Dustin Hoffman

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.
    Known for
    Acting
    Place of birth
    Los Angeles, California, USA
    Birthday
    8/8/1937
Rain Man
Rain Man
7.76
Wag the Dog
Wag the Dog
6.959
Hook
Hook
6.831
All the President's Men
All the President's Men
7.665
Straw Dogs
Straw Dogs
7.15
Sphere
Sphere
6.093
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
6.2
Marathon Man
Marathon Man
7.217
Hero
Hero
6.395
Little Big Man
Little Big Man
7.538
Moonlight Mile
Moonlight Mile
6.282
Agatha
Agatha
6.4
Straight Time
Straight Time
7.1
Outbreak
Outbreak
6.532
American Buffalo
American Buffalo
5.474
Kramer vs. Kramer
Kramer vs. Kramer
7.556
Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman
6.887
Lenny
Lenny
7.27
John and Mary
John and Mary
6.1
Last Chance Harvey
Last Chance Harvey
6.287
Visual Acoustics
Visual Acoustics
7.4
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?
4.2
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
6
Alfredo, Alfredo
Alfredo, Alfredo
6.1
Against the Tide
Against the Tide
7
The Shakespeare Sessions
7
Tootsie
Tootsie
7.212
Dustin!
Dustin!
0
Boychoir
Boychoir
6.738
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
8
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
7.313
The Star Wagon
The Star Wagon
8
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
The Journey of the Fifth Horse
0
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
5.5
Tuesday
Tuesday
5.5
'The Graduate' at 25
'The Graduate' at 25
6
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
The Crowd Around the Cowboy
0
The Making of 'Tootsie'
6
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
On Location: Dustin Hoffman
0
Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies
0
The Tale of Despereaux
The Tale of Despereaux
6.1
Family Business
Family Business
5.638
Midnight Cowboy
Midnight Cowboy
7.517
Papillon
Papillon
7.8
Billy Bathgate
Billy Bathgate
5.751
Ishtar
Ishtar
4.443
Mad City
Mad City
6.2
The Graduate
The Graduate
7.648
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
6.72
Barney's Version
Barney's Version
7.045
The Magnificent Rebel
The Magnificent Rebel
5.6
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
Kung Fu Panda Holiday
7
All the President's Men Revisited
All the President's Men Revisited
6.4
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
6.8
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
10
Arthur Penn: The Director
Arthur Penn: The Director
0
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
0
Into the Labyrinth
Into the Labyrinth
6.36
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
0
Meet the Fockers
Meet the Fockers
6.239
Sleepers
Sleepers
7.598
Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger Than Fiction
7.27
I ♥ Huckabees
I ♥ Huckabees
6.2
Madigan's Millions
Madigan's Millions
4.5
Runaway Jury
Runaway Jury
6.93
Kung Fu Panda
Kung Fu Panda
7.248
Kung Fu Panda 2
Kung Fu Panda 2
6.974
The Tiger Makes Out
The Tiger Makes Out
4.75
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3
6.884
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
6.5
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of  "All the President's Men"
Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
5.2
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
6.8
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
6.5
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People
0
Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
3
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
6.5
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years
4.2
Finding Neverland
Finding Neverland
7.321
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
7.351
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc
6.37
Little Fockers
Little Fockers
5.645
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
6.427
The Cobbler
The Cobbler
5.853
As They Made Us
As They Made Us
5.6
Sam & Kate
Sam & Kate
6.6
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men'
0
Hal
Hal
6.4
Mike Nichols: An American Master
Mike Nichols: An American Master
6.389
The New Cinema
0
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film
0
Jonas in the Desert
Jonas in the Desert
5.3
Confidence
Confidence
6.265
The Lost City
The Lost City
6.168
A Wish for Wings That Work
A Wish for Wings That Work
6.089
Chef
Chef
7.122
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
7
Aretha Franklin: Duets
6
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
6.3
Lost in the Garden of the World
Lost in the Garden of the World
0
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
9
Mr. Saturday Night
Mr. Saturday Night
7
The Program
The Program
6.376
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
6.5
There's Only One Paul McCartney
There's Only One Paul McCartney
0
The Point
The Point
6.931
Earth to America
Earth to America
10
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
5.4
Dick Tracy
Dick Tracy
6.131
The Kid Stays in the Picture
The Kid Stays in the Picture
6.636
Racing Stripes
Racing Stripes
5.865
Paul Williams Still Alive
Paul Williams Still Alive
6.775
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
8
Trumbo
Trumbo
6.7
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
8.3
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
6.375
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
9
Spielberg
Spielberg
7.575
Free to Be… You and Me
Free to Be… You and Me
6.1
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
7.7
The Earth Day Special
The Earth Day Special
10
La Classe américaine
La Classe américaine
5.8
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut
7
Close Up
Close Up
9
Led Zeppelin Played Here
Led Zeppelin Played Here
8
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
6.8
Tato's Argentina
Tato's Argentina
7.4
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
7.5
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
6.938
The Holiday
The Holiday
7.079
Terror in the Aisles
Terror in the Aisles
6.122
The Devil's Arithmetic
The Devil's Arithmetic
6.9
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
0
Casting By
Casting By
7.237
Disclosure
Disclosure
7.996
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
7.5
Night of 100 Stars
Night of 100 Stars
0
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
0
And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
7.163
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