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
Born
Oct 29, 1947
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Movies
136 acting
11 crew
Popularity
3.3
Known For
Jaws
1975
as Hooper
RED
2010
as Alexander Dunning
The Graduate
1967
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
as Roy Neary
Piranha 3D
2010
as Matthew Boyd
Stand by Me
1986
as The Writer
Poseidon
2006
as Richard Nelson
James and the Giant Peach
1996
as Centipede (voice)
Stakeout
1987
as Det. Chris Lecce
Polar
2019
as Porter
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