Dustin Hoffman at Cannes
Dustin Hoffman at Cannes

American actor Dustin Hoffman began his career by appearing in an episode of Naked City in 1961. His first theatrical performance was 1961's Shmem needs a shink as Ridzinski. Following several guest appearances on television, he starred in the 1966 play Eh?; his performance garnered him both a Theatre World Award and Drama Desk Award.[1] Hoffman made his film debut in 1967 when he appeared in the comedy The Tiger Makes Out. In the same year, his breakthrough role as Benjamin "Ben" Braddock, the title character in Mike Nichols' comedy-drama The Graduate, led to Hoffman achieving star status and his first Academy Award nomination.[2] He then acted in the play Jimmy Shine as the eponymous character and the comedy film Madigan's Millions (both 1968). In 1969, he starred alongside Jon Voight in the Academy Award for Best Picture winner Midnight Cowboy, for which Hoffman was nominated a second time for the Academy Award for Best Actor.[2]

The 1970s saw Hoffman star in several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including the Western Little Big Man (1970), psychological thriller Straw Dogs (1971), prison film Papillon (1973) alongside Steve McQueen, Lenny (1974) about the controversial comedian Lenny Bruce,[3] and the political thriller All the President's Men (1976) as journalist Carl Bernstein investigating the Watergate scandal alongside Bob Woodward (played by Robert Redford).[4] After starring in the suspense-thriller Marathon Man (1976) and the crime drama Straight Time (1978), Hoffman starred in the 1979 drama Kramer vs. Kramer, which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the first time for his performance as Ted Kramer.[2]

After a three-year acting hiatus, he starred in the comedy Tootsie in 1982 as 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 – Hoffman reprised the role a year later in a television film.[2] 1987 saw the release of originally ill-received comedy Ishtar, in which he starred with Warren Beatty; its critical support has since grown.[5] 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.[2] 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.[1] In the 1990s, he made appearances in such film as Warren Beatty's action comedy adaptation Dick Tracy (1990), Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991) as Captain Hook, guest starred in the 1991 "Lisa's Substitute" episode of The Simpsons, medical disaster Outbreak (1995), legal crime drama Sleepers (1996), thriller Mad City (1997), and the satirical black comedy Wag the Dog (1997) alongside Robert De Niro.

In the 2000s, he played theatrical producer Charles Frohman in Finding Neverland, co-starred in the comedy Meet the Fockers (both 2004) as Bernie Focker, the fantasy thriller Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), and played the title character in the family comedy Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007). Hoffman has acted in the Kung Fu Panda franchise since 2008 and reprised his role as Focker in Little Fockers (2010). He starred in the HBO drama series Luck, which was cancelled after one season due to animal safety concerns, and made his directorial debut in 2012 with Quartet.[6]

