Dustin Hoffman
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- August 8, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA
- Active Years
- 1944–2026 (83 Years)
- Total Credits
- 211 credits in database
Acting Born Aug 8, 1937 Los Angeles, California, USA 211 credits
Biography
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor and filmmaker born on August 8, 1937, in Los Angeles, California. Known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters, he was described by actor Robert De Niro as an actor with the everyman's face who embodied the heartbreakingly human. Knowing at a young age that he wanted to study in the arts, Hoffman entered the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music before deciding to go into acting. He trained at the Pasadena Playhouse in Los Angeles and made his first theatrical performance in the 1961 production of A Cook for Mr. General as Ridzinski. During that time, he appeared in several guest roles on television shows including Naked City and The Defenders.
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Career overview
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor and filmmaker born on August 8, 1937, in Los Angeles, California. 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 the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music before deciding to go into acting. He trained for his acting career at the Pasadena Playhouse in Los Angeles.
Hoffman's first theatrical performance was in the 1961 production of A Cook for Mr. General, where he appeared as the character Ridzinski. During that same time period, he also appeared in several television guest roles on shows such as Naked City and The Defenders. Throughout his career in the entertainment industry, Hoffman has amassed a large body of work, with known acting credits numbering 198 on the platform.
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TunerTOVAHDiamondThe Revisionist
MegadocTwiggy
Kung Fu Panda 4MegalopolisStand-Up: The Laughing Therapy
Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback
Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon KnightAs They Made UsSam & KatePRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation PresentationHomeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure...
Into the LabyrinthInto the Labyrinth · Executive ProducerAlan Pakula: Going for TruthHal
Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)SpielbergSteve McQueen: American Icon
Kung Fu Panda 3Medici: Masters of FlorenceKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the ScrollMike Nichols: An American MasterAll Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone
Brooklyn · ThanksThe ProgramRoald Dahl's Esio TrotBoychoirArthur Miller: A Man of His Century
ChefThe CobblerLed Zeppelin Played Here
All the President's Men RevisitedKung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection
Finding Your RootsLuckLuck · ProducerQuartet · DirectorQuartet · Executive Producer
Kung Fu Panda 2Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters
Little FockersKung Fu Panda HolidayBarney's VersionCameraman: The Life and Work of Jack CardiffJews and Baseball: An American Love Story
Against the TideDustin!
Kung Fu PandaKung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious FiveThe Tale of DespereauxLast Chance HarveyVisual Acoustics
The Graham Norton ShowMr. Magorium's Wonder EmporiumTrumbo
Perfume: The Story of a MurdererRachael RayThe HolidayStranger Than FictionTelling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men"
The Reichen ShowRacing StripesNos Bastidores de HollywoodThe Lost CityEarth to America
Meet the FockersLemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate EventsFinding NeverlandI ♥ HuckabeesAfter Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later
The Ellen DeGeneres ShowRunaway JuryConfidenceNow Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the MoviesThe Shakespeare Sessions
V Graham NortonLiberty's KidsHeart of the FestivalMoonlight MileThere's Only One Paul McCartney
Big Brother's Little BrotherGoldwyn: The Man and His MoviesFinding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'TuesdayGoing the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man'
Curb Your Enthusiasm
The DirectorsThe Messenger: The Story of Joan of ArcA Walk on the Moon · ProducerThe Devil's ArithmeticThe Devil's Arithmetic · Executive Producer
SphereTarzan and the Lost City · ProducerWarner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory
Wag the DogMad City
The Daily ShowSleepersAmerican Buffalo
Full Filmography
211 titles- Tuner (2026) as Harry Horowitz
- TOVAH (2026) as Self
- Diamond (2026)
- The Revisionist (2026)
- Megadoc (2025) as Self
- Twiggy (2025) as Self
- Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) as Shifu (voice)
- Megalopolis (2024) as Nush 'The Fixer' Berman
- Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy (2024) as Lenny Bruce (archive footage)
- Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback (2023) as Benjamin Braddock (archive footage)
- Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022) as Shifu (voice)
- As They Made Us (2022) as Eugene
- Sam & Kate (2022) as Bill
- PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation (2022) as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage)
- Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon (2022) as Self
- Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... (2020) as Self
- Into the Labyrinth (2019) as Dottor Green
