
Richard Dreyfuss
Actor
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.
Born1947-10-29
Place of BirthBrooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Known For

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Family Guy
AnimationComedy

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The Daily Show
NewsComedy

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Talk

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Saturday Night Live
ComedyNews

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The View
Talk

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The Mike Douglas Show
ComedyTalk

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Bewitched
Sci-Fi & FantasyComedy

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Weeds
ComedyCrime

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Great Performances
ComedyDocumentary

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TalkComedy

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Parenthood
Drama

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Jaws
HorrorThriller

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The Big Valley
WesternDrama

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Bubble Guppies
AnimationFamily

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Gunsmoke
WesternAction & Adventure

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Ben Casey
Drama

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The Oscars

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The Wonderful World of Disney
AnimationFamily

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TFI Friday
Comedy

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Stand by Me
DramaAdventure
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The Reichen Show
Talk

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Room 222
ComedyDrama

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Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
TalkWar & Politics

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That Girl
Comedy