Dustin Hoffman


    Starbirth:
    August 8, 1937
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Overview

Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. Actor Robert De Niro described him as "an actor with the everyman's face who embodied the heartbreakingly human". At a young age Hoffman knew he wanted to study in the arts, and entered into the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music; later he decided to go into acting, for which he trained at the Pasadena Playhouse in Los Angeles. His first theatrical performance was 1961's A Cook for Mr. General as Ridzinski. During that time he appeared in several guest roles on television shows like Naked City and The Defenders. He then starred in the 1966 off-Broadway play Eh? where his performance garnered him both a Theatre World Award and Drama Desk Award. His breakthrough role was as Benjamin Braddock in Mike Nichols' critically acclaimed and iconic film The Graduate (1967), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination. His next role was "Ratso" Rizzo in John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy (1969), in which he acted alongside Jon Voight; they both received Oscar nominations, and the film went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. He gained success in the 1970s playing roles that shaped the craft of his acting, crossing genres effortlessly in the western Little Big Man (1970), the prison drama Papillon (1973), playing a controversial and groundbreaking comedian in Bob Fosse's Lenny (1975), Marathon Man alongside Laurence Olivier (1976), and as Carl Bernstein investigating the Watergate scandal in All the President's Men (1976). In 1979, Hoffman starred in the family drama Kramer vs. Kramer alongside Meryl Streep. They both received Academy Awards for their performances. After a three-year break from films, Hoffman returned in Sydney Pollack's show business comedy Tootsie (1982) about a struggling actor who pretends to be a woman in order to get an acting role. He returned to stage acting with a 1984 performance as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman and reprised the role a year later in a television film earning a Primetime Emmy Award. In 1987 he starred alongside Warren Beatty in Elaine May's comedy Ishtar. He won his second Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the autistic savant Ray Babbitt in the 1988 film Rain Man, co-starring Tom Cruise. In 1989, he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for playing Shylock in a stage performance of The Merchant of Venice. In the 1990s, he made appearances in such films as Warren Beatty's action comedy adaptation Dick Tracy (1990), Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991) as Captain Hook, medical disaster Outbreak (1995), legal crime drama Sleepers (1996), and the satirical black comedy Wag the Dog (1997) alongside Robert De Niro.


