Dustin Hoffman
Known for Acting · 192 credits
- Born
- 1937-08-08 (age 88)
- Place of birth
- 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.
Known For
TV Shows (42)
The Simpsons
1989
as Mr. Bergstrom (voice)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self (archive footage)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Guide #1
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee / Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter / Self - Winner / Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Self - Nominee / Presenter
Naked City
1958
as Lester Stenton / Finney
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
The Defenders
1961
as Robert Burke / Buddy
Sacrée soirée
1987
as Self
American Masters
1986
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Big Brother's Little Brother
2001
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
2022
as Shifu (voice)
Film '72
1971
as Self
V Graham Norton
2002
as Self
Medici: Masters of Florence
2016
as Giovanni de' Medici
Today
1952
as Self
HBO First Look
1992
Rachael Ray
2006
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
ABC Stage 67
1966
as J.J. Semmons
The Directors
1999
as Self
Coucou c'est nous !
1992
as Self
The Nurses
1962
as Larson
Liberty's Kids
2002
as Benedict Arnold (voice)
Luck
2012
as Chester Bernstein
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024
as Lenny Bruce (archive footage)
This Morning
1988
as Self
Treffpunkte
1970
as Self
MADtv
1995
as Self
Close Up
2006
as Self - Interviewee
Movies (150)
Tuner
2026
as Harry Horowitz
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024
as Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda
2008
as Master Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
as Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011
as Master Shifu (voice)
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006
as Giuseppe Baldini
Sleepers
1996
as Danny Snyder
Hook
1991
as Captain Hook
The Graduate
1967
as Ben Braddock
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
as The Critic (uncredited)
The Holiday
2006
as Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
Meet the Fockers
2004
as Bernie Focker
Rain Man
1988
as Raymond Babbitt
Outbreak
1995
as Sam Daniels
Chef
2014
as Riva
Midnight Cowboy
1969
as Ratso
Megalopolis
2024
as Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
Papillon
1973
as Louis Dega
Racing Stripes
2005
as Tucker (voice)
The Cobbler
2014
as Abraham Simkin
Tootsie
1982
as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
Sphere
1998
as Dr. Norman Goodman
Finding Neverland
2004
as Charles Frohman
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999
as Joan's conscience
Runaway Jury
2003
as Wendell Rohr
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979
as Ted Kramer
Dick Tracy
1990
as Mumbles
Little Fockers
2010
as Bernie Focker
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008
as Shifu (voice)
Straw Dogs
1971
as David Sumner
All the President's Men
1976
as Carl Bernstein
Marathon Man
1976
as Thomas 'Babe' Levy
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
2010
as Shifu (voice)
Hero
1992
as Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
Stranger Than Fiction
2006
as Professor Jules Hilbert
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
2016
as Shifu / Warrior (voice)
Wag the Dog
1997
as Stanley Motss
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007
as Mr. Edward Magorium
Boychoir
2015
as Master Carvelle
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
2011
as Shifu (voice)
The Program
2015
as Bob Hamman
The Tale of Despereaux
2008
as Roscuro (voice)
Spielberg
2017
as Self
Billy Bathgate
1991
as Dutch Schultz
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Ishtar
1987
as Chuck Clarke
Confidence
2003
as Winston King
Family Business
1989
as Vito McMullen
The Earth Day Special
1990
as Every Lawyer
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self
Megadoc
2025
as Self
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
as Harold Meyerowitz
Straight Time
1978
as Max Dembo
I ♥ Huckabees
2004
as Bernard Jaffe
Mad City
1997
as Max Brackett
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999
as Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013
as Shifu (Voice)
Barney's Version
2010
as Izzy Panofsky
Moonlight Mile
2002
as Ben Floss
Last Chance Harvey
2008
as Harvey Shine
The Point
1971
as Narrator / Father (first telecast)
Sam & Kate
2022
as Bill
The Lost City
2005
as Meyer Lansky
Death of a Salesman
1985
as Willy Loman
Little Big Man
1970
as Jack Crabb
Lenny
1974
as Lenny Bruce
Earth and the American Dream
1992
as Reader (voice)
American Buffalo
1996
as Walt 'Teach' Teacher
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
Hal
2019
as Self
Into the Labyrinth
2019
as Dottor Green
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self
Earth to America
2005
as Self
As They Made Us
2022
as Eugene
La Classe américaine
2012
as Self
Close Up
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
2015
as Mr. Hoppy
TOVAH
2026
as Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Twiggy
2025
as Self
La Classe américaine
1993
as Peter (archive footage)
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
as Self
Trumbo
2007
as Self - Interviewee
The New Cinema
1968
as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
as Self (archive footage)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016
as Carl Bernstein (archive footage)
Diamond
2026
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
1998
as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")
Agatha
1979
as Wally Stanton
Heart of the Festival
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
John and Mary
1969
as John
Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016
as Self
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989
as Narrator (voice)
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001
as Self - Narrator
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
Visual Acoustics
2008
as Self - Narrator
All the President's Men Revisited
2013
as Self
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993
as Self
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
1966
as Zoditch
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001
as Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002
as Self
The Tiger Makes Out
1967
as Hap
Madigan's Millions
1968
as Jason Fister
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022
as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
1990
as Self
Free to Be… You and Me
1974
as Self (scenes deleted)
Alfredo, Alfredo
1972
as Alfredo
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
1971
as Georgie Soloway
Jonas in the Desert
1994
as Self
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008
as Self
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
2006
as Self
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023
as Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020
as Self
The Shakespeare Sessions
2003
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986
as Self / Willy Loman
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2022
as Self
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
1976
as Self
Steve McQueen: American Icon
2017
as Self (archive footage)
About 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 Coo… With 192 credits spanning from 1944 to 2026, Dustin Hoffman has appeared in 150 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Dustin Hoffman Movies
- Tuner (2026) — as Harry Horowitz
- Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) — as Shifu (voice)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008) — as Master Shifu (voice)
- Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) — as Shifu (voice)
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) — as Master Shifu (voice)
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