--- name: "Dustin Hoffman" canonical: "https://film.one/person/dustin-hoffman" fi1m_id: "dustin-hoffman" imdb_id: "nm0000163" tmdb_id: 4483 wikidata_id: "Q42930" roles: ["Actor"] born: "8 August 1937" reviewed_on_fi1m: 26 average_fi1m_score: 72 average_as: "actor" average_over: 24 updated: "2026-10-05T13:57:00.415222+00:00" licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL." --- # Dustin Hoffman ## Identity Dustin Hoffman - **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/dustin-hoffman - **Type:** Person - **Fi1m ID:** dustin-hoffman - **IMDb ID:** nm0000163 - **TMDB ID:** 4483 - **Wikidata ID:** Q42930 - **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42930, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000163/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4483 Actor. Born 8 August 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. ## Details - **Work:** Actor - **Born:** 8 August 1937, Los Angeles, California, USA - **Active:** 1967–present - **Also known as:** Dustin Lee Hoffman - **Titles on Fi1m:** 26: 24 acting, 2 other - **Frequently works with:** [Glenn Berger](https://film.one/person/glenn-berger.md), [Jack Black](https://film.one/person/jack-black.md), [Jonathan Aibel](https://film.one/person/jonathan-aibel.md), [Angelina Jolie](https://film.one/person/angelina-jolie.md), [Barry Levinson](https://film.one/person/barry-levinson.md), [Melissa Cobb](https://film.one/person/melissa-cobb.md), [Robert De Niro](https://film.one/person/robert-de-niro.md), [Bryan Cranston](https://film.one/person/bryan-cranston.md) - **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 5 nominated) - **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as actor, over 24 titles - **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 86 (2), 1970s 76 (6), 1980s 78 (3), 1990s 64 (4), 2000s 70 (6), 2010s 78 (2), 2020s 61 (3) - **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 67 across 24 titles - **Score spread:** 6 at 80+, 13 at 60–79, 5 under 60 - **Lead roles:** 16 of 23 acting credits billed first or second - **Genres:** Drama 16, Comedy 12, Adventure 5, Fantasy 5, Thriller 5, Action 4 - **Screen time:** 45 hours of reviewed films - **Box office:** $4,116m across 22 films with figures - **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42930, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000163/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4483 ## Streaming the US now - **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Tootsie*](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md) (85), [*Midnight Cowboy*](https://film.one/film/midnight-cowboy.md) (85), [*Kung Fu Panda*](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda.md) (77), [*Ishtar*](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md) (72) - **The Roku Channel:** [*The Graduate*](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) (86), [*Papillon*](https://film.one/film/papillon.md) (74) - **HBO Max:** [*Curb Your Enthusiasm*](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md) (84), [*Rain Man*](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md) (76) - **Apple TV:** [*Marathon Man*](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md) (74), [*Little Big Man*](https://film.one/film/little-big-man.md) (72) - **Peacock:** [*Stranger Than Fiction*](https://film.one/film/stranger-than-fiction.md) (78) - **Tubi:** [*Kung Fu Panda 3*](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-3.md) (73) For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country. ## Fi1m on Dustin Hoffman > Dustin Hoffman makes correction and complaint surprisingly good company. We rate the precision of his comic acting, and *Tuner* gives it a useful job: turning an old mentor's grumbling into a reason to stay with a familiar story. In *Tuner* (2026), Harry Horowitz complains about the customers and corrects Niki, the younger piano tuner he works with. Hoffman has the good lines, but knows how to deliver them without making every exchange seem arranged for his benefit. His timing gives the grumbling variety, so Harry remains enjoyable company even when he is busy finding fault. We laughed at his complaints about Niki because Hoffman's pleasure in a well-placed line is so apparent. Daniel Roher's heist film needs that human interest: its route from tuning pianos to opening safe locks is more original than the story built around it. The early move from Benjamin Braddock in *The Graduate* (1967) to Ratso Rizzo in *Midnight Cowboy* (1969) established an actor willing to follow a breakthrough with a less flattering physical transformation. The leading and character roles of the 1970s and 1980s included Ted Kramer in *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979) and Raymond Babbitt in *Rain Man* (1988). His reputation for intensive preparation can make the career sound like a succession of difficult assignments. In *Tuner*, we are simply glad to hear what he will complain about next. His move into animation from the 2000s made further use of the voice, notably as Shifu in the *Kung Fu Panda* films. *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024) is a useful caution against recommending a film simply because his name is attached. Its briskness and occasional laughs cannot make up for the feeling missing beneath the slapstick. The