A noted and gifted stage actor, Dreyfus also went onto new career heights after AMERICAN GRAFFITI. He won an Oscar for his role in THE GOODBYE GIRL, and was later nominated for his work in MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS. No stranger to box-office gold, Dreyfus went on to play roles in JAWS and CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND. A very popular and personable leading man, his other film roles include STAND BY ME; DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS; WHAT ABOUT BOB; THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT and KRIPPENDORF'S TRIBE.