Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

189

Gender

Male

Birthday

1947-10-29 (78 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Richard Stephen Dreyfuss

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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. Dreyfuss 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.

Known For

Acting

Stand by Me

1986

Stand by Me

as

The Writer

Poseidon

2006

Poseidon

as

Richard Nelson

Jaws

1975

Jaws

as

Hooper

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995

Mr. Holland's Opus

as

Glenn Holland

Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony

2022

Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony

as

Narrator (voice)

2008

W.

as

Dick Cheney

James and the Giant Peach

1996

James and the Giant Peach

as

Centipede (voice)

American Graffiti

1973

American Graffiti

as

Curt Henderson

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as

Roy Neary

What About Bob?

1991

What About Bob?

as

Dr. Leo Marvin

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

1994

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

as

Self

Tin Men

1987

Tin Men

as

Bill 'BB' Babowsky

Stakeout

1987

Stakeout

as

Det. Chris Lecce

Always

1989

Always

as

Pete Sandich

Victory at Entebbe

1976

Victory at Entebbe

as

Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu

Fail Safe

2000

Fail Safe

as

President

My Life in Ruins

2009

My Life in Ruins

as

Irv Gideon

Catch-22

1973

Catch-22

as

Yossarian

Postcards from the Edge

1990

Postcards from the Edge

as

Dr. Frankenthal

Krippendorf's Tribe

1998

Krippendorf's Tribe

as

Prof. Krippendorf

Waltzing with Brando

2024

Waltzing with Brando

as

Seymour Kraft

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

as

Ken Harrison

Inserts

1975

Inserts

as

Boy Wonder

Another Stakeout

1993

Another Stakeout

as

Det. Chris Lecce

The American President

1995

The American President

as

Senator Rumson

Who Is Cletis Tout?

2001

Who Is Cletis Tout?

as

Micah Donnelly

Leaves of Grass

2009

Leaves of Grass

as

Pug Rothbaum

Moon Over Parador

1988

Moon Over Parador

as

Jack Noah

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

as

Dave Whiteman

Citizen Steve

1987

Citizen Steve

as

Jedediah

Lost in Yonkers

1993

Lost in Yonkers

as

Louie Kurnitz

Dillinger

1973

Dillinger

as

Baby Face Nelson

Nuts

1987

Nuts

as

Aaron Levinsky

The Competition

1980

The Competition

as

Paul Dietrich

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

1977

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

as

Self

The Big Fix

1978

The Big Fix

as

Moses Wine

Hello Down There

1969

Hello Down There

as

Harold Webster

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

as

Duddy

The Goodbye Girl

1977

The Goodbye Girl

as

Elliot Garfield

Piranha 3D

2010

Piranha 3D

as

Matthew Boyd

The Buddy System

1984

The Buddy System

as

Joe

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997

Night Falls on Manhattan

as

Sam Vigoda

RED

2010

RED

as

Alexander Dunning

Mad Dog Time

1996

Mad Dog Time

as

Vic

Once Around

1991

Once Around

as

Sam Sharpe

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

2003

Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

as

Self

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

2001

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

as

Oliver Twist

1997

Oliver Twist

as

Fagin

Silent Fall

1994

Silent Fall

as

Dr. Jake Rainer

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

2023

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

as

Self

The Sentinel

1977

The Sentinel

as

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

Silver City

2004

Silver City

as

Chuck Raven

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

as

The Player

The Lightkeepers

2009

The Lightkeepers

as

Seth

The Day Reagan Was Shot

2001

The Day Reagan Was Shot

as

Alexander Haig

Let It Ride

1989

Let It Ride

as

Jay Trotter

The Crew

2000

The Crew

as

Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator

Very Good Girls

2013

Very Good Girls

as

Danny

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

1997

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

as

Narrator (voice)

Lansky

1999

Lansky

as

Meyer Lansky

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

2009

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

as

Self

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997

Frank Capra's American Dream

as

Self

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

as

Self - Actor

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

2003

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

as

Theodore Roosevelt

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

2000

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

as

Self

Paranoia

2013

Paranoia

as

Frank Cassidy

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

2004

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

as

Narrator

In the Teeth of Jaws

1997

In the Teeth of Jaws

as

Self

Cas & Dylan

2013

Cas & Dylan

as

Dr. Cas Pepper

The Two Million Year Old Boy

2011

The Two Million Year Old Boy

as

Narrator

Murder at Yellowstone City

2022

Murder at Yellowstone City

as

Edgar

Prisoner of Honor

1991

Prisoner of Honor

as

Col. Picquart

The Young Runaways

1968

The Young Runaways

as

Terry

Sweetwater

2023

Sweetwater

as

Maurice Podoloff

The Second Coming of Suzanne

1974

The Second Coming of Suzanne

as

Clavius

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

Waking Sleeping Beauty

as

David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)

