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.
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.
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Filmography (Movies)
Megadoc
Character:Self
Release Date:19/09/2025
Tuner
Character:Harry Horowitz
Release Date:30/08/2025
Twiggy
Character:Self
Release Date:07/03/2025
Megalopolis
Character:Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
Release Date:25/09/2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Character:Shifu (voice)
Release Date:02/03/2024
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Character:Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)
Release Date:30/07/2023
Sam & Kate
Character:Bill
Release Date:11/11/2022
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Character:Self
Release Date:06/09/2022
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Character:Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)
Release Date:09/06/2022
As They Made Us
Character:Eugene
Release Date:08/04/2022
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Character:Self
Release Date:28/12/2020
Into the Labyrinth
Character:Dottor Green
Release Date:30/10/2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Character:Self
Release Date:12/10/2019
Hal
Character:Self
Release Date:28/03/2019
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
Character:
Release Date:01/03/2018
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Character:Harold Meyerowitz
Release Date:13/10/2017
Spielberg
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2017
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:29/09/2017
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Character:Carl Bernstein (archive footage)
Release Date:04/11/2016
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Character:Self
Release Date:29/01/2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
Character:Shifu (voice)
Release Date:23/01/2016
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Character:Shifu / Warrior (voice)
Release Date:05/01/2016
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
Character:Self - Actor
Release Date:17/10/2015
The Program
Character:Bob Hamman
Release Date:16/09/2015
Boychoir
Character:Master Carvelle
Release Date:27/03/2015
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Character:Mr. Hoppy
Release Date:02/01/2015
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:11/10/2014
The Cobbler
Character:Abraham Simkin
Release Date:11/09/2014
Chef
Character:Riva
Release Date:08/05/2014
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Character:Shifu (Voice)
Release Date:27/08/2013
All the President's Men Revisited
Character:Self
Release Date:21/04/2013
La Classe américaine
Character:Self
Release Date:05/10/2012
Close Up
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:30/09/2012
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Character:Shifu (voice)
Release Date:12/12/2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
Character:Shifu (voice)
Release Date:25/05/2011
Little Fockers
Character:Bernie Focker
Release Date:21/12/2010
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Character:Shifu (voice)
Release Date:26/11/2010
Barney's Version
Character:Izzy Panofsky
Release Date:26/10/2010
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:25/07/2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:05/05/2010
Against the Tide
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/09/2009
Dustin!
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2009
Last Chance Harvey
Character:Harvey Shine
Release Date:25/12/2008
The Tale of Despereaux
Character:Roscuro (voice)
Release Date:18/12/2008
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Character:Self
Release Date:16/12/2008
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Character:Shifu (voice)
Release Date:08/11/2008
Visual Acoustics
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:22/06/2008
Kung Fu Panda
Character:Shifu (voice)
Release Date:04/06/2008
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Character:Self
Release Date:05/02/2008
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Character:Mr. Edward Magorium
Release Date:16/11/2007
Trumbo
Character:Self - Interviewee
Release Date:10/09/2007
The Holiday
Character:Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
Release Date:05/12/2006
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Character:Giuseppe Baldini
Release Date:13/09/2006
Stranger Than Fiction
Character:Professor Jules Hilbert
Release Date:09/09/2006
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Character:Self
Release Date:28/02/2006
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2006
Earth to America
Character:Self
Release Date:20/11/2005
The Lost City
Character:Meyer Lansky
Release Date:03/09/2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/03/2005
Racing Stripes
Character:Tucker (voice)
Release Date:06/01/2005
Meet the Fockers
Character:Bernie Focker
Release Date:22/12/2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Character:The Critic (uncredited)
Release Date:16/12/2004
Finding Neverland
Character:Charles Frohman
Release Date:29/10/2004
I ♥ Huckabees
Character:Bernard Jaffe
Release Date:10/09/2004
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2004
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies
Character:Host
Release Date:01/10/2003
Confidence
Character:Winston King
Release Date:25/04/2003
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
Character:Self / Ben Floss
Release Date:11/03/2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:08/03/2003
Runaway Jury
Character:Wendell Rohr
Release Date:16/01/2003
The Shakespeare Sessions
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2003
Moonlight Mile
Character:Ben Floss
Release Date:09/09/2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Character:Self
Release Date:02/06/2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Character:Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Release Date:02/04/2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Character:Self - Narrator
Release Date:07/10/2001
Tuesday
Character:voice
Release Date:04/09/2001
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Character:Self
Release Date:28/08/2001
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
Character:Self
Release Date:20/02/2001
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Character:Joan's conscience
Release Date:27/10/1999
The Devil's Arithmetic
Character:Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)
Release Date:28/03/1999
