How old was Richard Dreyfuss in Jaws?

There’s something captivating about discovering a celebrity’s age during a defining role. It reveals something about timing, talent, and opportunity. Here’s the age that matched the moment.

While Jaws was being made, Richard Dreyfuss was:

27 years old

This is the age we determined through our research and timeline.

Our method involved using the first calendar day of the release year of Jaws:

January 1, 1975

And the date of birth of Richard Dreyfuss, that is:

October 29, 1947

Because movies often premiere within a year of starting production, Richard Dreyfuss might have been either one year younger or older while filming some scenes.