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.
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Movies (159)
Hook: Never, Never Ending
2026 · Self (archive footage)
The Revisionist
2026
Tuner
2026 · Harry Horowitz
Diamond
2026 · Dr. Harry Kleiman
TOVAH
2026 · Self
Megadoc
2025 · Self
Twiggy
2025 · Self
Megalópolis
2024 · Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 · Shifu (voice)
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023 · Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)
Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy
2023
Todo queda en casa
2022 · Bill
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2022 · Self
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022 · Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)
As They Made Us
2022 · Eugene
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020 · Self
Into the Labyrinth
2019 · Dottor Green, Executive Producer
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019 · Self
Hal
2019 · Self
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
Los Meyerowitz: La familia no se elige (Historias nuevas y selectas)
2017 · Harold Meyerowitz
Spielberg
2017 · Self
Steve McQueen: American Icon
2017 · Self (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016 · Carl Bernstein (archive footage)
Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016 · Self
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Los Secretos del Pergamino
2016 · Shifu / Warrior (voice)
Brooklyn: Un nuevo hogar
2015 · Thanks
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
2015 · Self - Actor
El engaño del siglo
2015 · Bob Hamman
Boychoir
2015 · Master Carvelle
Agu Trot de Roald Dahl
2015 · Mr. Hoppy
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Zapatero a tus zapatos
2014 · Abraham Simkin
Chef a Domicilio
2014 · Riva
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013 · Shifu (voice)
All the President's Men Revisited
2013 · Self
Cuatro Notas de Amor
2012 · Director, Executive Producer
La Classe américaine
2012 · Self
Close Up
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
2011 · Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011 · Shifu (voice)
Los pequeños Focker
2010 · Bernie Focker
Kung Fu Panda: El festival de Invierno
2010 · Shifu (voice)
Barney's Version
2010 · Izzy Panofsky
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
2010 · Narrator (voice)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Against the Tide
2009 · Narrator
Dustin!
2009
Nunca es Tarde para Enamorarse
2008 · Harvey Shine
Despereaux: Un pequeño gran héroe
2008 · Roscuro (voice)
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008 · Self
Kung Fu Panda: Los secretos de los cinco furiosos
2008 · Shifu (voice)
Visual Acoustics
2008 · Self - Narrator
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · Shifu (voice)
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2008 · Self
El mundo mágico de Magorium
2007 · Mr. Edward Magorium
Trumbo
2007 · Self - Interviewee
El descanso
2006 · Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
Más extraño que la ficción
2006 · Professor Jules Hilbert
El Perfume: Historia de un asesino
2006 · Giuseppe Baldini
Grampa & Julie: Shark Hunters
2006 · Grampa
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006 · Self
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
2006 · Self
Earth to America
2005 · Self
The Lost City
2005 · Meyer Lansky
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Rayas, una cebra veloz
2005 · Tucker (voice)
Los fockers: La familia de mi esposo
2004 · Bernie Focker
Una Serie de Eventos Desafortunados
2004 · The Critic (uncredited)
Descubriendo la tierra del Nunca Jamás
2004 · Charles Frohman
The Best of So Graham Norton
2004 · Self (archive footage)
Yo amo a Huckabees
2004 · Bernard Jaffe
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
2004
Tribunal en Fuga
2003 · Wendell Rohr
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies
2003 · Host
Ambiciones secretas
2003 · Winston King
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
2003 · Self / Ben Floss
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The Shakespeare Sessions
2003
La vida continúa
2002 · Ben Floss
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002 · Self
Heart of the Festival
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 · Self - Narrator
Tuesday
2001 · voice
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001 · Self
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001 · Self
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999 · Joan's conscience
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999 · Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited), Executive Producer
A Walk on the Moon
1999 · Producer
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
