Richard Dreyfuss
- Biography
- Stocky, frequently bespectacled, eventually balding, and prematurely gray, Richard Dreyfuss is an unlikely candidate for a movie star. Even so, he has been one of Hollywood's most versatile, charismatic, and energetic leading men since the mid-'70s.
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- Born
- October 29, 1947
Awards
Screen Actors Guild
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Nominated | Screen Actors Guild |
Best Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries The Day Reagan Was Shot |
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Nominated | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actor Mr. Holland's Opus |
| 1977 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Actor The Goodbye Girl (1977) |
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Won | British Academy of Film and Television Arts |
Best Actor The Goodbye Girl (1977) |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama Mr. Holland's Opus |
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AICN Legends: Capone falls in love all over again with the sweet survivor Teri Garr!!!
11/10/09 I'm not sure what I did to get this lucky, but being able to interview Richard Dreyfuss and Teri Garr--stars of arguably one of the greatest science-fiction films ever made, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND--within a couple of weeks of each other are two of the greatest events in my life. | Ain't It Cool News -
AICN Legends: Capone swims in shark-infested waters and climbs Devil's Tower to talk to Richard Dreyfuss!!!
11/04/09 My third AICN Legends piece is the first to win an Academy Award for Best Actor. | Ain't It Cool News -
Film: Random Roles:Richard Dreyfuss
10/07/09 Richard Dreyfuss, an actor who rocketed to super-stardom thanks to memorable roles in iconic classics like 1973's American Graffiti, 1975's Jaws , and 1977's Close Encounters Of The Third Kind . | The A.V. Club -
The Dreyfuss-Scarborough Affair [Twitterati]
08/20/09 Swearing and booze references dotted Joe Scarborough 's feud with Richard Dreyfuss' son; a shock soured Tony Hawk's daughter on the internet and a glaring typo accompanied Nina Garcia's present. | Gawker -
Q&A WITH RICHARD DREYFUSS
05/30/09 | New York Post - New York NY -
TV: Classic Saturday Night Live: "Richard Dreyfuss/Jimmy Buffet"
03/27/09 I could be wrong, and often am, but I think today's episode marked the debut of Don Novello's Father Guido Sarducci, Vatican gossip columnist. | The A.V. Club