Dustin Hoffman turns 85 today. A look at his life and career, in photos

Actor Dustin Hoffman, now acting as a director, is at the Amsterdam Theater in New York Oct. 10, 1974, where he is working with the cast of “All over Town.” (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler

Removing all traces of masculinity from his face, Dustin Hoffman prepares to take on the title role in “Tootsie” in 1982. (AP Photo)

In this December 5, 1979, file photo, actor Dustin Hoffman, left, and supporting actor, Justin Henry, 6, are seen at the premiere of their motion picture, "Kramer vs. Kramer," in Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo, File)

An Academy Award winner with vice-ranging talent and an impressive string of hit movies, Dustin Hoffman in his Los Angeles hotel room, July 1, 1985 has made only two films in the past five years. (AP Photo/Liu Heung Shing)

From left, Mark Johnson, Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise and Barry Levinson are all smiles as they display their Oscars in Los Angeles, March 29, 1989, after "Rain Man" was named best film. This was the 61st Annual Academy Awards. (AP Photo)

Recipients of the 2012 Kennedy Center Honors, comedian and television host David Letterman, left, and bluesman Buddy Guy, right, give their applause as fellow honoree actor and director Dustin Hoffman, center, is introduced by President Barack Obama, during a reception for the honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Actor Dustin Hoffman takes a photograph during a press conference to promote his film "Quartet" in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)

Dustin Hoffman, recipient of the Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award for the film "Quartet," poses backstage at the 16th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala on Monday, Oct. 22, 2012, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Actor and director Dustin Hoffman, 2012 Kennedy Center Honors recipient, center, leaves a reception hosted by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for the honorees in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Actor Dustin Hoffman, left, and Lisa Hoffman arrive at the 85th Academy Awards at the Dolby Theatre on Sunday Feb. 24, 2013, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Carlo Allegri/Invision/AP)

Irish actor Peter O'Toole (right) and American actor Dustin Hoffman clown together in the foyer of the Odeon in Leicester Square, London, United Kingdom on Jan. 13, 1971, before the Royal Charity Film Premier of “Murphy's War”, which stars Peter O'Toole, began. H.R.H. Princess Alexandra attended the premiere which was held in aid of the Royal Commonwealth Society for the Blind. (AP Photo/Bob Dear)

Dustin Hoffman, a cast member in the film "Quartet," poses for a portrait at the 2012 Toronto Film Festival, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2012, in Toronto. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

US actor Dustin Hoffman celebrates after receiving the Special Donostia Award at the 60th San Sebastian Film Festival, in San Sebastian northern Spain, Saturday Sept. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

Actor Dustin Hoffman gestures during the second half of an NBA basketball game between the Washington Wizards and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York, Thursday, Dec. 25, 2014. The Wizards defeated the Knicks 102-91. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

In this May 7, 1980 file photo, actress Elizabeth Wilson is hugged by actor Dustin Hoffman during his visit backstage at the Lyceum Theater following a matinee performance of "Morningís At Seven" in New York. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)

Spike Lee, left, greets Dustin Hoffman as they attend an NBA basketball game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Dustin Hoffman arrives at the world premiere of "Kung Fu Panda 3" at the TCL Chinese Theatre on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Dustin Hoffman, left, presents the Albert R. Broccoli award to Judi Dench for worldwide contribution to entertainment at the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

This undated photo provided by Perry-Mansfield shows a young Dustin Hoffman, left, in a production in the Main Studio in Steamboat Springs, Colo. (Perry-Mansfield via AP)

Dustin Hoffman, left, and Lisa Hoffman arrive at the 9th annual Governors Awards at the Dolby Ballroom on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Actor Dustin Hoffman takes the stage at the 2017 Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom on Saturday, Nov. 11, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Actor Dustin Hoffman accepts the tribute award at the 27th annual Independent Film Project's Gotham Awards at Cipriani Wall Street on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

Actor Dustin Hoffman turns the tables on press photographers at the premiere of "The Meyerowitz Stories", during the 55th New York Film Festival, at Alice Tully Hall on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

In this Oct. 6, 2017 file photo, Actor Dustin Hoffman poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'The Meyerowitz Stories' during the London Film Festival in London. (Photo by Vianney Le Caer/Invision/AP, File)

Dustin Hoffman poses for photographers during the photo call for the film The Meyerowitz Stories at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 21, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)

Dustin Hoffman meets Tony Bennett at the Royal Albert Hall, in London, Tuesday, June 27, 2017. (Photo by Mark Allan/Invision/AP)

Meryl Streep, best supporting actress, and Dustin Hoffman, best actor in a leadiung role, pose with the Oscars they won for their performances in the motion picture "Kramer vs. Kramer," at the 52nd annual Academy Awards show in Los Angeles, Calif., on April 14, 1980. (AP Photo)

In this photo provided by MGM, Dustin Hoffman looks over the stockinged leg of actress Anne Bancroft, his seductress in this scene from the 1967 film "The Graduate." (AP Photo)

Ben Stiller, left, and Dustin Hoffman pose for photographers during the photo call for the film The Meyerowitz Stories at the 70th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Sunday, May 21, 2017. (Photo by Arthur Mola/Invision/AP)

Actor Dustin Hoffman and wife Lisa Gottesegen arrive at the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles Saturday, Jan. 29, 1983. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)

In this Oct. 15, 2012 file photo, from left, Sheridan Smith, Billy Connolly, Dame Maggie Smith, Pauline Collins, Tom Courtenay, Dustin Hoffman and Dame Gwyneth Jones pose at the London Film Festival American Airlines Gala -Quartet at Odeon West End, in London. The 75-year-old Hoffman went behind the camera for “Quartet,” starring Smith, Courtenay, Connolly and Collins as aging British opera divas at a retirement home for musicians who put aside past differences for a reunion concert. (Photo by Jon Furniss/Invision, File)

Dustin Hoffman arrives at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association Grants Banquet on Aug. 2, 2017, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)