Richard Dreyfuss movies: 12 greatest films ranked worst to best
Richard Dreyfuss is the Oscar-winning actor who has been an integral part of so many American films that are now considered classics. His career really took off in the 1970s with “Jaws,” “American Graffiti” and “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” by being a key collaborator on a number of films directed by George Lucas and Steven Spielberg.
Dreyfuss has proven himself adept in his wide range of characters — from a music teacher to a blood-thirsty gangster, and from an aspiring actor to an obnoxious oceanographer. The result has been a Best Actor Academy Award for “The Goodbye Girl” with an additional nomination for “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” plus a Golden Globe victory with three additional Globe nominations.
Take a tour of our photo gallery ranking his 12 greatest films from worst to best..
Dreyfuss has proven himself adept in his wide range of characters — from a music teacher to a blood-thirsty gangster, and from an aspiring actor to an obnoxious oceanographer. The result has been a Best Actor Academy Award for “The Goodbye Girl” with an additional nomination for “Mr. Holland’s Opus,” plus a Golden Globe victory with three additional Globe nominations.
Take a tour of our photo gallery ranking his 12 greatest films from worst to best..
- 10/25/2024
- by Tom O'Brien, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
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