Dustin Hoffman
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
- 2025 · Twiggy as Self
- 2024 · Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy as Lenny Bruce (archive footage)
- 2024 · Megalopolis as Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
- 2024 · Kung Fu Panda 4 as Shifu (voice)
- 2023 · Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback as Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)
- 2022 · Sam & Kate as Bill
- 2022 · As They Made Us as Eugene
- 2021 · Mr. Saturday Night as
- 2019 · Alan Pakula: Going for Truth as Self
- 2019 · Hal as Self
- 2017 · The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · Steve McQueen: American Icon as Self (archive footage)
- 2016 · All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone as Carl Bernstein (archive footage)
- 2016 · Mike Nichols: An American Master as Self
- 2015 · Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Roald Dahl's Esio Trot as Mr. Hoppy
- 2014 · And the Oscar Goes To... as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection as Shifu (Voice)
- 2013 · All the President's Men Revisited as Self
- 2012 · Casting By as Self (Archival Footage)
- 2012 · La Classe américaine as Self
- 2012 · Close Up as Self (archive footage)
- 2011 · Paul Williams Still Alive as Self (archive footage)
- 2010 · Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2007 · Trumbo as Self - Interviewee
- 2006 · Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" as Self
- 2006 · Close Up as Self - Interviewee
- 2005 · Nos Bastidores de Hollywood as Self
- 2004 · The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made as Chuck Clarke (archive footage)
- 2002 · Moonlight Mile as Ben Floss
- 2002 · The Kid Stays in the Picture as Self (archive footage)
- 2002 · Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film as Self (uncredited archive footage: 1975 BBC interview)
- 2001 · Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies as Self - Narrator
- 1996 · American Buffalo as Walt 'Teach' Teacher
- 1993 · La Classe américaine as Peter (archive footage)
- 1992 · Earth and the American Dream as Reader (voice)
- 1990 · The Earth Day Special as Every Lawyer
- 1990 · Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey as Self
- 1989 · Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt as Narrator (voice)
- 1987 · Ishtar as Chuck Clarke
- 1985 · Night of 100 Stars II as Self
- 1982 · Night of 100 Stars as Self
- 1980 · The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's as Self (archive footage)
- 1978 · Straight Time as Max Dembo
- 1974 · Lenny as Lenny Bruce
- 1974 · Free to Be… You and Me as Self (scenes deleted)
- 1972 · Alfredo, Alfredo as Alfredo
- 1971 · Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? as Georgie Soloway
- 1970 · Treffpunkte as Self
- 1968 · Madigan's Millions as Jason Fister
- 1966 · The Star Wagon as Hanus Wicks
- Future · The Revisionist as
- Future · Tuner as
- 2022 · Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon as Self
- 2022 · Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight as Shifu (voice)
- 2022 · PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)
- 2020 · Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... as Self
- 2019 · Into the Labyrinth as Dottor Green
- 2017 · The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) as Harold Meyerowitz
- 2017 · Spielberg as Self
- 2016 · Medici: Masters of Florence as Giovanni de' Medici
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda 3 as Shifu (voice)
- 2016 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll as Shifu / Warrior (voice)
- 2015 · Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century as Self - Actor
- 2015 · The Program as Bob Hamman
- 2015 · Boychoir as Master Carvelle
- 2014 · Led Zeppelin Played Here as Self (archive footage)
- 2014 · The Cobbler as Abraham Simkin
- 2014 · Chef as Riva
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2012 · Luck as Chester Bernstein
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters as Shifu (voice)
- 2011 · Kung Fu Panda 2 as Shifu (voice)
- 2010 · Little Fockers as Bernie Focker
- 2010 · Kung Fu Panda Holiday as Shifu (voice)
- 2010 · Barney's Version as Izzy Panofsky
- 2010 · Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story as Narrator (voice)
- 2009 · Against the Tide as Narrator
- 2009 · Dustin! as
- 2008 · Last Chance Harvey as Harvey Shine
- 2008 · The Tale of Despereaux as Roscuro (voice)
- 2008 · Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben as Self
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five as Shifu (voice)
- 2008 · Visual Acoustics as Self - Narrator
- 2008 · Kung Fu Panda as Shifu (voice)
- 2008 · A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' as Self
- 2007 · Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium as Mr. Edward Magorium
- 2007 · I Could Never Be Your Woman as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · The Holiday as Dustin Hoffman
- 2006 · Rachael Ray as
- 2006 · Perfume: The Story of a Murderer as Giuseppe Baldini
- 2006 · Stranger Than Fiction as Professor Jules Hilbert
