Richard Dreyfuss
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
Waltzing with Brando
as Seymour Kraft
Waltzing with Brando
as Seymour Kraft
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
as Self
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
as Self
Into the Deep
as Seamus
Into the Deep
as Seamus
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
as Self
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
as Self
Sweetwater
as Maurice Podoloff
Sweetwater
as Maurice Podoloff
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
Commitment to Life
as Self (archive footage)
Save Christmas
as Santa
Save Christmas
as Santa
Murder at Yellowstone City
as Edgar
Murder at Yellowstone City
as Edgar
Every Last One of Them
as Murphy
Every Last One of Them
as Murphy
Crime Story
as Ben Myers
Crime Story
as Ben Myers
Astronaut
as Angus
Astronaut
as Angus
Polar
as Porter
Polar
as Porter
The Last Laugh
as Buddy Green
The Last Laugh
as Buddy Green
Asher
as Avi
Asher
as Avi
Bayou Caviar
as Yuri
Bayou Caviar
as Yuri
Third Party President: Citizen Rocky
as Self
Third Party President: Citizen Rocky
as Self
Book Club
as George
Book Club
as George
Spielberg
as Self
Spielberg
as Self
Squatters
as David Silverman
Squatters
as David Silverman
Caserta Palace Dream
as Luigi Vanvitelli
Caserta Palace Dream
as Luigi Vanvitelli
Cas & Dylan
as Dr. Cas Pepper
Cas & Dylan
as Dr. Cas Pepper
Paranoia
as Frank Cassidy
Paranoia
as Frank Cassidy
Milius
as Self
Milius
as Self
Very Good Girls
as Danny
Very Good Girls
as Danny
Casting By
as Self
Casting By
as Self
RED
as Alexander Dunning
RED
as Alexander Dunning
Jaws: The Inside Story
as Self
Jaws: The Inside Story
as Self
The Lightkeepers
as Seth
The Lightkeepers
as Seth
Leaves of Grass
as Pug Rothbaum
Leaves of Grass
as Pug Rothbaum
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)
My Life in Ruins
as Irv Gideon
My Life in Ruins
as Irv Gideon
The Shark Is Still Working
as Self
The Shark Is Still Working
as Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self
W.
as Dick Cheney
W.
as Dick Cheney
America Betrayed
as Narrator
America Betrayed
as Narrator
Ocean of Fear
as Narrator
Ocean of Fear
as Narrator
Spielberg on Spielberg
as Self (archive footage)
Spielberg on Spielberg
as Self (archive footage)
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
as Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
as Self
The Dish on Dolls
as Assistant Stage Manager (archive footage)
The Dish on Dolls
as Assistant Stage Manager (archive footage)
Poseidon
as Richard Nelson
Poseidon
as Richard Nelson
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self - Actor
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self - Actor
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
as Self
The John Garfield Story
as Self
The John Garfield Story
as Self
The Johnstown Flood
as narrator
The Johnstown Flood
as narrator
Manassas: End of Innocence
as Narrator
Manassas: End of Innocence
as Narrator
The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Alexander Haig
The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Alexander Haig
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
as Scoop the Snowman (voice)
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
as Scoop the Snowman (voice)
In Search of Peace
as Yitzhak Rabin (voice)
In Search of Peace
as Yitzhak Rabin (voice)
Who Is Cletis Tout?
as Micah Donnelly
Who Is Cletis Tout?
as Micah Donnelly
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
as Antonio Bolivar
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
as Antonio Bolivar
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
as Self
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
as Self
The Crew
as Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator
The Crew
as Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator
Fail Safe
as President
Fail Safe
as President
Lansky
as Meyer Lansky
Lansky
as Meyer Lansky
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
as Narrator
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
as Narrator
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
as Self
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
as Self
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Prof. Krippendorf
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Prof. Krippendorf
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
as Narrator (voice)
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
as Narrator (voice)
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
Night Falls on Manhattan
as Sam Vigoda
Night Falls on Manhattan
as Sam Vigoda
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
as Self
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
as Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
as Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
as Self
In the Teeth of Jaws
as Self
In the Teeth of Jaws
as Self
Mad Dog Time
as Vic
Mad Dog Time
as Vic
The Universal Story
as Self
The Universal Story
as Self
James and the Giant Peach
as Centipede (voice)
James and the Giant Peach
as Centipede (voice)
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Glenn Holland
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Glenn Holland
The Making of 'Jaws'
as Self
The Making of 'Jaws'
as Self
The American President
as Senator Rumson
The American President
as Senator Rumson
The Last Word
as Larry
The Last Word
as Larry
Silent Fall
as Dr. Jake Rainer
Silent Fall
as Dr. Jake Rainer
Lost in Yonkers
as Louie Kurnitz
Lost in Yonkers
as Louie Kurnitz
Lincoln
as William Tecumsah Sherman (voice)
Lincoln
as William Tecumsah Sherman (voice)
What About Bob?
as Dr. Leo Marvin
What About Bob?
as Dr. Leo Marvin
Once Around
as Sam Sharpe
Once Around
as Sam Sharpe
Postcards from the Edge
as Dr. Frankenthal
Postcards from the Edge
as Dr. Frankenthal
Always
as Pete Sandich
Always
as Pete Sandich
Moon Over Parador
as Jack Noah
Moon Over Parador
as Jack Noah
Nuts
as Aaron Levinsky
Nuts
as Aaron Levinsky
Stakeout
as Det. Chris Lecce
Stakeout
as Det. Chris Lecce
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self
Tin Men
as Bill 'BB' Babowsky
Tin Men
as Bill 'BB' Babowsky
Citizen Steve
as Jedediah
Citizen Steve
as Jedediah
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
as Dave Whiteman
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
as Dave Whiteman
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
The Buddy System
as Joe
The Buddy System
as Joe
The Competition
as Paul Dietrich
The Competition
as Paul Dietrich
The Big Fix
as Moses Wine
The Big Fix
as Moses Wine
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Roy Neary
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Roy Neary
The Second Coming of Suzanne
as Clavius
The Second Coming of Suzanne
as Clavius
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
as Duddy
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
as Duddy
American Graffiti
as Curt Henderson
American Graffiti
as Curt Henderson
The Shadow of a Gunman
as Tommy Owen
The Shadow of a Gunman
as Tommy Owen
Two for the Money
as Morris Gap
Two for the Money
as Morris Gap
Hello Down There
as Harold Webster
Hello Down There
as Harold Webster
The Young Runaways
as Terry
The Young Runaways
as Terry
Valley of the Dolls
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Valley of the Dolls
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Graduate
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
The Graduate
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
as Self
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
as Self
Killing Winston Jones
as Winston Jones
Killing Winston Jones
as Winston Jones