1937-08-08 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. His breakthrough role was as Benjamin Braddock in Mike Nichols' critically acclaimed and iconic film The Graduate (1967), for which he received his first Academy Award nomination. His next role was "Ratso" Rizzo in John Schlesinger's Midnight Cowboy (1969), in which he acted alongside Jon Voight; they both received Oscar nominations, and the film went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. He gained success in the 1970s playing roles that shaped the craft of his acting, crossing genres effortlessly in the western Little Big Man (1970), the prison drama Papillon (1973), playing a controversial and groundbreaking comedian in Bob Fosse's Lenny (1975), Marathon Man alongside Laurence Olivier (1976), and as Carl Bernstein investigating the Watergate scandal in All the President's Men (1976). In 1979, Hoffman starred in the family drama Kramer vs. Kramer alongside Meryl Streep. They both received Academy Awards for their performances. After a three-year break from films, Hoffman returned in Sydney Pollack's show business comedy Tootsie (1982) about a struggling actor who pretends to be a woman in order to get an acting role. He returned to stage acting with a 1984 performance as Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman and reprised the role a year later in a television film earning a Primetime Emmy Award. In 1987 he starred alongside Warren Beatty in Elaine May's comedy Ishtar. He won his second Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the autistic savant Ray Babbitt in the 1988 film Rain Man, co-starring Tom Cruise. In 1989, he was nominated for a Tony Award and a Drama Desk Award for playing Shylock in a stage performance of The Merchant of Venice. In the 1990s, he made appearances in such films as Warren Beatty's action comedy adaptation Dick Tracy (1990), Steven Spielberg's Hook (1991) as Captain Hook, medical disaster Outbreak (1995), legal crime drama Sleepers (1996), and the satirical black comedy Wag the Dog (1997) alongside Robert De Niro.
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Tuner | Harry Horowitz | 2025-08-30 |
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Twiggy | Self | 2025-03-07 |
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Megadoc | Self | 2025-09-19 |
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Megalopolis | Nush 'The Fixer' Berman | 2024-09-25 |
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Kung Fu Panda 4 | Shifu (voice) | 2024-03-02 |
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Reinventing Elvis: The 68' Comeback | Benjamin Braddock (archive footage) | 2023-07-30 |
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PRIDE: To Be Seen - A Soul of a Nation Presentation | Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels (archive footage) | 2022-06-09 |
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Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon | Self | 2022-09-06 |
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As They Made Us | Eugene | 2022-04-08 |
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Sam & Kate | Bill | 2022-11-11 |
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Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... | Self | 2020-12-28 |
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Hal | Self | 2019-03-28 |
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L'uomo del labirinto | Dottor Green | 2019-10-30 |
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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Self | 2019-10-12 |
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Steve McQueen: American Icon | Self (archive footage) | 2017-09-29 |
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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) | Harold Meyerowitz | 2017-10-13 |
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Spielberg | Self | 2017-10-05 |
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All Governments Lie: Truth, Deception, and the Spirit of I.F. Stone | Carl Bernstein (archive footage) | 2016-11-04 |
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll | Shifu / Warrior (voice) | 2016-01-05 |
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Mike Nichols: An American Master | Self | 2016-01-29 |
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Kung Fu Panda 3 | Shifu (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
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Arthur Miller – Ein ehrgeiziges Herz | Self - Actor | 2015-10-17 |
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Roald Dahl's Esio Trot | Mr. Hoppy | 2015-01-02 |
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Boychoir | Master Carvelle | 2015-03-27 |
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The Program | Bob Hamman | 2015-09-16 |
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The Cobbler | Abraham Simkin | 2014-09-11 |
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Led Zeppelin Played Here | Self (archive footage) | 2014-10-11 |
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Chef | Riva | 2014-05-08 |
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All the President's Men Revisited | Self | 2013-04-21 |
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Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection | Shifu (Voice) | 2013-08-27 |
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La Classe américaine | Self | 2012-10-05 |
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Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012-09-30 |
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters | Shifu (voice) | 2011-12-12 |
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Kung Fu Panda 2 | Shifu (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2010-05-05 |
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Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Shifu (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
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Little Fockers | Bernie Focker | 2010-12-21 |
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Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story | Narrator (voice) | 2010-07-25 |
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Barney's Version | Izzy Panofsky | 2010-10-26 |
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Dustin! | 2009-01-01 | |
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Against the Tide | Narrator | 2009-09-09 |
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Last Chance Harvey | Harvey Shine | 2008-12-25 |
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Visual Acoustics | Self - Narrator | 2008-06-22 |
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The Tale of Despereaux | Roscuro (voice) | 2008-12-18 |
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five | Shifu (voice) | 2008-11-08 |
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A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' | Self | 2008-02-05 |
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Kung Fu Panda | Shifu (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
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Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben | Self | 2008-12-16 |
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Trumbo | Self - Interviewee | 2007-09-10 |
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Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium | Mr. Edward Magorium | 2007-11-16 |
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Stranger Than Fiction | Professor Jules Hilbert | 2006-09-09 |
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Giuseppe Baldini | 2006-09-13 |
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The Holiday | Dustin Hoffman | 2006-12-05 |
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Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" | Self | 2006-02-28 |
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Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film | Self | 2006-02-21 |
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Racing Stripes | Tucker (voice) | 2005-01-06 |
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2005-03-01 |
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Earth to America | Self | 2005-11-20 |
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The Lost City | Meyer Lansky | 2005-09-03 |
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Finding Neverland | Charles Frohman | 2004-10-29 |
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I ♥ Huckabees | Bernard Jaffe | 2004-09-10 |
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After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later | 2004-01-01 | |
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | The Critic (uncredited) | 2004-12-16 |
