Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Stephen Dreyfuss ( ; né Dreyfus; born October 29, 1947) is an American actor. He is known for starring in popular films during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, including ''American Graffiti'' (1973), ''Jaws'' (1975), ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), ''The Goodbye Girl'' (1977), ''The Competition'' (1980), ''Stand by Me'' (1986), ''Down and Out in Beverly Hills'' (1986), ''Stakeout'' (1987), ''Nuts'' (1987), ''Always'' (1989), ''What About Bob?'' (1991), ''The American President'' (1995), and ''Mr. Holland's Opus'' (1995).

Dreyfuss won the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1977 for ''The Goodbye Girl'' (at the time, the youngest-ever actor—age 30–to win), and was nominated in the same category for ''Mr. Holland's Opus'' in 1995. He is the recipient of a Golden Globe and a BAFTA, and was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2002; for his starring role in the CBS drama series ''The Education of Max Bickford'', and his portrayal of Alexander Haig in the Showtime film ''The Day Reagan Was Shot'', respectively. Provided by Wikipedia