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'Madigan's Millions' (1968) - Shot in Italy and Spain in 1966 but released two years later, this comedy crime caper was Hoffman's first movie role.

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'The Graduate' (1967) - Hoffman's Hollywood breakthrough role as Benjamin Braddock garnered the 30-year-old actor an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

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'The Graduate' (1967) - Famously, Hoffman's character is seduced by Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft). He then falls in love with her daughter.

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'Midnight Cowboy' (1969) - Hoffman received his second Best Actor Oscar nomination for his portrayal as con man "Ratso" Rizzo.  

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'Midnight Cowboy' (1969) - The gritty drama, which was directed by John Schlesinger and starred Jon Voight, was a financial and critical success, with Hoffman picking up a BAFTA Best Actor Award.

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'John and Mary' (1969) - Released on the back of 'Midnight Cowboy', this New Wave romantic drama costarred Mia Farrow, fresh from her success in 'Rosemary's Baby' (1968). For his role, Hoffman won a BAFTA for Best Actor.

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'Little Big Man' (1970) - An acclaimed revisionist western, the film saw Hoffman play 121-year-old Jack Crabb, the fictitious sole white survivor of the Battle of Little Bighorn. He was nominated for a BAFTA Best Actor award.  

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'Straw Dogs' (1971) - Costarring English actress Susan George, Hoffman ended up in a film notorious for its violence and a highly controversial rape scene.

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'Papillon' (1973) - Hoffman played counterfeiter Louis Dega against Steve McQueen's titular character Henri Charrière, known as "Papillon", which means butterfly in French.  

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'Lenny' (1974) - Regarded as one of his best acting roles, the actor played self-destructive comedian Lenny Bruce. 

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'Lenny' (1974) - The performance garnered another Academy Award for Best Actor nomination for the versatile thespian. 

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'All the President's Men' (1976) - Cast as Carl Bernstein, Hoffman starred alongside Robert Redford (Bob Woodward) in this gripping political thriller.

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'All the President's Men' (1976) - Set during the Watergate scandal, which brought down the presidency of Richard Nixon, the film received universal praise.

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'Marathon Man' (1976) - A critical and box office success, the film's scene in which Hoffman's character Levy has his teeth drilled by the sinister Dr Christian Szell (Laurence Olivier) is one of the most frightening torture scenes in film.

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'Kramer vs. Kramer' (1979) - Hoffman finally won a Best Actor Oscar for his role in this acclaimed family courtroom drama. Costar Meryl Streep picked up the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

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'Kramer vs. Kramer' (1979) - It is alleged that Hoffman harassed Streep on several occasions during filming, with the actress reporting that he slapped her on set. The story recently resurfaced and was picked up by several news outlets, including the Toronto Sun.

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'Tootsie' (1982) - Hoffman's Michael Dorsey, who dresses as a woman for a role in a daytime soap opera, is one of the actor's defining roles and one that led to an Oscar nomination for Best Actor.

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'Tootsie' (1982) - The smash hit comedy film directed by Sydney Pollack was the second most profitable film of 1982.

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'Ishtar' (1987) - He followed this success by appearing opposite Warren Beatty in a film that became an infamous box office failure that was mauled by critics.

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'Rain Man' (1988) - Making his way back to the top, Hoffman's Oscar-winning turn as autistic savant Raymond Babbitt was praised for its wit and sophistication.

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'Rain Man' (1988) - The film costarred Tom Cruise and was the highest-grossing movie of 1988.

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'Family Business' (1989) - This comedy-drama heist film brought Hoffman together with Sean Connery and Matthew Broderick for an outing that was critically panned by critics.

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'Billy Bathgate' (1991) - Costar Nicole Kidman received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress in this so-so gangster movie, with Hoffman playing real-life mobster Dutch Schultz.

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'Hook' (1991) - As Captain Hook, the actor played opposite Robin Williams. Hoffman was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor but lost out to Williams, who won for his role in 'The Fisher King' (1991).

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'Outbreak' (1995) - A box office hit, this medical disaster film about the spread of a deadly disease was released just as a real-life outbreak of the killer Ebola virus was occurring in Zaire.

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'Sleepers' (1996) - Receiving generally positive reviews, this legal crime drama matched Hoffman's acting skills with those of Brad Pitt, Kevin Bacon, and Robert De Niro, among others. 

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'Mad City' (1997) - The following year Hoffman appeared with John Travolta in this lackluster thriller, a box office bomb.

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'Wag the Dog' (1997) - The same year the actor made amends in this black comedy, which once again paired him with De Niro. Hoffman garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor.

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'Sphere' (1998) - Despite early promise, and the fact that it had 'Wag the Dog' director Barry Levinson at the helm, this sci-fi adventure sank critically and financially.

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'Meet the Fockers' (2004) - For a budget of US$80 million, this comedy earned a whopping US$516 million and won over most of the critics.

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'Perfume: The story of a Murderer' (2006) - Filmed in France, Germany, and Spain, this visually striking psychological crime thriller saw a heavily made up Hoffman play perfumer Giuseppe Baldini with poise.

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'Kung Fu Panda' (2008) - Master Shifu, the red panda kung fu master is voiced by Hoffman in this computer-animated adventure, the first in the comedy martial arts franchise. 

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'The Tale of Despereaux' (2008) - Hoffman also lent his voice to the rat Chiaroscuro "Roscuro" in this generally well received computer-animated yarn.

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'Last Chance Harvey' (2008) - Both Hoffman and costar Emma Thompson received Golden Globe nominations for their performances in this gentle romantic drama.

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'Luck' (2011-2012) - This HBO TV series started well, with Hoffman starring as a former criminal set on revenge on those who sent him away. However 'Luck' ran out of luck when the series was cancelled after the death of three horses on set.

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'The Meyerowitz Stories' (2017) - Hoffman's latest film to date was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or and went on to win the Palm Dog award at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival.

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