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Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Acting August 8, 1937 (89 years old) Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

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.

Movies 154

Kung Fu Panda 7.3

Kung Fu Panda

as Shifu (voice)

2008
Tuner 7.6

Tuner

as Harry Horowitz

2026
Kung Fu Panda 2 7.1

Kung Fu Panda 2

as Shifu (voice)

2011
Kung Fu Panda 4 7.0

Kung Fu Panda 4

as Shifu (voice)

2024
The Holiday 7.1

The Holiday

as Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)

2006
Kung Fu Panda 3 6.9

Kung Fu Panda 3

as Shifu (voice)

2016
Meet the Fockers 6.3

Meet the Fockers

as Bernie Focker

2004
Rain Man 7.7

Rain Man

as Raymond Babbitt

1988
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 7.4

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

as Giuseppe Baldini

2006
Hook 6.8

Hook

as Captain Hook

1991
Sleepers 7.6

Sleepers

as Danny Snyder

1996
The Graduate 7.6

The Graduate

as Ben Braddock

1967
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 6.8

Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events

as The Critic (uncredited)

2004
Little Fockers 5.7

Little Fockers

as Bernie Focker

2010
All the President's Men 7.7

All the President's Men

as Carl Bernstein

1976
Chef 7.1

Chef

as Riva

2014
Outbreak 6.6

Outbreak

as Sam Daniels

1995
Papillon 7.8

Papillon

as Louis Dega

1973
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc 6.4

The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc

as Joan's conscience

1999
Kramer vs. Kramer 7.6

Kramer vs. Kramer

as Ted Kramer

1979
Midnight Cowboy 7.5

Midnight Cowboy

as Ratso

1969
Tootsie 7.2

Tootsie

as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels

1982
Megalopolis 5.1

Megalopolis

as Nush 'The Fixer' Berman

2024
Sphere 6.1

Sphere

as Dr. Norman Goodman

1998
Wag the Dog 6.9

Wag the Dog

as Stanley Motss

1997
Runaway Jury 6.9

Runaway Jury

as Wendell Rohr

2003
Finding Neverland 7.3

Finding Neverland

as Charles Frohman

2004
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five 6.8

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five

as Shifu (voice)

2008
The Cobbler 5.9

The Cobbler

as Abraham Simkin

2014
Straw Dogs 7.1

Straw Dogs

as David Sumner

1971
Racing Stripes 6.0

Racing Stripes

as Tucker (voice)

2005
Marathon Man 7.2

Marathon Man

as Thomas 'Babe' Levy

1976
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 6.3

Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium

as Mr. Edward Magorium

2007
Kung Fu Panda Holiday 7.0

Kung Fu Panda Holiday

as Shifu (voice)

2010
The Tale of Despereaux 6.2

The Tale of Despereaux

as Roscuro (voice)

2008
Dick Tracy 6.2

Dick Tracy

as Mumbles

1990
Stranger Than Fiction 7.3

Stranger Than Fiction

as Professor Jules Hilbert

2006
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters 6.5

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters

as Shifu (voice)

2011
Hero 6.3

Hero

as Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante

1992
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll 6.9

Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll

as Shifu / Warrior (voice)

2016
Little Big Man 7.4

Little Big Man

as Jack Crabb

1970
Billy Bathgate 5.8

Billy Bathgate

as Dutch Schultz

1991
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 6.5

The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)

as Harold Meyerowitz

2017
Confidence 6.3

Confidence

as Winston King

2003
The Program 6.4

The Program

as Bob Hamman

2015
Last Chance Harvey 6.3

Last Chance Harvey

as Harvey Shine

2008
Into the Labyrinth 6.3

Into the Labyrinth

as Dottor Green

2019
The Devil's Arithmetic 6.8

The Devil's Arithmetic

as Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)

1999
Mad City 6.2

Mad City

as Max Brackett

1997
Megadoc 6.8

Megadoc

as Self

2025
Moonlight Mile 6.3

Moonlight Mile

as Ben Floss

2002
I ♥ Huckabees 6.3

I ♥ Huckabees

as Bernard Jaffe

2004
Death of a Salesman 6.9

Death of a Salesman

as Willy Loman

1985
Lenny 7.3

Lenny

as Lenny Bruce

1974
Barney's Version 7.0

Barney's Version

as Izzy Panofsky

2010
Family Business 5.7

Family Business

as Vito McMullen

1989
Spielberg 7.5

Spielberg

as Self

2017
Straight Time 7.1

Straight Time

as Max Dembo

1978
As They Made Us 5.3

As They Made Us

as Eugene

2022
Diamond 5.7

Diamond

as Dr. Harry Kleiman

2026
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot 6.7

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

as Mr. Hoppy

2015
The Earth Day Special 6.1

The Earth Day Special

as Every Lawyer

1990
Boychoir 6.8

Boychoir

as Master Carvelle

2015
Hollywood: No Sex, Please! 5.5

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

2018
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood 10.0

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

as Self (archive footage)

