Hoffman made his film debut in 1967 when he appeared in the comedy The Tiger Makes Out. In the same year, his breakthrough role as Benjamin "Ben" Braddock, the title character in Mike Nichols' comedy-drama The Graduate, led to Hoffman achieving star status and his first Academy Award nomination.

In the clip, the actor was being interviewed about his role in the 1982 film Tootsie, in which the then-45-year-old Hoffman starred as Michael Dorsey, an actor struggling to find work until he dresses a woman (Dorothy Michaels) and secures a lead role in a soap drama.

Still active and trying new things out. The actor also directed his first film in 2012, "Quartet," which received positive reviews. Successfully treated for cancer a year later, Dustin Hoffman did not retire from acting afterwards.

Dustin Hoffman is one of the most successful actors in the film industry, with a long career and a large number of awards and nominations. He has seven nominations and two Best Actor Oscars under his belt, won for “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979) and “Rain Man” (1988).