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Richard Dreyfuss

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Overview

Mini Biography:
American leading man who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash... more
Trivia:
During his struggling actor years, he was constantly subjected to the... more
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 10 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(22 articles)
Dreyfuss In Talks To Play Cheney (From WENN. 22 May 2008, 6:31 PM, PDT)
After Twin Peaks: On The Air (From The AV Club. 16 April 2008, 1:27 PM, PDT)

Filmography

Actor:
  1. W. (2008) (filming) .... Dick Cheney

  2. My Life in Ruins (2008) .... Irv
  3. "Tin Man" .... Mystic Man (2 episodes, 2007)
        - Search for the Emerald (2007) TV episode .... Mystic Man
        - Into the Storm (2007) TV episode .... Mystic Man
  4. Poseidon (2006) .... Richard Nelson
  5. Unsung (2006) (voice) .... Narrator
  6. Copshop (2004) (TV) .... Leonard Manzo
  7. Silver City (2004) .... Chuck Raven
  8. "The American Experience" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2003)
        - The Johnstown Flood (2003) TV episode .... Narrator
  9. Coast to Coast (2003) (TV) .... Barnaby Pierce
  10. "The Education of Max Bickford" .... Max Bickford (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
        - The Pursuit of Happiness (2002) TV episode .... Max Bickford
        - One More Time (2002) TV episode .... Max Bickford
        - The Egg and I (2002) TV episode .... Max Bickford
        - The Bad Girl (2002) TV episode .... Max Bickford
        - Murder of the First (2002) TV episode .... Max Bickford
          (17 more)
  11. The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001) (TV) .... Alexander Haig
  12. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (2001) (V) (voice) .... Scoop the Snowman (Narrator)
    ... aka Rudolph & the Island of Misfit Toys
  13. Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) .... Micah Tobias
  14. The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001) .... Antonio Bolivar
    ... aka Viejo que leía novelas de amor, El (Spain)
    ... aka Vieux qui lisait des romans d'amour, Le (France)
  15. The Crew (2000/I) .... Bobby Bartellemeo/Narrator
  16. Fail Safe (2000) (TV) .... President

  17. Lansky (1999) (TV) .... Meyer Lansky
  18. Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) .... Prof. James Krippendorf
  19. Oliver Twist (1997) (TV) .... Fagin
  20. The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997) (TV) (voice) .... Narrator
    ... aka Jack London's The Call of the Wild
    ... aka Jack London's The Call of the Wild Dog of the Yukon
  21. Mad Dog Time (1996) .... Vic
    ... aka Trigger Happy (UK)
  22. Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) .... Sam Vigoda
  23. James and the Giant Peach (1996) (voice) .... Centipede
  24. Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) .... Glenn Holland
  25. The American President (1995) .... Senator Bob Rumson
  26. The Last Word (1995) .... Larry
    ... aka Cosa Nostra: The Last Word
  27. "The Great Battles of the Civil War" (1994) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
  28. Silent Fall (1994) .... Dr. Jake Rainer
  29. Another Stakeout (1993) .... Detective Chris Lecce
    ... aka Stakeout 2
    ... aka The Lookout
  30. Lost in Yonkers (1993) .... Louie Kurnitz
    ... aka Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers
  31. Lincoln (1992) (TV) (voice) .... William Tecumsah Sherman
  32. Prisoner of Honor (1991) (TV) .... Col. Picquart
  33. What About Bob? (1991) .... Dr. Leo Marvin
  34. Once Around (1991) .... Sam Sharpe
  35. Postcards from the Edge (1990) .... Doctor Frankenthal
  36. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) .... The Player

  37. Always (1989) .... Pete Sandich
  38. Let It Ride (1989) .... Jay Trotter
  39. Moon Over Parador (1988) .... Jack Noah/President Alphonse Simms
  40. Nuts (1987) .... Aaron Levinsky
  41. Stakeout (1987) .... Det. Chris Lecce
  42. Tin Men (1987) .... Bill 'BB' Babowsky
  43. Stand by Me (1986) .... The Writer
  44. Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) .... David 'Dave' Whiteman
  45. The Buddy System (1984) .... Joe
  46. Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) .... Ken Harrison
  47. The Competition (1980) .... Paul Dietrich

