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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
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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
Ally McBeal
Miami Vice
There's Something About Mary
Spotlight
I ♥ Huckabees
Eat Pray Love
IF
Alex Haley's Queen
Cheaper by the Dozen
Kong: Skull Island
The Tale of Despereaux
Six Feet Under
Shall We Dance?
It Could Happen to You
Turbo
Trapped in Paradise
Blue Steel
The Kingdom
Intolerable Cruelty
The Core
Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around
Changing Lanes
Friends with Benefits
Burn After Reading
The Cabin in the Woods
Killing Them Softly
The Witches of Eastwick
The Rum Diary
Hall Pass
Me, Myself & Irene
White House Down
Nightmare Alley
Wolf
Kajillionaire
Darling Companion
The Indian in the Cupboard
DTF St. Louis
Little Nikita
Jack Reacher
Dear John
Into Thin Air: Death on Everest
Bone Tomahawk
Step Brothers
Liberal Arts
The Shape of Water
Berlin Station
Olive Kitteridge
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Criminal
Production Credits
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
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