Richard Dale Jenkins was born in DeKalb, Illinois, United States, on May 4, 1947, is an American actor. Young Richard Jenkins began his professional acting career at the Trinity Repertory Company. He made his big screen debut in Western film Silverado (1985) in role as Kelly. He got his television debut in anthology series Great Performances (1974-1975) in role as Warder / The Sheriff. Richard's breakthrough performance came as Nathaniel Fisher in HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005).
Richard Jenkins height is 6' 1" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 185.5 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 176 іn pоunds or 80 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 77 years old. His net worth is around 8 million dollars.
Richard Jenkins
May 4, 1947
77 years old
United States
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6 ft 1 in | 185.5 cm
$8 Million
80 kg | 176 lbs
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He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role as Paul Harmon in black comedy film Flirting with Disaster (1996).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor and won the Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture for his role as Professor Walter Vale in drama movie The Visitor (2008).
He won the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as The Father in romantic horror film Let Me In (2010).
He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his role as Deputy Chicory in horror Western film Bone Tomahawk (2015).
He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture for his role as Giles in fantasy drama film The Shape of Water (2017).
He was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Ezra Grindle in neo-noir psychological thriller movie Nightmare Alley (2021).
Wolf (1994) - Detective Bridger
Intolerable Cruelty (2003) - Freddy Bender
North Country (2005) - Hank Aimes
Friends with Benefits (2011) - Mr. Harper
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) - Gary Sitterson
Jack Reacher (2012) - District Attorney Alex Rodin
Killing Them Softly (2012) - Ron Fenwick, The Driver
Liberal Arts (2012) - Professor Peter Hoberg
White House Down (2013) - Speaker Eli Raphelson
Kong: Skull Island (2017) - Senator Al Willis
The Last Shift (2020) - Stanley
The Humans (2021) - Erik Blake
He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for his role as Henry Kitteridge in HBO drama miniseries Olive Kitteridge (2014).
He was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for his role as Nathaniel Fisher in HBO funeral drama series Six Feet Under (2001–2005).
He was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his role as Lionel Dahmer / Lionel in Netflix crime drama miniseries Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (2022).
Berlin Station (2016–2019) Epix - Steven Frost
Attended DeKalb High School in Illinois.
Studied theater at Illinois Wesleyan University.
Has Welsh, English, Irish and German ancestry.
He weas a member of the Trinity Repertory Company in Rhode Island for fifteen years.
Received the Pell Award for Lifetime Achievement from Trinity Repertory Company in Providence in 2014.
He married choreographer Sharon R. Friedrick in 1969, they have a daughter, Sarah Pamela Jenkins and a son, Andrew Dale Jenkins.