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1999
Sphere
Character:Dr. Norman Goodman
Release Date:13/02/1998
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
Character:Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")
Release Date:01/01/1998
Wag the Dog
Character:Stanley Motss
Release Date:25/12/1997
Mad City
Character:Max Brackett
Release Date:07/11/1997
Sleepers
Character:Danny Snyder
Release Date:18/10/1996
American Buffalo
Character:Walt 'Teach' Teacher
Release Date:13/09/1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Character:Self
Release Date:05/06/1995
Outbreak
Character:Sam Daniels
Release Date:10/03/1995
Jonas in the Desert
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1994
La Classe américaine
Character:Peter (archive footage)
Release Date:31/12/1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Character:Self
Release Date:09/05/1993
Hero
Character:Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
Release Date:02/10/1992
Earth and the American Dream
Character:Reader (voice)
Release Date:01/10/1992
'The Graduate' at 25
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1992
A Wish for Wings That Work
Character:Milquetoast (voice) (uncredited)
Release Date:18/12/1991
Billy Bathgate
Character:Dutch Schultz
Release Date:01/11/1991
Hook
Character:Captain Hook
Release Date:10/04/1991
The Earth Day Special
Character:Every Lawyer
Release Date:22/04/1990
Dick Tracy
Character:Mumbles
Release Date:05/04/1990
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Character:Self
Release Date:19/01/1990
Family Business
Character:Vito McMullen
Release Date:06/12/1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/12/1989
Rain Man
Character:Raymond Babbitt
Release Date:12/12/1988
Ishtar
Character:Chuck Clarke
Release Date:15/05/1987
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Character:Self / Willy Loman
Release Date:23/06/1986
Death of a Salesman
Character:Willy Loman
Release Date:16/08/1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Character:Self
Release Date:10/03/1985
Tootsie
Character:Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Release Date:17/12/1982
Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning
Character:Self
Release Date:29/11/1982
Night of 100 Stars
Character:Self
Release Date:08/03/1982
The Making of 'Tootsie'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1982
Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1982
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:04/01/1980
Kramer vs. Kramer
Character:Ted Kramer
Release Date:07/12/1979
Agatha
Character:Wally Stanton
Release Date:09/02/1979
Straight Time
Character:Max Dembo
Release Date:18/03/1978
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/1977
Marathon Man
Character:Thomas 'Babe' Levy
Release Date:08/10/1976
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
Character:Self
Release Date:06/10/1976
All the President's Men
Character:Carl Bernstein
Release Date:09/04/1976
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1976
Lost in the Garden of the World
Character:Self
Release Date:02/06/1975
Lenny
Character:Lenny Bruce
Release Date:10/11/1974
Free to Be… You and Me
Character:Self (scenes deleted)
Release Date:11/03/1974
Papillon
Character:Louis Dega
Release Date:16/12/1973
The Magnificent Rebel
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1973
Alfredo, Alfredo
Character:Alfredo
Release Date:22/09/1972
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
Character:Self
Release Date:31/12/1971
Straw Dogs
Character:David Sumner
Release Date:25/11/1971
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Character:Georgie Soloway
Release Date:15/06/1971
The Point
Character:Narrator / Father (first telecast)
Release Date:02/02/1971
The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman
Character:Self
Release Date:30/12/1970
Little Big Man
Character:Jack Crabb
Release Date:23/12/1970
Arthur Penn: The Director
Character:Self
Release Date:18/01/1970
John and Mary
Character:John
Release Date:14/12/1969
Midnight Cowboy
Character:Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo
Release Date:25/05/1969
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1969
Madigan's Millions
Character:Jason Fister
Release Date:30/05/1968
The New Cinema
Character:Self
Release Date:01/01/1968
The Graduate
Character:Ben Braddock
Release Date:21/12/1967
The Tiger Makes Out
Character:Hap
Release Date:18/08/1967
The Star Wagon
Character:Hanus Wicks
Release Date:20/10/1966
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
Character:Zoditch
Release Date:14/10/1966
Television Appearances
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Character:Lenny Bruce (archive footage)
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Character:Shifu (voice)
Medici: Masters of Florence
Character:Giovanni de' Medici
Finding Your Roots
Character:Self
Luck
Character:Chester Bernstein
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
Rachael Ray
Character:
Close Up
Character:Self - Interviewee
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Liberty's Kids
Character:Benedict Arnold (voice)
V Graham Norton
Character:Self
Big Brother's Little Brother
Character:Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Character:Guide #1
The Directors
Character:Self
The Daily Show
Character:Self
MADtv
Character:Self
Coucou c'est nous !
Character:Self
HBO First Look
Character:
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
The Simpsons
Character:Mr. Bergstrom (voice)
This Morning
Character:Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Sacrée Soirée
Character:Self
American Masters
Character:Self
Goldene Kamera
Character:Self
Champs-Elysées
Character:Self
Wetten, dass..?
Character:Self
Spécial cinéma
Character:Self
Film '72
Character:Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
Character:Self
Treffpunkte
Character:Self
ABC Stage 67
Character:J.J. Semmons
The Merv Griffin Show
Character:Self
The Nurses
Character:Larson
The Mike Douglas Show
Character:Self (archive footage)
The Defenders
Character:Robert Burke
The Defenders
Character:Buddy
Naked City
Character:Lester Stenton
Naked City
Character:Finney
Tony Awards
Character:Self
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Tony Awards
Character:Self - Nominee/Presenter
The Oscars
Character:Self
Today
Character:Self
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Nominee / Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Winner
Golden Globe Awards
Character:Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
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