2005
Ishtar 4.6

Ishtar

as Chuck Clarke

1987
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff 6.7

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2010
All the President's Men Revisited 7.0

All the President's Men Revisited

as Self

2013
Sam & Kate 6.3

Sam & Kate

as Bill

2022
The Lost City 6.2

The Lost City

as Meyer Lansky

2005
Free to Be… You and Me 6.8

Free to Be… You and Me

as Self (scenes deleted)

1974
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film

as Self

2006
Agatha 6.1

Agatha

as Wally Stanton

1979
Hook: Never, Never Ending

Hook: Never, Never Ending

as Self (archive footage)

2026
Night of 100 Stars II 6.8

Night of 100 Stars II

as Self

1985
La Classe américaine 7.6

La Classe américaine

as Peter (archive footage)

1993
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies 8.5

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

as Self - Narrator

2001
Kung Fu Panda:  The Awesome Secrets Collection 8.0

Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection

as Shifu (voice)

2013
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies 8.0

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

as Self

1995
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt 6.9

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

as Narrator (voice)

1989
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy 5.1

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

2023
Night of 100 Stars 5.8

Night of 100 Stars

as Self

1982
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth 6.5

Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

as Self

2019
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? 4.9

Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?

as Georgie Soloway

1971
John and Mary 5.9

John and Mary

as John

1969
The Revisionist 1.0

The Revisionist

2026
TOVAH

TOVAH

as Self

2026
Close Up 9.5

Close Up

as Self (archive footage)

2012
Mike Nichols: An American Master 6.3

Mike Nichols: An American Master

as Self

2016
American Buffalo 5.4

American Buffalo

as Walt 'Teach' Teacher

1996
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's 4.0

The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's

as Self (archive footage)

1980
The Making of 'Tootsie' 6.0

The Making of 'Tootsie'

as Self

1982
The Point 6.8

The Point

as Narrator / Father (voice)

1971
Led Zeppelin Played Here 8.0

Led Zeppelin Played Here

as Self (archive footage)

2014
Earth and the American Dream 6.7

Earth and the American Dream

as Reader (voice)

1992
Earth to America 7.7

Earth to America

as Self

2005
Twiggy 7.6

Twiggy

as Self

2025
Hal 6.6

Hal

as Self

2019
Trumbo 6.7

Trumbo

as Self - Interviewee

2007
Visual Acoustics 7.3

Visual Acoustics

as Self - Narrator

2008
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone 7.4

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

as Carl Bernstein (archive footage)

2016
Tower Stories

Tower Stories

as Jacob

PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation 7.5

PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation

as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)

2022
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory 6.8

Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory

as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")

1998
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

as Self

2022
Madigan's Millions 4.0

Madigan's Millions

as Jason Fister

1968
Alfredo, Alfredo 6.3

Alfredo, Alfredo

as Alfredo

1972
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of  "All the President's Men" 5.2

Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"

as Self

2006
Heart of the Festival 6.7

Heart of the Festival

as Self (archive footage)

2002
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey 7.2

Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey

as Self

1990
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... 7.4

Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...

as Self

2020
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story 6.0

Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story

as Narrator (voice)

2010
The Graduate at 25

The Graduate at 25

as Himself

1992
The Best of So Graham Norton

The Best of So Graham Norton

as Self (archive footage)

2004
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

as Self / Willy Loman

1986
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback 6.5

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

as Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)

2023
The New Cinema

The New Cinema

as Self

1968
La Classe américaine 6.5

La Classe américaine

as Self

2012
The Crowd Around the Cowboy

The Crowd Around the Cowboy

as Self

1969
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century 7.5

Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century

as Self - Actor

2015
Steve McQueen: American Icon 7.0

Steve McQueen: American Icon

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' 3.3

Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'

as Self

1976
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film 8.0

Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2002
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen 8.8

Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen

as Self / Ben Floss

2003
Jonas in the Desert 6.4

Jonas in the Desert

as Self

1994
The Shakespeare Sessions 8.5

The Shakespeare Sessions

2003
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People 7.0

The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People

as Self

1976
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

as Self

2008
Lost in the Garden of the World

Lost in the Garden of the World

as Self

1975
On Location: Dustin Hoffman 8.0

On Location: Dustin Hoffman

as Self

1971
The Journey of the Fifth Horse 7.0

The Journey of the Fifth Horse

as Zoditch

1966
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years 7.4

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

1999
There's Only One Paul McCartney 8.0

There's Only One Paul McCartney

as Self

2002
'The Graduate' at 25 6.0

'The Graduate' at 25

as Self

1992
The Star Wagon 7.0

The Star Wagon

as Hanus Wicks

1966
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' 7.3

Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'

as Self

2001
Grampa & Julie: Shark Hunters

Grampa & Julie: Shark Hunters

as Grampa

2006
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' 6.0

A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'

as Self

2008
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

2004
Against the Tide 7.0

Against the Tide

as Narrator

2009
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' 5.0

Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'

as Self

2001
Aretha Franklin: Duets 8.3

Aretha Franklin: Duets

as Self

1993
The Tiger Makes Out 5.0

The Tiger Makes Out

as Hap

1967
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut 7.0

Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut

as Self (archive footage)

2003
The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman

The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman

as Self

1970
Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky

Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky

as Self

1982
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies

Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies

as Host

2003
Arthur Penn: The Director 9.0

Arthur Penn: The Director

as Self

1970
Tuesday 6.8

Tuesday

as voice

2001
Dick Smith Make Up Artist

Dick Smith Make Up Artist

as Self

1976
Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning

Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning

as Self

1982
The Magnificent Rebel 5.6

The Magnificent Rebel

as Self

1973
Franz Kline - Remembered

Franz Kline - Remembered

as Self

Dustin!

Dustin!

2009

TV Shows 56

The Simpsons 8.0

The Simpsons

as Mr. Bergstrom (voice)

1989
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self - Guest

2014
The Daily Show 6.4

The Daily Show

as Self

1996
Late Night with Seth Meyers 5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

2014
The Mike Douglas Show 5.8

The Mike Douglas Show

as Self (archive footage)

1961
The Graham Norton Show 7.2

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

1988
The Merv Griffin Show 6.8

The Merv Griffin Show

as Self

1962
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno 5.3

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992
The Ellen DeGeneres Show 5.5

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

2003
Curb Your Enthusiasm 8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Guide #1

2000
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee / Presenter

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Winner

1944
Golden Globe Awards 7.0

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient

1944
The South Bank Show 5.6

The South Bank Show

1978
Champs-Elysées 6.8

Champs-Elysées

as Self

1982
Wetten, dass..? 5.6

Wetten, dass..?

as Self

1981
Film '72 5.1

Film '72

as Self

1971
Spécial cinéma 9.5

Spécial cinéma

as Self

1974
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Presenter

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self - Nominee / Presenter

1956
Tony Awards

Tony Awards

as Self

1956
Big Brother's Little Brother 6.0

Big Brother's Little Brother

as Self

2001
Naked City 5.7

Naked City

as Lester Stenton

1958
Naked City 5.7

Naked City

as Finney

1958
Sacrée soirée 5.7

Sacrée soirée

as Self

1987
American Masters 7.1

American Masters

as Self

1986
Finding Your Roots 6.2

Finding Your Roots

as Self

2012
Today 5.6

Today

as Self

1952
The Defenders 6.3

The Defenders

as Robert Burke

1961
The Defenders 6.3

The Defenders

as Buddy

1961
Goldene Kamera 5.7

Goldene Kamera

as Self

1984
Coucou c'est nous ! 7.2

Coucou c'est nous !

as Self

1992
V Graham Norton 5.3

V Graham Norton

as Self

2002
The Oscars 7.1

The Oscars

as Self

1953
The Reichen Show 4.8

The Reichen Show

as Self

2005
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight 7.5

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

as Shifu (voice)

2022
Rachael Ray 5.1

Rachael Ray

2006
Medici: Masters of Florence 7.7

Medici: Masters of Florence

as Giovanni de' Medici

2016
HBO First Look 5.5

HBO First Look

1992
Parkinson 7.0

Parkinson

as Self - Guest

2004
The Nurses 5.8

The Nurses

as Larson

1962
Liberty's Kids 7.7

Liberty's Kids

as Benedict Arnold (voice)

2002
ABC Stage 67 6.8

ABC Stage 67

as J.J. Semmons

1966
V.I.P. Schaukel 8.0

V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

1971
The Directors 6.1

The Directors

as Self

1999
This Morning 5.2

This Morning

as Self

1988
NET Playhouse 7.3

NET Playhouse

as Zoditch

1966
NET Playhouse 7.3

NET Playhouse

as Hanus Wicks

1966
Luck 6.7

Luck

as Chester Bernstein

2012
Treffpunkte

Treffpunkte

as Self

1970
MADtv 7.1

MADtv

as Self

1995
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

as Lenny Bruce (archive footage)

2024
Close Up 10.0

Close Up

as Self - Interviewee

2006

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