Richard Jenkins

Richard Jenkins

1947-05-04 DeKalb, Illinois, USA 107 Credits

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 Re...

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IF

IF

2024

as Art Teacher (voice)

7.0
Acting

After discovering she can see everyone's imaginary friends, a girl embarks on a magical adventure to reconnect forgotten imaginary friends with their ...

Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley

2021

as Ezra Grindle

7.0
Acting

An ambitious carnival man with a talent for manipulating people with a few well-chosen words hooks up with a female psychologist who is even more dang...

The Humans

The Humans

2021

as Erik

6.1
Acting

Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As dark...

Kajillionaire

Kajillionaire

2020

as Robert

6.3
Acting

Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived he...

The Last Shift

The Last Shift

2020

as Stanley

5.6
Acting

Stanley, an aging fast food worker, prepares to work his final graveyard shift after 38 years. When he's asked to train his replacement, Jevon, Stanle...

The Shape of Water

The Shape of Water

2017

as Giles

7.2
Acting

An other-worldly story, set against the backdrop of Cold War era America circa 1962, where a mute janitor working at a lab falls in love with an amphi...

LBJ

LBJ

2017

as Sen. Richard Russell

6.4
Acting

The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.

Kong: Skull Island

Kong: Skull Island

2017

as Senator Al Willis

6.5
Acting

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

The Hollars

The Hollars

2016

as Don Hollar

6.3
Acting

Aspiring New York City artist John Hollar returns to his Middle America hometown on the eve of his mother’s brain surgery. Joined by his girlfriend, e...

Spotlight

Spotlight

2015

as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)

7.8
Acting

The true story of how the Boston Globe uncovered the massive scandal of child molestation and cover-up within the local Catholic Archdiocese, shaking ...

Bone Tomahawk

Bone Tomahawk

2015

as Chicory

6.9
Acting

During a shootout in a saloon, Sheriff Hunt injures a suspicious stranger. The doctor's assistant, wife of the local foreman, tends to him in prison. ...

Lullaby

Lullaby

2014

as Robert

6.1
Acting

Estranged from his family, Jonathan (Hedlund) discovers his father has decided to take himself off life support in forty-eight hours’ time. During thi...

4 Minute Mile

4 Minute Mile

2014

as Coleman

5.9
Acting

A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.

God's Pocket

God's Pocket

2014

as Richard Shelburn

5.8
Acting

A boozy lowlife tries to bury the truth about his crazy stepson's suspicious death, but a nosy newspaper columnist and the young man's mother complica...

A.C.O.D.

A.C.O.D.

2013

as Hugh

5.5
Acting

A grown man is still caught in the crossfire of his parents' 15 year divorce. He discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children and...

Turbo

Turbo

2013

as Bobby (voice)

6.3
Acting

The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.

White House Down

White House Down

2013

as Speaker Eli Raphelson

6.5
Acting

Capitol Policeman John Cale has just been denied his dream job with the Secret Service protecting President James Sawyer. Not wanting to let down his ...

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

Jack Reacher: When the Man Comes Around

2013

as Self

7.9
Acting

Cast and crew speak on adapting One Shot as the first Jack Reacher film, casting Tom Cruise, earning Lee Child's blessing, additional character qualit...

Jack Reacher

Jack Reacher

2012

as D.A. Alex Rodin

6.6
Acting

One morning in an ordinary town, five people are shot dead in a seemingly random attack. All evidence points to a single suspect: an ex-military snipe...

The Company You Keep

The Company You Keep

2012

as Jed Lewis

6.2
Acting

A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.

Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

2012

as Professor Peter Hoberg

6.4
Acting

Newly single, 35, and uninspired by his job, Jesse Fisher worries that his best days are behind him. But no matter how much he buries his head in a bo...

Killing Them Softly

Killing Them Softly

2012

as Driver

6.0
Acting

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse...

Darling Companion

Darling Companion

2012

as Russell

5.0
Acting

The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.

