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Dustin Hoffman

Acting

Born August 8, 1937 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Also known as Dustin Lee Hoffman

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Biography

Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor. As one of the key leading man actors in the formation of New Hollywood, Hoffman is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. Among his numerous accolades are two Academy Awards, four BAFTA Awards, five Golden Globe Awards, and two Emmy Awards as well as a nomination for a Tony Award. He was honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1997, the AFI Life Achievement Award in 1999, and the Kennedy Center Honors Award in 2012.

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Awards & recognition

  • Donostia Award · 2012
  • AFI Life Achievement Award · 1999
  • Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award · 1997
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1989
  • Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · 1986
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  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1980
  • Theatre World Award · 1967
  • Annie Award
  • BAFTA Award — Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
  • Kennedy Center Honors
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1998 · nominated
  • Tony Award — Best Actor in a Play · 1990 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1989 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1983 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1980 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1975 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1970 · nominated
  • Academy Award — Best Actor · 1968 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000as Guide #1

The Simpsons

1989as Mr. Bergstrom (voice)

Rain Man

1988as Raymond Babbitt

Papillon

1973as Louis Dega

Medici

2016as Giovanni de' Medici

Liberty's Kids

2002as Benedict Arnold (voice)

All the President's Men

1976as Carl Bernstein

Spielberg

2017as Self

Sleepers

1996as Danny Snyder

Kramer vs. Kramer

1979as Ted Kramer

The Graduate

1967as Ben Braddock

Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight

2022as Shifu (voice)

Midnight Cowboy

1969as Ratso

All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone

2016as Carl Bernstein (archive footage)

Visual Acoustics

2008as Self - Narrator

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

2006as Giuseppe Baldini

Little Big Man

1970as Jack Crabb

Brooklyn

2015Thanks

Kung Fu Panda

2008as Master Shifu (voice)

Stranger Than Fiction

2006as Professor Jules Hilbert

Finding Neverland

2004as Charles Frohman

American Masters

1986as Self

Lenny

1974as Lenny Bruce

The Graham Norton Show

2007as Self

Tootsie

1982as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels

Marathon Man

1976as Thomas 'Babe' Levy

Tuner

2026as Harry Horowitz

Chef

2014as Riva

Kung Fu Panda 2

2011as Master Shifu (voice)

The Holiday

2006as Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)

Mad TV

1995as Self

Straight Time

1978as Max Dembo

Kung Fu Panda 4

2024as Shifu (voice)

Steve McQueen: American Icon

2017as Self (archive footage)

Barney's Version

2010as Izzy Panofsky

Against the Tide

2009as Narrator

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016as Shifu (voice)

Runaway Jury

2003as Wendell Rohr

Wag the Dog

1997as Stanley Motss

Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt

1989as Narrator (voice)

Death of a Salesman

1985as Willy Loman

A Series of Unfortunate Events

2004as The Critic (uncredited)

The Devil's Arithmetic

1999as Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)

Hook

1991as Captain Hook

The Point

1971as Narrator / Father (first telecast)

Roald Dahl's Esio Trot

2015as Mr. Hoppy

Luck

2011as Chester Bernstein

Trumbo

2007as Self - Interviewee

Hal

2018as Self

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

2010as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)