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 Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024)
as Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
as Shifu (voice)
Sphere (1998)
as Dr. Norman Goodman
All the President's Men (1976)
as Carl Bernstein
Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011)
as Shifu (voice)
Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
as Ted Kramer
Little Big Man (1970)
as Jack Crabb
Sleepers (1996)
as Danny Snyder
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)
as Giuseppe Baldini
Hook (1991)
as Captain Hook
The Holiday (2006)
as Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
as Bernie Focker
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
as The Critic (uncredited)
Racing Stripes (2005)
as Tucker (voice)
Rain Man (1988)
as Raymond Babbitt
The Graduate (1967)
as Ben Braddock
Chef (2014)
as Riva
Dick Tracy (1990)
as Mumbles
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
as Roscuro (voice)
Megalopolis (2024)
as Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)
as Mr. Edward Magorium
Little Fockers (2010)
as Bernie Focker
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008)
as Shifu (voice)
Outbreak (1995)
as Sam Daniels
I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
as Bernard Jaffe
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
as Ratso
Papillon (1973)
as Louis Dega
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999)
as Joan's conscience
Finding Neverland (2004)
as Charles Frohman
The Cobbler (2014)
as Abraham Simkin
Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
as Professor Jules Hilbert
Marathon Man (1976)
as Thomas 'Babe' Levy
Runaway Jury (2003)
as Wendell Rohr
Straight Time (1978)
as Max Dembo
Tootsie (1982)
as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016)
as Shifu / Warrior (voice)
Last Chance Harvey (2008)
as Harvey Shine
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011)
as Shifu (voice)
TOVAH (2026)
as Self
Hero (1992)
as Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010)
as Shifu (voice)
Wag the Dog (1997)
as Stanley Motss
Into the Labyrinth (2019)
as Dottor Green
Boychoir (2015)
as Master Carvelle
Diamond (2026)
as Dr. Harry Kleiman
Straw Dogs (1971)
as David Sumner
Mad City (1997)
as Max Brackett
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017)
as Harold Meyerowitz
Mike Nichols: An American Master (2016)
as Self
Hollywood: No Sex, Please! (2018)
Actor
Confidence (2003)
as Winston King
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
The Program (2015)
as Bob Hamman
Ishtar (1987)
as Chuck Clarke
Spielberg (2017)
as Self
The Best of So Graham Norton (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Billy Bathgate (1991)
as Dutch Schultz
Death of a Salesman (1985)
as Willy Loman
The Devil's Arithmetic (1999)
as Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)
Lenny (1974)
as Lenny Bruce
Barney's Version (2010)
as Izzy Panofsky
John and Mary (1969)
as John
The Lost City (2005)
as Meyer Lansky
Family Business (1989)
as Vito McMullen
As They Made Us (2022)
as Eugene
Led Zeppelin Played Here (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002)
as Self
Hook: Never, Never Ending (2026)
as Self (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016)
as Carl Bernstein (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993)
as Self
Megadoc (2025)
as Self
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015)
as Mr. Hoppy
On Location: Dustin Hoffman (1971)
as Self
The New Cinema (1968)
as Self
Moonlight Mile (2002)
as Ben Floss
Twiggy (2025)
as Self
The Shakespeare Sessions (2003)
Actor
Night of 100 Stars (1982)
as Self
Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017)
as Self (archive footage)
American Buffalo (1996)
as Walt 'Teach' Teacher
Visual Acoustics (2008)
as Self - Narrator
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection (2013)
as Shifu (voice)
The Crowd Around the Cowboy (1969)
as Self
Agatha (1979)
as Wally Stanton
Close Up (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine (1993)
as Peter (archive footage)
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... (2020)
as Self
Hal (2019)
as Self
Earth and the American Dream (1992)
as Reader (voice)
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback (2023)
as Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)
The Making of 'Tootsie' (1982)
as Self
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)
as Self
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019)
as Self
The Star Wagon (1966)
as Hanus Wicks
Sam & Kate (2022)
as Bill
Free to Be… You and Me (1974)
as Self (scenes deleted)
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (2022)
as Self
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
as Self
The Magnificent Rebel (1973)
as Self
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971)
as Georgie Soloway
Alfredo, Alfredo (1972)
as Alfredo
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980)
as Self (archive footage)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Madigan's Millions (1968)
as Jason Fister
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation (2022)
as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)
The Graduate at 25 (1992)
as Himself
The Earth Day Special (1990)
as Every Lawyer
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001)
as Self - Narrator
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (2001)
as Self
The Tiger Makes Out (1967)
as Hap
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002)
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
as Narrator (voice)
The Point (1971)
as Narrator / Father (voice)
Lost in the Garden of the World (1975)
as Self
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" (2006)
as Self
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen (2003)
as Self / Ben Floss
Trumbo (2007)
as Self - Interviewee
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film (2006)
as Self
All the President's Men Revisited (2013)
as Self
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century (2015)
as Self - Actor
Heart of the Festival (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990)
as Self
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (1977)
as Self
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut (2003)
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Penn: The Director (1970)
as Self
Earth to America (2005)
as Self
Jonas in the Desert (1994)
as Self
'The Graduate' at 25 (1992)
as Self
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (1976)
as Self
The Journey of the Fifth Horse (1966)
as Zoditch
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998)
as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' (2008)
as Self
Dick Smith Make Up Artist (1976)
as Self
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (1976)
as Self
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years (1999)
Actor
Tower Stories (—)
as Jacob
Franz Kline - Remembered (—)
as Self
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ (1986)
as Self / Willy Loman
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010)
as Narrator (voice)
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben (2008)
as Self
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later (2004)
Actor
Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning (1982)
as Self
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001)
as Self
The Revisionist (2026)
Actor
La Classe américaine (2012)
as Self
The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman (1970)
as Self
Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky (1982)
as Self
Grampa & Julie: Shark Hunters (2006)
as Grampa
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies (2003)
as Host
Tuesday (2001)
as voice
Against the Tide (2009)
as Narrator
Dustin! (2009)
Actor