The Cabin in the Woods

The Cabin in the Woods

2012

as Richard Sitterson

6.6
Acting

A group of teens journey to a remote cabin in the woods where their fate is unknowingly controlled by technicians as part of a worldwide conspiracy wh...

The Rum Diary

The Rum Diary

2011

as Lotterman

5.9
Acting

Tired of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, itinerant journalist Paul Kemp travels to the ...

Friends with Benefits

Friends with Benefits

2011

as Mr. Harper

6.7
Acting

Dylan is done with relationships. Jamie decides to stop buying into the Hollywood clichés of true love. When the two become friends they decide to try...

Happythankyoumoreplease

Happythankyoumoreplease

2011

as Paul Gertmanian

6.5
Acting

Captures a generational moment - young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling t...

Hall Pass

Hall Pass

2011

as Coakley

5.7
Acting

When best buds Rick and Fred begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives take a bold approach to revitalize their marriages, they grant t...

Let Me In

Let Me In

2010

as The Father

6.8
Acting

A bullied young boy befriends a young female vampire who lives in secrecy with her guardian. A remake of the movie “Let The Right One In” which was a...

Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love

2010

as Richard

6.2
Acting

Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she f...

Eat Pray Love

Eat Pray Love

2010

as Richard from Texas

6.2
Acting

Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she f...

Norman

Norman

2010

as Doug Long

6.2
Acting

A teenager pretends to be dying from cancer as a way to cope with the realities of his daily existence and his father's terminal illness.

Waiting for Forever

Waiting for Forever

2010

as Richard Twist

5.9
Acting

A Hollywood-set romantic tale of a guy who is content to live his life without a job yet with the love of his life, a young actress.

Dear John

Dear John

2010

as Mr. Tyree

6.8
Acting

While Sergeant John Tyree is home on two weeks leave from Germany, he meets Savannah after he dives into the ocean to retrieve Savannah's purse that h...

The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux

2008

as Principal (voice)

6.1
Acting

Once upon a time... in the far away kingdom of Dor... lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. ...

The Broken

The Broken

2008

as John McVey

5.4
Acting

The life of a successful radiologist spirals out of control when she sees the spitting image of herself driving down a London street. While attempting...

Burn After Reading

Burn After Reading

2008

as Ted

6.7
Acting

When a disc containing memoirs of a former CIA analyst falls into the hands of gym employees, Linda and Chad, they see a chance to make enough money f...

Step Brothers

Step Brothers

2008

as Dr. Robert Doback

6.6
Acting

Brennan Huff and Dale Doback might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers whe...

The Visitor

The Visitor

2008

as Prof. Walter Vale

7.2
Acting

A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

The Kingdom

The Kingdom

2007

as Robert Grace

6.7
Acting

A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

Rumor Has It...

Rumor Has It...

2005

as Earl Huttinger

5.7
Acting

Sarah Huttinger's return home with her fiance convinces her that the sedate, proper, country-club lifestyle of her family isn't for her – and that may...

Fun with Dick and Jane

Fun with Dick and Jane

2005

as Frank Bascombe

6.2
Acting

After Dick Harper loses his job at Globodyne in an Enron-esque collapse, he and his wife, Jane, turn to crime in order to handle the massive debt they...

Earth to America

Earth to America

2005

as Self

8.0
Acting

Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.

North Country

North Country

2005

as Hank Aimes

7.3
Acting

A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endure...

Shall We Dance?

Shall We Dance?

2004

as Devine

6.4
Acting

A bored estate lawyer spots a beautiful woman in the window of a ballroom dance studio. He secretly starts taking dancing lessons to be near her, and ...

I ♥ Huckabees

I ♥ Huckabees

2004

as Mr. Hooten (uncredited)

6.3
Acting

A husband-and-wife team play detective, but not in the traditional sense. Instead, the happy duo helps others solve their existential issues, the kind...

