Richard Jenkins
Acting
Born May 4, 1947 · DeKalb, Illinois, USA
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 Wood…
Known For · 40 titles
Great Performances
Miami Vice
Six Feet Under
American Playhouse
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
DAHMER - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story
Kong: Skull Island
DTF St. Louis
Ally McBeal
Berlin Station
Jack Reacher
The Shape of Water
The Cabin in the Woods
The Core
There's Something About Mary
The Kingdom
IF
Turbo
Spotlight
Nightmare Alley
White House Down
Friends with Benefits
Me, Myself & Irene
Eat Pray Love
Burn After Reading
Fun with Dick and Jane
Bone Tomahawk
Cheaper by the Dozen
Step Brothers
The Witches of Eastwick
Olive Kitteridge
Hall Pass
Dear John
Let Me In
Absolute Power
The Indian in the Cupboard
Intolerable Cruelty
Rumor Has It...
The Man Who Wasn't There
Hannah and Her Sisters