Jeff Goldblum

Jeffrey Lynn Goldblum (; born October 22, 1952) is an American actor and musician. He has starred in some of the highest-grossing movies of his era. These include Jurassic Park (1993) and Independence Day (1996). 

Goldblum's first movie role was in Death Wish (1974). His early roles include California Split (1974), Nashville (1975), and Annie Hall (1977). He got wider attention for his roles in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), The Big Chill (1983), and The Fly (1986). In 1996 he was nominated for an Academy Award for Little Surprises.

Jeff Goldblum was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for a guest appearance on Will & Grace. He also appeared in Friends, Portlandia and Inside Amy Schumer. In 2023, he was the host of his own series The World According to Jeff Goldblum (2019 - present). 

His jazz band released their first album, The Capitol Studios Sessions, in 2018.

Movies
 Year Title RoleNotes 1974 Death Wish Freak #1 California Split Lloyd Harris  1975 Nashville Tricycle Man 1976 Next Stop, Greenwich Village Clyde Baxter St. Ives Hood #3 Special Delivery Snake 1977 The Sentinel Jack Annie Hall Lacey Party Guest  Between the Lines Max Arloft  1978 Remember My Name Mr. Nudd  Thank God It's Friday Tony Di Marco  Invasion of the Body Snatchers Jack Bellicec  1981 Threshold Aldo Gehring Nominated - Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor 1983 The Big Chill Michael Gold  The Right Stuff Recruiter  1984 The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension New Jersey  Terror in the Aisles Jack Bellicec  1985 Into the Night Ed Okin  Silverado "Slick" Calvin Stanhope  Transylvania 6-5000 Jack Harrison  1986 The Fly Seth Brundle Won - Saturn Award for Best ActorNominated - National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place)New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (3rd place) 1987 Beyond Therapy Bruce  1988 Vibes Nick Deezy  Earth Girls Are Easy Mac  1989 The Tall Guy Dexter King  El Sueño del Mono Loco Dan Gillis  1990 Mister Frost Mr. Frost  1991 The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish Pianist  1992 Fathers & Sons Max 	 The Player Himself Cameo Deep Cover David Jason Nominated - Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting MaleChicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Shooting Elizabeth Howard Pigeon  1993 Jurassic Park Dr. Ian Malcolm Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor 1995 Hideaway Hatch Harrison  Nine Months Sean Fletcher  Powder Donald Ripley  1996 The Great White Hype Mitchell Kane  Independence Day David Levinson Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor Little Surprises Director; short movieNominated - Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film Mad Dog Time Mickey Holliday  1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Dr. Ian Malcolm Nominated - Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor - Sci-Fi 1998 Holy Man Ricky Hayman  The Prince of Egypt Aaron Voice  Welcome to Hollywood Himself Cameo 2000 Beyond Suspicion John Nolan Chain of Fools Avnet  One of the Hollywood Ten Herbert Biberman  2001 Perfume Jamie Also executive producer Cats & Dogs Professor Brody  2002 Run Ronnie Run! Himself Uncredited cameo Igby Goes Down D.H. Banes  2003 Dallas 362 Bob  Spinning Boris George Gorton 2004 Incident at Loch Ness Party Guest Cameo The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou Allistair Hennessey Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best CastBoston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Ensemble 2006 Mini's First Time Mike Rudell  Fay Grim Agent Fulbright  Pittsburgh Himself Also producer Man of the Year Stewart  2008 Adam Resurrected Adam Stein  2010 The Switch Leonard  Morning Glory Jerry Barnes 2012 Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie Chef Goldblum Zambezia Ajax Voice  2013 Le Week-End Morgan Nominated - British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor 2014 The Grand Budapest Hotel Deputy Vilmos Kovacs Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Unity Narrator VoiceDocumentary 2015 Mortdecai Milton Krampf  2016 Independence Day: Resurgence David Levinson 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2Grandmaster Closing credits cameo Thor: Ragnarok  Miyubi The Creator Short movie 2018 Isle of Dogs Duke Voice  Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom Dr. Ian Malcolm Hotel Artemis Niagara (The Wolf King)  The Mountain Dr. Wallace Fiennes 2021 The Boss Baby: Family Business Dr. Erwin Armstrong Voice 2022 Jurassic World Dominion Dr. Ian Malcolm  2023 Asteroid City Post - production 2024 Wicked: Part One The Wizard Filming