- 2006 · Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film as Self
- 2005 · Earth to America as Self
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self
- 2005 · The Lost City as Meyer Lansky
- 2005 · Racing Stripes as Tucker (voice)
- 2004 · Meet the Fockers as Bernie Focker
- 2004 · Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events as The Critic (uncredited)
- 2004 · Finding Neverland as Charles Frohman
- 2004 · I ♥ Huckabees as Bernard Jaffe
- 2004 · After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later as
- 2003 · Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies as Host
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2003 · Confidence as Winston King
- 2003 · Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen as Self / Ben Floss
- 2003 · Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut as Self (archive footage)
- 2003 · Runaway Jury as Wendell Rohr
- 2003 · The Shakespeare Sessions as
- 2002 · Liberty's Kids as Benedict Arnold (voice)
- 2002 · There's Only One Paul McCartney as Self
- 2002 · V Graham Norton as Self
- 2001 · Tuesday as voice
- 2001 · Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' as Self
- 2001 · Big Brother's Little Brother as Self
- 2001 · Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' as Self
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Guide #1
- 1999 · The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc as Joan's conscience
- 1999 · Tato's Argentina as Arturo Puig
- 1999 · The Devil's Arithmetic as Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)
- 1999 · The Directors as Self
- 1999 · Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years as
- 1998 · Sphere as Dr. Norman Goodman
- 1998 · Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")
- 1997 · Wag the Dog as Stanley Motss
- 1997 · Mad City as Max Brackett
- 1996 · Sleepers as Danny Snyder
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1995 · MADtv as Self
- 1995 · The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies as Self
- 1995 · Outbreak as Sam Daniels
- 1994 · Jonas in the Desert as Self
- 1993 · Aretha Franklin: Duets as Self
- 1992 · Hero as Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
- 1992 · Coucou c'est nous ! as Self
- 1992 · HBO First Look as
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1992 · 'The Graduate' at 25 as Self
- 1991 · A Wish for Wings That Work as Milquetoast (voice)
- 1991 · Billy Bathgate as Dutch Schultz
- 1991 · Hook as Captain Hook
- 1990 · Dick Tracy as Mumbles
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Mr. Bergstrom (voice)
- 1989 · Family Business as Vito McMullen
- 1988 · Rain Man as Raymond Babbitt
- 1988 · This Morning as Self
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1987 · Sacrée soirée as Self
- 1986 · American Masters as Self
- 1986 · Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ as Self / Willy Loman
- 1985 · Death of a Salesman as Willy Loman
- 1984 · Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self
- 1982 · Tootsie as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
- 1982 · Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning as Self
- 1982 · Champs-Elysées as Self
- 1982 · The Making of 'Tootsie' as Self
- 1982 · Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky as Self
- 1981 · Wetten, dass..? as Self
- 1979 · Kramer vs. Kramer as Ted Kramer
- 1979 · Agatha as Wally Stanton
- 1977 · Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back as Self
- 1976 · Marathon Man as Babe
- 1976 · The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People as Self
- 1976 · All the President's Men as Carl Bernstein
- 1976 · Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' as Self
- 1975 · Lost in the Garden of the World as Self
- 1974 · Spécial cinéma as Self
- 1973 · Papillon as Louis Dega
- 1973 · The Magnificent Rebel as Self
- 1971 · On Location: Dustin Hoffman as Self
- 1971 · Straw Dogs as David Sumner
- 1971 · V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- 1971 · The Point as Narrator / Father (first telecast)
- 1970 · The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman as Self
- 1970 · Little Big Man as Jack Crabb
- 1970 · Arthur Penn: The Director as Self
- 1969 · John and Mary as John
- 1969 · Midnight Cowboy as Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo
- 1969 · The Crowd Around the Cowboy as Self
- 1968 · The New Cinema as Self
- 1967 · The Graduate as Ben Braddock
- 1967 · The Tiger Makes Out as Hap
- 1966 · The Journey of the Fifth Horse as Zoditch
- 1966 · ABC Stage 67 as J.J. Semmons
- 1962 · The Nurses as Larson
- 1961 · The Mike Douglas Show as Self (archive footage)
- 1961 · The Defenders as Robert Burke
- 1961 · The Defenders as Buddy
- 1958 · Naked City as Lester Stenton
- 1958 · Naked City as Finney
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Nominee/Presenter
- 1953 · The Oscars as Self
- 1952 · Today as Self
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- 1944 · Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Future · Tower Stories as Jacob
- Future · Franz Kline - Remembered as Self