Dustin Hoffman

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Aug 08, 1937 (87 years old)

Dustin Hoffman

Known For

Twiggy
1h 30m
Movie 2025

Twiggy

Twiggy takes a comprehensive look at the life story of UK model and cultural icon Twiggy, real name Lesley Lawson, whose career kickstarted in the 1960s. It features interviews with Twiggy and her husband Leigh Lawson, as well as commentary from Erin O’Connor, Paul McCartney, Lulu, Poppy Delavigne, Brooke Shields, Pattie Boyd and Zandra Rhodes.

Megalopolis
2h 18m
Movie 2024

Megalopolis

Genius artist Cesar Catilina seeks to leap the City of New Rome into a utopian, idealistic future, while his opposition, Mayor Franklyn Cicero, remains committed to a regressive status quo, perpetuating greed, special interests, and partisan warfare. Torn between them is socialite Julia Cicero, the mayor’s daughter, whose love for Cesar has divided her loyalties, forcing her to discover what she truly believes humanity deserves.

Kung Fu Panda 4
1h 34m
Movie 2024

Kung Fu Panda 4

Po is gearing up to become the spiritual leader of his Valley of Peace, but also needs someone to take his place as Dragon Warrior. As such, he will train a new kung fu practitioner for the spot and will encounter a villain called the Chameleon who conjures villains from the past.

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
1h 50m
Movie 2023

Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback

The making of Elvis Presley's famous live TV concert and the chaotic behind the scenes. It was the most-watched television event of the year with nearly half of the audience tuned in to watch Presley perform in his iconic black leather suit.

Sam & Kate
1h 50m
Movie 2022

Sam & Kate

Bill is an ailing larger-than-life father being taken care of by his son Sam, who has returned home to care for him. While home, Sam falls for a local woman, Kate. At the same time, Bill starts to fall for her mom, Tina.

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2h 0m
Movie 2022

Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon

A special tribute concert honoring 16-time Grammy winner Paul Simon that took place on April 6 2022 with a special appearance by the legendary singer/songwriter himself. The special tribute concert features performances from Dave Matthews, Brad Paisley, Brandi Carlile, Billy Porter, Rhiannon Giddens, Shaggy & many more.

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
0h 24m
TV Show 2022

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

Follow the adventures of Po, who partners up with a no-nonsense English knight named Wandering Blade to find a collection of four powerful weapons before a mysterious pair of weasels do, and save the world from destruction.

PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
0h 41m
Movie 2022

PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation

It’s the resilience and love that keeps this community marching to the beat of its own drum; each generation redefining what it means to be queer and to be seen.

As They Made Us
1h 36m
Movie 2022

As They Made Us

Abigail, a divorced mother of two, is struggling to balance the dynamics within her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love.

Mr. Saturday Night
1h 23m
Movie 2021

Mr. Saturday Night

The untold story of Robert Stigwood, the impresario behind “Saturday Night Fever” and its record-breaking disco soundtrack.

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.

Acting

2025
Twiggy
2024
Megalopolis
2024
Kung Fu Panda 4
2023
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
2022
Sam & Kate
2022
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
2022
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight
2022
PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation
2022
As They Made Us
2021
Mr. Saturday Night
2020
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
2019
Into the Labyrinth
2019
Alan Pakula: Going for Truth
2019
Hal
2017
The Newspaperman: The Life and Times of Ben Bradlee
2017
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)
2017
Spielberg
2016
All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
2016
Mike Nichols: An American Master
2016
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll
2015
Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century
2015
Warren Beatty - Mister Hollywood
2015
Roald Dahl's Esio Trot
2014
Led Zeppelin Played Here
2013
All the President's Men Revisited
2012
La Classe américaine
2012
Luck
2011
Paul Williams Still Alive
2011
Kung Fu Panda 2
2010
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story
2009
Against the Tide
2009
Dustin!
2008
Last Chance Harvey
2008
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five
2008
Visual Acoustics
2008
Kung Fu Panda
2008
A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie'
2003
Runaway Jury
2002
Liberty's Kids
1995
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
Outbreak
1994
Jonas in the Desert
1993
Aretha Franklin: Duets
1992
Hero
1992
Earth and the American Dream
1992
'The Graduate' at 25
1991
A Wish for Wings That Work
1991
Hook
1990
The Earth Day Special
1990
Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey
1989
Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
1986
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1985
Death of a Salesman
1985
Night of 100 Stars II

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