Cheaper by the Dozen

Cheaper by the Dozen

2003

as Shake

6.3
Acting

The Baker brood moves to Chicago after patriarch Tom gets a job coaching football at Northwestern University, forcing his writer wife, Mary, and the c...

Intolerable Cruelty

Intolerable Cruelty

2003

as Freddy Bender

5.9
Acting

A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

The Core

The Core

2003

as Gen. Thomas Purcell

5.8
Acting

Geophysicist Dr. Josh Keyes discovers that an unknown force has caused the earth's inner core to stop rotating. With the planet's magnetic field rapid...

The Mudge Boy

The Mudge Boy

2003

as Edgar Mudge

6.6
Acting

Chronicling the troubled existence of Duncan Mudge, a 14-year-old misfit who—while vying for the attention of his vacant father—struggles to fill the ...

Stealing Harvard

Stealing Harvard

2002

as Honorable Judge Emmett Cook

4.8
Acting

John and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds...

Changing Lanes

Changing Lanes

2002

as Walter Arnell

6.3
Acting

A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two pe...

Sins of the Father

Sins of the Father

2002

as Bobby Frank Cherry

6.3
Acting

In 1965 a bomb was planted in a Church in Alabama, killing four black girls. Thirty years later, Tom Cherry breaks his silence to discredit his father...

The Man Who Wasn't There

The Man Who Wasn't There

2001

as Walter Abundas

7.5
Acting

A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but hi...

One Night at McCool's

One Night at McCool's

2001

as Father Jimmy

5.9
Acting

On an ordinary night, in an ordinary part of town, a beautiful young woman walks into a bar. Her name is Jewel, and before long she is chatting to bar...

Say It Isn't So

Say It Isn't So

2001

as Walter Wingfield

4.7
Acting

Boy meets girl; boy falls in love (and had wild, non-stop sex) with girl; boy loses girl... when they discover they are brother and sister! But when h...

Me, Myself & Irene

Me, Myself & Irene

2000

as Agent Boshane

6.6
Acting

Rhode Island State Trooper Charlie Baileygates has a multiple personality disorder. One personality is crazy and aggressive, while the other is more f...

What Planet Are You From?

What Planet Are You From?

2000

as Don Fisk

5.5
Acting

A human-looking alien from a highly advanced but emotionless all-male society is sent to Earth to impregnate a woman and bring the child back to their...

Snow Falling on Cedars

Snow Falling on Cedars

1999

as Sheriff Art Moran

6.1
Acting

In the 1950s, a Japanese-American fisherman is suspected of killing his neighbour at sea. For Ishmael, a local reporter, the trial strikes a deep emot...

Random Hearts

Random Hearts

1999

as Truman Trainor

5.5
Acting

After losing their spouses in a plane crash, an internal affairs cop and a congresswoman find each other's keys in each other's loved ones' possession...

Outside Providence

Outside Providence

1999

as Barney

5.8
Acting

In this coming-of-age comedy, Tim Dunphy is leading a go-nowhere existence, spending his days smoking pot and hanging out with his best friend, Drugs ...

The Confession

The Confession

1999

as Cass O'Donnell

5.7
Acting

After his young son dies from the negligence at a hospital, Harry Fertig takes matters into his own hands and kills the doctor, nurse and clerk respon...

The Mod Squad

The Mod Squad

1999

as Det. Bob Mothershed

4.3
Acting

Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.

The Impostors

The Impostors

1998

as Johnny Leguard (Frenchman)

5.8
Acting

Wrongly accused of physically abusing a fellow actor, starving thespians Arthur and Maurice find themselves pursued by the law aboard a cruise ship.

There's Something About Mary

There's Something About Mary

1998

as Psychiatrist (uncredited)

6.6
Acting

For Ted, prom night went about as bad as it’s possible for any night to go. Thirteen years later, he finally gets another chance with his old prom dat...

