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Dustin Hoffman
Born · August 8, 1937 (87 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Bio
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.
Megalopolis
Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
5.5
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Shifu (voice)
7.1
2024
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)
6.8
2023
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Self
0.0
2022
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)
7.5
2022
Mr. Saturday Night
6.7
2021
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
Self (archive footage)
7.9
2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Harold Meyerowitz
6.5
2017
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Self
6.3
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
Shifu (voice)
6.9
2016
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Shifu / Warrior (voice)
6.8
2016
The Program
Bob Hamman
6.4
2015
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Mr. Hoppy
6.7
2015
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2014
The Cobbler
Abraham Simkin
5.9
2014
Boychoir
Master Carvelle
6.8
2014
Chef
Riva
7.1
2014
All the President's Men Revisited
Self
6.6
2013
Casting By
Self (Archival Footage)
7.1
2012
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
9.0
2012
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Shifu (voice)
6.4
2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
Shifu (voice)
7.0
2011
Little Fockers
Bernie Focker
5.6
2010
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Shifu (voice)
7.0
2010
Barney's Version
Izzy Panofsky
7.0
2010
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Narrator
6.0
2010
Against the Tide
Narrator
7.0
2009
Dustin!
0.0
2009
Last Chance Harvey
Harvey Shine
6.3
2008
The Tale of Despereaux
Roscuro (voice)
6.1
2008
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Shifu (voice)
6.7
2008
Visual Acoustics
Himself/Narrator
7.4
2008
Kung Fu Panda
Shifu (voice)
7.3
2008
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Mr. Edward Magorium
6.2
2007
Trumbo
Self - Interviewee
6.7
2007
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Giuseppe Baldini
7.4
2006
Stranger Than Fiction
Professor Jules Hilbert
7.3
2006
Earth to America
Self
8.0
2005
The Lost City
Meyer Lansky
6.1
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self
0.0
2005
Racing Stripes
Tucker (voice)
5.9
2005
Meet the Fockers
Bernie Focker
6.2
2004
Finding Neverland
Charles Frohman
7.3
2004
I ♥ Huckabees
Bernard Jaffe
6.3
2004
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made
Chuck Clarke (archive footage)
4.6
2004
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies
Host
0.0
2003
Confidence
Winston King
6.2
2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2003
Runaway Jury
Wendell Rohr
6.9
2003
The Shakespeare Sessions
7.0
2003
Moonlight Mile
Ben Floss
6.3
2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Self
0.0
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self - Narrator
8.0
2001
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Joan's conscience
6.4
1999
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
6.8
1999
Sphere
Dr. Norman Goodman
6.1
1998
Wag the Dog
Stanley Motss
7.0
1997
Mad City
Max Brackett
6.2
1997
Sleepers
Danny Snyder
7.6
1996
American Buffalo
Walt 'Teach' Teacher
5.5
1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
8.6
1995
Outbreak
Sam Daniels
6.6
1995
La Classe américaine
Peter (archive footage)
7.7
1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Self
8.0
1993
Hero
Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
6.3
1992
A Wish for Wings That Work
Milquetoast (voice)
6.1
1991
Billy Bathgate
Dutch Schultz
5.8
1991
Hook
Captain Hook
6.8
1991
The Earth Day Special
Every Lawyer
8.0
1990
Family Business
Vito McMullen
5.7
1989
Rain Man
Raymond Babbitt
7.8
1988
Ishtar
Chuck Clarke
4.5
1987
Death of a Salesman
Willy Loman
6.9
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
8.0
1985
Tootsie
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
7.2
1982
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1980
Kramer vs. Kramer
Ted Kramer
7.6
1979
Agatha
Wally Stanton
6.3
1979
Straight Time
Max Dembo
7.1
1978
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
Self
9.0
1977
Marathon Man
Babe
7.2
1976
All the President's Men
Carl Bernstein
7.7
1976
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
Self
2.0
1976
Lenny
Lenny Bruce
7.2
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
Self (scenes deleted)
6.4
1974
Papillon
Louis Dega
7.8
1973
The Magnificent Rebel
Self
5.6
1973
Alfredo, Alfredo
Alfredo
6.2
1972
Straw Dogs
David Sumner
7.2
1971
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Georgie Soloway
4.7
1971
Little Big Man
Jack Crabb
7.5
1970
John and Mary
John
6.0
1969
Midnight Cowboy
Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo
7.5
1969
Madigan's Millions
Jason Fister
4.2
1968
The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman
Himself
0.0
Lucca Mortis
Jacob
0.0
Twiggy
0.0
2025
Sam & Kate
Bill
6.5
2022
As They Made Us
Eugene
5.4
2022
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Self
7.4
2020
Into the Labyrinth
Dottor Green
6.3
2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
6.5
2019
Hal
Self
6.5
2019
Spielberg
Self
7.6
2017
