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• Richard Jenkins is an American actor and director. After beginning his acting career on the stage, Jenkins began television work in 1974, and made his first appearance in film in 1985.

  Jenkins won a Spirit Award and was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of economics professor Walter Vale in The Visitor.Film.com: Catch Up With The... (December 15, 2008)

• Fast Facts

  1. Birth date: May 4, 1947Yahoo! Movies: Richard Jenkins Biography
  2. Born: DeKalb, IllinoisYahoo! Movies: Richard Jenkins Biography
  3. Alma mater: Illinois Wesleyan UniversityYahoo! Movies: Richard Jenkins Biography
  4. Married: Sharon Frederick
  5. 2 childrenYahoo! Movies: Richard Jenkins Biography
  6. Appears in a Funny or Die self-parody called "Hollywood Tales with Richard Jenkins"
  7. Played the ghost of the father in the HBO series Six Feet Under
  8. Television debut: Feasting with Panthers, 1974Yahoo! Movies: Richard Jenkins Biography
  9. Film debut: Silverado, 1985Yahoo! Movies: Richard Jenkins Biography
  10. 2009: Signed on with Bradley Whitford for Cabin in the Woods

• Career Highlights

  In 2008, Jenkins appeared in a number of movies, including Burn After Reading, Step Brothers and The Visitor. He has also appeared in the stage productions of The Suicide, The Iceman Cometh and In the Belly of the Beast.

• The Visitor

  The Visitor is an independent American film selected for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival and nominated for best original screenplay by the Writers Guild of America.Los Angeles Times: The Writers Guild of America names its 2008 nominees (January 8, 2009)In the film Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins), a college professor, finds an immigrant couple occupying his New York City apartment. He befriends them and pays for an immigration lawyer, when one of them is arrested and threatened with deportation.

• Filmography

  • 1986: Hannah and Her Sisters
  • 1993: And the Band Played On
  • 1996: The Boys Next Door
  • 1999: The Mod Squad
  • 2001: The Man Who Wasn't There
  • 2005: North Country
  • 2007: The Kingdom

• Richard Jenkins Quote

  "I was up having a cup of coffee in my living room. I didn't think I was going to be nominated. I was stunned and humbled, that's the truth. It's not something that was ever on my radar. This whole year has been a surprise."—regarding his 2009 Oscar nomination: LA Envelope: Jenkins Relish... (January 23, 2009)

  
  

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