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Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

Acting
Born: May 04, 1947
From: DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Credits: 30 titles

Biography

Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American actor. Jenkins began his acting career in theater at the Trinity Repertory Company and later made his film debut in 1974. He has worked steadily in film and television since the 1980s, mostly in supporting roles. His first major role did not come until the early 2000s, when he portrayed the deceased patriarch Nathaniel Fisher on the HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005). He is also known for his roles in the films Burn After Reading (2008), Step Brothers (2008), Let Me In (2010), Jack Reacher (2012), and The Cabin in the Woods (2012). Jenkins was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the drama film The Visitor (2007). He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for the limited drama series Olive Kitteridge (2014). For his performance in the fantasy drama film The Shape of Water (2017), Jenkins received Academy Award, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Filmography

Title Character Year Rating
The Cabin in the Woods Richard Sitterson 2012 6.648
The Rum Diary Lotterman 2011 5.881
Dear John Mr. Tyree 2010 6.839
The Broken John McVey 2008 5.4
Burn After Reading Ted 2008 6.673
Step Brothers Dr. Robert Doback 2008 6.556
The Kingdom Robert Grace 2007 6.731
Rumor Has It... Earl Huttinger 2005 5.676
Fun with Dick and Jane Frank Bascombe 2005 6.22
Shall We Dance? Devine 2004 6.416
Intolerable Cruelty Freddy Bender 2003 5.955
The Man Who Wasn't There Walter Abundas 2001 7.506
Say It Isn't So Walter Wingfield 2001 4.718
What Planet Are You From? Don Fisk 2000 5.431
Snow Falling on Cedars Sheriff Art Moran 1999 6.088
The Confession Cass O'Donnell 1999 5.776
Flirting with Disaster Paul Harmon 1996 6.165
Eddie Carl Zimmer 1996 5.474
The Indian in the Cupboard Victor 1995 6.463
How to Make an American Quilt Howell 1995 6.407
It Could Happen to You C. Vernon Hale 1994 6.725
Wolf Detective Carl Bridger 1994 6.1
Trapped in Paradise Agent Shaddus Peyser 1994 5.682
And the Band Played On Dr. Marc Conant 1993 6.491
Carolina Skeletons Redy 1991 7.167
Blaze Picayune 1989 6.174
Sea of Love Gruber 1989 6.616
Stealing Home Hank Chandler 1988 6.297
The Witches of Eastwick Clyde Alden 1987 6.5
Silverado Kelly 1985 6.941
Quick Facts
Known forActing
Credits30
Born1947
FromDeKalb, Illinois, USA