MOVIECHARACTERYEAR
Megalopolis 2024
Kung Fu Panda 4 Shifu (voice) 2024
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback Benjamin Braddock (archive footage) 2023
Sam & Kate Bill 2022
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon Self 2022
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage) 2022
As They Made Us Eugene 2022
Mr. Saturday Night 2021
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... Self 2020
Disclosure Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage) 2020
Into the Labyrinth Dottor Green 2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth Self 2019
Hal Self 2019
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee Self (archive footage) 2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) Harold Meyerowitz 2017
Spielberg Self 2017
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone Carl Bernstein (archive footage) 2016
Mike Nichols: An American Master Self 2016
Kung Fu Panda 3 Shifu (voice) 2016
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll Shifu / Warrior (voice) 2016
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century Self - Actor 2015
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood Self (archive footage) 2015
The Program Bob Hamman 2015
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot Mr. Hoppy 2015
Led Zeppelin Played Here Self (archive footage) 2014
The Cobbler Abraham Simkin 2014
Boychoir Master Carvelle 2014
Chef Riva 2014
And the Oscar Goes To... Self (archive footage) 2014
All the President's Men Revisited Self 2013
Casting By Self (Archival Footage) 2012
La Classe américaine Self 2012
Close Up Self (archive footage) 2012
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters Shifu (voice) 2011
Paul Williams Still Alive Self (archive footage) 2011
Kung Fu Panda 2 Shifu (voice) 2011
Little Fockers Bernie Focker 2010
Kung Fu Panda Holiday Shifu (voice) 2010
Barney's Version Izzy Panofsky 2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff Self (archive footage) (uncredited) 2010
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story Narrator 2010
Against the Tide Narrator 2009
Dustin! 2009
Last Chance Harvey Harvey Shine 2008
The Tale of Despereaux Roscuro (voice) 2008
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben Self 2008
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five Shifu (voice) 2008
Visual Acoustics Himself/Narrator 2008
Kung Fu Panda Shifu (voice) 2008
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' Self 2008
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Mr. Edward Magorium 2007
Trumbo Self / Interviewee 2007
The Holiday Dustin Hoffman (uncredited) 2006
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Giuseppe Baldini 2006
Stranger Than Fiction Professor Jules Hilbert 2006
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" Self 2006
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film Self 2006
Earth to America Self 2005
The Lost City Meyer Lansky 2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood Self 2005
Racing Stripes Tucker (voice) 2005
Meet the Fockers Bernie Focker 2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events The Critic (uncredited) 2004
Finding Neverland Charles Frohman 2004
I ♥ Huckabees Bernard Jaffe 2004
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies Host 2003
Confidence Winston King 2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut Self (archive footage) 2003
Runaway Jury Wendell Rohr 2003
The Shakespeare Sessions 2003
Moonlight Mile Ben Floss 2002
The Kid Stays in the Picture Self (archive footage) 2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney Self 2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies Self - Narrator 2001
Tuesday voice 2001
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' Self 2001
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' Self 2001
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc Joan's conscience 1999
Tato's Argentina Arturo Puig 1999
The Devil's Arithmetic Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited) 1999
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years 1999
Sphere Dr. Norman Goodman 1998
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners") 1998
Wag the Dog Stanley Motss 1997
Mad City Max Brackett 1997
Sleepers Danny Snyder 1996
American Buffalo Walt 'Teach' Teacher 1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies Self 1995
Outbreak Sam Daniels 1995
Jonas in the Desert Himself 1994
La Classe américaine Peter (archive footage) 1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets Self 1993
Hero Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante 1992
Earth and the American Dream Reader (voice) 1992
'The Graduate' at 25 Self 1992
A Wish for Wings That Work Milquetoast (voice) 1991
Billy Bathgate Dutch Schultz 1991
Hook Captain James Hook / Captain Crochet (voice) 1991
The Earth Day Special Every Lawyer 1990
Dick Tracy Mumbles 1990
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey Self 1990
Family Business Vito McMullen 1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Narrator (voice) 1989
Rain Man Raymond Babbitt 1988
Ishtar Chuck Clarke 1987
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ Self / Willy Loman 1986
Death of a Salesman Willy Loman 1985
Night of 100 Stars II Self 1985
Terror in the Aisles Babe (archive footage) (uncredited) 1984
Tootsie Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels 1982
Night of 100 Stars Self 1982
The Making of 'Tootsie' Self 1982
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's Self (archive footage) 1980
Kramer vs. Kramer Ted Kramer 1979
Agatha Wally Stanton 1979
Straight Time Max Dembo 1978
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back Self 1977
Marathon Man Babe 1976
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People Self 1976
All the President's Men Carl Bernstein 1976
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' Self 1976
Lost in the Garden of the World Self 1975
Lenny Lenny Bruce 1974
Free to Be… You and Me Self (scenes deleted) 1974
Papillon Louis Dega 1973
The Magnificent Rebel Self 1973
Alfredo, Alfredo Alfredo 1972
On Location: Dustin Hoffman Self 1971
Straw Dogs David Sumner 1971
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? Georgie Soloway 1971
The Point Narrator / Father (first telecast) 1971
Little Big Man Jack Crabb 1970
Arthur Penn: The Director Himself 1970
John and Mary John 1969
Midnight Cowboy Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo 1969
The Crowd Around the Cowboy Self 1969
Madigan's Millions Jason Fister 1968
The New Cinema 1968
The Graduate Ben Braddock 1967
The Tiger Makes Out Hap 1967
The Star Wagon Hanus Wicks 1966
The Journey of the Fifth Horse Zoditch 1966
The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman Himself
Lucca Mortis Jacob
Riff Raff
SHOWCHARACTERYEAR
The Ellen DeGeneres Show Self <mt>
The Simpsons Mr. Bergstrom (voice) <mt>
The Daily Show Self <mt>
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno <blank> <mt>
Naked City Lester Stenton <mt>
The Nurses Larson <mt>
The Oscars Self <mt>
Big Brother's Little Brother Self <mt>
Luck Chester Bernstein <mt>
The Graham Norton Show Self <mt>
This Morning Self <mt>
Today Self <mt>
LIVE with Kelly and Mark <blank> <mt>
MADtv Self <mt>
Curb Your Enthusiasm Guide #1 <mt>
Liberty's Kids Benedict Arnold <mt>
ABC Stage 67 J.J. Semmons <mt>
V Graham Norton Self <mt>
The Directors <blank> <mt>
Medici: Masters of Florence Giovanni de' Medici <mt>
Wetten, dass..? Self <mt>
Finding Your Roots Self <mt>
The Reichen Show Self <mt>
V.I.P. Schaukel Self <mt>
Rachael Ray <blank> <mt>
Goldene Kamera Verleihung Self <mt>
Tony Awards Self - Presenter <mt>
Coucou c'est nous ! Self <mt>
Champs-Elysées Self <mt>
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies Self <mt>
Treffpunkte Self <mt>
HBO First Look <blank> <mt>
The Defenders Robert Burke <mt>
The Defenders Buddy <mt>
American Masters Self <mt>
Naked City Finney <mt>
The Mike Douglas Show Self (archive footage) <mt>
Tony Awards Self <mt>
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Self <mt>
Spécial cinéma Self <mt>
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight Shifu (voice) <mt>
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