- Into the Labyrinth (2019) Executive Producer
- Alan Pakula: Going for Truth (2019) as Self
- Hal (2019) as Self
- Hollywood: No Sex, Please! (2018)
- The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) as Harold Meyerowitz
- Spielberg (2017) as Self
- Steve McQueen: American Icon (2017) as Self (archive footage)
- Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) as Shifu (voice)
- Medici: Masters of Florence (2016) as Giovanni de' Medici
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll (2016) as Shifu / Warrior (voice)
- Mike Nichols: An American Master (2016) as Self
- All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone (2016) as Carl Bernstein (archive footage)
- Brooklyn (2015) Thanks
- The Program (2015) as Bob Hamman
- Roald Dahl's Esio Trot (2015) as Mr. Hoppy
- Boychoir (2015) as Master Carvelle
- Arthur Miller: A Man of His Century (2015) as Self - Actor
- Chef (2014) as Riva
- The Cobbler (2014) as Abraham Simkin
- Led Zeppelin Played Here (2014) as Self (archive footage)
- All the President's Men Revisited (2013) as Self
- Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection (2013) as Shifu (Voice)
- Finding Your Roots (2012) as Self
- Luck (2012) as Chester Bernstein
- Luck (2012) Producer
- Quartet (2012) Director
- Quartet (2012) Executive Producer
- La Classe américaine (2012) as Self
- Close Up (2012) as Self (archive footage)
- Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) as Master Shifu (voice)
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011) as Shifu (voice)
- Little Fockers (2010) as Bernie Focker
- Kung Fu Panda Holiday (2010) as Shifu (voice)
- Barney's Version (2010) as Izzy Panofsky
- Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story (2010) as Narrator (voice)
- Against the Tide (2009) as Narrator
- Dustin! (2009)
- Kung Fu Panda (2008) as Master Shifu (voice)
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008) as Shifu (voice)
- The Tale of Despereaux (2008) as Roscuro (voice)
- Last Chance Harvey (2008) as Harvey Shine
- Visual Acoustics (2008) as Self - Narrator
- Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben (2008) as Self
- A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' (2008) as Self
- The Graham Norton Show (2007) as Self
- Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007) as Mr. Edward Magorium
- Trumbo (2007) as Self - Interviewee
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) as Giuseppe Baldini
- Rachael Ray (2006)
- The Holiday (2006) as Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
- Stranger Than Fiction (2006) as Professor Jules Hilbert
- Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" (2006) as Self
- Close Up (2006) as Self - Interviewee
- Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film (2006) as Self
- The Reichen Show (2005) as Self
- Racing Stripes (2005) as Tucker (voice)
- Nos Bastidores de Hollywood (2005) as Self (archive footage)
- The Lost City (2005) as Meyer Lansky
- Earth to America (2005) as Self
- Meet the Fockers (2004) as Bernie Focker
- Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004) as The Critic (uncredited)
- Finding Neverland (2004) as Charles Frohman
- I ♥ Huckabees (2004) as Bernard Jaffe
- After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later (2004)
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003) as Self
- Runaway Jury (2003) as Wendell Rohr
- Confidence (2003) as Winston King
- Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies (2003) as Host
- The Shakespeare Sessions (2003)
- Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen (2003) as Self / Ben Floss
- Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut (2003) as Self (archive footage)
- V Graham Norton (2002) as Self
- Liberty's Kids (2002) as Benedict Arnold (voice)
- Heart of the Festival (2002) as Self (archive footage)
- Moonlight Mile (2002) as Ben Floss
- There's Only One Paul McCartney (2002) as Self
- Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film (2002) as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Big Brother's Little Brother (2001) as Self
- Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) as Self - Narrator
- Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (2001) as Self
- Tuesday (2001) as voice
- Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' (2001) as Self
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as Guide #1
- The Directors (1999) as Self
- The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc (1999) as Joan's conscience
- A Walk on the Moon (1999) Producer
- The Devil's Arithmetic (1999) as Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited)
- The Devil's Arithmetic (1999) Executive Producer
- Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years (1999)
- Sphere (1998) as Dr. Norman Goodman
- Tarzan and the Lost City (1998) Producer
- Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory (1998) as Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners")
- Wag the Dog (1997) as Stanley Motss
- Mad City (1997) as Max Brackett
- The Daily Show (1996) as Self
- Sleepers (1996) as Danny Snyder
- American Buffalo (1996) as Walt 'Teach' Teacher
- Outbreak (1995) as Sam Daniels
- MADtv (1995) as Self
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) as Self
- Jonas in the Desert (1994) as Self
- La Classe américaine (1993) as Peter (archive footage)
- Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993) as Self
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- HBO First Look (1992)
