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Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

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.

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  • Jaws

    Jaws

    Played Hooper

    Average Rating
    7.7
    11137 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 20, 1975
    51 years ago
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    Average Rating
    6.7
    6951 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 13, 2010
    15 years ago
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    Played The Writer

    Average Rating
    7.9
    6231 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 08, 1986
    40 years ago
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    Played Roy Neary

    Average Rating
    7.3
    4447 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 14, 1977
    49 years ago
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    Played Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    7.6
    3550 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 21, 1967
    59 years ago
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    Played Porter

    Average Rating
    6.3
    2373 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 25, 2019
    7 years ago
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    Played Matthew Boyd

    Average Rating
    5.4
    2326 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 20, 2010
    15 years ago
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    Played Richard Nelson

    Average Rating
    5.9
    2227 votes
    Release Date
    May 03, 2006
    20 years ago
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    Played Curt Henderson

    Average Rating
    7.0
    1524 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 11, 1973
    53 years ago
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    Played Centipede (voice)

    Average Rating
    6.6
    1388 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 12, 1996
    30 years ago
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    Played Frank Cassidy

    Average Rating
    5.7
    889 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 14, 2013
    12 years ago
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    Played Dr. Leo Marvin

    Average Rating
    6.9
    871 votes
    Release Date
    May 17, 1991
    35 years ago
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    Played George

    Average Rating
    6.2
    816 votes
    Release Date
    May 18, 2018
    7 years ago
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    Played Senator Rumson

    Average Rating
    6.5
    754 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 17, 1995
    30 years ago
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    Played Dick Cheney

    Average Rating
    6.2
    659 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 17, 2008
    17 years ago
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    Played Pete Sandich

    Average Rating
    6.3
    638 votes
    Release Date
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    36 years ago
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    Played Danny

    Average Rating
    5.8
    450 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 22, 2013
    13 years ago
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    Played Pug Rothbaum

    Average Rating
    6.0
    438 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 13, 2009
    16 years ago
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    Played Glenn Holland

    Average Rating
    6.9
    435 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 29, 1995
    30 years ago
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    Played Det. Chris Lecce

    Average Rating
    6.5
    431 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 05, 1987
    39 years ago
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    Played Irv Gideon

    Average Rating
    6.1
    427 votes
    Release Date
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    17 years ago
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    Played Father

    Average Rating
    5.6
    331 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 14, 2019
    6 years ago
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    Played The Player

    Average Rating
    6.9
    309 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 08, 1991
    35 years ago
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    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.6
    297 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 05, 2017
    8 years ago
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    Played Dr. Frankenthal

    Average Rating
    6.6
    280 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 14, 1990
    36 years ago
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    Played Dave Whiteman

    Average Rating
    5.9
    270 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 31, 1986
    40 years ago
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    Played Det. Chris Lecce

    Average Rating
    5.4
    238 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 22, 1993
    33 years ago
  • The Sentinel

    The Sentinel

    Played Man on Sidewalk Talking to Girl in Red Sweater (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.1
    218 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 07, 1977
    49 years ago
  • The Goodbye Girl

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    Played Elliot Garfield

    Average Rating
    6.9
    178 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 27, 1977
    49 years ago
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    Played Buddy Green

    Average Rating
    5.4
    177 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 11, 2019
    7 years ago
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    Played George Hiller

    Average Rating
    5.5
    169 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 28, 2015
    10 years ago
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    Played Avi

    Average Rating
    5.8
    154 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 07, 2018
    7 years ago
  • Valley of the Dolls

    Valley of the Dolls

    Played Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

    Average Rating
    6.0
    135 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 27, 1967
    59 years ago
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    Played Sam Vigoda

    Average Rating
    6.3
    133 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 21, 1997
    29 years ago
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    Played Bill 'BB' Babowsky

    Average Rating
    6.3
    132 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 06, 1987
    39 years ago
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    Played Aaron Levinsky

    Average Rating
    6.3
    119 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 20, 1987
    38 years ago
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    Played Baby Face Nelson

    Average Rating
    6.5
    116 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 20, 1973
    53 years ago
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    Played Fagin

