Dustin Hoffman filmography acting with a 1984 performance as Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" – Hoffman reprised the role a year later in a television film. 1987 saw the release of originally ill-received comedy "Ishtar", in which he starred with Warren Beatty; its critical support has since grown. He won his second Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of the autistic 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
Dustin Hoffman filmography the political thriller "All the President's Men" (1976) as journalist Carl Bernstein investigating the Watergate scandal alongside Bob Woodward (played by Robert Redford). After starring in the suspense-thriller "Marathon Man" (1976) and the crime drama "Straight Time" (1978), Hoffman starred in the 1979 drama "Kramer vs. Kramer", which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor for the first time for his performance as Ted Kramer. After a three-year acting hiatus, he starred in the comedy "Tootsie" in 1982 as a struggling actor who pretends to be a woman in order to get an acting role. He returned to stage