The winner of several awards including two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globes, Richard Dreyfuss is considered as one of the finest actors in Hollywood. The actor is best known for starring in popular films, including American Graffiti (1973), Jaws (1975), Stand by Me (1986), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986), The Goodbye Girl (1977), Always (1989), and Mr. Holland's Opus (1995). Some of his notable performances have been in the films The Old Man Who Read Love Stories (2001), Leaves of Grass (2009), The Lightkeepers (2009), Piranha 3D (2010), and Cas and Dylan (2013). His other projects include Very Good Girls (2014), Squatters (2014), Zipper (2015), Book Club (2018) and The Last Laugh (2018)

The actor has appeared on numerous TV series like Gidget (1966), The Big Valley (1967), The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1969), A Touch of Grace (1973), Prisoner of Honor (1991), Oliver Twist (1997), Lansky (1999), The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001), Coast to Coast (2003), Ocean of Fear (2007), Family Guy (2010), Weeds (2010), Parenthood (2011), Your Family or Mine (2015), Mad Off (2016) and Shots Fired (2017).

In addition, he is also a producer for films The Big Fix (1987), Funny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville (1987), Once Around (1991), Prisoner of Honor (1991), Quiz Show (1994), The Wonderful World of Disney (1997), Mr. Dreyfuss Goes to Washington (2001), Copshop (2004) and The Lightkeepers (2009).