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
2024
as Art Teacher (voice)
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
2021
as Ezra Grindle
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
2021
as Erik
Erik Blake has gathered three generations of his Pennsylvania family to celebrate Thanksgiving at his daughter’s apartment in lower Manhattan. As dark...

Kajillionaire
2020
as Robert
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
2020
as Stanley
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
2017
as Giles
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
2017
as Sen. Richard Russell
The story of U.S. President Lyndon Baines Johnson from his young days in West Texas to the White House.

Kong: Skull Island
2017
as Senator Al Willis
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
2016
as Don Hollar
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
2015
as Richard Sipe (voice) (uncredited)
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
2015
as Chicory
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
2014
as Robert
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
2014
as Coleman
A teenager overcomes odds to run a 4-minute mile race.

God's Pocket
2014
as Richard Shelburn
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.
2013
as Hugh
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
2013
as Bobby (voice)
The tale of an ordinary garden snail who dreams of winning the Indy 500.

White House Down
2013
as Speaker Eli Raphelson
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
2013
as Self
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
2012
as D.A. Alex Rodin
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
2012
as Jed Lewis
A former Weather Underground activist goes on the run from a journalist who discovers his identity.

Liberal Arts
2012
as Professor Peter Hoberg
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
2012
as Driver
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
2012
as Russell
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
2012
as Richard Sitterson
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
2011
as Lotterman
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
2011
as Mr. Harper
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
2011
as Paul Gertmanian
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
2011
as Coakley
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
2010
as The Father
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
2010
as Richard
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
2010
as Richard from Texas
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
2010
as Doug Long
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
2010
as Richard Twist
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
2010
as Mr. Tyree
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
2008
as Principal (voice)
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
2008
as John McVey
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
2008
as Ted
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
2008
as Dr. Robert Doback
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
2008
as Prof. Walter Vale
A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.

The Kingdom
2007
as Robert Grace
A team of U.S. government agents is sent to investigate the bombing of an American facility in the Middle East.

Rumor Has It...
2005
as Earl Huttinger
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
2005
as Frank Bascombe
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
2005
as Self
Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.

North Country
2005
as Hank Aimes
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?
2004
as Devine
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
2004
as Mr. Hooten (uncredited)
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
2003
as Shake
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
2003
as Freddy Bender
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce.

The Core
2003
as Gen. Thomas Purcell
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
2003
as Edgar Mudge
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
2002
as Honorable Judge Emmett Cook
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
2002
as Walter Arnell
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
2002
as Bobby Frank Cherry
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
2001
as Walter Abundas
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
2001
as Father Jimmy
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
2001
as Walter Wingfield
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
2000
as Agent Boshane
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?
2000
as Don Fisk
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
1999
as Sheriff Art Moran
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
1999
as Truman Trainor
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
1999
as Barney
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
1999
as Cass O'Donnell
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
1999
as Det. Bob Mothershed
Three youthful delinquents escape conviction for their crimes by teaming with the LAPD.

The Impostors
1998
as Johnny Leguard (Frenchman)
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
1998
as Psychiatrist (uncredited)
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
1997
as Beck Weathers
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
1997
as Willard Sprague
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
1997
as Michael McCarty
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
1996
as Carl Zimmer
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
1996
as Paul Harmon
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
1996
as Campton
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
1996
as Bob Klemper
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
1995
as Howell
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
1995
as Victor
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
1994
as Agent Shaddus Peyser
Residents of a friendly Pennsylvania town foil three brothers' plan to rob a bank on Christmas Eve.

It Could Happen to You
1994
as C. Vernon Hale
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
1994
as Detective Carl Bridger
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
1994
as Chaplain
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
1993
as Dr. Marc Conant
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
1993
as Frank
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
1992
as Acton Ryder
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
1991
as Redy
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
1991
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
1991
as Blair
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
1990
as Debaudt
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
1990
as Vaughan
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
1990
as Tommy
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
1990
as Attorney Mel Dawson
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
1990
as Gregory B. Jarvis
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
1989
as Picayune
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
1989
as Joel Litkin
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
1989
as Gruber
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
1989
as Bill Browne
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
1989
as Paul Evetts
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
1988
as Detective Hamill
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
1988
as Hank Chandler
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
1988
as Richard Grant
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
1988
as Cordell
A divorced mother pursues her career as a radio personality in rural Minnesota.

The Witches of Eastwick
1987
as Clyde Alden
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
1987
as Bobby Pate
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
1986
as Radiation Controls Officer
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
1986
as Bobby Pate
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
1986
as Roger Davis
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
1986
as Dr. Wilkes
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her ...

Silverado
1985
as Kelly
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
1982
as 1st Cop
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
1974
as Warder
Oscar Wilde's five years at hard labor in Reading Gaol where he was imprisoned for being a sodomite.