Dustin Hoffman

Dustin Hoffman is an American actor known for intense, often unconventional leading roles.

His breakthrough came in *The Graduate* (1967), followed by acclaimed performances in *Midnight Cowboy*, *Kramer vs.

Kramer*, *Tootsie*, and *Rain Man*.

The name sometimes serves as shorthand for a certain style of Method acting—emotionally committed, physically transformative.

Opposites
leading man archetype

Dustin HoffmanRobert Redford

Paul Newman · Cary Grant · Clark Gable · Brad Pitt · Tom Cruise

cinema era and sensibility

Dustin HoffmanJohn Wayne

Charlton Heston · Clark Gable · Gary Cooper · Errol Flynn · Cary Grant

Family

Dustin, Hoffman

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Top 200,000
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Mostly American · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G