Dustin Hoffman

USA

A versatile character actor.

💡 Did you know? With his unconventional looks, Hoffman broke the cliché of the classic Hollywood heart-throb: a character actor through and through.

The Graduate

A cult film for a generation.

💡 Did you know? As an unsure young man in „The Graduate“, Hoffman had his breakthrough in 1967: though he was really too old for the part.

Rain Man

One of his greatest roles.

💡 Did you know? For his portrayal of an autistic man in „Rain Man“, Hoffman won the Oscar in 1989.

two

For Kramer vs. Kramer and Rain Man.

💡 Did you know? Hoffman won his first Oscar for the divorce drama „Kramer vs. Kramer“.

character actor

Talent over heroic stature.

💡 Did you know? Hoffman is notorious for his meticulous preparation, for „Marathon Man“ he reportedly kept himself awake for days.

Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman is a US actor who, as a versatile character actor from „The Graduate“ to „Rain Man“, made film history.

💡 Did you know? He broke with the cliché of the flawless Hollywood star and turned his very ordinariness into art.

1937

Born: 8 August 1937 in Los Angeles

Los Angeles

Born: 8 August 1937 in Los Angeles

Acting

American