Biography and filmography

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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Movies (138)

Waltzing with Brando

Waltzing with Brando

2025 · Seymour Kraft

Tiburón: la historia de un clásico

Tiburón: la historia de un clásico

2025 · Self

Presas del abismo

Presas del abismo

2025 · Seamus

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

2023 · Self

Sweetwater

Sweetwater

2023 · Maurice Podoloff

Commitment to Life

Commitment to Life

2023 · Self (archive footage)

Núremberg: Revelaciones inéditas

Núremberg: Revelaciones inéditas

2022 · Narrator (voice)

Save Christmas

Save Christmas

2022 · Santa

Murder at Yellowstone City

Murder at Yellowstone City

2022 · Edgar, Executive Producer

Hasta El Fin (Every Last One of Them)

Hasta El Fin (Every Last One of Them)

2021 · Murphy, Executive Producer

Crime Story

Crime Story

2021 · Ben Myers, Executive Producer

Audrey

Audrey

2020 · Self - Actor

Un sueño extraordinario

Un sueño extraordinario

2019 · Angus, Executive Producer

Caza Salvaje

Caza Salvaje

2019 · Father

Polar

Polar

2019 · Porter

La ultima carcajada

La ultima carcajada

2019 · Buddy Green

Agente Asher

Agente Asher

2018 · Avi

Bayou Caviar

Bayou Caviar

2018 · Yuri

Third Party President: Citizen Rocky

Third Party President: Citizen Rocky

2018 · Self

Cuando ellas quieren

Cuando ellas quieren

2018 · George

Spielberg

Spielberg

2017 · Self

Zipper

Zipper

2015 · George Hiller

Squatters

Squatters

2014 · David Silverman

Caserta Palace Dream

Caserta Palace Dream

2014 · Luigi Vanvitelli

Cas & Dylan

Cas & Dylan

2013 · Dr. Cas Pepper

Paranoia

Paranoia

2013 · Frank Cassidy

Milius

Milius

2013 · Self

Muy buenas chicas

Muy buenas chicas

2013 · Danny

Casting By

Casting By

2012 · Self

The Two Million Year Old Boy

The Two Million Year Old Boy

2011 · Narrator

RED

RED

2010 · Alexander Dunning

Pirañas 3D

Pirañas 3D

2010 · Matthew Boyd

Jaws: The Inside Story

Jaws: The Inside Story

2010 · Self

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2010 · David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)

The Lightkeepers

The Lightkeepers

2009 · Seth

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

2009 · Pug Rothbaum

Mi vida en ruinas

Mi vida en ruinas

2009 · Irv Gideon

The Shark Is Still Working

The Shark Is Still Working

2009 · Self

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009 · Self

American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist

American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist

2009 · Self

W.

W.

2008 · Dick Cheney

America Betrayed

America Betrayed

2008 · Narrator

Ocean of Fear

Ocean of Fear

2007 · Narrator

Spielberg on Spielberg

Spielberg on Spielberg

2007 · Self (archive footage)

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

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

2007 · Self

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

2007 · Self

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006 · Self

The Dish on Dolls

The Dish on Dolls

2006 · Assistant Stage Manager (archive footage)

Poseidón

Poseidón

2006 · Richard Nelson

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005 · Self - Actor

Silver City

Silver City

2004 · Chuck Raven

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

2004 · Narrator

Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

2004 · Barnaby Pierce

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

2003 · Theodore Roosevelt

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

2003 · Self

The John Garfield Story

The John Garfield Story

2003 · Self

The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

2003 · narrator

Manassas: End of Innocence

Manassas: End of Innocence

2002 · Narrator

The Day Reagan Was Shot

The Day Reagan Was Shot

2001 · Alexander Haig

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

2001 · Self

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys

2001 · Scoop the Snowman (voice)

In Search of Peace

In Search of Peace

2001 · Yitzhak Rabin (voice)

Who Is Cletis Tout?

Who Is Cletis Tout?

2001 · Micah Donnelly

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

2001 · Self

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

2001 · Antonio Bolivar

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

2000 · Self

Una banda de cuidado

Una banda de cuidado

2000 · Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator

Fail Safe

Fail Safe

2000 · President

Lansky: El cerebro del crimen

Lansky: El cerebro del crimen

1999 · Meyer Lansky

Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

1998 · Narrator

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

1998 · Self

Krippendorf's Tribe

Krippendorf's Tribe

1998 · Prof. Krippendorf

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

1997 · Narrator (voice)

Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997 · Self

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1997 · Fagin, Co-Producer

Night Falls on Manhattan

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997 · Sam Vigoda

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997 · Self

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997 · Self

In the Teeth of Jaws

In the Teeth of Jaws

1997 · Self

Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

1996 · Vic

The Universal Story

The Universal Story

1996 · Self

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

1996 · Centipede (voice)

Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995 · Glenn Holland

The Making of 'Jaws'

The Making of 'Jaws'

1995 · Self

The American President

The American President

1995 · Senator Rumson

The Last Word

The Last Word

1995 · Larry

Present Tense, Past Perfect

Present Tense, Past Perfect

1995 · Director

Silent Fall

Silent Fall

1994 · Dr. Jake Rainer

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

1994 · Self

Quiz Show

Quiz Show

1994 · Executive Producer

Another Stakeout

Another Stakeout

1993 · Det. Chris Lecce

Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers

1993 · Louie Kurnitz

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992 · William Tecumsah Sherman (voice)

Prisoner of Honor

Prisoner of Honor

1991 · Col. Picquart

What About Bob?

