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Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (/ ˈ d r aɪ f ə s / DRY-fəs; né Dreyfus; born October 29, 1947) is an American actor.
Actor: The Goodbye Girl. Richard Dreyfuss is an American leading man, who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash, ambitious hustlers. He was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus in Brooklyn, New York, to Geraldine (Robbins), an activist, and Norman Dreyfus, a restaurateur and attorney.
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Mini Bio. Richard Dreyfuss is an American leading man, who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash, ambitious hustlers. He was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus in Brooklyn, New York, to Geraldine (Robbins), an activist, and Norman Dreyfus, a restaurateur and attorney.
- Actor, Producer, Writer
- October 29, 1947
Richard Dreyfuss is an American actor. He is best known for starring in popular films between the 1970s and 1990s, including American Graffiti , Jaws , Stand by Me , Close Encounters of the Third Kind , Down and Out in Beverly Hills , The Goodbye Girl , Tin Men , Stakeout , Always , What About Bob? , and Mr. Holland's Opus .
YearFilmRole1967Assistant stage manager1967Boarding House Resident1968Terry1969Harold WebsterApr 25, 2024 · Richard Dreyfuss, American film actor who often played ordinary men driven to emotional extremes. Some of his best-known movies included Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Goodbye Girl (1977), and Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995). Read more about Dreyfuss’s life and career.
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Feb 23, 2020 · In this expanded transcript of Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz's conversation with Richard Dreyfuss, the Oscar-winning actor talks about his apprenticeship in 1960s TV on such shows...