Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

🎂 29th October 1947 (78 yrs) 📍 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Richard Dreyfuss

🎬 Movies Featuring Richard Dreyfuss

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)

as Self - (archive footage)
Waltzing with Brando

Waltzing with Brando (2025)

as Seymour Kraft
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025)

as Self
Into the Deep

Into the Deep (2025)

as Seamus
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life (2023)

as Self
Sweetwater

Sweetwater (2023)

as Maurice Podoloff
Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony

Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony (2022)

as Narrator (voice)
Save Christmas

Save Christmas (2022)

as Santa
Murder at Yellowstone City

Murder at Yellowstone City (2022)

as Edgar
Every Last One of Them

Every Last One of Them (2021)

as Murphy
Crime Story

Crime Story (2021)

as Ben Myers
Audrey

Audrey (2020)

as Self - Actor
Astronaut

Astronaut (2019)

as Angus
Daughter of the Wolf

Daughter of the Wolf (2019)

as Father
Polar

Polar (2019)

as Porter
The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh (2019)

as Buddy Green
Asher

Asher (2018)

as Avi
Bayou Caviar

Bayou Caviar (2018)

as Yuri
Third Party President: Citizen Rocky

Third Party President: Citizen Rocky (2018)

as Self
Book Club

Book Club (2018)

as George
Spielberg

Spielberg (2017)

as Self
Zipper

Zipper (2015)

as George Hiller
Squatters

Squatters (2014)

as David Silverman
Caserta Palace Dream

Caserta Palace Dream (2014)

as Luigi Vanvitelli
Cas & Dylan

Cas & Dylan (2013)

as Dr. Cas Pepper
Paranoia

Paranoia (2013)

as Frank Cassidy
Milius

Milius (2013)

as Self
Very Good Girls

Very Good Girls (2013)

as Danny
Casting By

Casting By (2012)

as Self
The Two Million Year Old Boy

The Two Million Year Old Boy (2011)

as Narrator
RED

RED (2010)

as Alexander Dunning
Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D (2010)

as Matthew Boyd
Jaws: The Inside Story

Jaws: The Inside Story (2010)

as Self
The Lightkeepers

The Lightkeepers (2009)

as Seth
Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass (2009)

as Pug Rothbaum
Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty (2009)

as David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)
My Life in Ruins

My Life in Ruins (2009)

as Irv Gideon
The Shark Is Still Working

The Shark Is Still Working (2009)

as Self
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (2009)

as Self
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist

American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist (2009)

as Self
W.

W. (2008)

as Dick Cheney
America Betrayed

America Betrayed (2008)

as Narrator
Ocean of Fear

Ocean of Fear (2007)

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

AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition (2007)

as Self
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)

as Self
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)

as Self
Poseidon

Poseidon (2006)

as Richard Nelson
The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005)

as Self - Actor
Silver City

Silver City (2004)

as Chuck Raven
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)

as Narrator
Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast (2004)

as Barnaby Pierce
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion (2003)

as Theodore Roosevelt
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)

as Self
The John Garfield Story

The John Garfield Story (2003)

as Self
The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood (2003)

as narrator
Manassas: End of Innocence

Manassas: End of Innocence (2002)

as Narrator
The Day Reagan Was Shot

The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001)

as Alexander Haig
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001)

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

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (2001)

as Scoop the Snowman (voice)
In Search of Peace

In Search of Peace (2001)

as Yitzhak Rabin (voice)
Who Is Cletis Tout?

Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001)

as Micah Donnelly
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001)

as Self
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001)

as Antonio Bolivar
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me (2000)

as Self
The Crew

The Crew (2000)

as Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator
Fail Safe

Fail Safe (2000)

as President
Lansky

Lansky (1999)

as Meyer Lansky
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude (1998)

as Narrator
The Making of 'American Graffiti'

The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998)

as Self
Krippendorf's Tribe

Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)

as Prof. Krippendorf
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997)

as Narrator (voice)
Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist (1997)

as Fagin
Night Falls on Manhattan

Night Falls on Manhattan (1997)

as Sam Vigoda
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997)

as Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero (1997)

as Self
Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream (1997)

as Self
In the Teeth of Jaws

In the Teeth of Jaws (1997)

as Self
Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time (1996)

as Vic
The Universal Story

The Universal Story (1996)

as Self
James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach (1996)

as Centipede (voice)
Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

as Glenn Holland
The Making of 'Jaws'

The Making of 'Jaws' (1995)

as Self
The American President

The American President (1995)

as Senator Rumson
The Last Word

The Last Word (1995)

as Larry
Silent Fall

Silent Fall (1994)

as Dr. Jake Rainer
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994)

as Self
Another Stakeout

Another Stakeout (1993)

as Det. Chris Lecce
Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers (1993)

as Louie Kurnitz
No Image

Lincoln (1992)

as William Tecumsah Sherman (voice)
Prisoner of Honor

Prisoner of Honor (1991)

as Col. Picquart
What About Bob?

What About Bob? (1991)

as Dr. Leo Marvin
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1991)

as The Player
Once Around

Once Around (1991)

as Sam Sharpe
Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge (1990)

as Dr. Frankenthal
Always

Always (1989)

as Pete Sandich
Let It Ride

Let It Ride (1989)

as Jay Trotter
Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador (1988)

as Jack Noah
Nuts

Nuts (1987)

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

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987)

as Self
Stakeout

Stakeout (1987)

as Det. Chris Lecce
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)

as Self
Tin Men

Tin Men (1987)

as Bill 'BB' Babowsky
Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve (1987)

as Jedediah
Stand by Me

Stand by Me (1986)

as The Writer
Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986)

as Dave Whiteman
Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

as Self
The Buddy System

The Buddy System (1984)

as Joe
Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)

as Ken Harrison
The Competition

The Competition (1980)

as Paul Dietrich
The Big Fix

The Big Fix (1978)

as Moses Wine
Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

as Roy Neary
The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl (1977)

as Elliot Garfield
The Sentinel

The Sentinel (1977)

as Man on Sidewalk Talking to Girl in Red Sweater (uncredited)
No Image

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' (1977)

as Self
No Image

The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play (1977)

Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe (1976)

as Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu
Jaws

Jaws (1975)

as Hooper
Inserts

Inserts (1975)

as Boy Wonder
New England Our Way

New England Our Way (1974)

as Self
The Second Coming of Suzanne

The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974)

as Clavius
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974)

as Duddy
Me

Me (1973)

as Greg
American Graffiti

American Graffiti (1973)

as Curt Henderson
Dillinger

Dillinger (1973)

as Baby Face Nelson
Catch-22

Catch-22 (1973)

as Yossarian
The Shadow of a Gunman

The Shadow of a Gunman (1972)

as Tommy Owen
Two for the Money

Two for the Money (1972)

as Morris Gap
Hello Down There

Hello Down There (1969)

as Harold Webster
The Young Runaways

The Young Runaways (1968)

as Terry
Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
The Graduate

The Graduate (1967)

as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War (N/A)

as Self