Richard Dreyfuss Movies

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Richard Dreyfuss (1947-) is an Oscar® winning American actor….who has been appearing in motion pictures for over 50 years!   His IMDb page shows over 120 acting credits since 1964. This page ranks  Richard Dreyfuss movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, bit parts and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings.

Drivel part of the page:  I have not met too many Oscar® winners in my lifetime…..but I did get to meet Mr. Richard Dreyfuss.  The place:  Old Dominion University ….Norfolk, Va.  The time:  March 25th, 2009. The situation:  Dreyfuss was the opening speaker at the 2009 ONFilm Festival of Independent Film.  After his talk….he took questions from the audience….and after that part was over… the audience was given the opportunity to meet Mr. Dreyfuss.  I of course took advantage of that opportunity….which is how I was lucky enough to get him to sign the Tin Men DVD cover shown in the first picture on this page.

Richard Dreyfuss starred in one of the biggest hits of all-time….1975’s Jaws

Richard Dreyfuss Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Richard Dreyfuss Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

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Richard Dreyfuss in 1977’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Possibly Interesting Facts About Richard Dreyfuss

1. Richard Steven Dreyfuss was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1947.

2. Richard Dreyfuss auditioned for the role as one of the Von Trapp children in 1965’s The Sound of Music.  The fact that he cannot dance really hurt his chances of getting that role.

3. One of Richard Dreyfuss’ first IMDb credits is his brief appearance in 1967’s The Graduate.

4. Richard Dreyfuss starred in 4 of the Top 100 Adjusted Box Office Hits of All-Time.  Even more amazing is the fact that he did it during a 4 year period….1973 to 1977.  Those 4 movies:  1973’s American Graffiti, 1975’s Jaws, 1977’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind and 1977’s The Goodbye Girl.

5. During the filming of 1975’s Jaws…. Robert Shaw could not stand Richard Dreyfuss and the two argued all the time, which resulted in some good tension between Hooper and Quint.

6. Richard Drefuss got his role as Roy Neary in 1977’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind after Al Pacino and Gene Hackman turned down the role.

7.  Richard Dreyfuss has appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar®: 1973’s American Graffiti, 1975’s Jaws and 1977’s The Goodbye Girl.

8. Richard Dreyfuss won the Best Actor Oscar® for 1977’s The Goodbye Girl.  At the time of his win…he was the youngest actor (he was 30) to win this award. That record has since been beaten.

9. Richard Dreyfuss is one of five actors to appear in films directed by both George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.  The other 4? Harrison Ford, Liam Neeson, Christopher Lee and Samuel L. Jackson.

10. Richard Dreyfuss has  been married three times and has three children.

Check out Richard Dreyfuss’ career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

Despite in taking over 5 years to write a Richard Dreyfuss UMR page….he is actually one of my favorite actors (I have seen 40 of the 46 movies listed here)….so I felt I should list my personal Top 10 Richard Dreyfuss movies in alphabetical order.

  • American Graffiti (1973)….what a cast….and what a fun movie to watch….the success of this movie helped the Star Wars universe get launched
  • The American President (1995)….this is one of my wife’s favorite all-time movies…so I watch it a lot….but it is always entertaining
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)….saw this in theaters with my dad a few times….still a fun movie to watch
  • Jaws (1975)…simply one of the best movies ever made!
  • Let It Ride (1989)….this was a huge flop for Dreyfuss….but I love the movie…it is funny and Dreyfuss is great in the lead role…plus you get Dreyfuss and Teri Garr as a married couple….which is a Close Encounters reunion
  • Lost in Yonkers (1993)….Dreyfuss’ return to the world of Neil Simon was not nearly as successful as their The Goodbye Girl….but Dreyfuss is a blast to watch in this one
  • Stakeout (1987)….great chemistry between Dreyfuss and Emilio Estevez….this was a hit…..and yet somehow it seems forgotten in time
  • Stand By Me (1986)…Dreyfuss did this small part as a favor to his childhood friend, Rob Reiner.  This is one entertaining movie.
  • Tin Men (1987)….loved this movie when I saw in theaters….and I still love it all of these years later….DeVito and Dreyfuss are awesome in this movie
  • Who Is Cletis Tout? (2002)….actually the reason I like this movie so much has nothing to do with Dreyfuss…..but all to do with Tim Allen’s movie loving hitman Critical Jim…..a movie all movie buffs will like

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36 thoughts on “Richard Dreyfuss Movies

    1. Hey George….What About Bob was one of his last leading role box office hits. Dreyfuss and Murray did not get along behind the scenes…or at least Dreyfuss did not like working with Murray at all. Might be why there was not a sequel. I have since added the trailer….figure I have to get Bev’s all-time favorite movie some time in the UMR spotlight.

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