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Overview
Mini Biography:
American leading man who has played his fair share of irritating pests and brash... moreAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 11 wins & 10 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(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
Jump to filmography as: Actor, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer, Director, Miscellaneous Crew, Thanks, Self, Archive Footage
Actor:
- W. (2008) (filming) .... Dick Cheney
- My Life in Ruins (2008) .... Irv
- "Tin Man" (2007) TV mini-series .... Mystic Man (unknown episodes)
- Poseidon (2006) .... Richard Nelson
- Unsung (2006) (voice) .... Narrator
- Copshop (2004) (TV) .... Leonard Manzo
- Silver City (2004) .... Chuck Raven
- "The American Experience" .... Narrator (1 episode, 2003)
- The Johnstown Flood (2003) TV episode .... Narrator - Coast to Coast (2003) (TV) .... Barnaby Pierce
- "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) - The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001) (TV) .... Alexander Haig
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer & the Island of Misfit Toys (2001) (V) (voice) .... Scoop the Snowman (Narrator)
... aka Rudolph & the Island of Misfit Toys - Who Is Cletis Tout? (2001) .... Micah Tobias
- 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) - The Crew (2000/I) .... Bobby Bartellemeo/Narrator
- Fail Safe (2000) (TV) .... President
- Lansky (1999) (TV) .... Meyer Lansky
- Krippendorf's Tribe (1998) .... Prof. James Krippendorf
- Oliver Twist (1997) (TV) .... Fagin
- 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 - Mad Dog Time (1996) .... Vic
... aka Trigger Happy (UK) - Night Falls on Manhattan (1996) .... Sam Vigoda
- James and the Giant Peach (1996) (voice) .... Centipede
- Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) .... Glenn Holland
- The American President (1995) .... Senator Bob Rumson
- The Last Word (1995) .... Larry
... aka Cosa Nostra: The Last Word - "The Great Battles of the Civil War" (1994) TV mini-series (voice) .... Narrator
- Silent Fall (1994) .... Dr. Jake Rainer
- Another Stakeout (1993) .... Detective Chris Lecce
... aka Stakeout 2
... aka The Lookout - Lost in Yonkers (1993) .... Louie Kurnitz
... aka Neil Simon's Lost in Yonkers - Lincoln (1992) (TV) (voice) .... William Tecumsah Sherman
- Prisoner of Honor (1991) (TV) .... Col. Picquart
- What About Bob? (1991) .... Dr. Leo Marvin
- Once Around (1991) .... Sam Sharpe
- Postcards from the Edge (1990) .... Doctor Frankenthal
- Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead (1990) .... The Player
- Always (1989) .... Pete Sandich
- Let It Ride (1989) .... Jay Trotter
- Moon Over Parador (1988) .... Jack Noah/President Alphonse Simms
- Nuts (1987) .... Aaron Levinsky
- Stakeout (1987) .... Det. Chris Lecce
- Tin Men (1987) .... Bill 'BB' Babowsky
- Stand by Me (1986) .... The Writer
- Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986) .... David 'Dave' Whiteman
- The Buddy System (1984) .... Joe
- Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) .... Ken Harrison
- The Competition (1980) .... Paul Dietrich
- Othello (1979) (V) .... Iago
- The Big Fix (1978) .... Moses Wine
- "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 - The Goodbye Girl (1977) .... Elliot Garfield
... aka Neil Simon's The Goodbye Girl - 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) - Victory at Entebbe (1976) (TV) .... Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu
- Jaws (1975) .... Matt Hooper
- The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974) .... Clavius
... aka Suzanne - The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz (1974) .... Duddy
... aka Apprentissage de Duddy Kravitz, L' (Canada: French title) - Inserts (1974) .... Boy Wonder
- "The New Dick Van Dyke Show" .... Tony Injijikian (1 episode, 1973)
- Mr. Dazzle (1973) TV episode .... Tony Injijikian - American Graffiti (1973) .... Curt Henderson
- Dillinger (1973) .... Baby Face Nelson
- Catch-22 (1973) (TV) .... Capt. John Yossarian
- "A Touch of Grace" .... Donald (1 episode, 1973)
- The Accident (1973) TV episode .... Donald - "Gunsmoke" .... Gearshon Gorofsky (1 episode, 1973)
... aka Gun Law (UK)
... aka Marshal Dillon (USA: rerun title)
- This Golden Land (1973) TV episode .... Gearshon Gorofsky - "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 - Shadow of a Gunman (1972) (TV)
- Two for the Money (1972) (TV) .... Morris Gap
- "The Young Lawyers" .... Mike Chester (1 episode, 1971)
- Down at the House of Truth, Visiting (1971) TV episode .... Mike Chester - Untold Damage (1971) (TV) .... Greg
- "Room 222" .... Stan Siebert (1 episode, 1970)
- The Valediction (1970) TV episode .... Stan Siebert - "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 - "The New People" .... Dr. Owen Rudd (1 episode, 1969)
- Panic in the Sand (1969) TV episode .... Dr. Owen Rudd - Hello Down There (1969) .... Harold Webster
