 | Born August 8, 1937 in Los Angeles |
| Originally studied to become a doctor. |
| 1960 off-Broadway production Yes Is for a Very Young Man. |
| 1967 made his film debut with The Tiger Makes
Out. |
| 1967 black comedy The Graduate. |
| 1971's Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me? |
| 1976's Marathon Man cast him alongside Laurence Olivier. |
| 1978 Straight Time, a pet project helmed by Grosbard, was critically acclaimed but a financial
disappointment |
| 1979's Agatha pleased neither audiences nor the media. |
| 1979 Kramer vs. Kramer was a major success. |
| 1982 Tootsie, was even more successful at the box office.
grossing nearly $100 million during its theatrical release. |
| 1984 Death of a Salesman. |
| 1987 comedy Ishtar. |
| 1991 Bathgate |
| 1996 Sleepers |
| Wag the Dog followed which netted Hoffman another Best Actor nomination for his portrayal of Stanley Motss, a neurotic producer reportedly based on Robert Evans. |
| 1999 Hoffman was honored by the American Film Institute in A Tribute to Dustin Hoffman, a televised ceremony in which he was presented with an AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. |
