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. Dreyfuss 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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Filmography

2025

Into the Deep
Into the Deep
as Seamus
Movie - Released: 1/23/2025

2024

Waltzing with Brando
Waltzing with Brando
as Seymour Kraft
Movie - Released: 11/30/2024

2023

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/16/2023
Sweetwater
Sweetwater
as Maurice Podoloff
Movie - Released: 4/14/2023

2022

Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony
Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/5/2022
Murder at Yellowstone City
Murder at Yellowstone City
as Edgar
Movie - Released: 6/24/2022
Save Christmas
Save Christmas
as Santa
Movie - Released: 12/1/2022

2021

Every Last One of Them
Every Last One of Them
as Murphy
Movie - Released: 10/22/2021
Crime Story
Crime Story
as Ben Myers
Movie - Released: 8/13/2021

2020

Audrey
Audrey
as Self - Actor
Movie - Released: 11/30/2020
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
as Self
TV - Released: 3/16/2020

2019

The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh
as Buddy Green
Movie - Released: 1/11/2019
Polar
Polar
as Porter
Movie - Released: 1/25/2019
Daughter of the Wolf
Daughter of the Wolf
as Father
Movie - Released: 6/14/2019
Astronaut
Astronaut
as Angus
Movie - Released: 7/26/2019

2018

Third Party President: Citizen Rocky
Third Party President: Citizen Rocky
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/18/2018
Book Club
Book Club
as George
Movie - Released: 5/18/2018
Bayou Caviar
Bayou Caviar
as Yuri
Movie - Released: 10/5/2018
Asher
Asher
as Avi
Movie - Released: 12/7/2018
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 3/6/2018
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
as Self
TV - Released: 6/22/2018

2017

Spielberg
Spielberg
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/5/2017
Shots Fired
Shots Fired
as Arlen Cox
TV - Released: 3/22/2017

2016

Madoff
Madoff
as Bernie Madoff
TV - Released: 2/3/2016

2015

Zipper
Zipper
as George Hiller
Movie - Released: 8/28/2015
Your Family or Mine
Your Family or Mine
as Louis
TV - Released: 4/8/2015

2014

Squatters
Squatters
as David Silverman
Movie - Released: 5/14/2014
Caserta Palace Dream
Caserta Palace Dream
as Luigi Vanvitelli
Movie - Released: 3/18/2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/1/2014
The Real History of Science Fiction
The Real History of Science Fiction
as Self
TV - Released: 4/19/2014

2013

Very Good Girls
Very Good Girls
as Danny
Movie - Released: 1/22/2013
Paranoia
Paranoia
as Frank Cassidy
Movie - Released: 8/14/2013
Cas & Dylan
Cas & Dylan
as Dr. Cas Pepper
Movie - Released: 9/17/2013
Milius
Milius
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/9/2013

2012

Casting By
Casting By
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/1/2012
Coma
Coma
as Professor Hillside
TV - Released: 9/3/2012

2011

The Two Million Year Old Boy
The Two Million Year Old Boy
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/26/2011
Bubble Guppies
Bubble Guppies
as Captain Acrab
TV - Released: 1/24/2011

2010

Piranha 3D
Piranha 3D
as Matthew Boyd
Movie - Released: 8/20/2010
RED
RED
as Alexander Dunning
Movie - Released: 10/13/2010
Jaws: The Inside Story
Jaws: The Inside Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/16/2010
Parenthood
Parenthood
as Gilliam T. Blount
TV - Released: 3/2/2010

2009

My Life in Ruins
My Life in Ruins
as Irv Gideon
Movie - Released: 6/5/2009
Leaves of Grass
Leaves of Grass
as Pug Rothbaum
Movie - Released: 9/13/2009
The Lightkeepers
The Lightkeepers
as Seth
Movie - Released: 12/18/2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Waking Sleeping Beauty
as David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 9/5/2009
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/16/2009

2008

W.
W.
as Dick Cheney
Movie - Released: 10/17/2008
America Betrayed
America Betrayed
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2008

2007

Ocean of Fear
Ocean of Fear
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 7/29/2007
Tin Man
Tin Man
as Mystic Man
TV - Released: 12/2/2007

2006

Poseidon
Poseidon
as Richard Nelson
Movie - Released: 5/3/2006
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/13/2006

