Richard Jenkins

Acting

May 4, 1947 (79 years old)

DeKalb, Illinois, USA

Male

108 Movies

14 TV Shows

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

The Shape of Water

2017 7.2

as Giles

Age 70 (now 79)

Jack Reacher

2012 6.7

as D.A. Alex Rodin

Age 65 (now 79)

Dear John

2010 6.8

as Mr. Tyree

Age 62 (now 79)

Step Brothers

2008 6.6

as Dr. Robert Doback

Age 61 (now 79)

Bone Tomahawk

2015 6.9

as Chicory

Age 68 (now 79)

Let Me In

2010 6.8

as The Father

Age 63 (now 79)

The Visitor

2008 7.1

as Prof. Walter Vale

Age 60 (now 79)

The Cabin in the Woods

2012 6.7

as Richard Sitterson

Age 64 (now 79)

White House Down

2013 6.5

as Raphelson

Age 66 (now 79)

Friends with Benefits

2011 6.6

as Mr. Harper

Age 64 (now 79)

Fun with Dick and Jane

2005 6.2

as Frank Bascombe

Age 58 (now 79)

Nightmare Alley

2021 7.0

as Ezra Grindle

Age 74 (now 79)

Burn After Reading

2008 6.7

as Ted

Age 61 (now 79)

Six Feet Under

2001 8.1

as Nathaniel Fisher

Age 54 (now 79) 21 eps

21 eps

Eat Pray Love

2010 6.2

as Richard

Age 63 (now 79)

Liberal Arts

2012 6.5

as Professor Peter Hoberg

Age 65 (now 79)

IF

2024 7.0

as Art Teacher (voice)

Age 77 (now 79)

Nightmare Alley

2021 7.0

as Ezra Grindle

Age 74 (now 79)

The Humans

2021 6.1

as Erik

Age 74 (now 79)

Kajillionaire

2020 6.3

as Robert

Age 73 (now 79)

The Last Shift

2020 5.7

as Stanley

Age 73 (now 79)

The Shape of Water

2017 7.2

as Giles

Age 70 (now 79)

LBJ

2017 6.4

as Sen. Richard Russell

Age 70 (now 79)

Kong: Skull Island

2017 6.6

as Senator Al Willis

Age 69 (now 79)

The Hollars

2016 6.3

as Don Hollar

Age 69 (now 79)

Spotlight

2015 7.8

as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)

Age 68 (now 79)

Bone Tomahawk

2015 6.9

as Chicory

Age 68 (now 79)

Lullaby

2014 6.1

as Robert

Age 67 (now 79)

4 Minute Mile

2014 5.9

as Coleman

Age 67 (now 79)

God's Pocket

2014 5.8

as Richard Shelburn

Age 67 (now 79)

A.C.O.D.

2013 5.5

as Hugh

Age 66 (now 79)

Turbo

2013 6.3

as Bobby (voice)

Age 66 (now 79)

White House Down

2013 6.5

as Raphelson

Age 66 (now 79)

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

2013 7.4

as Self

Age 66 (now 79)

Jack Reacher

2012 6.7

as D.A. Alex Rodin

Age 65 (now 79)

The Company You Keep

2012 6.2

as Jed Lewis

Age 65 (now 79)

Liberal Arts

2012 6.5

as Professor Peter Hoberg

Age 65 (now 79)

Killing Them Softly

2012 6.0

as Driver

Age 65 (now 79)

Darling Companion

2012 5.0

as Russell

Age 64 (now 79)

The Cabin in the Woods

2012 6.7

as Richard Sitterson

Age 64 (now 79)

The Rum Diary

2011 5.9

as Lotterman

Age 64 (now 79)

Friends with Benefits

2011 6.6

as Mr. Harper

Age 64 (now 79)

Happythankyoumoreplease

2011 6.5

as Paul Gertmanian

Age 63 (now 79)

Hall Pass

2011 5.7

as Coakley

Age 63 (now 79)

Let Me In

2010 6.8

as The Father

Age 63 (now 79)

Eat Pray Love

2010 6.2

as Richard from Texas

Age 63 (now 79)

Eat Pray Love

2010 6.2

as Richard

Age 63 (now 79)

Norman

2010 6.1

as Doug Long

Age 63 (now 79)

Waiting for Forever

2010 5.9

as Richard Twist

Age 62 (now 79)

Dear John

2010 6.8

as Mr. Tyree

Age 62 (now 79)

Finding the Burn

2008

as Self / Ted Treffon (archive footage)

Age 61 (now 79)

The Tale of Despereaux

2008 6.1

as Principal (voice)

Age 61 (now 79)

The Broken

2008 5.4

as John McVey

Age 61 (now 79)

Burn After Reading

2008 6.7

as Ted

Age 61 (now 79)

Step Brothers

2008 6.6

as Dr. Robert Doback

Age 61 (now 79)

The Visitor

2008 7.1

as Prof. Walter Vale

Age 60 (now 79)

The Kingdom

2007 6.7

as Robert Grace

Age 60 (now 79)

Rumor Has It...

2005 5.7

as Earl Huttinger

Age 58 (now 79)

Fun with Dick and Jane

2005 6.2

as Frank Bascombe

Age 58 (now 79)

Earth to America

2005 7.7

as Self

Age 58 (now 79)

North Country

2005 7.2

as Hank Aimes

Age 57 (now 79)

Shall We Dance?