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

Into Thin Air: Death on Everest

1997

as Beck Weathers

5.5
Acting

An adaptation of Jon Krakauer's best selling book, "Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster". This movie attempts to re-create t...

Eye of God

Eye of God

1997

as Willard Sprague

5.8
Acting

A small Oklahoma town is stripped of its innocence when one of its boys turns up mute and bloodied by the lakeside. Unable to tell his story, the loca...

Absolute Power

Absolute Power

1997

as Michael McCarty

6.6
Acting

A master thief coincidentally is robbing a house where a murder—in which the President of the United States is involved—occurs in front of his eyes. H...

Eddie

Eddie

1996

as Carl Zimmer

5.5
Acting

Eddie is a New York limo driver and a fanatical follower of the New York Knicks professional basketball team. The team is struggling with a mediocre r...

Flirting with Disaster

Flirting with Disaster

1996

as Paul Harmon

6.2
Acting

Adopted as a child, new father Mel Colpin decides he cannot name his son until he knows his birth parents, and determines to make a cross-country ques...

A Couch in New York

A Couch in New York

1996

as Campton

5.8
Acting

Dr. Henry Harriston is a successful psychoanalyst in New York City. When he is near a nervous breakdown, he arranges to change his flat with Beatrice ...

The Boys Next Door

The Boys Next Door

1996

as Bob Klemper

6.6
Acting

Kind-hearted social worker Jack Palmer feels guilty about not spending enough time with his wife due to the pressures of his job taking care of four d...

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt

1995

as Howell

6.4
Acting

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits ...

The Indian in the Cupboard

The Indian in the Cupboard

1995

as Victor

6.5
Acting

A nine-year-old boy gets a plastic Indian and a cupboard for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life and be...

Trapped in Paradise

Trapped in Paradise

1994

as Agent Shaddus Peyser

5.6
Acting

Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

1994

as C. Vernon Hale

6.7
Acting

Charlie Lang is a simple, kindhearted New York City cop. When he realizes he has no money to tip waitress Yvonne Biasi, Lang offers her half the winni...

Wolf

Wolf

1994

as Detective Carl Bridger

6.1
Acting

Aging publisher Will Randall is at the end of his rope when a younger co-worker snatches his job out from under his nose. But after being bitten by a ...

Getting Out

Getting Out

1994

as Chaplain

4.6
Acting

Breaking out of prison with a child in her womb and a dream of a normal existence, Arlene Holsclaw (Rebecca De Mornay) resolves to get a job and lead ...

And the Band Played On

And the Band Played On

1993

as Dr. Marc Conant

6.5
Acting

The story of the discovery of the AIDS epidemic and the political infighting of the scientific community hampering the early fight with it.

Undercover Blues

Undercover Blues

1993

as Frank

6.0
Acting

When fun-loving American agents Jeff and Jane Blue are called back from maternity leave for a special assignment in New Orleans, the spy parents decid...

Afterburn

Afterburn

1992

as Acton Ryder

3.6
Acting

Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in t...

Carolina Skeletons

Carolina Skeletons

1991

as Redy

6.8
Acting

After a long time in the army, an Afro-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years ago, his brother was executed for the rape and murder of...

Doublecrossed

Doublecrossed

1991

3.9
Acting

Based on a true story, this made-for-cable film tells about Barry Seal, a pilot who was a drug smuggler for the infamous Medellin cartel out of Colomb...

The Perfect Tribute

The Perfect Tribute

1991

as Blair

6.0
Acting

A boy risks life and limb to travel across the war-torn southern states of America during the height of hostilities in the Civil War, hoping to visit ...

Descending Angel

Descending Angel

1990

as Debaudt

5.0
Acting

A recently engaged man getting to know his future father-in-law better unearths clues that the man may have been a Nazi collaborator and a mass murder...

When You Remember Me

When You Remember Me

1990

as Vaughan

5.9
Acting

Fact-based story of Mike Mills, a teen with muscular dystrophy, who is placed in a state nursing home by his destitute single mother. There he must co...

