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Richard Dale Jenkins is an American actor born in DeKalb, Illinois, on May 4, 1947. He works in film, television, and stage acting, with a career that began in 1974. Jenkins is a native English speaker and resides in Cumberland.
His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie, as well as a Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture. He has also received nominations for an Academy Award for Best Actor, an Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series, and another Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture.
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Vinony's link graph records 542 inbound references to Richard Jenkins, and connects out to Hall Pass, Snow Falling on Cedars and Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie.
It is catalogued under topics including 1947 births, 20th-century American male actors and 21st-century American male actors.
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DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor. Jenkins began his acting career in theater at the Trinity Repertory Company and later made his film debut in 1974. He has worked steadily in film and television since the 1980s, mostly in supporting roles. His first major role did not come until the early 2000s, when he portrayed the deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO…
Known for
- DTF St. Louis — Donoghue Homer2026
- IF — Art Teacher (voice)2024
- DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story — Lionel Dahmer2022
- The Humans — Erik2021
- Nightmare Alley — Ezra Grindle2021
- Kajillionaire — Robert2020
- The Last Shift — Stanley2020
- LBJ — Sen. Richard Russell2017
- The Shape of Water — Giles2017
- Kong: Skull Island — Senator Al Willis2017
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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Dale Jenkins , ( 1947-05-04 ) May 4, 1947 (age 79) , DeKalb, Illinois , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Illinois Wesleyan University
- Occupation
- Actor
- Years active
- 1974–present
- Spouse
- Sharon R. Friedrick ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1969 )
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Richard
- Family name
- Jenkins
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- DeKalb
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Primetime Emmy Award
- Field of work
- film
- Image
- Richard Jenkins 2015 (cropped).jpg
- Residence
- Cumberland
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- Richard Jenkins
- date of birth
- 1947-05-04
- birth name
- Richard Dale Jenkins
- start of work period
- 1974-00-00
- name in native language
- Richard Jenkins
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor. He began his career in theater at the Trinity Repertory Company and made his film debut in 1974. He has worked steadily in film and television since the 1980s, mostly in supporting roles.
His body of work includes such films as The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Little Nikita (1988), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Snow Falling on Cedars (1999), The Mudge Boy (2003), Cheaper By The Dozen (2003), Burn After Reading (2008), Step Brothers (2008), Let Me In (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), The Cabin in the Woods (2012), White House Down (2013), Bone Tomahawk (2015), The Last Shift (2020), The Humans (2021), and Nightmare Alley (2021). On television, he played Nathaniel Fisher in the HBO drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005).
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