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