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