Richard Dreyfuss
b.10/29/1947 New York NY
Father was a lawyer in New York who moved family to Los Angeles when Richard was nine years of age Begins acting career in plays at Beverly Hills Jewish Center Leading roles on Broadway late 1960s Critically acclaimed rise to stardom in “American Graffitti” 1973 Academy Award Best Actor “Goodbye Girl” 1977 Academy Award nominated Best Actor “Mr. Holland’s Opus” 1995 First cinematic movie “The Graduate” 1968
Filmography:
The Graduate, Dillinger, American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters, Goodbye Girl, The Big Fix, The Competition, Who’s Life is it Anyway, Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Stand by Me, Nuts, Stakeout, Tin Men, Postcards from the Edge, What About Bob, Lost in Yonkers, The American President, Mr. Holland’s Opus, Silver City, Poseidon, Piranha, The Big Valley