Rising Son

Rising Son

1990

as Tommy

5.9
Acting

Gus Robinson loves three things: his job, family, and country; but suddenly he's losing all three. When his factory shuts down, Gus faces unemployment...

Blue Steel

Blue Steel

1990

as Attorney Mel Dawson

5.8
Acting

Rookie cop Megan Turner orders a burglar to drop his gun. He whirls to shoot. Too late. Turner fires, killing him instantly. When someone lifts the as...

Challenger

Challenger

1990

as Gregory B. Jarvis

6.2
Acting

A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its e...

Blaze

Blaze

1989

as Picayune

6.2
Acting

A middle-aged Louisiana governor falls in love with a young stripper, which jeopardizes his political career and the radical policies which have made ...

Kojak : Error Fatal

Kojak : Error Fatal

1989

as Joel Litkin

6.0
Acting

Investigating the murder of a writer responsible for a Mob exposed, Kojak discovers that the dead man's wife is an old flame.

Sea of Love

Sea of Love

1989

as Gruber

6.6
Acting

Seen-it-all New York detective Frank Keller is unsettled - he has done twenty years on the force and could retire, and he hasn't come to terms with hi...

How I Got Into College

How I Got Into College

1989

as Bill Browne

5.9
Acting

High school senior Marlon Bowne is smitten with overachieving classmate Jessica Kailo. But, if he wants to have a shot with her, he'll have to find a ...

Out on the Edge

Out on the Edge

1989

as Paul Evetts

4.3
Acting

Danny is a troubled teen with a difficult home life. His parents' marriage has disintegrated, and his father's already found someone else he'd like to...

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

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

1988

as Detective Hamill

6.1
Acting

It is 1985, and a small, tranquil Florida town is being rocked by a wave of vicious serial murders and bank robberies. Particularly sickening to the a...

Stealing Home

Stealing Home

1988

as Hank Chandler

6.4
Acting

Billy Wyatt (Harmon), a former high school and minor-league baseball baseball player receives a telephone call from his mother revealing that his form...

Little Nikita

Little Nikita

1988

as Richard Grant

6.0
Acting

An FBI agent works to uncover an all-American family as Soviet sleeper agents, and gets caught up in friendship with their oblivious teenage son.

Rachel River

Rachel River

1988

as Cordell

7.0
Acting

A divorced mother pursues her career as a radio personality in rural Minnesota.

The Witches of Eastwick

The Witches of Eastwick

1987

as Clyde Alden

6.5
Acting

Three single women in a picturesque Rhode Island village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their...

Courtship

Courtship

1987

as Bobby Pate

Acting

In 1915, Elizabeth has fallen in love with Horace Robedaux, a young man her father condemns as a "wild boy." No matter how strict and protective, her ...

The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project

1986

as Radiation Controls Officer

6.2
Acting

A gifted high school student steals plutonium from the secret nuclear weapons facility in his home town in order to construct his own nuclear bomb, wi...

On Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day

1986

as Bobby Pate

4.5
Acting

In 1917, Elizabeth defies her wealthy parents by running off and marrying Horace Robedaux, a young man of humble prospects. Her parents have not spoke...

The Tender Age

The Tender Age

1986

as Roger Davis

5.5
Acting

Tim Donovan, a juvenile probation officer for the city of Boston, is assigned the case of Nikki, a troubled teenage girl who's been arrested for Assa...

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986

as Dr. Wilkes

7.5
Acting

Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her ...

Silverado

Silverado

1985

as Kelly

7.0
Acting

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside...

Parole

Parole

1982

as 1st Cop

Acting

High school dropout Jimmy McCusick goes to prison for robbery. After suffering a gang-rape and then drawing the attention of a hardened life-term conv...

Feasting with Panthers

Feasting with Panthers

1974

as Warder

Acting

Oscar Wilde's five years at hard labor in Reading Gaol where he was imprisoned for being a sodomite.