Film

Hoffman in 1968
With Bette Midler on Bette Midler TV Special (1977)
in Death of a Salesman (1985)
Hoffman in Paris at the French premiere of Quartet, March 2013
Film credits of Dustin Hoffman
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1967 The Tiger Makes Out Hap [7]
The Graduate Benjamin "Ben" Braddock [7]
1968 Madigan's Millions Jason Fister [7]
1969 Midnight Cowboy Enrico Salvatore "Ratso" Rizzo [7]
John and Mary John [7]
1970 Little Big Man Jack Crabb [7]
1971 Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? Georgie Soloway [7]
Straw Dogs David Sumner [7]
1972 Alfredo, Alfredo Alfredo Sbisà [7]
1973 Papillon Louis Dega [7]
1974 Lenny Lenny Bruce [7]
1976 All the President's Men Carl Bernstein [7]
Marathon Man Thomas Babington "Babe" Levy [7]
1978 Straight Time Max Dembo Also producer [7]
1979 Agatha Wally Stanton [7]
Kramer vs. Kramer Ted Kramer [7]
1982 Tootsie Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels [7]
1987 Ishtar Chuck Clarke [7]
1988 Rain Man Raymond "Ray" Babbitt [7]
1989 Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt Narrator Documentary [8]
Family Business Vito McMullen [7]
1990 Dick Tracy Mumbles [7]
1991 Billy Bathgate Dutch Schultz [7]
Hook Captain James Hook [7]
1992 Hero Bernard "Bernie" Laplante [7]
1995 Outbreak Colonel Sam Daniels [7]
1996 Sleepers Danny Snyder [7]
American Buffalo Walt "Teach" Teacher [7]
1997 Mad City Max Brackett [7]
Wag the Dog Stanley Motss [7]
1998 Sphere Dr. Norman Goodman [7]
1999 The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc The Conscience [7]
2002 Moonlight Mile Ben Floss [7]
2003 Confidence Winston King [9]
Runaway Jury Wendell Rohr [9]
2004 Finding Neverland Charles Frohman [9]
I Heart Huckabees Bernard Jaffe [9]
Meet the Fockers Bernie Focker [9]
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events The Critic Uncredited cameo [10]
2005 Racing Stripes Tucker Voice [9]
The Lost City Meyer Lansky [9]
2006 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer Giuseppe Baldini [9]
Stranger than Fiction Professor Jules Hilbert [9]
2007 Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium Mr. Edward Magorium [9]
2008 Kung Fu Panda Master Shifu Voice [11]
Secrets of the Furious Five Voice
Short film 		[9]
Last Chance Harvey Harvey Shine [9]
The Tale of Despereaux Roscuro Voice [9]
2010 Barney's Version Israel "Izzy" Panofsky [9]
Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story Narrator Voice
Documentary 		[9]
Little Fockers Bernie Focker [9]
2011 Kung Fu Panda 2 Master Shifu Voice [12]
Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters Voice
Short film 		[13]
2012 Quartet Himself Directorial debut [9]
2014 Chef Riva [9]
Boychoir Carvelle [9]
The Cobbler Abraham Simkin [9]
2015 The Program Bob Hamman [9]
2016 Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll Master Shifu & Warrior Voice
Short film 		[9]
Kung Fu Panda 3 Master Shifu Voice [9]
2017 The Meyerowitz Stories Harold Meyerowitz [14]
2019 Into the Labyrinth Doctor Green [15]
2022 As They Made Us Eugene [16]
Sam & Kate Bill [17]
2024 Megalopolis TBA Post-production
Kung Fu Panda 4 Master Shifu Voice [9]
TBA Riff Raff Filming [18]
Lucca Mortis Jacob Filming [19][20]

Television

Television credits of Dustin Hoffman
Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
1961, 1963 Naked City Finney / Lester Stenton 2 episodes [21]
1962, 1965 The Defenders Buddy / Robert Burke 2 episodes
1965 The Nurses Larson Episode: "The Civil"
1966 The Journey of the Fifth Horse Zoditch Television film; episode of NET Playhouse
The Star-Wagon Hanus Wicks Television film; episode of NET Playhouse [9]
1967 ABC Stage 67 J.J. Semmons Episode: "The Trap Old Man"
1968 Premiere Arthur Greene Episode: "Higher and Higher, Attorneys at Law"
1971 The Point! Narrator / Father Voice
Television film
1985 Death of a Salesman William "Willy" Loman Television film [22]
1991 The Simpsons Mr. Bergstrom Voice
Episode: "Lisa's Substitute"
Credited as Sam Etic 		[23]
A Wish for Wings That Work Milquetoast the Cross-Dressing Cockroach Voice
Television special
2002–2003 Liberty's Kids Benedict Arnold (voice) Voice
4 episodes 		[24]
2005 Curb Your Enthusiasm Larry's Guide #1 Episode: "The End" [25]
2010 Kung Fu Panda Holiday Master Shifu Voice
Television special 		[9]
2011–2012 Luck Chester "Ace" Bernstein 9 episodes; also producer [26]
2015 Roald Dahl's Esio Trot Mr Henry Hoppy Television film
2016 Medici: Masters of Florence Giovanni de' Medici 5 episodes [27]

