Dreyfuss
Hollywood leading man
Dreyfuss is a surname of German Jewish origin.
Richard Dreyfuss is an American actor known for films like *Jaws* and *The Goodbye Girl*.
The name also evokes Alfred Dreyfus, the French Jewish army officer falsely convicted of treason in 1894, whose case exposed antisemitism and divided France until his exoneration.
American film industry center
- performanceCarrying out a task
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- filmographyListed screen credits
- dramaTheatrical art or turmoil
comedy · versatility · Spielberg · leading role · screen presence · character actor
Betraying one's nation
- antisemitismBigotry toward Jewish people
- FranceWestern European republic
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
Zola · wrongful conviction · espionage · Devil's Island · court-martial · exoneration · injustice · Émile Zola
Hollywood
American film industry center
- performanceCarrying out a task
- cinemaMotion picture theater
- filmographyListed screen credits
drama · comedy · versatility · Spielberg · leading role · screen presence · character actor
treason
Betraying one's nation
- antisemitismBigotry toward Jewish people
- FranceWestern European republic
- militaryArmed forces collectively
scandal · Zola · wrongful conviction · espionage · Devil's Island · court-martial · exoneration · injustice · Émile Zola · cover-up
family name
Hereditary portion of identity
lineage · Jewish heritage · patronymic · clan · kinship · descent · bloodline · dynasty · relatives · nomenclature
DreyfussClint Eastwood
Charles Bronson · Sylvester Stallone · Arnold Schwarzenegger · John Wayne · Steve McQueen
DreyfussRobert Redford
Paul Newman · Burt Reynolds · Tom Selleck · Christopher Reeve · Rock Hudson
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Richard Dreyfuss
- Dreyfus affairFrench military antisemitic miscarriage