film passes pleasantly enough, which is a thin recommendation. In *Tuner*, the contrast with Leo Woodall gives Hoffman's comic timing something to work against. Woodall plays Niki as physically braced against the next noise, careful to make his acute hearing a nuisance before it becomes an advantage. Beside him, Hoffman's readiness with a complaint gives their scenes a comic rhythm without asking Woodall to abandon that discomfort. Neither performance makes the heist plot less familiar, but both make that easier to forgive. Start there if a well-acted heist film sounds like sufficient reward. ## Biography Dustin Hoffman is an American actor. He trained at the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music and the Pasadena Playhouse. His film roles include Benjamin Braddock in *The Graduate* (1967), "Ratso" Rizzo in *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), and Raymond Babbitt in *Rain Man* (1988). He voices Master Shifu in the *Kung Fu Panda* films, including *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), and plays Harry Horowitz in *Tuner* (2026). *Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, awn.com.* ## On Fi1m (26) ### Performed in (24) — the average rests on these - *Tuner* (2026), Fi1m 74, as Harry Horowitz — [page](https://film.one/film/tuner.md) - *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), Fi1m 54, as Shifu (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md) - *Megalopolis* (2024), Fi1m 54, as Nush 'The Fixer' Berman — [page](https://film.one/film/megalopolis.md) - *Kung Fu Panda 3* (2016), Fi1m 73, as Shifu (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-3.md) - *Kung Fu Panda* (2008), Fi1m 77, as Shifu (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda.md) - *Stranger Than Fiction* (2006), Fi1m 78, as Professor Jules Hilbert — [page](https://film.one/film/stranger-than-fiction.md) - *Finding Neverland* (2004), Fi1m 64, as Charles Frohman — [page](https://film.one/film/finding-neverland.md) - *Meet the Fockers* (2004), Fi1m 52, as Bernie Focker — [page](https://film.one/film/meet-the-fockers.md) - *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), Fi1m 84, as Guide #1 — [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md) - *Wag the Dog* (1997), Fi1m 77, as Stanley Motss — [page](https://film.one/film/wag-the-dog.md) - *Sleepers* (1996), Fi1m 57, as Danny Snyder — [page](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md) - *Outbreak* (1995), Fi1m 66, as Sam Daniels — [page](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md) - *Hook* (1991), Fi1m 56, as Captain Hook — [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md) - *Rain Man* (1988), Fi1m 76, as Raymond Babbitt — [page](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md) - *Ishtar* (1987), Fi1m 72, as Chuck Clarke — [page](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md) - *Tootsie* (1982), Fi1m 85, as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels — [page](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md) - *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979), Fi1m 82, as Ted Kramer — [page](https://film.one/film/kramer-vs-kramer.md) - *All the President's Men* (1976), Fi1m 90, as Carl Bernstein — [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md) - *Marathon Man* (1976), Fi1m 74, as Thomas 'Babe' Levy — [page](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md) - *Lenny* (1974), Fi1m 67, as Lenny Bruce — [page](https://film.one/film/lenny.md) - *Papillon* (1973), Fi1m 74, as Louis Dega — [page](https://film.one/film/papillon.md) - *Little Big Man* (1970), Fi1m 72, as Jack Crabb — [page](https://film.one/film/little-big-man.md) - *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), Fi1m 85, as Ratso — [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-cowboy.md) - *The Graduate* (1967), Fi1m 86, as Ben Braddock — [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) ### Also credited (2) — thanks, archive footage, uncredited - *Brooklyn* (2015), Fi1m 83, Thanks — [page](https://film.one/film/brooklyn.md) - *The Holiday* (2006), Fi1m 64, as Dustin Hoffman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/the-holiday.md) ## Complete filmography (109) Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page. - *The Revisionist* (2026), Actor - *Tuner* (2026), as Harry Horowitz — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tuner.md) - *Diamond* (2026), as Dr. Harry Kleiman - *Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy* (2024), series, as Lenny Bruce (archive footage) - *Megalopolis* (2024), as Nush 'The Fixer' Berman — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/megalopolis.md) - *Kung Fu Panda 4* (2024), as Shifu (voice) — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-4.md) - *Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback* (2023), as Benjamin Braddock (archive footage) - *Sam & Kate* (2022), as Bill - *Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight* (2022), series, as Shifu (voice) - *PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation* (2022), as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage) - *As They Made Us* (2022), as Eugene - *Into the Labyrinth* (2019), as Dottor Green · Executive Producer - *Hollywood: No Sex, Please!