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Richard Dreyfuss

Name in Native Language: "Richard Stephen Dreyfuss" (English/EN)
Actor / Novelist | * 10/29/1947 (76) | Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA))
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Richard Stephen Dreyfuss ( DRY-fəs; né Dreyfus; born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including American Graffiti (1973), Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Goodbye Girl (1977), The Competition (1980), Stand by Me (1986), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Stakeout (1987), Nuts (1987), Always (1989), ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Richard Dreyfuss

Academy Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 2x Academy Award for Best Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
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Movies with Richard Dreyfuss as Actor(118)

as Seymour Kraft2023 Waltzing With Brando
as Maurice Podoloff2023 Sweetwater
as Santa2022 Save Christmas
as Ben Myers2021 Crime Story
as himself2020 Audrey
as Angus2019 Astronaut
as Buddy Green2019 The Last Laugh
as Father2019 Daughter of the Wolf
as Porter2019 Polar
as George2018 Book Club
as Avi2018 Asher
as Yuri2018 Bayou Caviar
as himself2017 Spielberg
as George Hiller2015 Zipper
as David Silverman2014 Squatters
as Luigi Vanvitelli2014 Caserta Palace Dream
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
as Frank Cassidy2013 Paranoia
as Danny2013 Very Good Girls
as himself2013 Milius
as Dr. Cas Pepper2013 Cas & Dylan
as himself2012 Casting By
as himself2010 Jaws: The Inside Story
as Matthew Boyd2010 Piranha 3D
as Alexander Dunning2010 RED
as David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)2009 Waking Sleeping Beauty
as Irv Gideon2009 My Life in Ruins
as Seth2009 The Lightkeepers
as Pug Rothbaum2009 Leaves of Grass
as Dick Cheney2008 W.
as Narrator2008 America Betrayed
as Richard Nelson2006 Poseidon
as Self - Actor2005 The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Chuck Raven2004 Silver City
as Barnaby Pierce2004 Coast to Coast
as Theodore Roosevelt2003 Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
as Alexander Haig2001 The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Micah Donnelly2001 Who Is Cletis Tout?
as Yitzhak Rabin (voice)2001 In Search of Peace
as Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator2000 The Crew
as President2000 Fail Safe
as Meyer Lansky1999 Lansky
as Prof. Krippendorf1998 Krippendorf's Tribe
as himself1997 In the Teeth of Jaws
as Fagin1997 Oliver Twist
as Vic1996 Mad Dog Time
as Centipede (voice)1996 James and the Giant Peach
as himself1996 The Universal Story
as Sam Vigoda1996 Night Falls on Manhattan
as Senator Bob Rumson1995 The American President
as himself1995 The Making of 'Jaws'
as Glenn Holland1995 Mr. Holland's Opus
as Larry1995 The Last Word
as Dr. Jake Rainer1994 Silent Fall
as Louie Kurnitz1993 Lost in Yonkers
as Det. Chris Lecce1993 Another Stakeout
as Narrator1992 The Johnstown Flood
as William Tecumsah Sherman (voice)1992 Lincoln
as Col. Picquart1991 Prisoner of Honor
as Sam Sharpe1991 Once Around
as Dr. Leo Marvin1991 What About Bob?
as Doctor Frankenthal1990 Postcards from the Edge
as Pete Sandich1989 Always
as Jay Trotter1989 Let It Ride
as Jack Noah1988 Moon Over Parador
as Det. Chris Lecce1987 Stakeout
as Bill 'BB' Babowsky1987 Tin Men
as Jedediah1987 Citizen Steve
as Aaron Levinsky1987 Nuts
as Dave Whiteman1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills
as The Writer1986 Stand by Me
as Joe1984 The Buddy System
as Ken Harrison1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway?
as Paul Dietrich1980 The Competition
as Moses Wine1978 The Big Fix
as Man on sidewalk talking to girl in red sweater (uncredited)1977 The Sentinel
as Elliot Garfield1977 The Goodbye Girl
as Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu1976 Victory at Entebbe
as Boy Wonder1976 Inserts
as Matt Hooper1975 Jaws
as Curt Henderson1973 American Graffiti
as Yossarian1973 Catch-22
as Baby Face Nelson1973 Dillinger
as Morris Gap1972 Two for the Money
as Harold Webster1969 Hello Down There
as Terry1968 The Young Runaways
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)1967 The Graduate
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)1967 Valley of the Dolls

TV Shows/Series with Richard Dreyfuss as Actor(37)

as Jerry Hamburger2024 Happiness Isn't Everything
as Narrator (voice)2024 Ocean of Fear
as Arlen Cox2017 Shots Fired
as Bernie Madoff2016 Madoff
as Louis2015 Your Family or Mine
as Warren Schiff2005 Weeds
as himself2005 The Reichen Show
as Max Bickford2001 The Education of Max Bickford
as himself1999 Where Are They Now?
as Richard Dreyfuss / Narrator (voice)1999 Family Guy
as Richard Dreyfuss (voice)1999 Family Guy
as himself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1996 The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as himself1995 The Frank Skinner Show
as Self - Host / Roy Neary / Various1975 Saturday Night Live
as himself1971 Great Performances
as himself1970 Treffpunkte
1965 Gidget
as David Rowe III1964 Karen
as Gearshon Gorofsky1955 Gunsmoke

Movies with Richard Dreyfuss as Crew(8)

Production/Executive Producer2022 Murder at Yellowstone City
Production/Executive Producer2021 Every Last One of Them
Production/Executive Producer2019 Astronaut
Production/Co-Producer1997 Oliver Twist
Directing/Director1995 Present Tense, Past Perfect
Production/Executive Producer1994 Quiz Show
Production/Co-Producer1991 Once Around
Production/Producer1978 The Big Fix

Full Name: Richard Dreyfuss
Born: Wednesday, 10/29 1947 (October) in Brooklyn, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 76 years + 151 days)
Zodiac sign: Scorpio (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Beverly Hills High School
Spouses (current/former): Jeramie Rain
Children: Ben Dreyfuss, Emily Dreyfuss, Harry Dreyfuss
Siblings: Lorin Dreyfuss
Other names for Richard Dreyfuss (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Richard Stephen Dreyfuss"
"리차드 드레이퓨즈"
Richard Dreyfuss frequently works together with these people:
Rachael MacFarlane (63x, Actress)
John Viener (38x, Actor)
Ralph Garman (32x, Actor)
Andy Samberg (31x, Actor)
Alec Sulkin (31x, Actor)
Phil LaMarr (29x, Actor)
Steve Callaghan (29x, Actor)
Danny Smith (29x, Actor)
Alexandra Breckenridge (27x, Actress)
Bill Hader (22x, Actor)
Steven Spielberg (19x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:560, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/04/2024