Richard Dreyfuss Highlights

  • 2009: Cast in Joe Sutton’s "Complicit" at London’s Old Vic theater; directed by Kevin Spacey
  • 2008: Portrayed U.S Vice President Dick Cheney in Oliver Stone's biopic "W."
  • 2006: Starred in director Wolfgang Petersen's remake of "The Poseidon Adventure"
  • 2004: Returned to Broadway in "Sly Fox" opposite Elizabeth Berkley
  • 2004: Co-starred with Chris Cooper in John Sayles' political satire "Silver City"
  • 2001: Played US Secretary of State Alexander Haig in the Showtime drama "The Day Reagan Was Shot"
  • 2001: Co-starred in "The Old Man Who Loved to Read Stories"
  • 2001: Starred in the CBS TV drama "The Education of Max Bickford"
  • 2000: Cast as an aging gangster in the comedy "The Crew"
  • 1999: Portrayed infamous Jewish gangster Meyer Lansky in HBO's "Lansky"; scripted by David Mamet and directed by John McNaughton
  • 1999: Co-starred with Mason in the London stage production of Simon's "The Prisoner of Second Avenue"
  • 1998: Re-teamed with Mason for the stage play "House" (co-authored by Jon Robin Baitz and Terrence McNally)
  • 1998: Starred opposite Jenna Elfman in "Krippendorf's Tribe"
  • 1997: Co-produced and starred as Fagin in the TV adaptation of "Oliver Twist" (ABC)
  • 1997: Played a civil rights attorney based on William Kunstler for Sidney Lumet's "Night Falls on Manhattan"
  • 1996: Made a cameo appearance as Senator Bob Rumson in Reiner's "The American President"
  • 1996: Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (October)
  • 1996: Directed the short film "Present Tense, Past Perfect" (aired on Showtime)
  • 1995: Earned second Best Actor Academy Award nomination for "Mr. Holland's Opus"
  • 1995: Acted opposite Christine Lahti in the Los Angeles stage production of "Three Hotels"
  • 1994: Stage directorial debut, "Hamlet" for the Birmingham Theatre Company at the Old Rep in England
  • 1993: Appeared in feature film version of Neil Simon's play "Lost in Yonkers"
  • 1992: Returned to Broadway in "Death and the Maiden" with Glenn Close and Gene Hackman
  • 1991: Portrayed Bill Murray's shrink in "What About Bob?"
  • 1991: Executive produced Ken Russell's "Prisoner of Honor" (HBO); also co-starred as George Picquart
  • 1991: Re-teamed with Hunter for Lasse Hallstrom's "Once Around"
  • 1989: Third film with director Spielberg, starring opposite Holly Hunter in "Always"
  • 1988: Re-teamed with Mazursky as the very broad actor-cum-dictator of "Moon Over Parador"
  • 1987: Offered excellent turns in both Barry Levinson's "Tin Men" and Badham's "Stakeout"
  • 1987: Produced, wrote and hosted TV special, "Funny You Don't Look 200!" (ABC)
  • 1986: Started as part of the fine ensemble of Paul Mazursky's "Down and Out in Beverly Hills"
  • 1986: Narrated director Rob Reiner's "Stand By Me"
  • 1981: Turned in remarkable performance as paralyzed sculptor who argues for his right to die in John Badham's "Whose Life Is It Anyway?"
  • 1979: Starred as Iago in "Othello" with the New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park
  • 1978: Played Cassius in "Julius Caesar" at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
  • 1978: Produced and starred in feature film, "The Big Fix"
  • 1977: Won Best Actor Academy Award for his role as a struggling actor, opposite Marsha Mason, in Neil Simon's "The Goodbye Girl"
  • 1977: Second collaboration with Spielberg, "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
  • 1975: Breakthrough role as marine biologist Matt Hooper in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws"
  • 1974: First lead role in the Canadian film "The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz"
  • 1973: Played Baby Face Nelson in John Milius' "Dillinger"
  • 1973: Garnered notice for his turn as the college-bound Curt in George Lucas' "American Graffiti"
  • 1972: TV movie debut, "Two for the Money" (ABC)
  • 1971: Appeared in Israel Horowitz's Off-Broadway play "Line"
  • 1969: Made Broadway debut in "But, Seriously..."
  • 1968: Had a memorable role as a cocky car thief in "The Young Runaways"
  • 1967: First film part was a small, uncredited role in "The Graduate"
  • 1966: Directed by Rob Reiner in the stage production of "The Session" with Larry Bishop (son of Joey), Reiner and David Arkin
  • 1964: At fifteen made professional stage debut with "In Mama's House" at the Gallery Theatre in Los Angeles
  • 1964: First television appearance, the NBC sitcom "Karen"
  • Worked at New York Playboy Club with comedy troupe; was fired after his first performance for insulting customers
  • Began acting at age 9 at the West Side Jewish Community Center in Los Angeles

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