2005

The Adventures of Errol Flynn
The Adventures of Errol Flynn
as Self - Actor
Movie - Released: 4/5/2005
Weeds
Weeds
as Warren Schiff
TV - Released: 8/7/2005
The Reichen Show
The Reichen Show
as Self
TV - Released: 11/11/2005

2004

Silver City
Silver City
as Chuck Raven
Movie - Released: 9/17/2004
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 9/14/2004
Coast to Coast
Coast to Coast
as Barnaby Pierce
Movie - Released: 4/3/2004

2003

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
as Theodore Roosevelt
Movie - Released: 5/27/2003
The Johnstown Flood
The Johnstown Flood
as narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/2003
The John Garfield Story
The John Garfield Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/3/2003

2002

Manassas: End of Innocence
Manassas: End of Innocence
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 2/19/2002

2001

Who Is Cletis Tout?
Who Is Cletis Tout?
as Micah Donnelly
Movie - Released: 9/12/2001
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
Movie - Released: 3/7/2001
The Day Reagan Was Shot
The Day Reagan Was Shot
as Alexander Haig
Movie - Released: 12/9/2001
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/8/2001
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys
as Scoop the Snowman (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/14/2001
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/25/2001
In Search of Peace
In Search of Peace
as Yitzhak Rabin (voice)
Movie - Released: 9/21/2001
The Education of Max Bickford
The Education of Max Bickford
as Max Bickford
TV - Released: 9/23/2001

2000

Fail Safe
Fail Safe
as President
Movie - Released: 4/9/2000
The Crew
The Crew
as Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator
Movie - Released: 8/21/2000
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/29/2000

1999

Lansky
Lansky
as Meyer Lansky
Movie - Released: 2/27/1999
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Richard Dreyfuss / Narrator (voice)
TV - Released: 1/31/1999
TV
Where Are They Now?
as Self
TV - Released: 6/7/1999
Family Guy
Family Guy
as Richard Dreyfuss (voice)
TV - Released: 1/31/1999

1998

Krippendorf's Tribe
Krippendorf's Tribe
as Prof. Krippendorf
Movie - Released: 2/27/1998
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/15/1998
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 10/6/1998
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
as Self
TV - Released: 6/23/1998

1997

Night Falls on Manhattan
Night Falls on Manhattan
as Sam Vigoda
Movie - Released: 3/21/1997
Oliver Twist
Oliver Twist
as Fagin
Movie - Released: 5/15/1997
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 6/22/1997
Frank Capra's American Dream
Frank Capra's American Dream
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
In the Teeth of Jaws
In the Teeth of Jaws
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/21/1997
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/18/1997
The View
The View
as Self
TV - Released: 8/11/1997
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV - Released: 9/28/1997

1996

James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach
as Centipede (voice)
Movie - Released: 4/12/1996
Mad Dog Time
Mad Dog Time
as Vic
Movie - Released: 11/8/1996
The Universal Story
The Universal Story
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/21/1996
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self
TV - Released: 7/22/1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 6/10/1996

1995

Mr. Holland's Opus
Mr. Holland's Opus
as Glenn Holland
Movie - Released: 12/29/1995
The American President
The American President
as Senator Rumson
Movie - Released: 11/17/1995
The Making of 'Jaws'
The Making of 'Jaws'
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/28/1995
The Last Word
The Last Word
as Larry
Movie - Released: 8/27/1995
The Frank Skinner Show
The Frank Skinner Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/10/1995

1994

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/25/1994
Silent Fall
Silent Fall
as Dr. Jake Rainer
Movie - Released: 10/28/1994
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
TV - Released: 8/14/1994

1993

Another Stakeout
Another Stakeout
as Det. Chris Lecce
Movie - Released: 7/22/1993
Lost in Yonkers
Lost in Yonkers
as Louie Kurnitz
Movie - Released: 5/14/1993

1992

Movie
Lincoln
as William Tecumsah Sherman (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/26/1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV - Released: 5/25/1992
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
as Narrator (Voice)
TV - Released: 4/21/1992

1991

What About Bob?
What About Bob?
as Dr. Leo Marvin
Movie - Released: 5/17/1991
Once Around
Once Around
as Sam Sharpe
Movie - Released: 1/18/1991
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
as The Player
Movie - Released: 2/8/1991
Prisoner of Honor
Prisoner of Honor
as Col. Picquart
Movie - Released: 11/2/1991

1990

Postcards from the Edge
Postcards from the Edge
as Dr. Frankenthal
Movie - Released: 9/14/1990

