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Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman

Actor · Born 1937-08-08 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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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 A…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Kung Fu Panda (2008) — Master Shifu (voice)
  2. The Simpsons (1989) — Mr. Bergstrom (voice)
  3. Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) — Master Shifu (voice)
  4. Rain Man (1988) — Raymond Babbitt
  5. Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) — Shifu (voice)
  6. Hook (1991) — Captain Hook
  7. The Holiday (2006) — Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
  8. Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) — The Critic (uncredited)
  9. Meet the Fockers (2004) — Bernie Focker
  10. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) — Giuseppe Baldini
  11. Sleepers (1996) — Danny Snyder
  12. Finding Neverland (2004) — Charles Frohman
  13. The Graduate (1967) — Ben Braddock
  14. Chef (2014) — Riva
  15. Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) — Shifu (voice)
  16. Little Fockers (2010) — Bernie Focker
  17. Stranger Than Fiction (2006) — Professor Jules Hilbert
  18. Outbreak (1995) — Sam Daniels
  19. Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) — Ted Kramer
  20. Papillon (1973) — Louis Dega
  21. All the President's Men (1976) — Carl Bernstein
  22. Tootsie (1982) — Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
  23. Sphere (1998) — Dr. Norman Goodman
  24. The Cobbler (2014) — Abraham Simkin
  25. Midnight Cowboy (1969) — Ratso
  26. The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) — Joan's conscience
  27. Runaway Jury (2003) — Wendell Rohr
  28. Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) — Mr. Edward Magorium
  29. The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) — Harold Meyerowitz
  30. Marathon Man (1976) — Thomas 'Babe' Levy
  31. Straw Dogs (1971) — David Sumner
  32. Wag the Dog (1997) — Stanley Motss
  33. Dick Tracy (1990) — Mumbles
  34. The Tale of Despereaux (2008) — Roscuro (voice)
  35. Megalopolis (2024) — Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
  36. Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Guide #1
  37. Little Big Man (1970) — Jack Crabb
  38. I ♥ Huckabees (2004) — Bernard Jaffe
  39. Racing Stripes (2005) — Tucker (voice)
  40. The Daily Show (1996) — Self

Directed

  1. Quartet (2012) — Director