* (2018), Actor - *The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected)* (2017), as Harold Meyerowitz - *All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone* (2016), as Carl Bernstein (archive footage) - *Medici: Masters of Florence* (2016), series, as Giovanni de' Medici - *Kung Fu Panda 3* (2016), as Shifu (voice) — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda-3.md) - *Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll* (2016), as Shifu / Warrior (voice) - *Brooklyn* (2015), Thanks — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/brooklyn.md) - *The Program* (2015), as Bob Hamman - *Boychoir* (2015), as Master Carvelle - *Roald Dahl's Esio Trot* (2015), as Mr. Hoppy - *The Cobbler* (2014), as Abraham Simkin - *Chef* (2014), as Riva - *Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection* (2013), as Shifu (Voice) - *Quartet* (2012), Director, Executive Producer - *Luck* (2012), series, as Chester Bernstein · Producer - *Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters* (2011), as Shifu (voice) - *Kung Fu Panda 2* (2011), as Master Shifu (voice) - *Little Fockers* (2010), as Bernie Focker - *Kung Fu Panda Holiday* (2010), as Shifu (voice) - *Barney's Version* (2010), as Izzy Panofsky - *Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story* (2010), as Narrator (voice) - *Against the Tide* (2009), as Narrator - *Dustin!* (2009), Actor - *Last Chance Harvey* (2008), as Harvey Shine - *The Tale of Despereaux* (2008), as Roscuro (voice) - *Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five* (2008), as Shifu (voice) - *Kung Fu Panda* (2008), as Master Shifu (voice) — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/kung-fu-panda.md) - *Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium* (2007), as Mr. Edward Magorium - *The Holiday* (2006), as Dustin Hoffman (uncredited) — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/the-holiday.md) - *Stranger Than Fiction* (2006), as Professor Jules Hilbert — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/stranger-than-fiction.md) - *Perfume: The Story of a Murderer* (2006), as Giuseppe Baldini - *The Lost City* (2005), as Meyer Lansky - *Racing Stripes* (2005), as Tucker (voice) - *Meet the Fockers* (2004), as Bernie Focker — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/meet-the-fockers.md) - *Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events* (2004), as The Critic (uncredited) - *Finding Neverland* (2004), as Charles Frohman — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/finding-neverland.md) - *I ♥ Huckabees* (2004), as Bernard Jaffe - *After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later* (2004), Actor - *Runaway Jury* (2003), as Wendell Rohr - *Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies* (2003), as Host - *Confidence* (2003), as Winston King - *The Shakespeare Sessions* (2003), Actor - *Moonlight Mile* (2002), as Ben Floss - *Liberty's Kids* (2002), series, as Benedict Arnold (voice) - *Tuesday* (2001), as voice - *Curb Your Enthusiasm* (2000), series, as Guide #1 — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/curb-your-enthusiasm.md) - *The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc* (1999), as Joan's conscience - *The Devil's Arithmetic* (1999), Executive Producer - *A Walk on the Moon* (1999), Producer - *Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years* (1999), Actor - *Tarzan and the Lost City* (1998), Producer - *Sphere* (1998), as Dr. Norman Goodman - *Wag the Dog* (1997), as Stanley Motss — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/wag-the-dog.md) - *Mad City* (1997), as Max Brackett - *Sleepers* (1996), as Danny Snyder — Fi1m 57, [page](https://film.one/film/sleepers.md) - *American Buffalo* (1996), as Walt 'Teach' Teacher - *Outbreak* (1995), as Sam Daniels — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/outbreak.md) - *La Classe américaine* (1993), as Peter (archive footage) - *Hero* (1992), as Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante - *Earth and the American Dream* (1992), as Reader (voice) - *HBO First Look* (1992), series, Actor - *Billy Bathgate* (1991), as Dutch Schultz - *Hook* (1991), as Captain Hook — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md) - *Dick Tracy* (1990), as Mumbles - *The Earth Day Special* (1990), as Every Lawyer - *The Simpsons* (1989), series, as Mr. Bergstrom (voice) — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-simpsons.md) - *Family Business* (1989), as Vito McMullen - *Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt* (1989), as Narrator (voice) - *Rain Man* (1988), as Raymond Babbitt — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md) - *Ishtar* (1987), as Chuck Clarke — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md) - *Death of a Salesman* (1985), as Willy Loman - *Tootsie* (1982), as Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/tootsie.md) - *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979), as Ted Kramer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/kramer-vs-kramer.md) - *Agatha* (1979), as Wally Stanton · Producer - *Straight Time* (1978), as Max Dembo - *Marathon Man* (1976), as Thomas 'Babe' Levy — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md) - *All the President's Men* (1976), as Carl Bernstein — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/all-the-presidents-men.md) - *Lenny* (1974), as Lenny Bruce — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/lenny.md) - *Papillon* (1973), as Louis Dega — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/papillon.md) - *Alfredo, Alfredo* (1972), as Alfredo - *Straw Dogs* (1971), as David Sumner - *Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?