Dustin Hoffman
Acting
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.
TV Shows(42)
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Lenny Bruce (archive footage)
2024
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
Shifu (voice)
2022
Medici: Masters of Florence
Giovanni de' Medici
2016
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Luck
Chester Bernstein
2012
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Rachael Ray
2006
Close Up
Self - Interviewee
2006
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Liberty's Kids
Benedict Arnold (voice)
2002
V Graham Norton
Self
2002
Big Brother's Little Brother
Self
2001
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Guide #1
2000
The Directors
Self
1999
The Daily Show
Self
1996
MADtv
Self
1995
Coucou c'est nous !
Self
1992
HBO First Look
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Simpsons
Mr. Bergstrom (voice)
1989
This Morning
Self
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Sacrée Soirée
Self
1987
American Masters
Self
1986
Goldene Kamera
Self
1984
Champs-Elysées
Self
1982
Wetten, dass..?
Self
1981
Spécial cinéma
Self
1974
Film '72
Self
1971
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Treffpunkte
Self
1970
ABC Stage 67
J.J. Semmons
1966
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
The Nurses
Larson
1962
The Mike Douglas Show
Self (archive footage)
1961
The Defenders
Robert Burke
1961
Naked City
Lester Stenton
1958
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter
1956
The Oscars
Self
1953
Today
Self
1952
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Movies(149)
Tuner
Harry Horowitz
2026
TOVAH
Self
2026
Megadoc
Self
2025
Twiggy
Self
2025
Megalopolis
Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
Shifu (voice)
2024
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)
2023
Sam & Kate
Bill
2022
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Self
2022
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)
2022
As They Made Us
Eugene
2022
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Self
2020
Into the Labyrinth
Dottor Green
2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Self
2019
Hal
Self
2019
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
Harold Meyerowitz
2017
Spielberg
Self
2017
Steve McQueen: American Icon
Self (archive footage)
2017
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Carl Bernstein (archive footage)
2016
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Self
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
Shifu (voice)
2016
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Shifu / Warrior (voice)
2016
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
Self - Actor
2015
The Program
Bob Hamman
2015
Boychoir
Master Carvelle
2015
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Mr. Hoppy
2015
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Self (archive footage)
2014
The Cobbler
Abraham Simkin
2014
Chef
Riva
2014
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Shifu (Voice)
2013
All the President's Men Revisited
Self
2013
La Classe américaine
Self
2012
Close Up
Self (archive footage)
2012
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Shifu (voice)
2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
Master Shifu (voice)
2011
Little Fockers
Bernie Focker
2010
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Shifu (voice)
2010
Barney's Version
Izzy Panofsky
2010
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Narrator (voice)
2010
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2010
Against the Tide
Narrator
2009
Dustin!
2009
Last Chance Harvey
Harvey Shine
2008
The Tale of Despereaux
Roscuro (voice)
2008
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
Self
2008
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Shifu (voice)
2008
Visual Acoustics
Self - Narrator
2008
Kung Fu Panda
Master Shifu (voice)
2008
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
2008
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Mr. Edward Magorium
2007
Trumbo
Self - Interviewee
2007
The Holiday
Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
2006
Stranger Than Fiction
Professor Jules Hilbert
2006
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Giuseppe Baldini
2006
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
Self
2006
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
Self
2006
Earth to America
Self
2005
The Lost City
Meyer Lansky
2005
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
2005
Racing Stripes
Tucker (voice)
2005
Meet the Fockers
Bernie Focker
2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Critic (uncredited)
2004
Finding Neverland
Charles Frohman
2004
I ♥ Huckabees
Bernard Jaffe
2004
After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
2004
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies
Host
2003
Confidence
Winston King
2003
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
Self / Ben Floss
2003
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Self (archive footage)
2003
Runaway Jury
Wendell Rohr
2003
The Shakespeare Sessions
2003
Moonlight Mile
Ben Floss
2002
There's Only One Paul McCartney
Self
2002
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
2002
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2002
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self - Narrator
2001
Tuesday
voice
2001
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Self
2001
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
Self
2001
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
Joan's conscience
1999
The Devil's Arithmetic
Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)
1999
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999
Sphere
Dr. Norman Goodman
1998
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")
1998
Wag the Dog
Stanley Motss
1997
Mad City
Max Brackett
1997
Sleepers
Danny Snyder
1996
American Buffalo
Walt 'Teach' Teacher
1996
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self
1995
Outbreak
Sam Daniels
1995
Jonas in the Desert
Self
1994
La Classe américaine
Peter (archive footage)
1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets
Self
1993
Hero
Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
1992
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
1992
'The Graduate' at 25
Self
1992
Billy Bathgate
Dutch Schultz
1991
Hook
Captain Hook
1991
Dick Tracy
Mumbles
1990
The Earth Day Special
Every Lawyer
1990
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Self
1990
Family Business
Vito McMullen
1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Narrator (voice)
1989
Rain Man
Raymond Babbitt
1988
Ishtar
Chuck Clarke
1987
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Self / Willy Loman
1986
Death of a Salesman
Willy Loman
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Tootsie
Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
1982
Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning
Self
1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
1982
The Making of 'Tootsie'
Self
1982
Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky
Self
1982
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
Self (archive footage)
1980
Kramer vs. Kramer
Ted Kramer
1979
Agatha
Wally Stanton
1979
Straight Time
Max Dembo
1978
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
Self
1977
Marathon Man
Thomas 'Babe' Levy
1976
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
Self
1976
All the President's Men
Carl Bernstein
1976
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
Self
1976
Lost in the Garden of the World
Self
1975
Lenny
Lenny Bruce
1974
Free to Be… You and Me
Self (scenes deleted)
1974
Papillon
Louis Dega
1973
The Magnificent Rebel
Self
1973
Alfredo, Alfredo
Alfredo
1972
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
Self
1971
Straw Dogs
David Sumner
1971
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Georgie Soloway
1971
The Point
Narrator / Father (first telecast)
1971
The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman
Self
1970
Little Big Man
Jack Crabb
1970
Arthur Penn: The Director
Self
1970
John and Mary
John
1969
Midnight Cowboy
Ratso
1969
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
Self
1969
Madigan's Millions
Jason Fister
1968
The New Cinema
Self
1968
The Graduate
Ben Braddock
1967
The Tiger Makes Out
Hap
1967
The Star Wagon
Hanus Wicks
1966
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
Zoditch
1966
Tower Stories
Jacob
The Revisionist
Franz Kline - Remembered
Self
Diamond