Job Actor
Years active 1964-present
Top Roles Assistant Stage Manager, Harold Webster, Boarding House Resident, Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu, Baby Face Nelson
Top GenresDrama, Film Adaptation, Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction
Top TopicsGangsters, Period Piece, Aviation
Top Collaborators (Director), (Director), , (Director)
Shares birthday with Fanny Brice, Akim Tamiroff, Hope Emerson  see more..

Richard Dreyfuss Overview:

Actor, Richard Dreyfuss, was born Richard Stephen Dreyfus on Oct 29, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY. As of December 2025, Richard Dreyfuss was 78 years old.

HONORS and AWARDS:

.

Richard Dreyfuss was nominated for two Academy Awards, winning for Best Actor for The Goodbye Girl (as Elliot Garfield) and The Goodbye Girl (as Elliot Garfield) in 1977 and 1977 respectively.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1977Best ActorThe Goodbye Girl (1977)Elliot GarfieldWon
1995Best ActorMr. Holland's Opus (1995)Glenn HollandNominated
.

He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.

BlogHub Articles:

No article for at this time. Submit yours here.

Richard Dreyfuss Quotes:

No Quote for this person.



Share this page:
Visit the Classic Movie Hub Blog CMH
Also a Scorpio






See All Scorpios >>
Best Actor Oscar 1977











See more Best Actor awards>>
Richard Dreyfuss on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame



See All Walk of Fame Stars >>
Richard Dreyfuss Facts
During 2004-2005 he took a short break from acting to lecture at Oxford University.

One of six actors to appear in films directed by both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg (the others are Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Christopher Lee, Richard Dreyfuss and Samuel L. Jackson). Richard Dreyfuss is the only one whose films weren't part of the "Star Wars" or "Indiana Jones" series.

In 2004, he announced his retirement from film acting, and that he would concentrate on theater. He implied that he decided upon this course due to a lack of recent work in film and that his greater passion was always theater.

See All Related Facts >>