Tuner
2026 · Movie
as Harry Horowitz
Dustin Hoffman
1937-08-08
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography
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The Revisionist
2026 · Movie
Diamond
2026 · Movie
TOVAH
2026 · Movie
as Self
Twiggy
2025 · Movie
as Self
Megadoc
2025 · Movie
as Self
Kung Fu Panda 4
2024 · Movie
as Shifu (voice)
Megalopolis
2024 · Movie
as Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
2024 · TV Show
as Lenny Bruce (archive footage)
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2023 · Movie
as Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022 · Movie
as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2022 · Movie
as Self
As They Made Us
2022 · Movie
as Eugene
Sam & Kate
2022 · Movie
as Bill
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
2022 · TV Show
as Shifu (voice)
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2020 · Movie
as Self
Hal
2019 · Movie
as Self
Into the Labyrinth
2019 · Movie
as Dottor Green
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019 · Movie
as Self
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018 · Movie
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017 · Movie
as Harold Meyerowitz
Spielberg
2017 · Movie
as Self
Steve McQueen: American Icon
2017 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Movie
as Shifu (voice)
Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016 · Movie
as Self
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
2016 · Movie
as Shifu / Warrior (voice)
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016 · Movie
as Carl Bernstein (archive footage)
Medici: Masters of Florence
2016 · TV Show
as Giovanni de' Medici
The Program
2015 · Movie
as Bob Hamman
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
2015 · Movie
as Mr. Hoppy
Boychoir
2015 · Movie
as Master Carvelle
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
2015 · Movie
as Self - Actor
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2014 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Chef
2014 · Movie
as Riva
The Cobbler
2014 · Movie
as Abraham Simkin
All the President's Men Revisited
2013 · Movie
as Self
Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
2013 · Movie
as Shifu (Voice)
Close Up
2012 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
La Classe américaine
2012 · Movie
as Self
Luck
2012 · TV Show
as Chester Bernstein
Finding Your Roots
2012 · TV Show
as Self
Kung Fu Panda 2
2011 · Movie
as Master Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
2011 · Movie
as Shifu (voice)
Barney's Version
2010 · Movie
as Izzy Panofsky
Little Fockers
2010 · Movie
as Bernie Focker
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
2010 · Movie
as Shifu (voice)
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
2010 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
2010 · Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Against the Tide
2009 · Movie
as Narrator
Dustin!
2009 · Movie
The Tale of Despereaux
2008 · Movie
as Roscuro (voice)
Kung Fu Panda
2008 · Movie
as Master Shifu (voice)
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008 · Movie
as Shifu (voice)
Last Chance Harvey
2008 · Movie
as Harvey Shine
Visual Acoustics
2008 · Movie
as Self - Narrator
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008 · Movie
as Self
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2008 · Movie
as Self
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
2007 · Movie
as Mr. Edward Magorium
Trumbo
2007 · Movie
as Self - Interviewee
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · TV Show
as Self
Stranger Than Fiction
2006 · Movie
as Professor Jules Hilbert
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
2006 · Movie
as Giuseppe Baldini
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
2006 · Movie
as Self
The Holiday
2006 · Movie
as Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
2006 · Movie
as Self
Rachael Ray
2006 · TV Show
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Close Up
2006 · TV Show
as Self - Interviewee
The Lost City
2005 · Movie
as Meyer Lansky
Earth to America
2005 · Movie
as Self
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Racing Stripes
2005 · Movie
as Tucker (voice)
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The Reichen Show
2005 · TV Show
as Self
Finding Neverland
2004 · Movie
as Charles Frohman
Meet the Fockers
2004 · Movie
as Bernie Focker
I ♥ Huckabees
2004 · Movie
as Bernard Jaffe
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004 · Movie
as The Critic (uncredited)
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After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
2004 · Movie
The Best of So Graham Norton
2004 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Confidence
2003 · Movie
as Winston King
Runaway Jury
2003 · Movie
as Wendell Rohr
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
2003 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
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The Shakespeare Sessions
2003 · Movie
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Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies
2003 · Movie
as Host
Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen
2003 · Movie
as Self / Ben Floss
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
as Self
There's Only One Paul McCartney
2002 · Movie
as Self
Moonlight Mile
2002 · Movie
as Ben Floss
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002 · Movie
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Heart of the Festival
2002 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Liberty's Kids
2002 · TV Show
as Benedict Arnold (voice)
V Graham Norton
2002 · TV Show
as Self
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 · Movie
as Self - Narrator
Tuesday
2001 · Movie
as voice
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
2001 · Movie
as Self
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001 · Movie
as Self
Big Brother's Little Brother
2001 · TV Show
as Self
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · TV Show
as Guide #1
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
1999 · Movie
as Joan's conscience
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
1999 · Movie
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999 · Movie
as Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)
The Directors
1999 · TV Show
as Self
Sphere
1998 · Movie
as Dr. Norman Goodman
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
1998 · Movie
as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")
Wag the Dog
1997 · Movie
as Stanley Motss
Mad City
1997 · Movie
as Max Brackett
Sleepers
1996 · Movie
as Danny Snyder
American Buffalo
1996 · Movie
as Walt 'Teach' Teacher
The Daily Show
1996 · TV Show
as Self
Outbreak
1995 · Movie
as Sam Daniels
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Movie
as Self
MADtv
1995 · TV Show
as Self
Jonas in the Desert
1994 · Movie
as Self
La Classe américaine
1993 · Movie
as Peter (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1993 · Movie
as Self
Hero
1992 · Movie
as Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
'The Graduate' at 25
1992 · Movie
as Self
Earth and the American Dream
1992 · Movie
as Reader (voice)
The Graduate at 25
1992 · Movie
as Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV Show
Coucou c'est nous !
