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Richard Dreyfuss
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<p>Richard Stephen Dreyfuss is an American actor. He emerged from the <a href="/facts/New_Hollywood/1cMB3nCh">New Hollywood</a> wave of American cinema, finding fame with a succession of <a href="/facts/Leading_actor/A72YqIDG">leading man</a> parts in the 1970s. He has received an <a href="/facts/Academy_Awards/CwTxYuNQ">Academy Award</a>, a <a href="/facts/British_Academy_Film_Awards/GszEPR7E">BAFTA</a>, and a <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Awards/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe Award</a>. </p><p>Dreyfuss rose to promimence with starring roles in <i><a href="/facts/American_Graffiti/HTdDBmCv">American Graffiti</a></i> (1973), <i><a href="/facts/The_Apprenticeship_of_Duddy_Kravitz_(film)/te2BE5YF">The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz</a></i> (1974), <i><a href="/facts/Jaws_(film)/Pss43naz">Jaws</a></i> (1975), and <i><a href="/facts/Close_Encounters_of_the_Third_Kind/oMQkVw6J">Close Encounters of the Third Kind</a></i> (1977). He won the <a href="/facts/Academy_Award_for_Best_Actor/ESeGU7vo">Academy Award for Best Actor</a> for his portrayal of Elliot Garfield in the 1977 romantic comedy <i><a href="/facts/The_Goodbye_Girl/GBjx3NSG">The Goodbye Girl</a></i>, and was Oscar-nominated in the same category for his title role in the 1995 drama <i><a href="/facts/Mr._Holland%2527s_Opus/11qwBR6k">Mr. Holland's Opus</a></i>. His other film credits include <i><a href="/facts/The_Competition_(1980_film)/Ig3bLxga">The Competition</a></i> (1980), <i><a href="/facts/Stand_by_Me_(film)/p2DjpeF1">Stand by Me</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/facts/Down_and_Out_in_Beverly_Hills/mTwqeh06">Down and Out in Beverly Hills</a></i> (1986), <i><a href="/facts/Stakeout_(1987_film)/fNxA3sDY">Stakeout</a></i> (1987), <i><a href="/facts/Nuts_(1987_film)/LE5pAkAY">Nuts</a></i> (1987), <i><a href="/facts/Always_(1989_film)/lMSR387w">Always</a></i> (1989), <i><a href="/facts/Postcards_from_the_Edge_(film)/QC1GI6Fn">Postcards from the Edge</a></i> (1990), <i><a href="/facts/What_About_Bob%253F/nyqAkfpq">What About Bob?</a></i> (1991), <i><a href="/facts/The_American_President/vhVHRXRh">The American President</a></i> (1995), and <i><a href="/facts/W._(film)/JqpAGTLw">W.</a></i> (2008). </p><p>On television, Dreyfuss starred as the title character on the <a href="/facts/CBS/BhMsVoej">CBS</a> drama series <i><a href="/facts/The_Education_of_Max_Bickford/L5gFw6h1">The Education of Max Bickford</a></i> (2001–2002), for which he was nominated for the <a href="/facts/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award_for_Outstanding_Performance_by_a_Male_Actor_in_a_Drama_Series/H4L89R7U">Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor</a>. He also portrayed <a href="/facts/Fagin/xqFREtdQ">Fagin</a> in the 1997 <a href="/facts/Walt_Disney_Television/2fFswnpu">Disney</a> adaptation of <i><a href="/facts/Oliver_Twist_(1997_film)/fMFDmRKD">Oliver Twist</a></i>, <a href="/facts/Meyer_Lansky/kdL2KRBb">Meyer Lansky</a> in <a href="/facts/HBO/gGSPvEEu">HBO</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/Lansky_(1999_film)/nCKf69sx">Lansky</a></i> (1999), <a href="/facts/Alexander_Haig/Vo6xrk3u">Alexander Haig</a> in <a href="/facts/Showtime_Networks/1p20SnXl">Showtime</a>'s <i><a href="/facts/The_Day_Reagan_Was_Shot/CIeaMzpM">The Day Reagan Was Shot</a></i> (2001), and <a href="/facts/Bernie_Madoff/P4Vjc29N">Bernie Madoff</a> in the <a href="/facts/American_Broadcasting_Company/WGxg4vRX">ABC</a> miniseries <i><a href="/facts/Madoff_(miniseries)/fAquAPIv">Madoff</a></i> (2016). </p>