... aka Sub-A-Dub-Dub (USA: reissue title) - "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 - "Felony Squad" .... Herbie Aroon (1 episode, 1968)
- The Last Man in the World (1968) TV episode .... Herbie Aroon - "Judd for the Defense" .... Larry Corning (1 episode, 1968)
- Weep the Hunter Home (1968) TV episode .... Larry Corning - The Young Runaways (1968) .... Terry
- The Graduate (1967) (uncredited) .... Boarding House Resident
- Valley of the Dolls (1967) (uncredited) .... Assistant stage manager
- "The Second Hundred Years" .... Ben Jr. (1 episode, 1967)
- No Experience Necessary (1967) TV episode .... Ben Jr. - "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" (1 episode, 1967)
- My Son, the Actor (1967) TV episode - "Hey, Landlord" .... Harold / ... (2 episodes, 1967)
- Testing, One Two (1967) TV episode .... Harold
- Big Brother Is Watching You (1967) TV episode .... Warren - "That Girl" .... Johnny (1 episode, 1967)
- Paper Hats & Everything (1967) TV episode .... Johnny - "Occasional Wife" .... Rudolph (1 episode, 1967)
- Fair Play for Gypsies (1967) TV episode .... Rudolph - "The Big Valley" .... Lud Akley (1 episode, 1967)
- Boy Into Man (1967) TV episode .... Lud Akley - "Bewitched" .... Rodney (1 episode, 1966)
- Man's Best Friend (1966) TV episode .... Rodney - "Gidget" .... Durf The Drag (1 episode, 1966)
- Ego-a-Go-Go (1966) TV episode .... Durf The Drag - "Ben Casey" (1 episode, 1965)
- Francini? Who Is Francini? (1965) TV episode - "Karen" (1964) TV series .... David Rowe III (unknown episodes)
Producer:
- Road to Ladakh (2008) (announced) (producer)
- Copshop (2004) (TV) (executive producer)
- Duel: Hamilton vs. Burr (2004) (TV) (producer)
- "The Education of Max Bickford" (2001) TV series (producer) (unknown episodes)
- Mr. Dreyfuss Goes to Washington (2001) (TV) (producer)
- Oliver Twist (1997) (TV) (co-producer)
- Quiz Show (1994) (executive producer)
- Prisoner of Honor (1991) (TV) (producer)
- Once Around (1991) (co-producer)
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) (producer)
- The Big Fix (1978) (producer)
Soundtrack:
- Mr. Holland's Opus (1995) (performer: "STOUTHEARTED MEN", "I KNOW AN OLD LADY", "BEAUTIFUL BOY")
- Jaws (1975) (performer: "Show Me The Way To Go Home")
Writer:
- Present Tense, Past Perfect (1995) (TV) (writer)
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) (writer)
Director:
- Present Tense, Past Perfect (1995) (TV)
Miscellaneous Crew:
- Inserts (1974) (production associate)
Thanks:
- Inside Deep Throat (2005) (special thanks)
- Interstate 60 (2002) (special thanks)
... aka I-60 (USA: promotional abbreviation)
... aka Interstate 60: Episodes of the Road (USA) - The Best of Hollywood (1998) (TV) (thanks)
... aka 50 Years: The Best of Hollywood (USA: DVD title)
Self:
- Ocean of Fear: Worst Shark Attack Ever (2007) (TV) .... Narrator
- 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) - AFI's 100 Years... 100 Greatest Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) .... Himself
- The Mark Twain Prize: Neil Simon (2006) (TV)
- "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 - Poseidon: Upside Down (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Shipmate's Diary (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Poseidon: A Ship on a Soundstage (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tony Danza Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 12 September 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - "Corazón de..." .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- Episode dated 17 July 2006 (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006) .... Himself
- "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 - "HBO First Look" .... Himself (1 episode, 2006)
- The Making of 'Poseidon' (2006) TV episode .... Himself - Rogue Waves: The Sinking of Poseidon (2006) (TV) .... Himself
- The Shark Is Still Working (2006) (V) .... Himself
- Central Park (2005) (TV) .... Richard Dreyfus
- AFI Tribute to George Lucas (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- The Adventures of Errol Flynn (2005) (TV) .... Himself
- The First Amendment Project: No Joking (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Daily Politics" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 20 October 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - "The Frank Skinner Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode #8.1 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - Coast to Coast: Behind the Scenes (2004) (V) .... Himself
- Citizen Stan (2004) .... Narrator
- "Question Time" .... Himself (1 episode, 2004)
- Episode dated 23 September 2004 (2004) TV episode .... Himself - A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004) (V) .... Narrator
- Duel: Hamilton vs. Burr (2004) (TV) .... Himself - Host
- Biography Special: The Fondas (2004) (TV) .... Himself
- TR: An American Lion (2003) (TV) (voice) .... Theodore Roosevelt
- The John Garfield Story (2003) (TV) .... Himself
- Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (2003) .... Himself
- Frankl's Choice (2002) (TV) .... Narrator
