Acting
Richard Jenkins
EN, FR cinema · 107 credits
Born
4 May 1947 (age 79)
Birthplace
DeKalb, Illinois, USA
Also known as Ричард Дженкинс · Richard Dale Jenkins · Ρίτσαρντ Τζένκινς · 李察·傑金斯
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
Known for
Filmography
IF
as Art Teacher (voice)
The Humans
as Erik
Nightmare Alley
as Ezra Grindle
Kajillionaire
as Robert
The Last Shift
as Stanley
LBJ
as Sen. Richard Russell
The Shape of Water
as Giles
Kong: Skull Island
as Senator Al Willis
The Hollars
as Don Hollar
Bone Tomahawk
as Chicory
Spotlight
as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
God's Pocket
as Richard Shelburn
Lullaby
as Robert
4 Minute Mile
as Coleman
Turbo
as Bobby (voice)
A.C.O.D.
as Hugh
White House Down
as Raphelson
The Cabin in the Woods
as Richard Sitterson
Killing Them Softly
as Driver
Liberal Arts
as Professor Peter Hoberg
Jack Reacher
as D.A. Alex Rodin
The Company You Keep
as Jed Lewis
Darling Companion
as Russell
The Rum Diary
as Lotterman
Happythankyoumoreplease
as Paul Gertmanian
Hall Pass
as Coakley
Friends with Benefits
as Mr. Harper
Dear John
as Mr. Tyree
Let Me In
as The Father
Eat Pray Love
as Richard, as Richard from Texas
Norman
as Doug Long
Waiting for Forever
as Richard Twist
The Broken
as John McVey
Step Brothers
as Dr. Robert Doback
The Visitor
as Prof. Walter Vale
The Tale of Despereaux
as Principal (voice)
Finding the Burn
2008
Finding the Burn
as Self / Ted Treffon (archive footage)
The Kingdom
as Robert Grace
Rumor Has It...
as Earl Huttinger
Fun with Dick and Jane
as Frank Bascombe
North Country
as Hank Aimes
Earth to America
as Self
Shall We Dance?
as Devine
I ♥ Huckabees
as Mr. Hooten (uncredited)
Intolerable Cruelty
as Freddy Bender
The Mudge Boy
as Edgar Mudge
The Core
as Gen. Thomas Purcell
Cheaper by the Dozen
as Shake
Stealing Harvard
as Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
Changing Lanes
as Walter Arnell
Sins of the Father
as Bobby Frank Cherry
The Man Who Wasn't There
as Walter Abundas
Say It Isn't So
as Walter Wingfield
One Night at McCool's
as Father Jimmy
What Planet Are You From?
as Don Fisk
Me, Myself & Irene
as Agent Boshane
Snow Falling on Cedars
as Sheriff Art Moran
The Confession
as Cass O'Donnell
Random Hearts
as Truman Trainor
Outside Providence
as Barney
The Mod Squad
as Det. Bob Mothershed
The Impostors
as Johnny Leguard (Frenchman)
There's Something About Mary
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
as Beck Weathers
Absolute Power
as Michael McCarty
Eye of God
as Willard Sprague
Flirting with Disaster
as Paul Harmon
Eddie
as Carl Zimmer
A Couch in New York
as Campton
The Boys Next Door
as Bob Klemper
It Could Happen to You
as C. Vernon Hale
Wolf
as Detective Carl Bridger
Trapped in Paradise
as Agent Shaddus Peyser
Getting Out
as Chaplain
And the Band Played On
as Dr. Marc Conant
Undercover Blues
as Frank
Afterburn
as Acton Ryder
Doublecrossed
as Jim Donaldson
The Perfect Tribute
as Blair
Rising Son
as Tommy
Blue Steel
as Attorney Mel Dawson
When You Remember Me
as Vaughan
Descending Angel
as Debaudt
Challenger
as Gregory B. Jarvis
Blaze
as Picayune
Sea of Love
as Gruber
How I Got Into College
as Bill Browne
Out on the Edge
as Paul Evetts
Rachel River
as Cordell
Kojak: Fatal Flaw
as Joel Litkin
Stealing Home
as Hank Chandler
Little Nikita
as Richard Grant
In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders
as Detective Hamill
The Witches of Eastwick
as Clyde Alden
Courtship
as Bobby Pate
On Valentine's Day
as Bobby Pate
The Manhattan Project
as Radiation Controls Officer
Hannah and Her Sisters
as Dr. Wilkes
The Tender Age
as Roger Davis
Silverado
as Kelly
Parole
as 1st Cop
