Home | American_actors | Richard Dreyfuss
Richard Dreyfuss
Dreyfuss at the Big Apple Convention,&
June 8, 2008.
Birth nameRichard Stephen Dreyfus
Personal information
Date of birthOctober 29, 1947(age 62)
Birth placeBrooklyn New York,
United States
OccupationActor
Years active1967 - present
SpouseJeramie Rain (1983-1995) &
Janelle Lacey (1999-?) &
Svetlana Erokhin (2006-present)
Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s. He is probably best known for his roles in the films Jaws, The Goodbye Girl, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Always, Stakeout, Mr. Holland's Opus, American Graffiti and What About Bob?.
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 multiple Golden Globe Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Screen Actors Guild Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor.
Tweet this RSS news
What luck - Daily Racing News Tweet this news

Daily Racing News---...- of several novels, Jay wrote the book, "Good Vibes" which was later adapted to the big screen in the movie "Let it Ride" starring -Richard Dreyfuss-. ...
Date : Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:12:18 GMT+00:00

Is a classic film ever going to be left alone again? - Shadowlocked Tweet this news

Shadowlocked--One example is the omission of many of the more harrowing scenes of domestic break-up between -Richard Dreyfuss- and Teri Garr in the the 1980 'Special ...
Date : Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:54:57 GMT+00:00

'Red' Filming Locations in New Orleans 3.29.10 - 4.2.10 - On Location Vacations (blog) Tweet this news

On Location Vacations (blog)--Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich and -Richard Dreyfuss- also star. If you catch any of the cast of Red filming filming or hanging out in NOLA, ...
Date : Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:40:33 GMT+00:00

Jet's closing after 50-plus years - MiamiHerald.com Tweet this news

MiamiHerald.com--Among them: Lenny Kravitz, -Richard Dreyfuss-, Pitbull, Don Johnson, Emerson Fittipaldi, Martina Navratilova, Frank Borman and Janet Reno. ...
Date : Sun, 28 Mar 2010 05:02:33 GMT+00:00

'Leaves of Grass' follows twins; 'Sweetgrass' joins a sheep drive - Los Angeles Times Tweet this news

Los Angeles Times--When things go wrong with a Tulsa businessman/drug dealer (played with zeal by -Richard Dreyfuss-), things get complicated. Nelson wrote the dual parts with ...
Date : Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:54:23 GMT+00:00

New Film Paints A Picture Of Oklahoma As Seen By Tulsa Native - News On 6 Tweet this news

News On 6--There are plenty of familiar faces -- Edward Norton, -Richard Dreyfuss-, Susan Sarandon and a few familiar places. There's an airport meant to look like ...
Date : Sat, 27 Mar 2010 03:04:05 GMT+00:00

Screening Room: Method Fest Independent Film Festival in Agoura Hills - Los Angeles Times Tweet this news

Los Angeles Times---...- which continues through Wednesday, will be "The Good Heart," with Brian Cox, "The Lightkeepers" with -Richard Dreyfuss- and Bruce Dern, who also will be ...
Date : Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:58:43 GMT+00:00

A conversation with Richard Dreyfuss is a civics close encounter - Tampa Tribune Tweet this news

Tampa Tribune--The source of all those voices, and dozens of other memorable characters, was -Richard Dreyfuss-, only briefly talking about his newest character in "The ...
Date : Sun, 21 Mar 2010 04:14:21 GMT+00:00

The US' choreographed "outrage" at Israel - Electronic Intifada Tweet this news

Electronic Intifada--Voices more critical of Israel, such as -Richard Dreyfuss- of The Nation, suggested that "this is not just the reaction to an insulting announcement during ...
Date : Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:10:41 GMT+00:00

Peter Becomes a Paparazzo on 'Family Guy' (VIDEO) - Inside TV (blog) Tweet this news

Inside TV (blog)--He harasses -Richard Dreyfuss- at his nephew's play (the footage goes to TMZ) and calls local weatherman, Ollie Williams, everything from Will Smith to Oprah ...
Date : Mon, 22 Mar 2010 17:15:38 GMT+00:00


Year Film Role Notes
1967 Valley of the Dolls Assistant stage manager uncredited
The Graduate Boarding House Resident uncredited
1968 The Young Runaways Terry
1969 Hello Down There Harold Webster
1973 American Graffiti Curt Henderson Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Dillinger Baby Face Nelson
1974 The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz Duddy
The Second Coming of Suzanne Clavius
Inserts Boy Wonder
1975 Jaws Matt Hooper Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1976 Victory at Entebbe Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Roy Neary Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor
The Goodbye Girl Elliott Garfield Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role&
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role&
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor&
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy&
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor&
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
1978 The Big Fix Moses Wine
1980 The Competition Paul Dietrich
1981 Whose Life Is It Anyway? Ken Harrison
1984 The Buddy System Joe
1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills David 'Dave' Whiteman
Stand by Me The adult Gordie LaChance, narrating
1987 Tin Men Bill 'BB' Babowsky
Stakeout Det. Chris Lecce
Nuts Aaron Levinsky Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture
1988 Moon Over Parador Jack Noah/President Alphonse Simms
1989 Let It Ride Jay Trotter
Always Pete Sandich
1990 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead The Player
Postcards from the Edge Doctor Frankenthal
1991 Once Around Sam Sharpe
Prisoner of Honor Col. Picquart
What About Bob? Dr. Leo Marvin
1993 Lost in Yonkers Louie Kurnitz
Another Stakeout Detective Chris Lecce
1994 Silent Fall Dr. Jake Rainer
1995 The Last Word Larry
The American President Senator Bob Rumson
Mr. Holland's Opus Glenn Holland Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role&
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
1996 James and the Giant Peach Centipede voice
Mad Dog Time Vic
1997 Night Falls on Manhattan Sam Vigoda
Oliver Twist Fagin
1998 Krippendorf's Tribe Prof. James Krippendorf
2000 The Crew Bobby Bartellemeo/Narrator
2001 The Old Man Who Read Love Stories Antonio Bolivar Nominated - Film Critics Circle of Australia Award for Best Actor
Who Is Cletis Tout? Micah Donnelly
The Education of Max Bickford Max Bickford TV series&
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
The Day Reagan Was Shot Alexander Haig TV film&
Satellite Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film&
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
2003 Coast to Coast Barnaby Pierce
2004 Silver City Chuck Raven
2006 Poseidon Richard Nelson
2007 Tin Man Mystic Man TV miniseries
2008 Signs of the Time Narrator
W. Dick Cheney
America Betrayed Narrator
2009 My Life in Ruins Irv
Leaves of Grass Pug Rothbaum
The Lightkeepers Seth
2010 Piranha 3-D Dr. Gorden Raybanks forthcoming film
Red Alexander Dunning forthcoming film



Privacy | Sitemap