Know Your “That Guy”: Richard Jenkins
Richard Jenkins
Born: May 4, 1947
Number of Roles: 94
Best Known for Playing: Professors, fathers, usually quiet and slightly nervous
First Appearance: Warder in Great Performances (1974)
Most Recent Appearance: The Father in Let Me In (2010)
Notable Roles:
- Dr. Robert Doback in Step Brothers
- Ted in Burn After Reading
- Mr. Tyree in Dear John
- Prof. Walter Vale in The Visitor
- Robert Grace in The Kingdom
- Nathaniel Fisher in Six Feet Under
- Hank Aimes in North Country
- Freddy Bender in Intolerable Cruelty
- Gen. Thomas Purcell in The Core
- Walter Arnell in Changing Lanes
- Michael McCarty in Absolute Power
- Victor in The Indian in the Cupboard
- Clyde Alden in The Witches of Eastwick
- Walter Abundas in The Man Who Wasn’t There
Fun Facts
- Frequently works with the Farrelly Brothers
- Worked as a truck driver for John C. Reilly’s father and met Reilly when he was four years old, he would later co-star with him in Step Brothers.
- Nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor for The Visitor