- Coucou c'est nous ! (1992) as Self
- Hero (1992) as Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante
- Earth and the American Dream (1992) as Reader (voice)
- The Graduate at 25 (1992) as Himself
- 'The Graduate' at 25 (1992) as Self
- Hook (1991) as Captain Hook
- Billy Bathgate (1991) as Dutch Schultz
- Dick Tracy (1990) as Mumbles
- The Earth Day Special (1990) as Every Lawyer
- Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990) as Self
- The Simpsons (1989) as Mr. Bergstrom (voice)
- Family Business (1989) as Vito McMullen
- Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989) as Narrator (voice)
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) as Self - Guest
- Rain Man (1988) as Raymond Babbitt
- This Morning (1988) as Self
- Sacrée soirée (1987) as Self
- Ishtar (1987) as Chuck Clarke
- American Masters (1986) as Self
- Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ (1986) as Self / Willy Loman
- Death of a Salesman (1985) as Willy Loman
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) as Self
- Goldene Kamera (1984) as Self
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Tootsie (1982) as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels
- Night of 100 Stars (1982) as Self
- The Making of 'Tootsie' (1982) as Self
- Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky (1982) as Self
- Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning (1982) as Self
- Wetten, dass..? (1981) as Self
- The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's (1980) as Self (archive footage)
- Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) as Ted Kramer
- Agatha (1979) as Wally Stanton
- Agatha (1979) Producer
- Straight Time (1978) as Max Dembo
- Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (1977) as Self
- All the President's Men (1976) as Carl Bernstein
- Marathon Man (1976) as Thomas 'Babe' Levy
- The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People (1976) as Self
- Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' (1976) as Self
- Lost in the Garden of the World (1975) as Self
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self
- Lenny (1974) as Lenny Bruce
- Free to Be… You and Me (1974) as Self (scenes deleted)
- Papillon (1973) as Louis Dega
- The Magnificent Rebel (1973) as Self
- Alfredo, Alfredo (1972) as Alfredo
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
- Straw Dogs (1971) as David Sumner
- On Location: Dustin Hoffman (1971) as Self
- The Point (1971) as Narrator / Father (first telecast)
- Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? (1971) as Georgie Soloway
- Little Big Man (1970) as Jack Crabb
- Treffpunkte (1970) as Self
- Arthur Penn: The Director (1970) as Self
- The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman (1970) as Self
- Midnight Cowboy (1969) as Ratso
- John and Mary (1969) as John
- The Crowd Around the Cowboy (1969) as Self
- The New Cinema (1968) as Self
- Madigan's Millions (1968) as Jason Fister
- The Graduate (1967) as Ben Braddock
- The Tiger Makes Out (1967) as Hap
- NET Playhouse (1966) as Zoditch
- NET Playhouse (1966) as Hanus Wicks
- ABC Stage 67 (1966) as J.J. Semmons
- The Star Wagon (1966) as Hanus Wicks
- The Journey of the Fifth Horse (1966) as Zoditch
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
- The Nurses (1962) as Larson
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self (archive footage)
- The Defenders (1961) as Robert Burke
- The Defenders (1961) as Buddy
- Naked City (1958) as Lester Stenton
- Naked City (1958) as Finney
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Presenter
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Tony Awards (1956) as Self
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Today (1952) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee / Presenter
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Winner
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Cecil B. DeMille Award Recipient
- Franz Kline - Remembered as Self
- Tower Stories as Jacob
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Dustin Hoffman best known for?
Dustin Hoffman is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Tuner (2026), Megadoc (2025), Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024), Megalopolis (2024).
When and where was Dustin Hoffman born?
Dustin Hoffman was born on August 8, 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
How many credits does Dustin Hoffman have?
Dustin Hoffman has accumulated over 211 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1944 to 2026.
What is Dustin Hoffman's background in cinema and television?
Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor and filmmaker born on August 8, 1937, in Los Angeles, California. Known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters, he was described by actor Robert De Niro as an actor with the everyman's face who embodied the heartbreakingly human. Knowing ...
Dustin Hoffman by the numbers
211credits
158films
53TV series
1944–2026active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- Spécial cinéma (1974) as Self — aged about 36
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000) as Guide #1 — aged about 62
- The Simpsons (1989) as Mr. Bergstrom (voice) — aged about 51
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self — aged about 33
- Rain Man (1988) as Raymond Babbitt — aged about 50
- Papillon (1973) as Louis Dega — aged about 35
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