Tarzan and the Lost City
1998 · Producer
Sphere
1998 · Dr. Norman Goodman
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
1998 · Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")
Wag the Dog
1997 · Stanley Motss
Mad City
1997 · Max Brackett
Sleepers
1996 · Danny Snyder
American Buffalo
1996 · Walt 'Teach' Teacher
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self
Outbreak
1995 · Sam Daniels
Jonas in the Desert
1994 · Self
La Classe américaine
1993 · Peter (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993 · Self
Hero
1992 · Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
Earth and the American Dream
1992 · Reader (voice)
'The Graduate' at 25
1992 · Self
The Graduate at 25
1992 · Himself
Billy Bathgate
1991 · Dutch Schultz
Hook
1991 · Captain Hook
Dick Tracy
1990 · Mumbles
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Every Lawyer
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
1990 · Self
Family Business
1989 · Vito McMullen
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989 · Narrator (voice)
Rain Man
1988 · Raymond Babbitt
Ishtar
1987 · Chuck Clarke
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986 · Self / Willy Loman
Death of a Salesman
1985 · Willy Loman
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
Tootsie
1982 · Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning
1982 · Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
The Making of 'Tootsie'
1982 · Self
Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky
1982 · Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980 · Self (archive footage)
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 · Ted Kramer
Agatha
1979 · Wally Stanton, Producer
Straight Time
1978 · Max Dembo
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
1977 · Self
Marathon Man
1976 · Thomas 'Babe' Levy
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
1976 · Self
All the President's Men
1976 · Carl Bernstein
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
1976 · Self
Dick Smith Make Up Artist
1976 · Self
Lost in the Garden of the World
1975 · Self
Lenny
1974 · Lenny Bruce
Free to Be… You and Me
1974 · Self (scenes deleted)
Papillon
1973 · Louis Dega
The Magnificent Rebel
1973 · Self
Alfredo, Alfredo
1972 · Alfredo
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
1971 · Self
Straw Dogs
1971 · David Sumner
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
1971 · Georgie Soloway
The Point
1971 · Narrator / Father (voice)
The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman
1970 · Self
Little Big Man
1970 · Jack Crabb
Arthur Penn: The Director
1970 · Self
John and Mary
1969 · John
Midnight Cowboy
1969 · Ratso
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
1969 · Self
Madigan's Millions
1968 · Jason Fister
The New Cinema
1968 · Self
The Graduate
1967 · Ben Braddock
The Tiger Makes Out
1967 · Hap
The Star Wagon
1966 · Hanus Wicks
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
1966 · Zoditch
Tower Stories
· Jacob
Franz Kline - Remembered
· Self
TV shows (45)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024 · Lenny Bruce (archive footage)
Kung Fu Panda: El Guerrero Dragón
2022 · Shifu (voice)
Medici: Masters of Florence
2016 · Giovanni de' Medici
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Self
Luck
2012 · Chester Bernstein, Producer
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
Rachael Ray
2006
Close Up
2006 · Self - Interviewee
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self
Parkinson
2004 · Self - Guest
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Liberty's Kids
2002 · Benedict Arnold (voice)
V Graham Norton
2002 · Self
Big Brother's Little Brother
2001 · Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Guide #1
The Directors
1999 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
MADtv
1995 · Self
Coucou c'est nous !
1992 · Self
HBO First Look
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Los Simpson
1989 · Mr. Bergstrom (voice)
This Morning
1988 · Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Sacrée soirée
1987 · Self
American Masters
1986 · Self
Goldene Kamera
1984 · Self
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
The South Bank Show
1978
Spécial cinéma
1974 · Self
Film '72
1971 · Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971 · Self
Treffpunkte
1970 · Self
NET Playhouse
1966 · Zoditch, Hanus Wicks
ABC Stage 67
1966 · J.J. Semmons
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Nurses
1962 · Larson
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self (archive footage)
The Defenders
1961 · Robert Burke, Buddy
Naked City
1958 · Lester Stenton, Finney
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Today
1952 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Winner, Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient