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Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

An American actor best known for starring in a number of 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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Into the Deep

Into the Deep

2025

as Seamus

Waltzing with Brando

Waltzing with Brando

2024

as Seymour Kraft

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life

2023

as Self

Sweetwater

Sweetwater

2023

as Maurice Podoloff

Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony

Nazis at Nuremberg: The Lost Testimony

2022

as Narrator (voice)

Save Christmas

Save Christmas

2022

as Santa

Murder at Yellowstone City

Murder at Yellowstone City

2022

as Edgar

Every Last One of Them

Every Last One of Them

2021

as Murphy

Crime Story

Crime Story

2021

as Ben Myers

Audrey

Audrey

2020

as Self - Actor

Stars in the House

Stars in the House

2020

as Self

Astronaut

Astronaut

2019

as Angus

Daughter of the Wolf

Daughter of the Wolf

2019

as Father

Polar

Polar

2019

as Porter

The Last Laugh

The Last Laugh

2019

as Buddy Green

Asher

Asher

2018

as Avi

Bayou Caviar

Bayou Caviar

2018

as Yuri

Third Party President: Citizen Rocky

Third Party President: Citizen Rocky

2018

as Self

Book Club

Book Club

2018

as George

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

The Great Celebrity Bake Off for Stand Up To Cancer

2018

as Self - Guest

Spielberg

Spielberg

2017

as Self

Shots Fired

Shots Fired

2017

as Arlen Cox

Madoff

Madoff

2016

as Bernie Madoff

Zipper

Zipper

2015

as George Hiller

Your Family or Mine

Your Family or Mine

2015

as Louis

Squatters

Squatters

2014

as David Silverman

The Real History of Science Fiction

The Real History of Science Fiction

2014

as Self

Caserta Palace Dream

Caserta Palace Dream

2014

as Luigi Vanvitelli

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

as Self (archive footage)

Cas & Dylan

Cas & Dylan

2013

as Dr. Cas Pepper

Paranoia

Paranoia

2013

as Frank Cassidy

Milius

Milius

2013

as Self

Very Good Girls

Very Good Girls

2013

as Danny

Casting By

Casting By

2012

as Self

Coma

Coma

2012

as Professor Hillside

The Two Million Year Old Boy

The Two Million Year Old Boy

2011

as Narrator

Bubble Guppies

Bubble Guppies

2011

as Captain Acrab

RED

RED

2010

as Alexander Dunning

Piranha 3D

Piranha 3D

2010

as Matthew Boyd

Jaws: The Inside Story

Jaws: The Inside Story

2010

as Self

Parenthood

Parenthood

2010

as Gilliam T. Blount

The Lightkeepers

The Lightkeepers

2009

as Seth

Leaves of Grass

Leaves of Grass

2009

as Pug Rothbaum

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

as David 'Dave' Whiteman (archive footage)

My Life in Ruins

My Life in Ruins

2009

as Irv Gideon

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"

2009

as Self

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale

2009

as Self

W.

W.

2008

as Dick Cheney

America Betrayed

America Betrayed

2008

as Narrator

Tin Man

Tin Man

2007

as Mystic Man

Ocean of Fear

Ocean of Fear

2007

as Narrator

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

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

2007

as 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

as Self

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters

2006

as Self

Poseidon

Poseidon

2006

as Richard Nelson

Weeds

Weeds

2005

as Warren Schiff

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

The Adventures of Errol Flynn

2005

as Self - Actor

Silver City

Silver City

2004

as Chuck Raven

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope

2004

as Narrator

Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

2004

as Barnaby Pierce

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion

2003

as 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

as Self

The John Garfield Story

The John Garfield Story

2003

as Self

The Johnstown Flood

The Johnstown Flood

2003

as narrator

Manassas: End of Innocence

Manassas: End of Innocence

2002

as Narrator

The Day Reagan Was Shot

The Day Reagan Was Shot

2001

as Alexander Haig

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

2001

as Self

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

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

2001

as Scoop the Snowman (voice)

The Education of Max Bickford

The Education of Max Bickford

2001

as Max Bickford

In Search of Peace

In Search of Peace

2001

as Yitzhak Rabin (voice)

Who Is Cletis Tout?

Who Is Cletis Tout?

2001

as Micah Donnelly

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

2001

as Self

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

The Old Man Who Read Love Stories

2001

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me

2000

as Self

The Crew

The Crew

2000

as Bobby Bartellemeo / Narrator

Fail Safe

Fail Safe

2000

as President

Where Are They Now?