Squatters

2014

Squatters

as

David Silverman

Coast to Coast

2004

Coast to Coast

as

Barnaby Pierce

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

as

Self

The Shadow of a Gunman

1972

The Shadow of a Gunman

as

Tommy Owen

The Graduate

1967

The Graduate

as

Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

The Making of 'Jaws'

1995

The Making of 'Jaws'

as

Self

Audrey

2020

Audrey

as

Self - Actor

The Last Word

1995

The Last Word

as

Larry

Zipper

2015

Zipper

as

George Hiller

Milius

2013

Milius

as

Self

1973

Me

as

Greg

Caserta Palace Dream

2014

Caserta Palace Dream

as

Luigi Vanvitelli

Save Christmas

2022

Save Christmas

as

Santa

The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

1977

The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

as

Valley of the Dolls

1967

Valley of the Dolls

as

Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

as

Self

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Night of 100 Stars II

as

Self

Jaws: The Inside Story

2010

Jaws: The Inside Story

as

Self

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

as

Self

America Betrayed

2008

America Betrayed

as

Narrator

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

2007

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

as

Self

Third Party President: Citizen Rocky

2018

Third Party President: Citizen Rocky

as

Self

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

1998

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

as

Self

Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

1998

Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

as

Narrator

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

as

Self

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

1987

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

as

Self

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

2001

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

as

Self

Spielberg

2017

Spielberg

as

Self

Book Club

2018

Book Club

as

George

Bayou Caviar

2018

Bayou Caviar

as

Yuri

Asher

2018

Asher

as

Avi

The Universal Story

1996

The Universal Story

as

Self

Ocean of Fear

2007

Ocean of Fear

as

Narrator

The Last Laugh

2019

The Last Laugh

as

Buddy Green

Polar

2019

Polar

as

Porter

Daughter of the Wolf

2019

Daughter of the Wolf

as

Father

Astronaut

2019

Astronaut

as

Angus

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as

Self

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

New England Our Way

1974

New England Our Way

as

Self

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

2001

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

as

Scoop the Snowman (voice)

The Johnstown Flood

2003

The Johnstown Flood

as

narrator

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

2001

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

as

Self

In Search of Peace

2001

In Search of Peace

as

Yitzhak Rabin (voice)

The John Garfield Story

2003

The John Garfield Story

as

Self

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

2007

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

as

Self

Manassas: End of Innocence

2002

Manassas: End of Innocence

as

Narrator

Every Last One of Them

2021

Every Last One of Them

as

Murphy

Crime Story

2021

Crime Story

as

Ben Myers

Two for the Money

1972

Two for the Money

as

Morris Gap

Casting By

2012

Casting By

as

Self

Lincoln

1992

Lincoln

as

William Tecumsah Sherman (voice)

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

as

Self

Into the Deep

2025

Into the Deep

as

Seamus

Weeds

Weeds

as

Warren Schiff

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

as

Self

Family Guy

Family Guy

as

Richard Dreyfuss / Narrator (voice)

Gidget

Gidget

as

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as

Self

That Girl

That Girl

as

The View

The View

as

Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

as

Room 222

Room 222

as

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

as

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

as

Gearshon Gorofsky

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

as

Self - Guest

Bewitched

Bewitched

as

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

as

The Education of Max Bickford

The Education of Max Bickford

as

Max Bickford

Karen

Karen

as

David Rowe III

Hey Landlord!

Hey Landlord!

as

Tin Man

Tin Man

as

Mystic Man

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

as

The New People

The New People

as

Occasional Wife

Occasional Wife

as

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

The Frank Skinner Show

The Frank Skinner Show

as

Self

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

as

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

as

Self

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

A Touch of Grace

A Touch of Grace

as

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

as

Self - Host

Shots Fired

Shots Fired

as

Arlen Cox

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

as

Self

Your Family or Mine

Your Family or Mine

as

Louis

Coma

Coma

as

Professor Hillside

Family Guy

Family Guy

as

Richard Dreyfuss (voice)

Madoff

Madoff

as

Bernie Madoff

Ocean of Fear

Ocean of Fear

as

Narrator (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as

Self - Guest

The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

as

Self

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

as

Lud

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

as

Narrator (Voice)

Happiness Isn't Everything

Happiness Isn't Everything

as

Jerry Hamburger

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

as

Self

The Real History of Science Fiction

The Real History of Science Fiction

as

Self

Parenthood

Parenthood

as

Gilliam T. Blount

Treffpunkte

Treffpunkte

as

Self

Bubble Guppies

Bubble Guppies

as

Captain Acrab

Great Performances

Great Performances

as

Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

Production

Quiz Show

1994

Quiz Show

as

Astronaut

2019

Astronaut

as

Every Last One of Them

2021

Every Last One of Them

as

Once Around

1991

Once Around

as

Crime Story

2021

Crime Story

as

Murder at Yellowstone City

2022

Murder at Yellowstone City

as

Oliver Twist

1997

Oliver Twist

as

The Big Fix

1978

The Big Fix

as

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

1987

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

as

Crew

Directing

Present Tense, Past Perfect

1995

Present Tense, Past Perfect

as