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Carl Bernstein (archive footage)
7.7
2016
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
Self - Actor
7.5
2015
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
5.4
2015
And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2014
La Classe américaine
Self
5.8
2012
Paul Williams Still Alive
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2011
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.9
2010
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Self
0.0
2008
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
6.0
2008
The Holiday
Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
7.1
2006
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Self
5.2
2006
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
Self
0.0
2006
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Critic (uncredited)
6.8
2004
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
0.0
2004
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
Self / Ben Floss
10.0
2003
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2002
Tuesday
voice
5.5
2001
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Self
6.5
2001
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
Self
4.2
2001
Tato's Argentina
Arturo Puig
7.4
1999
The Devil's Arithmetic
Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)
6.8
1999
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")
5.7
1998
Jonas in the Desert
Self
5.5
1994
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
6.7
1992
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Narrator (voice)
7.2
1989
The Point
Narrator / Father (first telecast)
7.0
1971
Arthur Penn: The Director
Self
0.0
1970
Tuner
0.0
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Shifu (Voice)
10.0
2013
The Revisionist
0.0
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Lenny Bruce (archive footage) · (1 episode)
0.0
2024
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Shifu (voice) · (42 episodes)
7.5
2022
Medici: Masters of Florence
Giovanni de' Medici · (8 episodes)
7.8
2016
Finding Your Roots
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
2012
Luck
Chester Bernstein · (9 episodes)
6.7
2012
The Graham Norton Show
Self · (3 episodes)
7.2
2007
Rachael Ray
(1 episode)
5.1
2006
The Reichen Show
Self · (1 episode)
4.8
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · (3 episodes)
5.8
2003
Liberty's Kids
Benedict Arnold (voice) · (40 episodes)
7.4
2002
V Graham Norton
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
2002
Big Brother's Little Brother
Self · (1 episode)
5.8
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Guide #1 · (1 episode)
8.0
2000
The Directors
Self · (1 episode)
5.1
1999
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies
Self · (1 episode)
8.2
1998
Parkinson
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
0.0
1998
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.4
1996
MADtv
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1995
Coucou c'est nous !
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1992
HBO First Look
(1 episode)
4.9
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(3 episodes)
5.4
1992
'The Graduate' at 25
Self
6.0
1992
Dick Tracy
Mumbles
6.1
1990
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Self
6.5
1990
The Simpsons
Mr. Bergstrom (voice) · (1 episode)
8.0
1989
This Morning
Self · (1 episode)
5.7
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (4 episodes)
5.2
1988
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Self / Willy Loman
0.0
1986
American Masters
Self · (1 episode)
7.1
1986
Night of 100 Stars
Self
6.5
1982
Champs-Elysées
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
1982
The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
6.0
1982
Wetten, dass..?
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1981
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
Self
0.0
1976
Lost in the Garden of the World
Self
0.0
1975
Spécial cinéma
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1974
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
Self
0.0
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self · (2 episodes)
6.0
1971
Treffpunkte
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1970
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
Self
0.0
1969
The New Cinema
Self
0.0
1968
The Graduate
Ben Braddock
7.6
1967
The Tiger Makes Out
Hap
4.6
1967
The Star Wagon
Hanus Wicks
7.0
1966
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
Zoditch
0.0
1966
ABC Stage 67
J.J. Semmons · (1 episode)
6.0
1966
Goldene Kamera Verleihung
Self · (1 episode)
3.5
1966
The Nurses
Larson · (98 episodes)
5.0
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
5.1
1961
The Defenders
Robert Burke · (1 episode)
6.2
1961
The Defenders
Buddy · (1 episode)
6.2
1961
Naked City
Lester Stenton · (1 episode)
5.3
1958
Naked City
Finney · (1 episode)
5.3
1958
Tony Awards
Self · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Nominee/Presenter · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
The Oscars
Self · (6 episodes)
7.0
1953
Today
Self · (1 episode)
5.5
1952
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee · (2 episodes)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · (3 episodes)
6.8
1944
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner · (1 episode)
6.8
1944