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By CODIE BULLEN FOR MAILONLINE<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 11:00 EDT, 13 July 2025 | Updated: 12:29 EDT, 13 July 2025 <\/p>\n

Hollywood icon Richard Dreyfuss has shared a heartbreaking health update with fans as he confirmed that he is too poorly to attend this year’s SharkCon.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Jaws star, 77, played Matt Hooper in the award-winning Stephen Spielberg film, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year.<\/p>\n

In a new clip shared to SharkCon’s Instagram on Sunday, Richard was tucked up in a hospital bed with a Jaws blanket.<\/p>\n

Richard looked pale and appeared to struggle when addressing fans heading to the event.<\/p>\n

Richard said to the camera: ‘Hello fellow cons. I am very, very sorry to tell you that I’ve been diagnosed with, viral, er\u2026What is it?’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Off-screen, his wife Svetlana Erokhin confirmed that he was suffering from viral bronchitis, though Richard struggled to repeat the word himself.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Hollywood <\/p>\n

Hollywood icon Richard Dreyfuss has shared a heartbreaking health update with fans as he confirmed that he is too poorly to attend this year’s SharkCon<\/p>\n

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The SharkCon organisers confirmed to fans in the caption: ‘All prepaid autographs and photo ops will automatically be refunded. There is no reason to reach out’<\/p>\n

Bronchitis is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes, the airways that carry air to your lungs.<\/p>\n

He continued: ‘I’ve been told by my doctors I cannot fly and I would have to fly five hours to get there.<\/p>\n

‘I’m terribly sorry because I had planned to be there [at SharkCon] and I had been looking forward to it, but I am unable to do so. I don’t want to get anyone else sick, and I don’t want to get sicker myself.<\/p>\n

‘I feel terrible about not showing up and I feel worse about exposing you to this apparently very viral illness. But there will be other times and I will make it my business to show up.<\/p>\n

‘I want to wish you all good luck and happiness and I want you all to feel very sorry for me, and very sorry for yourselves. I’m in a lot of pain and that has to come first, my health. I feel very good about having the time and enough health.’<\/p>\n

Svetlana added: ‘And such great fans!’ as Richard agreed: ‘And such great fans.’ She said: ‘We love you, we miss you all and we will see you soon.<\/p>\n

‘That’s my wife saying that!’ Richard explained. ‘She’s right, she knows how to do this. So good luck, happy health, happy con \u2013 bye!’<\/p>\n

The SharkCon organisers confirmed to fans in the caption: ‘All prepaid autographs and photo ops will automatically be refunded. There is no reason to reach out.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"The <\/p>\n

The Jaws star, 77, played Matt Hooper in the award-winning Stephen Spielberg film, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year<\/p>\n

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Fans were concerned for Richard and flooded the comment section with well wishes<\/p>\n

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Jaws stars Roy Scheider (middle) as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard right) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw left), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a New England summer resort town<\/p>\n

‘It will take 5-10 business days plus what your bank takes for them to be processed. We are so sorry for any inconvenience. Thank you.’<\/p>\n

Fans were concerned for Richard and flooded the comment section with well wishes.<\/p>\n

One wrote: ‘Your health is most important. Don’t feel bad about it. Get better quickly!’;<\/p>\n

‘This is my all time favourite move!! Feel better Richard… sending healing prayers’<\/p>\n

‘He will always be one of the great actors of his time’<\/p>\n

Sharon Stone added: ‘Honey, feel better. The world is not good without you then come over and give me a hug.’<\/p>\n

Based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley, Jaws stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help of a marine biologist (Richard) and a professional shark hunter (Robert Shaw), hunts a man-eating great white shark that attacks beachgoers at a New England summer resort town.<\/p>\n

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