Richard Dale Jenkins (born May 4, 1947) is an American stage,
film, and television actor. He began his career in the theatre and made
his film debut in 1974. He has played supporting roles in films almost
every year since 1985 and had lead roles in
The Cabin in the Woods and
The Visitor, for which he was nominated for the
Academy Award for Best Actor. He played the deceased patriarch
Nathaniel Fisher on the
HBO drama series
Six Feet Under.
