Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Oct. 29, 1947, Richard Dreyfuss did extensive theatre work before breaking into small television roles. In 1967, he made his film debut with bit parts in The Graduate and Valley of the Dolls, and a major role in The Young Runaways (1968) followed. But his breakthrough role wouldn't come until 1973, when he portrayed sensitive high school graduate Curt Henderson in the nostalgia hit American Graffiti.Next came roles in back-to-back mega-hits for Steven Spielberg -- Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Dreyfuss also was memorable as fidgety actor Elliot Garfield in The Goodbye Girl, a role that made him one of the youngest Best Actor Oscar winners in history. He was nominated again for Mr. Holland's Opus (1995).
Dreyfuss's other films include Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Stakeout, What About Bob?, Krippendorf's Tribe and Silver City.
AddMr. Holland's OpusIn 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland (Richard Dreyfuss) takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired... Read More
Add AllClose Encounters...: 30th AnniversaryThe 1977, 1980 and 1998 versions of Steven Spielberg's seminal sci-fi hit are collected in this exhaustive 30th anniversary edition, which also includes a 20-minute interview with the director as well as a feature documentary on the film. Richard Dreyfuss still shines as Roy Neary, a cable worker... Read More
AddAlwaysDirected by Steven Spielberg, this affecting remake of A Guy Named Joe stars Richard Dreyfuss as brash Pete Sandich, a firefighting pilot who dies in the line of duty but returns as a guardian angel to fledgling aviator Ted Baker (Brad Johnson). Pete's task takes an unexpected twist, however, when... Read More
AddThe Goodbye GirlEx-Broadway hoofer Paula (Marsha Mason) lives with her daughter in the New York flat of her most recent lost love -- who has sublet the place. Enter brash actor and sublessee Elliot (Richard Dreyfuss, in an Oscar-winning performance), who doesn't have the heart to oust mother and child. A mismatch... Read More
AddPoseidonBattling the elements once again, Wolfgang Petersen (The Perfect Storm) re-creates Ronald Neame's 1972 action classic with help from an ensemble cast that includes Kurt Russell, Richard Dreyfuss, Josh Lucas, Emmy Rossum and Stacy Ferguson (aka "Fergie" of the Black Eyed Peas). A tidal wave spells... Read More
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