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Richard Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He has starred in film, television, and theater roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Stakeout, Always, What About Bob? and Mr. Holland's Opus. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for The Goodbye Girl, and was nominated in 1995 for Mr. Holland's Opus. He has also won a Golden Globe Award, a BAFTA Award, and was nominated in 2002 for Screen Actors Guild Awards in the Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series and Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries categories.
Richard Dreyfuss is an American actor widely recognized for his prominent roles in 1970s New Hollywood cinema and his Academy Award-winning performance in The Goodbye Girl.
He is recognized for his starring roles in films such as Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, American Graffiti, and Mr. Holland's Opus.
Throughout his career, he has moved between high-energy comedy, intense drama, and major adventure features.
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