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Meet the Fockers | Bernie Focker | 2004-12-22 |
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Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies | Host | 2003-10-01 |
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Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut | Self (archive footage) | 2003-03-08 |
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Confidence | Winston King | 2003-04-25 |
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The Shakespeare Sessions | 2003-01-01 | |
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Runaway Jury | Wendell Rohr | 2003-01-16 |
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Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen | Self / Ben Floss | 2003-03-11 |
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Moonlight Mile | Ben Floss | 2002-09-09 |
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There's Only One Paul McCartney | Self | 2002-06-02 |
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-04-02 |
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Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' | Self | 2001-02-20 |
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Tuesday | voice | 2001-09-04 |
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Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' | Self | 2001-08-28 |
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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies | Self - Narrator | 2001-10-07 |
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La Argentina de Tato | Arturo Puig | 1999-04-07 |
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The Devil's Arithmetic | Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited) | 1999-03-28 |
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Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years | 1999-01-01 | |
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Joan of Arc | Joan's conscience | 1999-10-27 |
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Warner Bros. 75th Anniversary: No Guts, No Glory | Self - Host (segment "75 Years of Award Winners") | 1998-01-01 |
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Sphere | Dr. Norman Goodman | 1998-02-13 |
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Mad City | Max Brackett | 1997-11-07 |
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Wag the Dog | Stanley Motss | 1997-12-25 |
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American Buffalo | Walt 'Teach' Teacher | 1996-09-13 |
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Sleepers | Danny Snyder | 1996-10-18 |
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The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies | Self | 1995-06-05 |
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Outbreak | Sam Daniels | 1995-03-10 |
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Jonas in the Desert | Self | 1994-01-01 |
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La Classe américaine | Peter (archive footage) | 1993-12-31 |
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Aretha Franklin: Duets | Self | 1993-05-09 |
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'The Graduate' at 25 | Self | 1992-01-01 |
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Hero | Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante | 1992-10-02 |
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Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | 1992-10-01 |
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Hook | Captain Hook | 1991-04-10 |
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A Wish for Wings That Work | Milquetoast (voice) | 1991-12-18 |
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Billy Bathgate | Dutch Schultz | 1991-11-01 |
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The Earth Day Special | Every Lawyer | 1990-04-22 |
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Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey | Self | 1990-01-19 |
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Dick Tracy | Mumbles | 1990-04-05 |
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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt | Narrator (voice) | 1989-12-01 |
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Family Business | Vito McMullen | 1989-12-06 |
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Rain Man | Raymond Babbitt | 1988-12-12 |
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Ishtar | Chuck Clarke | 1987-05-15 |
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Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ | Self / Willy Loman | 1986-06-23 |
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Death of a Salesman | Willy Loman | 1985-08-16 |
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Night of 100 Stars II | Self | 1985-03-10 |
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Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning | Self | 1982-11-29 |
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The Making of 'Tootsie' | Self | 1982-01-01 |
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Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky | Self | 1982-01-01 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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Tootsie | Michael Dorsey / Dorothy Michaels | 1982-12-17 |
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The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's | Self (archive footage) | 1980-01-04 |
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Kramer vs. Kramer | Ted Kramer | 1979-12-07 |
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Agatha | Wally Stanton | 1979-02-09 |
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Straight Time | Max Dembo | 1978-03-18 |
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Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back | Self | 1977-12-07 |
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The Magic of Hollywood... Is the Magic of People | Self | 1976-10-06 |
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All the President's Men | Carl Bernstein | 1976-04-09 |
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Marathon Man | Thomas 'Babe' Levy | 1976-10-08 |
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Pressure and the Press: The Making of 'All the President's Men' | Self | 1976-01-01 |
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Lost in the Garden of the World | Self | 1975-06-02 |
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Free to Be… You and Me | Self (scenes deleted) | 1974-03-11 |
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Lenny | Lenny Bruce | 1974-11-10 |
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El Rebelde Magnífico | Self | 1973-01-01 |
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Papillon | Louis Dega | 1973-12-16 |
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Alfredo, Alfredo | Alfredo | 1972-09-22 |
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Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? | Georgie Soloway | 1971-06-15 |
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The Point | Narrator / Father (first telecast) | 1971-02-02 |
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Straw Dogs | David Sumner | 1971-11-25 |
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On Location: Dustin Hoffman | Self | 1971-12-31 |
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The Many Faces of Dustin Hoffman | Self | 1970-12-30 |
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Little Big Man | Jack Crabb | 1970-12-23 |
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Arthur Penn: The Director | Self | 1970-01-18 |
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Midnight Cowboy | Enrico "Ratso" Rizzo | 1969-05-25 |
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The Crowd Around the Cowboy | Self | 1969-01-01 |
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John and Mary | John | 1969-12-14 |
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Un dollaro per 7 vigliacchi | Jason Fister | 1968-05-30 |
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The New Cinema | Self | 1968-01-01 |
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The Graduate | Ben Braddock | 1967-12-21 |
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The Tiger Makes Out | Hap | 1967-08-18 |
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The Journey of the Fifth Horse | Zoditch | 1966-10-14 |
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The Star Wagon | Hanus Wicks | 1966-10-20 |
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Franz Kline - Remembered | Self | |
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The Revisionist | ||
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Tower Stories | Jacob |