    Average Rating
    6.2
    113 votes
    Release Date
    May 15, 1997
    29 years ago
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    Played David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)

    Average Rating
    7.2
    111 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 05, 2009
    16 years ago
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    Played Seamus

    Average Rating
    5.8
    104 votes
    Release Date
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    1 year ago
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    Played Jay Trotter

    Average Rating
    6.3
    91 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 18, 1989
    37 years ago
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    Played Scoop the Snowman (voice)

    Average Rating
    5.8
    89 votes
    Release Date
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    24 years ago
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    Played Prof. Krippendorf

    Average Rating
    4.6
    88 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 27, 1998
    28 years ago
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    Played Edgar

    Average Rating
    5.4
    88 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 24, 2022
    3 years ago
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    Played President

    Average Rating
    6.9
    84 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 09, 2000
    26 years ago
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    Moon Over Parador

    Played Jack Noah

    Average Rating
    5.8
    84 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 09, 1988
    38 years ago
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    Silent Fall

    Played Dr. Jake Rainer

    Average Rating
    5.3
    79 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 28, 1994
    31 years ago
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    Played Chuck Raven

    Average Rating
    6.1
    75 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 17, 2004
    21 years ago
  • I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.9
    63 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 16, 2009
    17 years ago
  • Who Is Cletis Tout?

    Who Is Cletis Tout?

    Played Micah Donnelly

    Average Rating
    5.8
    62 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 12, 2001
    24 years ago
  • Once Around

    Once Around

    Played Sam Sharpe

    Average Rating
    6.0
    60 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 18, 1991
    35 years ago
  • Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex 'n' Drugs 'n' Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.1
    60 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 09, 2003
    23 years ago
  • Audrey

    Audrey

    Played Self - Actor

    Average Rating
    7.2
    59 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 30, 2020
    5 years ago
  • Squatters

    Squatters

    Played David Silverman

    Average Rating
    6.0
    55 votes
    Release Date
    May 14, 2014
    12 years ago
  • Every Last One of Them

    Every Last One of Them

    Played Murphy

    Average Rating
    5.3
    53 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 22, 2021
    4 years ago
  • Milius

    Milius

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.1
    50 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 09, 2013
    13 years ago
  • Whose Life Is It Anyway?

    Whose Life Is It Anyway?

    Played Ken Harrison

    Average Rating
    7.0
    48 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 02, 1981
    44 years ago
  • Mad Dog Time

    Mad Dog Time

    Played Vic

    Average Rating
    5.2
    48 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 08, 1996
    29 years ago
  • Inserts

    Inserts

    Played Boy Wonder

    Average Rating
    5.6
    45 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 20, 1975
    51 years ago
  • Lost in Yonkers

    Lost in Yonkers

    Played Louie Kurnitz

    Average Rating
    6.3
    44 votes
    Release Date
    May 14, 1993
    33 years ago
  • The Crew

    The Crew

    Played Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator

    Average Rating
    5.2
    43 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 21, 2000
    25 years ago
  • Bayou Caviar

    Bayou Caviar

    Played Yuri

    Average Rating
    4.7
    43 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 05, 2018
    7 years ago
  • Casting By

    Casting By

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.9
    41 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 01, 2012
    13 years ago
  • The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

    The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

    Played Narrator (voice)

    Average Rating
    7.4
    39 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 22, 1997
    29 years ago
  • The Big Fix

    The Big Fix

    Played Moses Wine

    Average Rating
    5.7
    37 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 06, 1978
    48 years ago
  • Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

    Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.5
    34 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 20, 2025
    9 months ago
  • Crime Story

    Crime Story

    Played Ben Myers

    Average Rating
    3.8
    32 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 13, 2021
    4 years ago
  • The Making of 'Jaws'

    The Making of 'Jaws'

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.7
    29 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 28, 1995
    30 years ago
  • Lansky

    Lansky

    Played Meyer Lansky

    Average Rating
    5.5
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 27, 1999
    27 years ago
  • Sweetwater

    Sweetwater

    Played Maurice Podoloff

    Average Rating
    6.9
    27 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 14, 2023
    3 years ago
  • The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

