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Dustin Hoffman

Acting

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman is an actor born on August 8, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Kung Fu Panda, Kung Fu Panda 2 and Rain Man. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
August 8, 1937
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
Dustin Lee Hoffman

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 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

  1. 2026Tuneras Harry Horowitz
  2. 2024Megalopolisas Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
  3. 2024Kung Fu Panda 4as Shifu (voice)
  4. 2022Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knightas Shifu (voice) · 42 episodes
  5. 2019Into the Labyrinthas Dottor Green · Executive producer
  6. 2017The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)as Harold Meyerowitz
  7. 2017Spielbergas Self
  8. 2016Medici: Masters of Florenceas Giovanni de' Medici · 8 episodes
  9. 2016Kung Fu Panda 3as Shifu (voice)
  10. 2016Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scrollas Shifu / Warrior (voice)
  11. 2015The Programas Bob Hamman
  12. 2015Boychoiras Master Carvelle
  13. 2014The Cobbleras Abraham Simkin
  14. 2014Chefas Riva
  15. 2012QuartetDirector · Executive producer
  16. 2011Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Mastersas Shifu (voice)
  17. 2011Kung Fu Panda 2as Shifu (voice)
  18. 2010Little Fockersas Bernie Focker
  19. 2010Kung Fu Panda Holidayas Shifu (voice)
  20. 2010Barney's Versionas Izzy Panofsky
  21. 2008Last Chance Harveyas Harvey Shine
  22. 2008The Tale of Despereauxas Roscuro (voice)
  23. 2008Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Fiveas Shifu (voice)
  24. 2008Kung Fu Pandaas Master Shifu (voice)
  25. 2007Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporiumas Mr. Edward Magorium
  26. 2006The Holidayas Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
  27. 2006Stranger Than Fictionas Professor Jules Hilbert
  28. 2006Perfume: The Story of a Murdereras Giuseppe Baldini
  29. 2005Racing Stripesas Tucker (voice)
  30. 2004Meet the Fockersas Bernie Focker
  31. 2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Eventsas The Critic (uncredited)
  32. 2004Finding Neverlandas Charles Frohman
  33. 2004I ♥ Huckabeesas Bernard Jaffe
  34. 2003Runaway Juryas Wendell Rohr
  35. 2003Confidenceas Winston King
  36. 2000Curb Your Enthusiasmas Guide #1 · 1 episode
  37. 1999The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arcas Joan's conscience
  38. 1998Sphereas Dr. Norman Goodman
  39. 1997Wag the Dogas Stanley Motss
  40. 1997Mad Cityas Max Brackett
  41. 1996Sleepersas Danny Snyder
  42. 1995Outbreakas Sam Daniels
  43. 1993La Classe américaineas Peter (archive footage)
  44. 1992Heroas Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
  45. 1991Billy Bathgateas Dutch Schultz
  46. 1991Hookas Captain Hook
  47. 1990Dick Tracyas Mumbles
  48. 1989The Simpsonsas Mr. Bergstrom (voice) · 1 episode
  49. 1989Family Businessas Vito McMullen
  50. 1988Rain Manas Raymond Babbitt
  51. 1982Tootsieas Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
  52. 1979Kramer vs. Krameras Ted Kramer
  53. 1976Marathon Manas Thomas 'Babe' Levy
  54. 1976All the President's Menas Carl Bernstein
  55. 1974Lennyas Lenny Bruce
  56. 1973Papillonas Louis Dega
  57. 1971Straw Dogsas David Sumner
  58. 1970Little Big Manas Jack Crabb
  59. 1969Midnight Cowboyas Ratso
  60. 1967The Graduateas Ben Braddock