Theater

Theater credits of Dustin Hoffman
Year Title Role Playwright(s) Venue Notes Ref(s)
1961 A Cook for Mr. General Ridzinski Steven Gethers Playhouse Theatre [28]
1964 The Subject Was Roses Timmy Clearly Frank D. Gilroy Belasco Theatre Stage manager and standby [29]
1968 Jimmy Shine Jimmy Shine Murray Schisgal Brooks Atkinson Theatre [30]
1974 All Over Town Murray Schisgal Booth Theatre Director [31]
1984 Death of a Salesman Willy Loman Arthur Miller Broadhurst Theatre [32]
1989 The Merchant of Venice Shylock William Shakespeare 46th Street Theatre [33]

Music videos

Year Title Artist(s)
2006 "Follow My Lead" 50 Cent featuring Robin Thicke

See also

References

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  4. ^ Tunzelmann, Alex von (October 10, 2014). "All the President's Men: Hoffman and Redford fight the powers that be". The Guardian. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Brody, Richard (August 9, 2010). "To Wish Upon Ishtar". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  6. ^ French, Phillip (January 6, 2013). "Quartet – review". The Guardian. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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  14. ^ Raup, Jordan (March 8, 2016). "Noah Baumbach Begins Shooting 'Yen Din Ka Kissa' Starring Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, and More". The Film Stage. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  15. ^ Manca, Mario (April 10, 2019). "«L'uomo del labirinto»: Dustin Hoffman e Toni Servillo, insieme per Donato Carrisi". Vanity Fair (in Italian). Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  16. ^ Grater, Tom (November 7, 2019). "Dustin Hoffman, Candice Bergen Lead Cast Of 'As Sick As They Made Us', Mayim Bialik's Directing Debut - AFM". Deadline. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  17. ^ Kroll, Justin (June 10, 2021). "Dustin Hoffman And Sissy Spacek To Star in Darren Le Gallo's 'Sam & Kate' – Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  18. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (May 16, 2023). "Jennifer Coolidge, Brian Cox, Dustin Hoffman & Gabrielle Union Set For Crime Comedy 'Riff Raff' — Cannes Market Hot Pic". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  19. ^ McNab, Geoffrey (November 14, 2023). "Peter Greenaway talks 'Lucca Mortis' starring Dustin Hoffman, living in the Netherlands and his eccentric concerns". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  20. ^ "Lucca Mortis: filming begins on Peter Greenway's new film with Dustin Hoffman and Alessandro Gassmann". The Hollywood Reporter. December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  21. ^ Murray, Noel (13 March 2013). "Naked City: 20 Star-Filled Episodes". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  22. ^ Hampton, Wilborn (14 July 2012). "'Death Of A Salesman': Beyond A Smile And A Shoeshine". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 22 April 2016.
  23. ^ Rabin, Nathan (6 January 2011). "The Simpsons (Classic): "Lisa's Substitute"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  24. ^ Tinubu, Aramide. "27 Stars You Didn't Know Voiced Popular Cartoon Characters". Hollywood.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  25. ^ Tharpe, Frazier (10 August 2013). "The 25 Best "Curb Your Enthusiasm" Episodes". Complex. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  26. ^ "HBO cancels Dustin Hoffman drama Luck after horse death". BBC News. BBC. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  27. ^ Petski, Denise (24 September 2015). "Richard Madden & Dustin Hoffman To Topline 'Medici' Drama Series". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  28. ^ "A Cook for Mr. General at Playhouse Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  29. ^ "The Subject Was Roses at Royale Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  30. ^ "Jimmy Shine at Brooks Atkinson Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  31. ^ "All Over Town at Booth Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  32. ^ "Death of a Salesman at Broadhust Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
  33. ^ "The Merchant of Venice at 46th Street Theatre". Playbill. Retrieved May 5, 2016.
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