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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The Simpsons
1989 · Mr. Bergstrom (voice)
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Tony Awards
1956 · Self - Presenter
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · Self (archive footage)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Guide #1
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Spécial cinéma
1974 · Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Nominee
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Sacrée soirée
1987 · Self
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Big Brother's Little Brother
2001 · Self
American Masters
1986 · Self
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · Master Shifu (voice)
Naked City
1958 · Lester Stenton
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 · Shifu (voice)
Coucou c'est nous !
1992 · Self
The Defenders
1961 · Robert Burke
The Oscars
1953 · Self
Tuner
2026 · Harry Horowitz
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Shifu (voice)
V Graham Norton
2002 · Self
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
2022 · Shifu (voice)
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Self
Medici: Masters of Florence
2016 · Giovanni de' Medici
Rain Man
1988 · Raymond Babbitt
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011 · Master Shifu (voice)
Today
1952 · Self
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 · Giuseppe Baldini
HBO First Look
1992
Hook
1991 · Captain Hook
Sleepers
1996 · Danny Snyder
The Holiday
2006 · Dustin Hoffman (uncred...
Dick Tracy
1990 · Mumbles
Rachael Ray
2006
The Graduate
1967 · Ben Braddock
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004 · The Critic (uncredited...
All the President's Men
1976 · Carl Bernstein
Meet the Fockers
2004 · Bernie Focker
NET Playhouse
1966 · Zoditch
The Nurses
1962 · Larson
Chef
2014 · Riva
Outbreak
1995 · Sam Daniels
Little Fockers
2010 · Bernie Focker
Liberty's Kids
2002 · Benedict Arnold (voice...
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999 · Joan's conscience
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008 · Shifu (voice)
Sphere
1998 · Dr. Norman Goodman
Luck
2012 · Chester Bernstein
The Directors
1999 · Self
Runaway Jury
2003 · Wendell Rohr
Racing Stripes
2005 · Tucker (voice)
ABC Stage 67
1966 · J.J. Semmons
Midnight Cowboy
1969 · Ratso
Papillon
1973 · Louis Dega
Megalopolis
2024 · Nush 'The Fixer' Berma...
Straw Dogs
1971 · David Sumner
The Tale of Despereaux
2008 · Roscuro (voice)
Finding Neverland
2004 · Charles Frohman
Wag the Dog
1997 · Stanley Motss
The Cobbler
2014 · Abraham Simkin
Hero
1992 · Bernard 'Bernie' Lapla...
Stranger Than Fiction
2006 · Professor Jules Hilber...
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 · Ted Kramer
Tootsie
1982 · Michael Dorsey / Dorot...
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
2010 · Shifu (voice)
Marathon Man
1976 · Thomas 'Babe' Levy
I ♥ Huckabees
2004 · Bernard Jaffe
Mad City
1997 · Max Brackett
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
2016 · Shifu / Warrior (voice...
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007 · Mr. Edward Magorium
TOVAH
2026 · Self
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
2011 · Shifu (voice)
Straight Time
1978 · Max Dembo
This Morning
1988 · Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Into the Labyrinth
2019 · Dottor Green
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024 · Lenny Bruce (archive f...
Little Big Man
1970 · Jack Crabb
Death of a Salesman
1985 · Willy Loman
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017 · Harold Meyerowitz
The Program
2015 · Bob Hamman
Last Chance Harvey
2008 · Harvey Shine
MADtv
1995 · Self
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Every Lawyer
Family Business
1989 · Vito McMullen
La Classe américaine
1993 · Peter (archive footage...
Confidence
2003 · Winston King
Billy Bathgate
1991 · Dutch Schultz
Spielberg
2017 · Self
The Lost City
2005 · Meyer Lansky
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Self
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999 · Self (Introduces Film)...
Lenny
1974 · Lenny Bruce
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002 · Self
Barney's Version
2010 · Izzy Panofsky
Sam & Kate
2022 · Bill
Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016 · Self
Visual Acoustics
2008 · Self - Narrator
Moonlight Mile
2002 · Ben Floss
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
2015 · Mr. Hoppy
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Self
Earth and the American Dream
1992 · Reader (voice)
Heart of the Festival
2002 · Self (archive footage)
Megadoc
2025 · Self
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019 · Self
Agatha
1979 · Wally Stanton
Steve McQueen: American Icon
2017 · Self (archive footage)
As They Made Us
2022 · Eugene
Ishtar
1987 · Chuck Clarke
Diamond
2026
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013 · Shifu (Voice)
Boychoir
2015 · Master Carvelle
John and Mary
1969 · John
Trumbo
2007 · Self - Interviewee
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993 · Self
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014 · Self (archive footage)
Close Up
2012 · Self (archive footage)
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self
Lost in the Garden of the World
1975 · Self
Twiggy
2025 · Self
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020 · Self
La Classe américaine
2012 · Self
Earth to America
2005 · Self
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
1969 · Self
The Best of So Graham Norton
2004 · Self (archive footage)
American Buffalo
1996 · Walt 'Teach' Teacher
Hal
2019 · Self
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 · Self (archive footage)...
The Point
1971 · Narrator / Father (fir...
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
1971 · Georgie Soloway
All the President's Men Revisited
2013 · Self
The Star Wagon
1966 · Hanus Wicks
Free to Be… You and Me
1974 · Self (scenes deleted)
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
2003 · Self / Ben Floss
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989 · Narrator (voice)
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980 · Self (archive footage)
The Magnificent Rebel
1973 · Self
The Making of 'Tootsie'
1982 · Self
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
1971 · Self
Madigan's Millions
1968 · Jason Fister
The New Cinema
1968 · Self
The Tiger Makes Out
1967 · Hap
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2022 · Self
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 · Self - Narrator
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
2006 · Self
Jonas in the Desert
1994 · Self
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
1990 · Self
The Graduate at 25
1992 · Himself
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023 · Benjamin Braddock (arc...
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016 · Carl Bernstein (archiv...
Franz Kline - Remembered
— · Self
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
1977 · Self
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
1966 · Zoditch
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
2015 · Self - Actor
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022 · Michael Dorsey / Dorot...
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2008 · Self
Alfredo, Alfredo
1972 · Alfredo
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008 · Self
'The Graduate' at 25
1992 · Self
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
2010 · Narrator (voice)
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986 · Self / Willy Loman
Arthur Penn: The Director
1970 · Self
Tower Stories
— · Jacob
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006 · Self
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001 · Self
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
1998 · Self - Host (segment "...
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
1976 · Self
The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman
1970 · Self
Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning
1982 · Self
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001 · Self
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
1976 · Self
Against the Tide
2009 · Narrator
Dustin!
2009
Tuesday
2001 · voice