredited)1977FilmThe Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'as Self 1977FilmThe Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play 1976FilmVictory at Entebbeas Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu 1975TVSaturday Night Liveas Self - Host 1975FilmJawsas Hooper 1975FilmInsertsas Boy Wonder 1974FilmNew England Our Wayas Self 1974FilmThe Second Coming of Suzanneas Clavius 1974FilmThe Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitzas Duddy 1973FilmMeas Greg 1973FilmAmerican Graffitias Curt Henderson 1973FilmDillingeras Baby Face Nelson 1973FilmCatch-22as Yossarian 1973TVA Touch of Grace 1972FilmThe Shadow of a Gunmanas Tommy Owen 1972FilmTwo for the Moneyas Morris Gap 1971TVGreat Performancesas Self 1970TVTreffpunkteas Self 1969TVThe New People 1969TVRoom 222 1969FilmHello Down Thereas Harold Webster 1968TVThe Mod Squad 1968FilmThe Young Runawaysas Terry 1967FilmValley of the Dollsas Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)1967FilmThe Graduateas Boarding House Resident (uncredited)1967TVJudd for the Defense 1967TVThe Second Hundred Yearsas Ben Jr.1966TVOccasional Wife 1966TVFelony Squad 1966TVHey Landlord!1966TVThat Girl 1965TVGidget 1965TVThe Big Valleyas Lud 1964TVKarenas David Rowe III 1964TVBewitched 1962TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self 1961TVThe Mike Douglas Showas Self 1961TVBen Casey 1955TVGunsmokeas Gearshon Gorofsky 1953TVThe Oscarsas Self —FilmI Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with Waras Self —FilmKilling Winston Jonesas Winston Jones —TVOcean of Fearas Narrator (voice)—TVHappiness Isn't Everythingas Jerry Hamburger