* (1971), as Georgie Soloway - *The Point* (1971), as Narrator / Father (voice) - *Little Big Man* (1970), as Jack Crabb — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/little-big-man.md) - *John and Mary* (1969), as John - *Midnight Cowboy* (1969), as Ratso — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/midnight-cowboy.md) - *Madigan's Millions* (1968), as Jason Fister - *The Graduate* (1967), as Ben Braddock — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-graduate.md) - *The Tiger Makes Out* (1967), as Hap - *The Star Wagon* (1966), as Hanus Wicks - *The Journey of the Fifth Horse* (1966), as Zoditch - *NET Playhouse* (1966), series, as Zoditch, Hanus Wicks - *ABC Stage 67* (1966), series, as J.J. Semmons - *The Nurses* (1962), series, as Larson - *The Defenders* (1961), series, as Robert Burke, Buddy - *Naked City* (1958), series, as Lester Stenton, Finney - *Tower Stories*, as Jacob ## Gallery - ![Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein in All the President's Men (1976)](https://film.one/media/title/3890/still-29f7d9e158f4.jpg) Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein in *All the President's Men* (1976) — Image via TMDB - ![Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)](https://film.one/media/title/4648/still-bb84ef2a4933.jpg) Dustin Hoffman as Ted Kramer in *Kramer vs. Kramer* (1979) — Image via TMDB - ![Dustin Hoffman as Raymond Babbitt in Rain Man (1988)](https://film.one/media/title/6433/still-fc4b06c4788a.jpg) Dustin Hoffman as Raymond Babbitt in *Rain Man* (1988) — Image via TMDB - ![Dustin Hoffman as Thomas 'Babe' Levy in Marathon Man (1976)](https://film.one/media/title/8155/still-0258781e5b82.jpg) Dustin Hoffman as Thomas 'Babe' Levy in *Marathon Man* (1976) — Image via TMDB - ![Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega in Papillon (1973)](https://film.one/media/title/8158/still-6462cbc79158.jpg) Dustin Hoffman as Louis Dega in *Papillon* (1973) — Image via TMDB - ![Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook in Hook (1991)](https://film.one/media/title/4058/still-bc1e6434201d.jpg) Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook in *Hook* (1991) — Image via TMDB - ![Dustin Hoffman at the premiere of Last Chance Harvey at Leicester Square, London (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/6700/gallery-cbe6e2641a5f.jpg) Dustin Hoffman at the premiere of Last Chance Harvey at Leicester Square, London (2009) — Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Dustin_Hoffman%2C_Last_Chance_Harvey%2C_London_premiere_2009-2.jpg/1280px-Dustin_Hoffman%2C_Last_Chance_Harvey%2C_London_premiere_2009-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dustin Hoffman](https://film.one/media/person/6700/gallery-bee66abd2069.jpg) Dustin Hoffman — Sara Komatsu, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Dustin_Hoffman_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._02_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Dustin_Hoffman_at_the_2025_Toronto_International_Film_Festival._02_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dustin Hoffman at the premiere of Last Chance Harvey at Leicester Square, London (2009)](https://film.one/media/person/6700/gallery-9b814ae3606e.jpg) Dustin Hoffman at the premiere of Last Chance Harvey at Leicester Square, London (2009) — Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Dustin_Hoffman%2C_Last_Chance_Harvey%2C_London_premiere_2009-1.jpg/1280px-Dustin_Hoffman%2C_Last_Chance_Harvey%2C_London_premiere_2009-1.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail) - ![Dustin Hoffman](https://film.one/media/person/6700/gallery-03cf9cf1439b.jpg) Dustin Hoffman — Image via TMDB - ![Dustin Hoffman](https://film.one/media/person/6700/gallery-679f923f3d4f.jpg) Dustin Hoffman — Image via TMDB - ![Dustin Hoffman](https://film.one/media/person/6700/gallery-966623f8a725.jpg) Dustin Hoffman — Image via TMDB ## Awards ### Academy Awards — 2 won, 5 nominated - 1998: Best Actor (nominated), for *Wag the Dog* - 1989: Best Actor (won), for *Rain Man* - 1983: Best Actor (nominated), for *Tootsie* - 1980: Best Actor (won), for *Kramer vs. Kramer* - 1975: Best Actor (nominated), for *Lenny* - 1970: Best Actor (nominated), for *Midnight Cowboy* - 1968: Best Actor (nominated), for *The Graduate* ### Golden Globes — 1 won - 1997: Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (won) ### Primetime Emmy Awards — 1 won - 1986: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (won), for *Death of a Salesman* ### Other awards — 3 won, 1 nominated - Donostia Award 2012: Donostia Award (won) - AFI Life Achievement Award 1999: AFI Life Achievement Award (won) - Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play 1990: Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play (nominated) - Theatre World Award 1967: Theatre World Award (won) *From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.* --- © Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/dustin-hoffman