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Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Director & actor · born 29 October 1947 · 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.

Where to start: Stand by Me (1986).

As director 1

As actor 125

TV shows 18

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Richard Dreyfuss movie?

By viewer score, Stand by Me (1986) at 7.8/10.

What are Richard Dreyfuss’s most popular movies?

Jaws, RED, Stand by Me.

How many movies has Richard Dreyfuss made?

126 films on TMDB, 1 as director, 125 as actor.

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