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Dustin Hoffman

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

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.

Movies with Dustin Hoffman

• Kung Fu Panda (2008) — Master Shifu (voice)
• Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) — Shifu (voice)
• Tuner (2026) — Harry Horowitz
• Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011) — Master Shifu (voice)
• Papillon (1973) — Louis Dega
• Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) — Shifu (voice)
• The Graduate (1967) — Ben Braddock
• Sleepers (1996) — Danny Snyder
• The Holiday (2006) — Dustin Hoffman (uncredited)
• Rain Man (1988) — Raymond Babbitt
• Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) — Giuseppe Baldini
• Meet the Fockers (2004) — Bernie Focker

TV shows with Dustin Hoffman

• Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (2022) — Shifu (voice)
• Medici: Masters of Florence (2016) — Giovanni de' Medici
• The Nurses (1962) — Larson
• Liberty's Kids (2002) — Benedict Arnold (voice)
• Luck (2012) — Chester Bernstein