What About Bob?

1991 · Dr. Leo Marvin

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991 · The Player

Once Around

Once Around

1991 · Sam Sharpe, Co-Producer

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990 · Dr. Frankenthal

Always

Always

1989 · Pete Sandich

Let It Ride

Let It Ride

1989 · Jay Trotter

Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador

1988 · Jack Noah

Nuts

Nuts

1987 · Aaron Levinsky

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville

1987 · Self, Writer, Producer

Stakeout

Stakeout

1987 · Det. Chris Lecce

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 · Self

Tin Men

Tin Men

1987 · Bill 'BB' Babowsky

Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

1987 · Jedediah

Stand by Me

Stand by Me

1986 · The Writer

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986 · Dave Whiteman

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

1986

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 · Self

The Buddy System

The Buddy System

1984 · Joe

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981 · Ken Harrison

The Competition

The Competition

1980 · Paul Dietrich

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978 · Moses Wine, Producer

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977 · Roy Neary

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

1977 · Elliot Garfield

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977 · Man on Sidewalk Talking to Girl in Red Sweater (uncredited)

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

1977 · Self

The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play

1977

Victory at Entebbe

Victory at Entebbe

1976 · Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu

Jaws

Jaws

1975 · Hooper

Inserts

Inserts

1975 · Boy Wonder

New England Our Way

New England Our Way

1974 · Self

The Second Coming of Suzanne

The Second Coming of Suzanne

1974 · Clavius

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974 · Duddy

Me

Me

1973 · Greg

American Graffiti

American Graffiti

1973 · Curt Henderson

Dillinger

Dillinger

1973 · Baby Face Nelson

Catch-22

Catch-22

1973 · Yossarian

The Shadow of a Gunman

The Shadow of a Gunman

1972 · Tommy Owen

Two for the Money

Two for the Money

1972 · Morris Gap

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969 · Harold Webster

The Young Runaways

The Young Runaways

1968 · Terry

Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls

1967 · Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

The Graduate

The Graduate

1967 · Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

· Self

Killing Winston Jones

Killing Winston Jones

· Winston Jones

TV shows (55)

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

2020 · Self

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

Firing Line with Margaret Hoover

2018 · Self

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018 · Self - Guest

Shots Fired

Shots Fired

2017 · Arlen Cox

Madoff

Madoff

2016 · Bernie Madoff

Your Family or Mine

Your Family or Mine

2015 · Louis

The Real History of Science Fiction

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014 · Self

Coma

Coma

2012 · Professor Hillside

Bubble Guppies

Bubble Guppies

2011 · Captain Acrab

Todo en Familia

Todo en Familia

2010 · Gilliam T. Blount

Tin Man

Tin Man

2007 · Mystic Man

The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

2005 · Self

Weeds

Weeds

2005 · Warren Schiff

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

2003 · Voice of Theodore Roosevelt

The Education of Max Bickford

The Education of Max Bickford

2001 · Max Bickford

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

1999 · Self

Padre de Familia

Padre de Familia

1999 · Richard Dreyfuss / Narrator (voice), Richard Dreyfuss (voice)

The Entertainment Biz

The Entertainment Biz

1998 · Self

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1997

The View

The View

1997 · Self

HARDtalk

HARDtalk

1997

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 · Self

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 · Self

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996 · Self - Guest

TFI Friday

TFI Friday

1996

The Frank Skinner Show

The Frank Skinner Show

1995 · Self

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

1994 · Self

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

1992 · Narrator (voice)

American Chronicles

American Chronicles

1990 · narrator

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

A Touch of Grace

A Touch of Grace

1973

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

The New Dick Van Dyke Show

1971 · Tony Injijikian

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 · Self

Treffpunkte

Treffpunkte

1970 · Self

The New People

The New People

1969

Room 222

Room 222

1969

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968

Judd, for the Defense

Judd, for the Defense

1967

The Second Hundred Years

The Second Hundred Years

1967 · Ben Jr.

Occasional Wife

Occasional Wife

1966

Felony Squad

Felony Squad

1966

Hey Landlord!

Hey Landlord!

1966

That Girl

That Girl

1966

Gidget

Gidget

1965

The Big Valley

The Big Valley

1965 · Lud

Karen

Karen

1964 · David Rowe III

Bewitched

Bewitched

1964

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 · Self

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955 · Gearshon Gorofsky

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953 · Self

Ocean of Fear

Ocean of Fear

· Narrator (voice)

Happiness Isn't Everything

Happiness Isn't Everything

· Jerry Hamburger