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 | 2026-05-22 |
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Diamond | 2026-05-19 | |
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TOVAH | Self | 2026-01-26 |
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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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Sam & Kate | Bill | 2022-11-11 |
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As They Made Us | Eugene | 2022-04-08 |
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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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Billy Connolly: It’s Been a Pleasure... | Self | 2020-12-28 |
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L'uomo del labirinto | Dottor Green | 2019-10-30 |
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Hal | Self | 2019-03-28 |
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Alan Pakula: Going for Truth | Self | 2019-10-12 |
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Hollywood: No Sex, Please! | 2018-03-01 | |
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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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Steve McQueen: American Icon | Self (archive footage) | 2017-09-29 |
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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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Kung Fu Panda 3 | Shifu (voice) | 2016-01-23 |
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Mike Nichols: An American Master | Self | 2016-10-26 |
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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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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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Chef | Riva | 2014-05-08 |
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Led Zeppelin Played Here | Self (archive footage) | 2014-10-11 |
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The Cobbler | Abraham Simkin | 2014-09-11 |
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Kung Fu Panda: The Awesome Secrets Collection | Shifu (Voice) | 2013-08-27 |
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All the President's Men Revisited | Self | 2013-04-21 |
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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 | Master Shifu (voice) | 2011-05-25 |
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Barney's Version | Izzy Panofsky | 2010-10-26 |
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Little Fockers | Bernie Focker | 2010-12-21 |
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Kung Fu Panda Holiday | Shifu (voice) | 2010-11-26 |
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Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2010-05-05 |
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Jews and Baseball: An American Love Story | Narrator (voice) | 2010-07-25 |
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Dustin! | 2009-01-01 | |
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Against the Tide | Narrator | 2009-09-09 |
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Visual Acoustics | Self - Narrator | 2008-06-22 |
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five | Shifu (voice) | 2008-11-08 |
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Last Chance Harvey | Harvey Shine | 2008-12-25 |
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Kung Fu Panda | Master Shifu (voice) | 2008-06-04 |
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Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben | Self | 2008-12-16 |
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A Better Man: The Making of 'Tootsie' | Self | 2008-02-05 |
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The Tale of Despereaux | Roscuro (voice) | 2008-12-18 |
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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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Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" | Self | 2006-02-28 |
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The Holiday | Dustin Hoffman (uncredited) | 2006-12-05 |
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Stranger Than Fiction | Professor Jules Hilbert | 2006-11-10 |
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Controversy and Acclaim: The Timelessness of a Groundbreaking Film | Self | 2006-02-21 |
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Giuseppe Baldini | 2006-09-13 |
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Nos Bastidores de Hollywood | Self (archive footage) | 2005-03-01 |
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Racing Stripes | Tucker (voice) | 2005-01-06 |
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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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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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I ♥ Huckabees | Bernard Jaffe | 2004-09-10 |
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Now Showing: Unforgettable Moments from the Movies | Host | 2003-10-01 |
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Moonlight Mile: A Journey to Screen | Self / Ben Floss | 2003-03-11 |
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Confidence | Winston King | 2003-04-25 |
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Mantrap – Straw Dogs: The Final Cut | Self (archive footage) | 2003-03-08 |
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Runaway Jury | Wendell Rohr | 2003-01-16 |
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The Shakespeare Sessions | 2003-01-01 | |
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Moonlight Mile | Ben Floss | 2002-09-09 |
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Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2002-04-02 |
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Histoires de festival | Self (archive footage) | 2002-04-16 |
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There's Only One Paul McCartney | Self | 2002-06-02 |
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Going the Distance: Remembering 'Marathon Man' | Self | 2001-08-28 |
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Tuesday | voice | 2001-09-04 |
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Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' | Self | 2001-02-20 |
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Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies | Self - Narrator | 2001-10-07 |
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Joan of Arc | Joan's conscience | 1999-10-27 |
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Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years | 1999-01-01 | |
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The Devil's Arithmetic | Self (Introduces Film) (uncredited) | 1999-03-28 |
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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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Sleepers | Danny Snyder | 1996-10-18 |
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American Buffalo | Walt 'Teach' Teacher | 1996-09-13 |
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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 | Himself | 1992-01-01 |
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Earth and the American Dream | Reader (voice) | 1992-10-01 |
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Hero | Bernard 'Bernie' Laplante | 1992-10-02 |
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'The Graduate' at 25 | Self | 1992-01-01 |
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Hook | Captain Hook | 1991-04-10 |
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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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Dick Tracy | Mumbles | 1990-06-15 |
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Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey | Self | 1990-01-19 |
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Family Business | Vito McMullen | 1989-12-06 |
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Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt | Narrator (voice) | 1989-12-01 |
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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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The Making of 'Tootsie' | Self | 1982-01-01 |
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Night of 100 Stars | Self | 1982-03-08 |
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Strokes of Genius: Arshile Gorky | Self | 1982-01-01 |
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Strokes of Genius: de Kooning on de Kooning | Self | 1982-11-29 |
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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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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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All the President's Men | Carl Bernstein | 1976-04-09 |
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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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Papillon | Louis Dega | 1973-12-16 |
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El Rebelde Magnífico | Self | 1973-01-01 |
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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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Straw Dogs | David Sumner | 1971-11-25 |
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The Point | Narrator / Father (first telecast) | 1971-02-02 |
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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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The Crowd Around the Cowboy | Self | 1969-01-01 |
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Midnight Cowboy | Ratso | 1969-05-25 |
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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 Tiger Makes Out | Hap | 1967-08-18 |
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The Graduate | Ben Braddock | 1967-12-21 |
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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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Tower Stories | Jacob | |
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The Revisionist | ||
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Franz Kline - Remembered | Self |