  48. Othello (1979) (V) .... Iago
  49. The Big Fix (1978) .... Moses Wine
  50. "Saturday Night Live" .... Host (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman (1978) TV episode .... Host
  51. The Goodbye Girl (1977) .... Elliot Garfield
    ... aka Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl
  52. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) .... Roy Neary
    ... aka CE3K (USA: informal short title)
    ... aka Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Special Edition (USA: reissue title)
  53. Victory at Entebbe (1976) (TV) .... Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu
  54. Jaws (1975) .... Matt Hooper
  55. The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974) .... Clavius
    ... aka Suzanne
  56. The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) .... Duddy
    ... aka Apprentissage de Duddy Kravitz, L' (Canada: French title)
  57. Inserts (1974) .... Boy Wonder
  58. "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" .... Tony Injijikian (1 episode, 1973)
        - Mr. Dazzle (1973) TV episode .... Tony Injijikian
  59. American Graffiti (1973) .... Curt Henderson
  60. Dillinger (1973) .... Baby Face Nelson
  61. Catch-22 (1973) (TV) .... Capt. John Yossarian
  62. "A Touch of Grace" .... Donald (1 episode, 1973)
        - The Accident (1973) TV episode .... Donald
  63. "Gunsmoke" .... Gearshon Gorofsky (1 episode, 1973)
    ... aka Gun Law (UK)
    ... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
        - This Golden Land (1973) TV episode .... Gearshon Gorofsky
  64. "The Mod Squad" .... Caleb Dunne / ... (2 episodes, 1970-1973)
        - The Night Holds Terror (1973) TV episode .... Caleb Dunne
        - Mother of Sorrow (1970) TV episode .... Curtis Bell
  65. Shadow of a Gunman (1972) (TV)
  66. Two for the Money (1972) (TV) .... Morris Gap
  67. "The Young Lawyers" .... Mike Chester (1 episode, 1971)
        - Down at the House of Truth, Visiting (1971) TV episode .... Mike Chester
  68. Untold Damage (1971) (TV) .... Greg
  69. "Room 222" .... Stan Siebert (1 episode, 1970)
        - The Valediction (1970) TV episode .... Stan Siebert
  70. "The Bold Ones: The New Doctors" .... Dr. Tolliver (1 episode, 1970)
    ... aka The New Doctors
        - No Harm to the Patient (1970) TV episode .... Dr. Tolliver

  71. "The New People" .... Dr. Owen Rudd (1 episode, 1969)
        - Panic in the Sand (1969) TV episode .... Dr. Owen Rudd
  72. Hello Down There (1969) .... Harold Webster
    ... aka Sub-A-Dub-Dub (USA: reissue title)
  73. "The Ghost & Mrs. Muir" .... Mark Finlay-editor of the Schooner Bay Beacon (1 episode, 1969)
        - Buried on Page One (1969) TV episode .... Mark Finlay-editor of the Schooner Bay Beacon
  74. "Felony Squad" .... Herbie Aroon (1 episode, 1968)
        - The Last Man in the World (1968) TV episode .... Herbie Aroon
  75. "Judd for the Defense" .... Larry Corning (1 episode, 1968)
        - Weep the Hunter Home (1968) TV episode .... Larry Corning
  76. The Young Runaways (1968) .... Terry
  77. The Graduate (1967) (uncredited) .... Boarding House Resident
  78. Valley of the Dolls (1967) (uncredited) .... Assistant stage manager
  79. "The Second Hundred Years" .... Ben Jr. (1 episode, 1967)
        - No Experience Necessary (1967) TV episode .... Ben Jr.
  80. "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1 episode, 1967)
        - My Son, the Actor (1967) TV episode
  81. "Hey, Landlord" .... Harold / ... (2 episodes, 1967)
        - Testing, One Two (1967) TV episode .... Harold
        - Big Brother Is Watching You (1967) TV episode .... Warren
  82. "That Girl" .... Johnny (1 episode, 1967)
        - Paper Hats & Everything (1967) TV episode .... Johnny
  83. "Occasional Wife" .... Rudolph (1 episode, 1967)
        - Fair Play for Gypsies (1967) TV episode .... Rudolph
  84. "The Big Valley" .... Lud Akley (1 episode, 1967)
        - Boy Into Man (1967) TV episode .... Lud Akley
  85. "Bewitched" .... Rodney (1 episode, 1966)
        - Man's Best Friend (1966) TV episode .... Rodney
  86. "Gidget" .... Durf The Drag (1 episode, 1966)
        - Ego-a-Go-Go (1966) TV episode .... Durf The Drag
  87. "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1965)
        - Francini? Who Is Francini? (1965) TV episode
  88. "Karen" (1964) TV series .... David Rowe III (unknown episodes)
Producer:
  1. Road to Ladakh (2008) (announced) (producer)

