Dustin Hoffman
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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.
Known for
Credits
Tuner (2026)
as Harry Horowitz
Kung Fu Panda (2008)
as Master Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
as Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
as Master Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
as Shifu (voice)
Hook (1991)
as Captain Hook
Sleepers (1996)
as Danny Snyder
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
as Giuseppe Baldini
The Graduate (1967)
as Ben Braddock
The Holiday (2006)
as Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
Rain Man (1988)
as Raymond Babbitt
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
as The Critic (uncredited)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
as Bernie Focker
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
as Joan's conscience
Outbreak (1995)
as Sam Daniels
Chef (2014)
as Riva
Racing Stripes (2005)
as Tucker (voice)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
as Ratso
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Mumbles
Papillon (1973)
as Louis Dega
Sphere (1998)
as Dr. Norman Goodman
Little Fockers (2010)
as Bernie Focker
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
as Ted Kramer
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
as Roscuro (voice)
Finding Neverland (2004)
as Charles Frohman
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
as Shifu (voice)
I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
as Bernard Jaffe
Megalopolis (2024)
as Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
Wag the Dog (1997)
as Stanley Motss
Runaway Jury (2003)
as Wendell Rohr
The Cobbler (2014)
as Abraham Simkin
All the President's Men (1976)
as Carl Bernstein
Tootsie (1982)
as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
as Shifu (voice)
Little Big Man (1970)
as Jack Crabb
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
as Professor Jules Hilbert
Hero (1992)
as Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
Straw Dogs (1971)
as David Sumner
Marathon Man (1976)
as Thomas 'Babe' Levy
Billy Bathgate (1991)
as Dutch Schultz
Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010)
as Shifu (voice)
Spielberg (2017)
as Self
Last Chance Harvey (2008)
as Harvey Shine
Mad City (1997)
as Max Brackett
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
as Harold Meyerowitz
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
as Shifu / Warrior (voice)
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
as Mr. Edward Magorium
The Program (2015)
as Bob Hamman
Straight Time (1978)
as Max Dembo
Close Up (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
The Lost City (2005)
as Meyer Lansky
Megadoc (2025)
as Self
Barney's Version (2010)
as Izzy Panofsky
Family Business (1989)
as Vito McMullen
TOVAH (2026)
as Self
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Lenny (1974)
as Lenny Bruce
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
as Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)
Sam & Kate (2022)
as Bill
Moonlight Mile (2002)
as Ben Floss
Confidence (2003)
as Winston King
Into the Labyrinth (2019)
as Dottor Green
Ishtar (1987)
as Chuck Clarke
All the President's Men Revisited (2013)
as Self
Death of a Salesman (1985)
as Willy Loman
Agatha (1979)
as Wally Stanton
The Point (1971)
as Narrator / Father (first telecast)
Boychoir (2015)
as Master Carvelle
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Twiggy (2025)
as Self
The New Cinema (1968)
as Self
La Classe américaine (1993)
as Peter (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please! (2018)
Actor
John and Mary (1969)
as John
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
as Mr. Hoppy
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Every Lawyer
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)
As They Made Us (2022)
as Eugene
Mike Nichols: An American Master (2016)
as Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hal (2019)
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019)
as Self
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
as Narrator (voice)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016)
as Carl Bernstein (archive footage)
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection (2013)
as Shifu (Voice)
Earth to America (2005)
as Self
Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
as Self (scenes deleted)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Diamond (2026)
Actor
The Star Wagon (1966)
as Hanus Wicks
American Buffalo (1996)
as Walt 'Teach' Teacher
Trumbo (2007)
as Self - Interviewee
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... (2020)
as Self
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback (2023)
as Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)
Madigan's Millions (1968)
as Jason Fister
La Classe américaine (2012)
as Self
Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
Led Zeppelin Played Here (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Jonas in the Desert (1994)
as Self
Visual Acoustics (2008)
as Self - Narrator
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990)
as Self
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation (2022)
as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)
The Shakespeare Sessions (2003)
Actor
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)
as Georgie Soloway
Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993)
as Self
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (2022)
as Self
The Revisionist (2026)
Actor
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years (1999)
Actor
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
as Self (archive footage)
Tower Stories (—)
as Jacob
There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002)
as Self
Alfredo, Alfredo (1972)
as Alfredo
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998)
as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")
The Making of 'Tootsie' (1982)
as Self
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (2001)
as Self
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (1976)
as Self
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" (2006)
as Self
Lost in the Garden of the World (1975)
as Self
Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning (1982)
as Self
The Magnificent Rebel (1973)
as Self
Franz Kline - Remembered (—)
as Self
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)
as Self - Narrator
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
as Hap
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
The Graduate at 25 (1992)
as Himself
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' (2008)
as Self
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century (2015)
as Self - Actor
The Crowd Around the Cowboy (1969)
as Self
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen (2003)
as Self / Ben Floss
The Journey of the Fifth Horse (1966)
as Zoditch
On Location: Dustin Hoffman (1971)
as Self
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001)
as Self
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ (1986)
as Self / Willy Loman
Tuesday (2001)
as voice
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (1977)
as Self
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film (2006)
as Self
The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman (1970)
as Self
'The Graduate' at 25 (1992)
as Self
Against the Tide (2009)
as Narrator
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben (2008)
as Self
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (1976)
as Self
Arthur Penn: The Director (1970)
as Self
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies (2003)
as Host
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later (2004)
Actor
Dustin! (2009)
Actor
Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky (1982)
as Self