1992 · TV Show
as Self
HBO First Look
1992 · TV Show
Hook
1991 · Movie
as Captain Hook
Billy Bathgate
1991 · Movie
as Dutch Schultz
The Earth Day Special
1990 · Movie
as Every Lawyer
Dick Tracy
1990 · Movie
as Mumbles
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
1990 · Movie
as Self
Family Business
1989 · Movie
as Vito McMullen
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1989 · Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Mr. Bergstrom (voice)
Rain Man
1988 · Movie
as Raymond Babbitt
This Morning
1988 · TV Show
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Ishtar
1987 · Movie
as Chuck Clarke
Sacrée soirée
1987 · TV Show
as Self
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986 · Movie
as Self / Willy Loman
American Masters
1986 · TV Show
as Self
Death of a Salesman
1985 · Movie
as Willy Loman
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · Movie
as Self
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Goldene Kamera
1984 · TV Show
as Self
Tootsie
1982 · Movie
as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
The Making of 'Tootsie'
1982 · Movie
as Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982 · Movie
as Self
Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning
1982 · Movie
as Self
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Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky
1982 · Movie
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982 · TV Show
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981 · TV Show
as Self
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Agatha
1979 · Movie
as Wally Stanton
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979 · Movie
as Ted Kramer
Straight Time
1978 · Movie
as Max Dembo
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
1977 · Movie
as Self
All the President's Men
1976 · Movie
as Carl Bernstein
Marathon Man
1976 · Movie
as Thomas 'Babe' Levy
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
1976 · Movie
as Self
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
1976 · Movie
as Self
Lost in the Garden of the World
1975 · Movie
as Self
Lenny
1974 · Movie
as Lenny Bruce
Free to Be… You and Me
1974 · Movie
as Self (scenes deleted)
Spécial cinéma
1974 · TV Show
as Self
Papillon
1973 · Movie
as Louis Dega
The Magnificent Rebel
1973 · Movie
as Self
Alfredo, Alfredo
1972 · Movie
as Alfredo
Straw Dogs
1971 · Movie
as David Sumner
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
1971 · Movie
as Georgie Soloway
The Point
1971 · Movie
as Narrator / Father (first telecast)
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
1971 · Movie
as Self
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V.I.P. Schaukel
1971 · TV Show
as Self
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Film '72
1971 · TV Show
as Self
Little Big Man
1970 · Movie
as Jack Crabb
The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman
1970 · Movie
as Self
Arthur Penn: The Director
1970 · Movie
as Self
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Treffpunkte
1970 · TV Show
as Self
Midnight Cowboy
1969 · Movie
as Ratso
John and Mary
1969 · Movie
as John
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
1969 · Movie
as Self
Madigan's Millions
1968 · Movie
as Jason Fister
The New Cinema
1968 · Movie
as Self
The Graduate
1967 · Movie
as Ben Braddock
The Tiger Makes Out
1967 · Movie
as Hap
The Star Wagon
1966 · Movie
as Hanus Wicks
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
1966 · Movie
as Zoditch
ABC Stage 67
1966 · TV Show
as J.J. Semmons
NET Playhouse
1966 · TV Show
as Zoditch, Hanus Wicks
The Nurses
1962 · TV Show
as Larson
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV Show
as Self
The Defenders
1961 · TV Show
as Robert Burke, Buddy
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Naked City
1958 · TV Show
as Lester Stenton, Finney
Tony Awards
1956 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
Today
1952 · TV Show
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV Show
as Self - Nominee, Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee / Presenter, Self - Winner, Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
Tower Stories
· Movie
as Jacob
Franz Kline - Remembered
· Movie
as Self
Crew Credits
Into the Labyrinth
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
Brooklyn
2015 · Movie
Thanks
Quartet
2012 · Movie
Director, Executive Producer
Luck
2012 · TV Show
Producer
A Walk on the Moon
1999 · Movie
Producer
The Devil's Arithmetic
1999 · Movie
Executive Producer
Tarzan and the Lost City
1998 · Movie
Producer
Agatha
1979 · Movie
Producer
