Richard Dreyfuss
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New Yorker Richard Dreyfuss was one of the faces that defined the New Hollywood of the 1970s, stringing together generational classics like 'American Graffiti', 'Jaws' and Steven Spielberg's 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'. In 1977 he became, at 30, one of the youngest actors to win the Best Actor Oscar for the romantic comedy 'The Goodbye Girl'. His career spanned very diverse registers, from the suspense of 'Stakeout' to the comedy of 'What About Bob?', and he returned to the front rank with the moving 'Mr. Holland's Opus', which earned him another Oscar nomination. Endowed with a very characteristic nervous, verbal energy, Dreyfuss brings his characters a blend of vulnerability and irony.
Richard Dreyfuss
74 Movies
15 Series
New Yorker Richard Dreyfuss was one of the faces that defined the New Hollywood of the 1970s, stringing together generational classics like 'American Graffiti', 'Jaws' and Steven Spielberg's 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'. In 1977 he became, at 30, one of the youngest actors to win the Best Actor Oscar for the romantic comedy 'The Goodbye Girl'. His career spanned very diverse registers, from the suspense of 'Stakeout' to the comedy of 'What About Bob?', and he returned to the front rank with the moving 'Mr. Holland's Opus', which earned him another Oscar nomination. Endowed with a very characteristic nervous, verbal energy, Dreyfuss brings his characters a blend of vulnerability and irony.
Movies
Plays Hooper
Jaws
1975
Plays The Writer
Stand by Me
1986
Plays Roy Neary
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Plays Alexander Dunning
RED
2010
Plays Matthew Boyd
Piranha 3D
2010
Plays Porter
Polar
2019
Plays Richard Nelson
Poseidon
2006
Plays Centipede (voice)
James and the Giant Peach
1996
Plays Curt Henderson
American Graffiti
1973
Plays George
Book Club
2018
Plays Senator Rumson
The American President
1995
Plays Det. Chris Lecce
Stakeout
1987
Plays Pete Sandich
Always
1989
Plays Det. Chris Lecce
Another Stakeout
1993
Plays Elliot Garfield
The Goodbye Girl
1977
Plays Jay Trotter
Let It Ride
1989
Plays Dr. Leo Marvin
What About Bob?
1991
Plays Dr. Frankenthal
Postcards from the Edge
1990
Plays Frank Cassidy
Paranoia
2013
Plays Dick Cheney
W.
2008
Plays Danny
Very Good Girls
2013
Plays Seamus
Into the Deep
2025
Plays Dave Whiteman
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
1986
Plays Glenn Holland
Mr. Holland's Opus
1995
Plays Pug Rothbaum
Leaves of Grass
2009
Plays George Hiller
Zipper
2015
Plays Father
Daughter of the Wolf
2019
Plays Irv Gideon
My Life in Ruins
2009
Plays Chuck Raven
Silver City
2004
Plays Vic
Mad Dog Time
1996
Plays The Player
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
1991
Producer
Plays Edgar
Murder at Yellowstone City
2022
Plays Bill 'BB' Babowsky
Tin Men
1987
Plays Sam Vigoda
Night Falls on Manhattan
1997
Plays Maurice Podoloff
Sweetwater
2023
Producer
Plays Moses Wine
The Big Fix
1978
Plays Baby Face Nelson
Dillinger
1973
Plays Dr. Jake Rainer
Silent Fall
1994
Plays Buddy Green
The Last Laugh
2019
Producer
Plays Sam Sharpe
Once Around
1991
Plays Jack Noah
Moon Over Parador
1988
Plays Prof. Krippendorf
Krippendorf's Tribe
1998
Plays Avi
Asher
2018
Plays Boy Wonder
Inserts
1975
Plays Aaron Levinsky
Nuts
1987
Plays Ken Harrison
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
1981
Plays Jedediah
Citizen Steve
1987
Plays Yuri
Bayou Caviar
2018
Plays Micah Donnelly
Who Is Cletis Tout?
2001
Producer
Plays Murphy
Every Last One of Them
2021
TV Shows
Plays David Rowe III
Karen
1964
Plays Max Bickford
The Education of Max Bickford
2001
Plays Arlen Cox
Shots Fired
2017
Plays Louis
Your Family or Mine
2015
Plays Warren Schiff
Weeds
2005
Plays Bernie Madoff
Madoff
2016
Plays Gilliam T. Blount
Parenthood
2010
Plays Mystic Man
Tin Man
2007
Plays Professor Hillside
Coma
2012
Plays Gearshon Gorofsky
Gunsmoke
1955
Plays Richard Dreyfuss (voice)
Family Guy
1999
Plays Lud
The Big Valley
1965
Plays Captain Acrab
Bubble Guppies
2011
Plays Ben Jr.
The Second Hundred Years
1967
Plays Tony Injijikian
The New Dick Van Dyke Show
1971
Latest Trailers
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Waltzing with Brando
Full Filmography
Waltzing with Brando
Seymour Kraft
2025
Film
Into the Deep
Seamus
2025
Film
Sweetwater
Maurice Podoloff
2023
Film
Bubble Guppies
Captain Acrab · 1 episode
2022
TV
Save Christmas
Santa
2022
Film
Murder at Yellowstone City
Edgar
2022
Film
Every Last One of Them
Murphy
2021
Film
Crime Story
Ben Myers
2021
Film
Astronaut
Angus
2019
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Richard Dreyfuss and where are they from?
Richard Dreyfuss is 78 years old, born on October 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Richard Dreyfuss?
Richard Dreyfuss is best known for roles in Jaws, RED, Stand by Me.
How many movies has Richard Dreyfuss been in?
Over a 59-year career (since 1967), Richard Dreyfuss has appeared in 72 movies and 15 TV shows.
What was Richard Dreyfuss's first movie?
The career of Richard Dreyfuss began with The Graduate (1967).
What is Richard Dreyfuss's most recent movie or series?
Richard Dreyfuss's most recent release is Waltzing with Brando, which premiered on September 19, 2025.
What TV shows has Richard Dreyfuss appeared in?
On television, Richard Dreyfuss has appeared in Family Guy, Weeds, Bewitched, The Daily Show.
Richard Dreyfuss
1947-10-29 · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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.