  2. Copshop (2004) (TV) (executive producer)
  3. Duel: Hamilton vs. Burr (2004) (TV) (producer)
  4. "The Education of Max Bickford" (2001) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
  5. Mr. Dreyfuss Goes to Washington (2001) (TV) (producer)

  6. Oliver Twist (1997) (TV) (co-producer)
  7. Quiz Show (1994) (executive producer)
  8. Prisoner of Honor (1991) (TV) (producer)
  9. Once Around (1991) (co-producer)

  10. Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) (producer)

  11. The Big Fix (1978) (producer)
Soundtrack:
  1. Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) (performer: "STOUTHEARTED MEN", "I KNOW AN OLD LADY", "BEAUTIFUL BOY")

  2. "Saturday Night Live" (1 episode, 1978)
    ... aka NBC's Saturday Night (USA: first season title)
    ... aka SNL (USA: informal title)
    ... aka SNL 25 (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Saturday Night (USA: second season title)
    ... aka Saturday Night Live '80 (USA: sixth season title)
    ... aka The Best of Saturday Night Live (USA: rerun title)
        - Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffett, Gary Tigerman (1978) TV episode (performer: "(I want to be) Seduced")
  3. Jaws (1975) (performer: "Show Me The Way To Go Home")
Miscellaneous Crew:
  1. Inserts (1974) (production associate)
Thanks:
  1. Inside Deep Throat (2005) (special thanks)
  2. Interstate 60 (2002) (special thanks)
    ... aka I-60 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
    ... aka Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (USA)

  3. The Best of Hollywood (1998) (TV) (thanks)
    ... aka 50 Years: The Best of Hollywood (USA: DVD title)
Self:
  1. Ocean of Fear: Worst Shark Attack Ever (2007) (TV) .... Narrator
  2. The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007) .... Himself
    ... aka The Man who shot Chinatown - Der Kameramann John A. Alonzo (Germany)
  3. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Greatest Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) .... Himself
  4. The Mark Twain Prize: Neil Simon (2006) (TV)
  5. "Real Time with Bill Maher" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka Real Time with Bill Maher: Electile Dysfunction '08 (USA: promotional title)
        - Episode #4.24 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  6. Poseidon: Upside Down (2006) (V) .... Himself
  7. Shipmate's Diary (2006) (V) .... Himself
  8. Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage (2006) (V) .... Himself
  9. Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  10. "The Tony Danza Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 12 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  11. "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - Episode dated 17 July 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  12. Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) .... Himself
  13. "HypaSpace" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
    ... aka HypaSpace Daily (Canada: English title: long title)
    ... aka HypaSpace Weekly (Canada: English title: long title)
        - Episode #5.94 (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  14. "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
        - The Making of 'Poseidon' (2006) TV episode .... Himself
  15. Rogue Waves: The Sinking of Poseidon (2006) (TV) .... Himself
  16. The Shark Is Still Working (2006) (V) .... Himself
  17. Central Park (2005) (TV) .... Richard Dreyfus
  18. AFI Tribute to George Lucas (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  19. The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) (TV) .... Himself
  20. The First Amendment Project: No Joking (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  21. "The Daily Politics" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 20 October 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  22. "The Frank Skinner Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode #8.1 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  23. Coast to Coast: Behind the Scenes (2004) (V) .... Himself
  24. Citizen Stan (2004) .... Narrator
  25. "Question Time" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
        - Episode dated 23 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself
  26. A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004) (V) .... Narrator
  27. Duel: Hamilton vs. Burr (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Host
  28. Biography Special: The Fondas (2004) (TV) .... Himself
  29. TR: An American Lion (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Theodore Roosevelt
  30. The John Garfield Story (2003) (TV) .... Himself
  31. Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) .... Himself
  32. Frankl's Choice (2002) (TV) .... Narrator
  33. "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - American Graffiti (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  34. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
        - Jaws (2002) TV episode .... Himself
  35. Walking the Tracks: The Summer of 'Stand by Me' (2002) (V) .... Himself
  36. Manassas: End of Innocence (2002) (voice) .... Narrator
  37. R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
  38. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1996-2001)
        - Episode dated 11 October 2001 (2001) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 September 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 11 July 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  39. In Search of Peace (2001) (voice) .... Yitzhak Rabin
  40. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V) .... Himself
  41. Mr. Dreyfuss Goes to Washington (2001) (TV) .... Host
  42. Devil's Island: Hell on Earth (2001) (TV) .... Himself
  43. "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
        - Episode #7.4 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  44. Hollywood, D.C. (2000) (TV) .... Himself
  45. "The Howard Stern Radio Show" .... Himself (2 episodes, 2000)
        - Episode dated 4 November 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
        - Episode dated 7 October 2000 (2000) TV episode .... Himself
  46. Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner (2000) (TV) .... Himself