 Television 
YearTitleRoleNotesRef.1975ColumboProtesterEpisode: "A Case of Immunity"1976The Blue KnightDaggettEpisode: "Upward Mobility"1977Starsky & HutchHarry MarkhamEpisode: "Murder on Stage 17"1980The Legend of Sleepy HollowIchabod CraneTelevision filmTenspeed and Brown ShoeLionel Whitney14 episodes1982Rehearsal for MurderLeo GibbsTelevision filmLaverne & ShirleyJeffreyEpisode: "Watch the Fur Fly"The Devlin ConnectionAlexis PapageorgioEpisode: "The Absolute Monarch of Ward C"1984Ernie Kovacs: Between the LaughterErnie KovacsTelevision filmAmerican PlayhouseSophisticated urbaniteEpisode: "Popular Neurotics"1985Faerie Tale TheatreBuck WolfEpisode: "The Three Little Pigs"1986The Ray Bradbury TheaterCogswellEpisode: "The Town Where No One Got Off"1987Life StoryJames WatsonTelevision film1990Sesame StreetMinneapolisEpisode 21.72FramedWileyTelevision film1990–1991Captain Planet and the PlaneteersVerminous SkummVoice; 5 episodes1993Lush LifeAl GorkyTelevision film1993 & 1997Saturday Night LiveHost2 episodes1994Future QuestHimself (host)22 episodes1995, 1998The Larry Sanders ShowJeff Goldblum2 episodes1996The SimpsonsMacArthur ParkerVoice; episode: "A Fish Called Selma"1998Mr. Show with Bob and DavidCivil War NarratorVoice; episode: "Like Chickens... Delicious Chickens"2002King of the HillDr. VayzosaVoice; episode: "The Substitute Spanish Prisoner"Robbie the Reindeer in Legend of the Lost TribeWhite RabbitVoice; Television special2003FriendsLeonard HayesEpisode: "The One with the Mugging"War StoriesBen DansmoreTelevision film2003–2005Crank YankersProf. FermsteinVoice; 2 episodes2004Tom Goes to the MayorBill JoelVoice; Episode: "Toodle Day"2005Will & GraceScott Wooley3 episodes2007RainesMichael Raines7 episodesTim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!Himself2 episodes2009–2010Law & Order: Criminal IntentDetective Zack Nichols24 episodes2011NTSF:SD:SUV::Gunnar GeirhartEpisode: "Full Hauser"Allen GregoryPerry Van MoonVoice; episode: "Van Moon Rising"2011–2012The LeagueRupert Ruxin2 episodes2012Susan 313Benny BurnetPilotGleeHiram Berry2 episodes2012–2015PortlandiaVarious roles5 episodes2014Monkey LoveRogerVoice; Episode: "It's a Jungle Out There"Last Week Tonight with John OliverCivil Forfeiture Cop1 episode2015Inside Amy SchumerJury ForemanEpisode: "12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer"2016Unbreakable Kimmy SchmidtDr. DaveEpisode: "Kimmy Meets a Celebrity!"2017Tour de PharmacyMarty HassTelevision film2019Peanuts in Space: Secrets of Apollo 10HimselfShortHappy!GodVoice; Episode: "Resurrection"2019–2022The World According to Jeff Goldblum Himself (host)22 episodes2020RuPaul's Drag RaceGuest Judge1 episode2021 & 2023What If...?GrandmasterVoice; 2 episodes: "What If... Thor Were an Only Child?", "What If... Iron Man Crashed Into the Grandmaster?"2022Search PartyTunnel Quinn6 episodesBig MouthApple BroochVoice; Episode: "The Apple Brooch"2024KaosZeusMain role2026Henry David ThoreauHenry David ThoreauVoice; documentary

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Category:Actors from Pennsylvania
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Category:Jewish American actors
Category:Musicians from Pennsylvania
Category:American jazz musicians