2004 6.4

as Devine

Age 57 (now 79)

I ♥ Huckabees

2004 6.3

as Mr. Hooten (uncredited)

Age 57 (now 79)

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003 6.3

as Shake

Age 56 (now 79)

Intolerable Cruelty

2003 6.0

as Freddy Bender

Age 56 (now 79)

The Core

2003 5.8

as Gen. Thomas Purcell

Age 55 (now 79)

The Mudge Boy

2003 6.6

as Edgar Mudge

Age 55 (now 79)

Stealing Harvard

2002 4.8

as Honorable Judge Emmett Cook

Age 55 (now 79)

Changing Lanes

2002 6.3

as Walter Arnell

Age 54 (now 79)

Sins of the Father

2002 6.8

as Bobby Frank Cherry

Age 54 (now 79)

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001 7.5

as Walter Abundas

Age 54 (now 79)

One Night at McCool's

2001 5.9

as Father Jimmy

Age 53 (now 79)

Say It Isn't So

2001 4.8

as Walter Wingfield

Age 53 (now 79)

Me, Myself & Irene

2000 6.6

as Agent Boshane

Age 53 (now 79)

What Planet Are You From?

2000 5.4

as Don Fisk

Age 52 (now 79)

Snow Falling on Cedars

1999 6.1

as Sheriff Art Moran

Age 52 (now 79)

Random Hearts

1999 5.6

as Truman Trainor

Age 52 (now 79)

Outside Providence

1999 5.9

as Barney

Age 52 (now 79)

The Confession

1999 5.8

as Cass O'Donnell

Age 51 (now 79)

The Mod Squad

1999 4.4

as Det. Bob Mothershed

Age 51 (now 79)

The Impostors

1998 5.9

as Johnny Leguard (Frenchman)

Age 51 (now 79)

There's Something About Mary

1998 6.6

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

Age 51 (now 79)

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

1997 5.5

as Beck Weathers

Age 50 (now 79)

Eye of God

1997 5.8

as Willard Sprague

Age 50 (now 79)

Absolute Power

1997 6.7

as Michael McCarty

Age 49 (now 79)

Eddie

1996 5.5

as Carl Zimmer

Age 49 (now 79)

Flirting with Disaster

1996 6.2

as Paul Harmon

Age 48 (now 79)

A Couch in New York

1996 5.9

as Campton

Age 48 (now 79)

The Boys Next Door

1996 6.7

as Bob Klemper

Age 48 (now 79)

How to Make an American Quilt

1995 6.4

as Howell

Age 48 (now 79)

The Indian in the Cupboard

1995 6.5

as Victor

Age 48 (now 79)

Trapped in Paradise

1994 5.7

as Agent Shaddus Peyser

Age 47 (now 79)

It Could Happen to You

1994 6.7

as C. Vernon Hale

Age 47 (now 79)

Wolf

1994 6.1

as Detective Carl Bridger

Age 47 (now 79)

Getting Out

1994 5.2

as Chaplain

Age 46 (now 79)

And the Band Played On

1993 6.5

as Dr. Marc Conant

Age 46 (now 79)

Undercover Blues

1993 6.1

as Frank

Age 46 (now 79)

Afterburn

1992 4.4

as Acton Ryder

Age 45 (now 79)

Carolina Skeletons

1991 7.2

as Redy

Age 44 (now 79)

Doublecrossed

1991 4.4

Age 44 (now 79)

The Perfect Tribute

1991 6.5

as Blair

Age 43 (now 79)

Descending Angel

1990 5.5

as Debaudt

Age 43 (now 79)

When You Remember Me

1990 6.1

as Vaughan

Age 43 (now 79)

Rising Son

1990 6.2

as Tommy

Age 43 (now 79)

Blue Steel

1990 5.8

as Attorney Mel Dawson

Age 42 (now 79)

Challenger

1990 6.5

as Gregory B. Jarvis

Age 42 (now 79)

Blaze

1989 6.2

as Picayune

Age 42 (now 79)

Kojak : Error Fatal

1989 8.0

as Joel Litkin

Age 42 (now 79)

Sea of Love

1989 6.6

as Gruber

Age 42 (now 79)

How I Got Into College

1989 6.0

as Bill Browne

Age 42 (now 79)

Out on the Edge

1989 5.8

as Paul Evetts

Age 42 (now 79)

Rachel River

1989 7.3

as Cordell

Age 41 (now 79)

In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders

1988 6.2

as Detective Hamill

Age 41 (now 79)

Stealing Home

1988 6.3

as Hank Chandler

Age 41 (now 79)

Little Nikita

1988 6.1

as Richard Grant

Age 40 (now 79)

The Witches of Eastwick

1987 6.5

as Clyde Alden

Age 40 (now 79)

Courtship

1987 10.0

as Bobby Pate

Age 39 (now 79)

The Manhattan Project

1986 6.2

as Radiation Controls Officer

Age 39 (now 79)

On Valentine's Day

1986 5.7

as Bobby Pate

Age 38 (now 79)

The Tender Age

1986 6.0

as Roger Davis

Age 38 (now 79)

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986 7.5

as Dr. Wilkes

Age 38 (now 79)

Silverado

1985 6.9

as Kelly

Age 38 (now 79)

Parole

1982 7.0

as 1st Cop

Age 34 (now 79)

Feasting with Panthers

1974

as Warder

Age 26 (now 79)