Signature Roles

Home \ Signature Roles \ Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) — Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman · 1979 · Signature Roles Ted Kramer is good at his job and bad at his family. Ted Kramer is good at his job and bad at his family. When his wife Joanna leaves him and their son Billy, Ted has … Read more

Home \ Signature Roles \ Marathon Man (1976) — Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman · 1976 · Signature Roles Babe Levy is a graduate student and marathon runner in New York whose brother is a government agent and whose life is about to collide with a Nazi war criminal, Dr. Szell, played by Laurence Olivier. Babe … Read more

Home \ Signature Roles \ Papillon (1973) — Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman · 1973 · Signature Roles Henri Charrière, called Papillon, is a convict determined to escape Devil’s Island; Louis Dega is the forger who finances him and becomes his closest friend. Henri Charrière, called Papillon, is a convict determined to escape Devil’s Island; Louis … Read more

Home \ Signature Roles \ Straw Dogs (1971) — Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman · 1971 · Signature Roles David Sumner is a mild-mannered American mathematician who moves with his wife to her village in rural England, hoping for quiet. David Sumner is a mild-mannered American mathematician who moves with his wife to her village in … Read more

Home \ Signature Roles \ Little Big Man (1970) — Dustin Hoffman Dustin Hoffman · 1970 · Signature Roles Jack Crabb claims to be 121 years old, the sole white survivor of the Battle of the Little Bighorn, and the film lets him tell his story in flashback: raised by Cheyenne, scout for Custer, gunfighter, … Read more

Home \ Signature Roles \ The Shining (1980) — Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson · 1980 · Signature Roles Jack Torrance takes a job as winter caretaker of the isolated Overlook Hotel, hoping the solitude will help him write. Jack Torrance takes a job as winter caretaker of the isolated Overlook Hotel, hoping the solitude will … Read more

Home \ Signature Roles \ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975) — Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson · 1975 · Signature Roles Randle Patrick McMurphy arrives at a mental ward pretending to be insane to escape prison work, and discovers that the ward’s real disease is not madness but control. Randle Patrick McMurphy arrives at … Read more

Home \ Signature Roles \ Chinatown (1974) — Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson · 1974 · Signature Roles Jake Gittes is a private detective who specializes in divorce cases and tells dirty jokes to his clients. Jake Gittes is a private detective who specializes in divorce cases and tells dirty jokes to his clients. Jack Nicholson … Read more

Home \ Signature Roles \ The Last Detail (1973) — Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson · 1973 · Signature Roles Billy “Badass” Buddusky is a Navy petty officer given a simple job: escort a young sailor, Larry Meadows, to prison for a petty theft. Billy “Badass” Buddusky is a Navy petty officer given a simple job: … Read more

Home \ Signature Roles \ Five Easy Pieces (1970) — Jack Nicholson Jack Nicholson · 1970 · Signature Roles Bobby Dupea is a man who ran away from his own talent. Bobby Dupea is a man who ran away from his own talent. Born into a family of classical musicians, he now works on California … Read more