Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Acting
Cast
Dustin Hoffman
Known for
Acting
Born
1937-08-08
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as Dustin Lee Hoffman
Biography
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.
Tuner
as Harry Horowitz
Kung Fu Panda 4
as Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda
as Master Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3
as Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 2
as Master Shifu (voice)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
as Giuseppe Baldini
Sleepers
as Danny Snyder
Hook
as Captain Hook
The Graduate
as Ben Braddock
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as The Critic (uncredited)
The Holiday
as Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
Meet the Fockers
as Bernie Focker
Rain Man
as Raymond Babbitt
Outbreak
as Sam Daniels
Chef
as Riva
Midnight Cowboy
as Ratso
Megalopolis
as Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
Papillon
as Louis Dega
Racing Stripes
as Tucker (voice)
The Cobbler
as Abraham Simkin
Tootsie
as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Sphere
as Dr. Norman Goodman
Finding Neverland
as Charles Frohman
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
as Joan's conscience
Runaway Jury
as Wendell Rohr
Kramer vs. Kramer
as Ted Kramer
Dick Tracy
as Mumbles
Little Fockers
as Bernie Focker
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
as Shifu (voice)
Straw Dogs
as David Sumner
All the President's Men
as Carl Bernstein
Marathon Man
as Thomas 'Babe' Levy
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
as Shifu (voice)
Hero
as Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
Stranger Than Fiction
as Professor Jules Hilbert
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
as Shifu / Warrior (voice)
Wag the Dog
as Stanley Motss
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
as Mr. Edward Magorium
Boychoir
as Master Carvelle
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
as Shifu (voice)
The Program
as Bob Hamman
The Tale of Despereaux
as Roscuro (voice)
Spielberg
as Self
Billy Bathgate
as Dutch Schultz
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)
Ishtar
as Chuck Clarke
Confidence
as Winston King
Family Business
as Vito McMullen
The Earth Day Special
as Every Lawyer
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Megadoc
as Self
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
as Harold Meyerowitz
Straight Time
as Max Dembo
I â„ Huckabees
as Bernard Jaffe
Mad City
as Max Brackett
The Devil's Arithmetic
as Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
as Shifu (Voice)
Barney's Version
as Izzy Panofsky
Moonlight Mile
as Ben Floss
Last Chance Harvey
as Harvey Shine
The Point
as Narrator / Father (first telecast)
Sam & Kate
as Bill
The Lost City
as Meyer Lansky
Death of a Salesman
as Willy Loman
Little Big Man
as Jack Crabb
Lenny
as Lenny Bruce
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
American Buffalo
as Walt 'Teach' Teacher
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
Hal
as Self
Into the Labyrinth
as Dottor Green
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self
Earth to America
as Self
As They Made Us
as Eugene
La Classe américaine
as Self
Close Up
as Self (archive footage)
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
as Mr. Hoppy
TOVAH
as Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Twiggy
as Self
La Classe américaine
as Peter (archive footage)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
as Self
Trumbo
as Self - Interviewee
The New Cinema
as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
as Self (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
as Carl Bernstein (archive footage)
Diamond
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")
Agatha
as Wally Stanton
Heart of the Festival
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
John and Mary
as John
Mike Nichols: An American Master
as Self
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
as Narrator (voice)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
as Self - Narrator
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Visual Acoustics
as Self - Narrator
All the President's Men Revisited
as Self
Aretha Franklin: Duets
as Self
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
as Zoditch
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
as Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney
as Self
The Tiger Makes Out
as Hap
Madigan's Millions
as Jason Fister
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
as Self
Free to Be⊠You and Me
as Self (scenes deleted)
Alfredo, Alfredo
as Alfredo
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
as Georgie Soloway
Jonas in the Desert
as Self
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
as Self
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
as Self
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
as Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)
Billy Connolly: Itâs Been a Pleasure...
as Self
The Shakespeare Sessions
Private Conversations: On the Set of âDeath of a Salesmanâ
as Self / Willy Loman
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
as Self
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
as Self
Steve McQueen: American Icon
as Self (archive footage)
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
as Narrator (voice)
Lost in the Garden of the World
as Self
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
as Self
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
as Self
Tower Stories
as Jacob
Led Zeppelin Played Here
as Self (archive footage)
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
as Self - Actor
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
as Self
The Revisionist
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
as Self
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
as Self / Ben Floss
The Star Wagon
as Hanus Wicks
Franz Kline - Remembered
as Self
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
as Self
'The Graduate' at 25
as Self
Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning
as Self
The Making of 'Tootsie'
as Self
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
as Self
Mantrap â Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
as Self (archive footage)
The Magnificent Rebel
as Self
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies
as Host
Arthur Penn: The Director
as Self
Against the Tide
as Narrator
The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman
as Self
Tuesday
as voice
The Graduate at 25
as Himself
Dustin!
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
as Self
Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky
as Self