Highest rated as cast or director
Richard Dreyfuss's 5 titles from the 1970s have a median Balasaur Score of 82, led by Jaws (85) and American Graffiti (83), against 69 for those from the 1980s.
Biography
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.
Acted in 120
2020s
- 2025
Waltzing with Brando
Seymour Kraft
- 2023
Sweetwater
Maurice Podoloff
- 2022
Save Christmas
Santa
- 2021
Crime Story
Ben Myers
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
56Asher
Avi
- 2017
- 2016
Madoff
Bernie Madoff · 4 episodes
- 2015
Your Family or Mine
Louis · 10 episodes
- 2014
Caserta Palace Dream
Luigi Vanvitelli
- 2013
Cas & Dylan
Dr. Cas Pepper
- 2012
Coma
Professor Hillside · 2 episodes
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
The Lightkeepers
Seth
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
The Dish on Dolls
Assistant Stage Manager (archive footage)
- 2005
- 2004
Silver City
Chuck Raven
- 2003
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Theodore Roosevelt
Teddy Roosevelt: An American Lion
Voice of Theodore Roosevelt · 2 episodes
- 2001
The Day Reagan Was Shot
Alexander Haig
The Education of Max Bickford
Max Bickford · 22 episodes
In Search of Peace
Yitzhak Rabin (voice)
The Old Man Who Read Love Stories
Antonio Bolivar
- 2000
Fail Safe
President
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
- 1997
Oliver Twist
Fagin
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
Lost in Yonkers
Louie Kurnitz
- 1992
- 1991
Prisoner of Honor
Col. Picquart
Once Around
Sam Sharpe
- 1990
1980s
- 1989
Let It Ride
Jay Trotter
- 1988
Moon Over Parador
Jack Noah
- 1987
Nuts
Aaron Levinsky
- 1986
- 1984
The Buddy System
Joe
- 1981
Whose Life Is It Anyway?
Ken Harrison
- 1980
The Competition
Paul Dietrich
1970s
- 1978
The Big Fix
Moses Wine
- 1977
- 1976
Victory at Entebbe
Colonel Yonatan 'Yonni' Netanyahu
- 1975
- 1974
The Second Coming of Suzanne
Clavius
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
Duddy
- 1973
Me
Greg
A Touch of Grace
TV
- 1972
The Shadow of a Gunman
Tommy Owen
Two for the Money
Morris Gap
- 1971
1960s
- 1969
The New People
TV
Hello Down There
Harold Webster
- 1968
The Young Runaways
Terry
- 1967
- 1966
Occasional Wife
TV
Hey Landlord!
TV
- 1965
- 1964
Karen
David Rowe III · 27 episodes
- 1961
1950s
- 1955
No release date
Killing Winston Jones
Winston Jones
Produced 9
2020s
- 2022
- 2021
Crime Story
Executive Producer
2010s
- 2019
1990s
- 1997
Oliver Twist
Co-Producer
- 1994
- 1991
Once Around
Co-Producer
1980s
- 1987
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Producer
1970s
- 1978
The Big Fix
Producer
Wrote 1
1980s
- 1987
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Writer
Appearances61
2020s
- 2025
- 2023
Elizabeth Montgomery: A Bewitched Life
Self
- 2022
- 2020
2010s
- 2018
Third Party President: Citizen Rocky
Self
- 2017
- 2014
- 2013
Milius
Self
- 2012
Casting By
Self
- 2011
The Two Million Year Old Boy
Narrator
- 2010
Jaws: The Inside Story
Self
2000s
- 2009
The Shark Is Still Working
Self
American Renegade: Confessions of a Radical Humanist
Self
- 2008
America Betrayed
Narrator
- 2007
Ocean of Fear
Narrator
Spielberg on Spielberg
Self (archive footage)
AFI: 100 Years... 100 Movies... 10th Anniversary Edition
Self
The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
Self
- 2006
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters
Self
- 2005
- 2004
- 2003
The John Garfield Story
Self
- 2002
Manassas: End of Innocence
Narrator
- 2001
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
- 2000
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
Self
1990s
- 1998
Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude
Narrator
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
Self
- 1997
The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon
Narrator (voice)
Frank Capra's American Dream
Self
Audrey Hepburn: The Fairest Lady
Self
Henry Fonda: Hollywood's Quiet Hero
Self
In the Teeth of Jaws
Self
- 1996
E! True Hollywood Story
Self · 1 episode
The Universal Story
Self
- 1995
The Making of 'Jaws'
Self
- 1994
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Self
Inside the Actors Studio
Self · 1 episode
- 1992
1980s
- 1987
Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
Self
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self
- 1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1970s
- 1975
- 1974
New England Our Way
Self
- 1971
1960s
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1953
No release date
I Refuse to Kill: He Went to War with War
Self
Ocean of Fear
Narrator (voice) · 6 episodes