Richard Stephen Dreyfuss (born October 29, 1947) is an American actor best known for starring in a number of film, television, and theatre roles since the late 1960s, including the films American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Goodbye Girl, Whose Life Is It Anyway?, Always, What About Bob?, Poseidon, Mr. Holland's Opus, and James and the Giant Peach. Read more