Pakistan, July 15 -- Richard Dreyfuss is sharing an unfortunate health update. Days before he was set to appear at SharkCon in Tampa, Florida, the Jaws alum pulled out of the convention last minute due to an illness.

"Hello fellow cons," Richard said from a hospital bed in a video posted to SharkCon's Instagram July 12. "I'm very sorry to tell you that I've been diagnosed with viral bronchitis. I've been told by my doctors I cannot fly and I would have to fly five hours to get there."

"I'm terribly sorry because I had planned to be there and had been looking forward to it," the Oscar winner continued of the shark-themed fan convention. "But I'm unable to do so. I don't want to get anyone else sick and I don't want to get sicker myself."...