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Richard Dreyfuss is an American actor known for his roles in major films and television productions throughout his career. He is notable for his contributions to cinema and has been recognized as a significant figure in the entertainment industry.
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- 29 October 1947
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- The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
- American Graffiti
- Down And Out In Beverly Hills
- America Betrayed
- The two Georges
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Acting · 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…
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- Waltzing with Brando — Seymour Kraft2025
- Into the Deep — Seamus2025
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story — Self2025
- Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life — Self2023
- Sweetwater — Maurice Podoloff2023
- Commitment to Life — Self (archive footage)2023
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Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (/ˈdraɪfəs/ DRY-fəs; né Dreyfus; born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He emerged from the New Hollywood wave of American cinema, finding fame with a succession of leading man parts in the 1970s. He has received an Academy Award, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe.
Dreyfuss rose to prominence with starring roles in American Graffiti (1973), The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974), Jaws (1975), and Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Elliot Garfield in the 1977 romantic comedy The Goodbye Girl, and was Oscar-nominated in the same category for his title role in the 1995 drama Mr. Holland's Opus. His other film credits include The Competition (1980), Stand by Me (1986), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), Stakeout (1987), Nuts (1987), Always (1989), Postcards from the Edge (1990), What About Bob? (1991), The American President (1995), Poseidon (2006) , W. (2008), Piranha 3D (2010), and Red (2010).
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