- "VH-1 Where Are They Now?" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- American Graffiti (2002) TV episode .... Himself - "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Himself (1 episode, 2002)
- Jaws (2002) TV episode .... Himself - Walking the Tracks: The Summer of 'Stand by Me' (2002) (V) .... Himself
- Manassas: End of Innocence (2002) (voice) .... Narrator
- R2-D2: Beneath the Dome (2001) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
- "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 - In Search of Peace (2001) (voice) .... Yitzhak Rabin
- The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) (V) .... Himself
- Mr. Dreyfuss Goes to Washington (2001) (TV) .... Host
- Devil's Island: Hell on Earth (2001) (TV) .... Himself
- "Inside the Actors Studio" .... Himself (1 episode, 2000)
- Episode #7.4 (2000) TV episode .... Himself - Hollywood, D.C. (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "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 - Comedy Central Presents: The N.Y. Friars Club Roast of Rob Reiner (2000) (TV) .... Himself
- "HARDtalk" .... Himself (1 episode, 1999)
- Richard Dreyfuss (1999) TV episode .... Himself - AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars (1999) (TV) .... Himself
- Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude (1998) (TV) .... Narrator
- "Bravo Profiles: The Entertainment Business" (1998) TV mini-series .... Himself
- The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Clive James Show" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- Episode dated 9 May 1998 (1998) TV episode .... Himself - To Life! America Celebrates Israel's 50th (1998) (TV) .... Himself
- The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself - Past Winner
- "Intimate Portrait" .... Himself (1 episode, 1998)
- Marsha Mason (1998) TV episode .... Himself - "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 - Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997) (V) .... Himself (segment "Liberian Girl")
- Frank Capra's American Dream (1997) (TV) .... Himself
- "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- Episode dated 6 November 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself - "In the Wild" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- The Galapagos Islands with Richard Dreyfuss (1996) TV episode .... Himself - The 68th Annual Academy Awards (1996) (TV) .... Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Presenter: Gordon E. Sawyer Award
- "Showbiz Today" .... Himself (1 episode, 1996)
- Episode dated 29 January 1996 (1996) TV episode .... Himself - The Making of Steven Spielberg's 'Jaws' (1995) (V) .... Himself
- The Walt Disney Company and McDonald's Present the American Teacher Awards (1995) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- The Universal Story (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- The American Film Institute Salute to Steven Spielberg (1995) (TV) .... Himself
- Scenes from Everyday Life (1995) .... Himself
- It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein (1994) (TV) .... Himself
- Brokaw Reports: 58 Days (1992) (TV) .... Himself
- The 46th Annual Tony Awards (1992) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter
- "American Chronicles" (1990) TV series .... Narrator
- The 61st Annual Academy Awards (1989) (TV) .... Himself - Co-presenter: Best Original Screenplay
- Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987) (TV) .... Host
- The 59th Annual Academy Awards (1987) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Irving G. Thalberg Award
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) (TV) .... Himself
- The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) (TV) .... Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) .... Himself
- The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980) (TV) .... Himself - Presenter: Best Actress in a Leading Role
- The 51st Annual Academy Awards (1979) (TV) .... Himself - Co-presenter: Best Actress
- The 50th Annual Academy Awards (1978) (TV) .... Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Leading Role
- The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (1977) (TV) .... Himself
- The Amazing Miss Cummings: An Actress at Work and Play (1977) .... Himself - interviewee
... aka The Amazing Miss Cummings (USA: short title) - The Making of 'The Goodbye Girl' (1977) (TV) .... Himself
- "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 - Romp!!! (1968) (TV) .... Himself
- "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:
- The Dish on Dolls (2006) (V) .... Stagehand in Valley of the Dolls
-
"Biography"
- Child Stars II: Growing Up Hollywood (2005) TV episode .... Elliot Garfield - MythBusters: Jaws Special (2005) (TV) .... Matt Hooper
- When Stand-Up Comics Ruled the World (2004) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
Additional Details
Other Works:
Provides voice-overs for Honda television commercials (1998-) morePublicity Listings:
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