Richard Dreyfuss

About

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.

Known for

Family GuySeries • 1999BewitchedSeries • 1964WeedsSeries • 2005ParenthoodSeries • 2010The Big ValleySeries • 1965Ben CaseySeries • 1961Bubble GuppiesSeries • 2011TFI FridaySeries • 1996That GirlSeries • 1966GunsmokeSeries • 1955JawsMovie • 1975The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1997Room 222Series • 1969Felony SquadSeries • 1966PoseidonMovie • 2006The Mod SquadSeries • 1968Judd, for the DefenseSeries • 1967REDMovie • 2010Close Encounters of the Third KindMovie • 1977Stand by MeMovie • 1986The GraduateMovie • 1967Piranha 3DMovie • 2010The New Dick Van Dyke ShowSeries • 1971Tin ManSeries • 2007