Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8, 1937)is an American actor who has had an active career in film, television, and theatre since 1960. He first drew critical praise for the 1966 Off-Broadway play Eh? for which he won a Theatre World Award and a Drama Desk Award. This was soon followed by his breakout movie role as Ben Braddock in the 1967 film The Graduate.
After the success of this film, Hoffman’s career has largely been focused in cinema with only sporadic returns to television and the stage. Some of his more important films are Midnight Cowboy (1969), Little Big Man (1970), Lenny (1974), All the President’s Men (1976), Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Tootsie (1982), Rain Man (1988), Hook (1991), Sleepers (1996), Wag the Dog (1997), and Last Chance Harvey (2008). Respected for his versatility, Hoffman has won two Academy Awards, six Golden Globes, three BAFTAs, three Drama Desk Awards, and an Emmy Award.
Born Dustin Lee Hoffman
August 8, 1937 (1937-08-08) (age 71)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1967 – present
Spouse(s) Anne Byrne (1969 – 1980)
Lisa Gottsegen (1980 – present)
Filmography and awards
Year Film Role Other notes
1967 The Tiger Makes Out Hap
The Graduate Benjamin Braddock BAFTA Award; Golden Globe;
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
1968 Madigan’s Millions Jason Fister
1969 Sunday Father A ‘Sunday Father’ short subject
Midnight Cowboy ‘Ratso’ Rizzo BAFTA Award; Nominated – Golden Globe;
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
John and Mary John BAFTA Award (combined with Midnight Cowboy)
Nominated – Golden Globe
1970 Little Big Man Jack Crabb Nominated – BAFTA Award
1971 On Location: Dustin Hoffman Himself short subject
Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He
Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? Georgie Soloway
Straw Dogs David Sumner
1972 Alfredo, Alfredo Alfredo Sbisà
1973 Papillon Louis Dega
1974 Lenny Lenny Bruce Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor;
Nominated – Golden Globe
1976 The Magic of Hollywood… Is the Magic of People Himself short subject
All the President’s Men Carl Bernstein Nominated – BAFTA Award (with Marathon Man)
Marathon Man Babe Levy Nominated – BAFTA Award (with All the President’s Men)
Nominated – Golden Globe
1978 Straight Time Max Dembo also producer
1979 Agatha Wally Stanton
Kramer vs. Kramer Ted Kramer Academy Award for Best Actor; Golden Globe;
Nominated – BAFTA Award
1982 Tootsie Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels BAFTA Award; Golden Globe;
Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
1985 Death of a Salesman Willy Loman Emmy Award; Golden Globe
1986 Private Conversations Himself documentary
1987 Ishtar Chuck Clarke
1988 Rain Man Raymond Babbitt Academy Award for Best Actor; Golden Globe;
Nominated – BAFTA Award
1989 Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Narrator documentary
Family Business Vito McMullen
1990 Dick Tracy Mumbles
1991 Billy Bathgate Dutch Schultz
Hook Capt. Hook Nominated – Golden Globe
1992 Hero Bernard ‘Bernie’ Laplante
1992 Horton Hears a Who! Narrator
1993 La Classe américaine Peter in archive footage only
1994 Jonas in the Desert Himself documentary
1995 Outbreak Colonel Sam Daniels
1996 American Buffalo Walt ‘Teach’ Teacher
Sleepers Danny Snyder
1997 Golden Globes – Cecil B. DeMille Award
Mad City Max Brackett
Wag the Dog Stanley Motss Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor;
Nominated – Golden Globe
1998 Sphere Dr. Norman Goodman
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc The Conscience
2001 Tuesday Narrator short subject
Goldwyn Narrator documentary
2002 Moonlight Mile Ben Floss
2003 The Shakespeare Sessions Himself documentary
Confidence Winston King
Runaway Jury Wendell Rohr
2004 Freedom2speak v2.0 Himself – Actor, USA documentary
Finding Neverland Charles Frohman
I Heart Huckabees Bernard
Meet the Fockers Bernie Focker
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events The Critic uncredited
2005 Racing Stripes Tucker voice
The Lost City Meyer Lansky
2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Giuseppe Baldini
Stranger than Fiction Professor Jules Hilbert
The Holiday Himself uncredited
2007 Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium Mr. Edward Magorium, Avid Shoe-Wearer
2008 Kung Fu Panda Master Shifu voice, Won Annie Award
The Tale of Despereaux Roscuro voice
Last Chance Harvey Harvey Shine Nominated – Golden Globe
2010 Kung Fu Panda 2 Master Shifu (voice) pre-production
The Giver Giver pre-production
