
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
October 29, 1947
(77 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Popular Genres
Drama
Comedy
Crime
Career Span
– Present
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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Personal Info
Born
Oct 29, 1947
From
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present
Known For
Frequent Collaborators
Award Recognition
5
Wins
175
Nominations
5
Oscars