  47. "HARDtalk" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Richard Dreyfuss (1999) TV episode .... Himself
  48. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars (1999) (TV) .... Himself
  49. Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
  50. "Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business" (1998) TV mini-series .... Himself
  51. The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  52. "The Clive James Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Episode dated 9 May 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  53. To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (1998) (TV) .... Himself
  54. The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Past Winner
  55. "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
        - Marsha Mason (1998) TV episode .... Himself
  56. "Biography" .... Himself - Actor (2 episodes, 1997)
        - Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady (1997) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
        - Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero (1997) TV episode .... Himself - Actor
  57. Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (V) .... Himself (segment "Liberian Girl")
  58. Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) (TV) .... Himself
  59. "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Episode dated 6 November 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  60. "In the Wild" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - The Galapagos Islands with Richard Dreyfuss (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  61. The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Gordon E. Sawyer Award
  62. "Showbiz Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
        - Episode dated 29 January 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself
  63. The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' (1995) (V) .... Himself
  64. The Walt Disney Company and McDonald's Present the American Teacher Awards (1995) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  65. The Universal Story (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  66. The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (1995) (TV) .... Himself
  67. Scenes from Everyday Life (1995) .... Himself
  68. It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994) (TV) .... Himself
  69. Brokaw Reports: 58 Days (1992) (TV) .... Himself
  70. The 46th Annual Tony Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
  71. "American Chronicles" (1990) TV series .... Narrator

  72. The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself - Co-presenter: Best Original Screenplay
  73. Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) .... Host
  74. The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Award
  75. James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) (TV) .... Himself
  76. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
  77. Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) .... Himself
  78. The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role

  79. The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself - Co-presenter: Best Actress
  80. The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
  81. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (1977) (TV) .... Himself
  82. The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play (1977) .... Himself - interviewee
    ... aka The Amazing Miss Cummings (USA: short title)
  83. The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' (1977) (TV) .... Himself
  84. "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" .... Himself (1 episode, 1976)
    ... aka The Best of Carson (USA: rerun title)
        - Episode dated 19 January 1976 (1976) TV episode .... Himself

  85. Romp!!! (1968) (TV) .... Himself
  86. "Disneyland" .... Himself (1 episode, 1962)
    ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title)
    ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title)
        - Disneyland After Dark (1962) TV episode (uncredited) .... Himself
Archive Footage:
  1. The Dish on Dolls (2006) (V) .... Stagehand in Valley of the Dolls
  2. "Biography"
        - Child Stars II: Growing Up Hollywood (2005) TV episode .... Elliot Garfield
  3. MythBusters: Jaws Special (2005) (TV) .... Matt Hooper
  4. When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself


Additional Details

Other Works:
Provides voice-overs for Honda television commercials (1998-) more
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