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