Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Born 1947-10-29 (age 78) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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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

Jaws
Jaws

1975

as Hooper

Polar
Polar

2019

as Porter

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Stand by Me
Stand by Me

1986

as The Writer

RED
RED

2010

as Alexander Dunning

The Graduate
The Graduate

1967

as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

Piranha 3D
Piranha 3D

2010

as Matthew Boyd

Poseidon
Poseidon

2006

as Richard Nelson

James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach

1996

as Centipede (voice)

American Graffiti
American Graffiti

1973

as Curt Henderson

Book Club
Book Club

2018

as George

Always
Always

1989

as Pete Sandich

What About Bob?
What About Bob?

1991

as Dr. Leo Marvin

The American President
The American President

1995

as Senator Rumson

Into the Deep
Into the Deep

2025

as Seamus

The Sentinel
The Sentinel

1977

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

Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls

1967

as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

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

1995

as Glenn Holland

Paranoia
Paranoia

2013

as Frank Cassidy