1989

Always
Always
as Pete Sandich
Movie - Released: 12/22/1989
Let It Ride
Let It Ride
as Jay Trotter
Movie - Released: 8/18/1989

1988

Moon Over Parador
Moon Over Parador
as Jack Noah
Movie - Released: 9/9/1988
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/22/1988

1987

Tin Men
Tin Men
as Bill 'BB' Babowsky
Movie - Released: 3/6/1987
Stakeout
Stakeout
as Det. Chris Lecce
Movie - Released: 8/5/1987
Citizen Steve
Citizen Steve
as Jedediah
Movie - Released: 1/1/1987
Nuts
Nuts
as Aaron Levinsky
Movie - Released: 11/20/1987
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/12/1987

1986

Stand by Me
Stand by Me
as The Writer
Movie - Released: 8/8/1986
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Down and Out in Beverly Hills
as Dave Whiteman
Movie - Released: 1/31/1986

1985

Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/10/1985

1984

The Buddy System
The Buddy System
as Joe
Movie - Released: 5/4/1984

1981

Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
as Ken Harrison
Movie - Released: 12/2/1981

1980

The Competition
The Competition
as Paul Dietrich
Movie - Released: 12/3/1980

1978

The Big Fix
The Big Fix
as Moses Wine
Movie - Released: 10/6/1978

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Roy Neary
Movie - Released: 12/14/1977
Movie
The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1977
The Goodbye Girl
The Goodbye Girl
as Elliot Garfield
Movie - Released: 11/27/1977
The Sentinel
The Sentinel
as Man on Sidewalk Talking to Girl in Red Sweater (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/7/1977

1976

Victory at Entebbe
Victory at Entebbe
as Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu
Movie - Released: 12/22/1976

1975

Jaws
Jaws
as Hooper
Movie - Released: 6/20/1975
Inserts
Inserts
as Boy Wonder
Movie - Released: 2/20/1975
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
TV - Released: 10/11/1975

1974

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
as Duddy
Movie - Released: 4/11/1974
The Second Coming of Suzanne
The Second Coming of Suzanne
as Clavius
Movie - Released: 10/4/1974
New England Our Way
New England Our Way
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/9/1974

1973

American Graffiti
American Graffiti
as Curt Henderson
Movie - Released: 8/11/1973
Catch-22
Catch-22
as Yossarian
Movie - Released: 5/21/1973
Dillinger
Dillinger
as Baby Face Nelson
Movie - Released: 7/20/1973
Me
Me
as Greg
Movie - Released: 11/28/1973
A Touch of Grace
A Touch of Grace
TV - Released: 1/20/1973

1972

The Shadow of a Gunman
The Shadow of a Gunman
as Tommy Owen
Movie - Released: 12/4/1972
Two for the Money
Two for the Money
as Morris Gap
Movie - Released: 2/26/1972

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

1970

TV
Treffpunkte
as Self
TV - Released: 5/26/1970

1969

Hello Down There
Hello Down There
as Harold Webster
Movie - Released: 1/1/1969
Room 222
Room 222
TV - Released: 9/11/1969
The New People
The New People
TV - Released: 9/22/1969

1968

The Young Runaways
The Young Runaways
as Terry
Movie - Released: 9/11/1968
The Mod Squad
The Mod Squad
TV - Released: 9/24/1968

1967

The Graduate
The Graduate
as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/21/1967
Valley of the Dolls
Valley of the Dolls
as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/27/1967
Judd for the Defense
Judd for the Defense
TV - Released: 9/8/1967

1966

That Girl
That Girl
TV - Released: 9/8/1966
Felony Squad
Felony Squad
TV - Released: 9/12/1966
Hey Landlord!
Hey Landlord!
TV - Released: 9/11/1966
Occasional Wife
Occasional Wife
TV - Released: 9/13/1966

1965

Gidget
Gidget
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Lud
TV - Released: 9/15/1965

1964

Bewitched
Bewitched
TV - Released: 9/17/1964
Karen
Karen
as David Rowe III
TV - Released: 10/5/1964

1962

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

Ben Casey
Ben Casey
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1955

Gunsmoke
Gunsmoke
as Gearshon Gorofsky
TV - Released: 9/10/1955

1953

The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

Unknown

Ocean of Fear
Ocean of Fear
as Narrator (voice)
TV
TV
Happiness Isn't Everything
as Jerry Hamburger
TV