    The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

    Played Duddy

    Average Rating
    5.9
    25 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 11, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

    Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.5
    25 votes
    Release Date
    Aug 29, 2000
    25 years ago
  • Victory at Entebbe

    Victory at Entebbe

    Played Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu

    Average Rating
    5.0
    24 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 22, 1976
    50 years ago
  • Cas & Dylan

    Cas & Dylan

    Played Dr. Cas Pepper

    Average Rating
    6.1
    24 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 17, 2013
    12 years ago
  • The Shark Is Still Working

    The Shark Is Still Working

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.2
    23 votes
    Release Date
    May 02, 2009
    17 years ago
  • Astronaut

    Astronaut

    Played Angus

    Average Rating
    6.1
    23 votes
    Release Date
    Jul 26, 2019
    6 years ago
  • The Lightkeepers

    The Lightkeepers

    Played Seth

    Average Rating
    5.8
    22 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 18, 2009
    16 years ago
  • R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.5
    21 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 25, 2001
    24 years ago
  • The Competition

    The Competition

    Played Paul Dietrich

    Average Rating
    6.0
    20 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 03, 1980
    45 years ago
  • Hello Down There

    Hello Down There

    Played Harold Webster

    Average Rating
    5.7
    16 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 25, 1969
    57 years ago
  • Prisoner of Honor

    Prisoner of Honor

    Played Col. Picquart

    Average Rating
    6.2
    14 votes
    Release Date
    Nov 02, 1991
    34 years ago
  • The Buddy System

    The Buddy System

    Played Joe

    Average Rating
    4.5
    13 votes
    Release Date
    May 04, 1984
    42 years ago
  • The Day Reagan Was Shot

    The Day Reagan Was Shot

    Played Alexander Haig

    Average Rating
    6.4
    11 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 09, 2001
    24 years ago
  • Jaws: The Inside Story

    Jaws: The Inside Story

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.3
    10 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 16, 2010
    16 years ago
  • Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony

    Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony

    Played Narrator (voice)

    Average Rating
    6.9
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 05, 2022
    3 years ago
  • The Making of 'American Graffiti'

    The Making of 'American Graffiti'

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    7.8
    9 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 15, 1998
    27 years ago
  • The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

    The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.8
    9 votes
    Release Date
    May 08, 2001
    25 years ago
  • Citizen Steve

    Citizen Steve

    Played Jedediah

    Average Rating
    5.9
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1987
    39 years ago
  • AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

    AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.7
    8 votes
    Release Date
    Jun 20, 2007
    19 years ago
  • The Second Coming of Suzanne

    The Second Coming of Suzanne

    Played Clavius

    Average Rating
    2.1
    7 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 04, 1974
    52 years ago
  • Frank Capra's American Dream

    Frank Capra's American Dream

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    6.2
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Jan 01, 1997
    29 years ago
  • A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

    Played Narrator

    Average Rating
    7.5
    6 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 14, 2004
    21 years ago
  • The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

    The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

    Average Rating
    6.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 07, 2001
    25 years ago
  • The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    The Adventures of Errol Flynn

    Played Self - Actor

    Average Rating
    7.8
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 05, 2005
    21 years ago
  • Coast to Coast

    Coast to Coast

    Played Barnaby Pierce

    Average Rating
    6.6
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Apr 03, 2004
    22 years ago

  • Lincoln

    Played William Tecumsah Sherman (voice)

    Average Rating
    6.8
    5 votes
    Release Date
    Dec 26, 1992
    33 years ago
  • It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

    It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    8.5
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Oct 25, 1994
    31 years ago
  • Night of 100 Stars II

    Night of 100 Stars II

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    8.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Mar 10, 1985
    41 years ago
  • The John Garfield Story

    The John Garfield Story

    Played Self

    Average Rating
    8.0
    4 votes
    Release Date
    Feb 03, 2003
    23 years ago
  • Waltzing with Brando

    Waltzing with Brando

    Played Seymour Kraft

    Average Rating
    7.3
    3 votes
    Release Date
    Sep 19, 2025
    6 months ago
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