Richard Dreyfuss
Actor
Biography
An American actor best known for starring in a number of 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.
Personal Info
Occupation Actor
Place of Birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Birthday 1947-10-29
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Filmography by Year
Filmography by Genre
Drama
55
Comedy
36
Documentary
32
Thriller
17
Crime
16
TV Movie
15
Action
13
Romance
12
History
8
Mystery
6
Adventure
6
Family
5
Fantasy
3
Horror
3
Music
3
Science Fiction
2
War
2
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
2
Animation
2
Action & Adventure
1
Western
1