Where Are They Now?

1999

as Self

Lansky

Lansky

1999

as Meyer Lansky

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

as Richard Dreyfuss / Narrator (voice)

Family Guy

Family Guy

1999

as Richard Dreyfuss (voice)

Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude

1998

as Narrator

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

The Making of 'American Graffiti'

1998

as Self

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies

1998

as Self

Krippendorf's Tribe

Krippendorf's Tribe

1998

as Prof. Krippendorf

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1997

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon

1997

as Narrator (voice)

Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

1997

as Fagin

Night Falls on Manhattan

Night Falls on Manhattan

1997

as Sam Vigoda

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady

1997

as Self

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero

1997

as Self

Frank Capra's American Dream

Frank Capra's American Dream

1997

as Self

In the Teeth of Jaws

In the Teeth of Jaws

1997

as Self

Mad Dog Time

Mad Dog Time

1996

as Vic

The Universal Story

The Universal Story

1996

as Self

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

1996

as Centipede (voice)

Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995

as Glenn Holland

The Making of 'Jaws'

The Making of 'Jaws'

1995

as Self

The American President

The American President

1995

as Senator Rumson

The Last Word

The Last Word

1995

as Larry

Silent Fall

Silent Fall

1994

as Dr. Jake Rainer

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein

1994

as Self

Another Stakeout

Another Stakeout

1993

as Det. Chris Lecce

Lost in Yonkers

Lost in Yonkers

1993

as Louie Kurnitz

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992

as William Tecumsah Sherman (voice)

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories

1992

as Narrator (Voice)

Prisoner of Honor

Prisoner of Honor

1991

as Col. Picquart

What About Bob?

What About Bob?

1991

as Dr. Leo Marvin

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

1991

as The Player

Once Around

Once Around

1991

as Sam Sharpe

Postcards from the Edge

Postcards from the Edge

1990

as Dr. Frankenthal

Always

Always

1989

as Pete Sandich

Let It Ride

Let It Ride

1989

as Jay Trotter

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

as Self

Moon Over Parador

Moon Over Parador

1988

as Jack Noah

Nuts

Nuts

1987

as Aaron Levinsky

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

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

1987

as Self

Stakeout

Stakeout

1987

as Det. Chris Lecce

Tin Men

Tin Men

1987

as Bill 'BB' Babowsky

Citizen Steve

Citizen Steve

1987

as Jedediah

Stand by Me

Stand by Me

1986

as The Writer

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

Down and Out in Beverly Hills

1986

as Dave Whiteman

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

as Self

The Buddy System

The Buddy System

1984

as Joe

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

1981

as Ken Harrison

The Competition

The Competition

1980

as Paul Dietrich

The Big Fix

The Big Fix

1978

as Moses Wine

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

as Roy Neary

The Goodbye Girl

The Goodbye Girl

1977

as Elliot Garfield

The Sentinel

The Sentinel

1977

as Man on sidewalk talking to girl in red sweater (uncredited)

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl'

1977

as 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

as Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu

Jaws

Jaws

1975

as Hooper

Inserts

Inserts

1975

as Boy Wonder

New England Our Way

New England Our Way

1974

as Self

The Second Coming of Suzanne

The Second Coming of Suzanne

1974

as Clavius

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

1974

as Duddy

Me

Me

1973

as Greg

American Graffiti

American Graffiti

1973

as Curt Henderson

Dillinger

Dillinger

1973

as Baby Face Nelson

Catch-22

Catch-22

1973

as Yossarian

A Touch of Grace

A Touch of Grace

1973

The Shadow of a Gunman

The Shadow of a Gunman

1972

as Tommy Owen

Two for the Money

Two for the Money

1972

as Morris Gap

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971

as Self

The New People

The New People

1969

Room 222

Room 222

1969

Hello Down There

Hello Down There

1969

as Harold Webster

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1968

The Young Runaways

The Young Runaways

1968

as Terry

Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls

1967

as Assistant Stage Manager (uncredited)

The Graduate

The Graduate

1967

as Boarding House Resident (uncredited)

Judd for the Defense

Judd for the Defense

1967

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

as Lud

Karen

Karen

1964

as David Rowe III

Bewitched

Bewitched

1964

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

Gunsmoke

Gunsmoke

1955

as Gearshon Gorofsky

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

as Self

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War

as Self

Ocean of Fear

Ocean of Fear

as Narrator (voice)

Happiness Isn't Everything

Happiness Isn't Everything

as Jerry Hamburger