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    Basil Hoffman Biography

    Date of Birth:
    Jan 18, 1938Birth Place:
    Houston, Texas, USA

    Biography

    Basil Hoffman is a character actor who works in film and television. He's also an acting coach and has written textbooks on the subject, including "Acting and How to Be Good at It." Hoffman's first role beyond plays and commercials came as a juror on the TV drama "The Defenders" in 1964. He began appearing in films in the 1970s, most notably "All the President's Men," with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, in 1976, and in the western "Comes a Horseman" in 1978. He appeared alongside Redford again in the 1979 western"The Electric Horseman," and in 1980 had a supporting role in the multiple-Oscar winning skådespel "Ordinary People" as Sloan. On television, meanwhile, Hoffman made repeat appearances on the medical teaterpjäs "Marcus Welby, M.D.," the sitcom "Sanford and Son," and the war comedy "M*A*S*H," all in the mid- to late-'70s. In the early 1980s, Hoffman made several appearances a

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    Basil Hoffman, ‘The Artist’ and ‘Ordinary People’ Actor, Dies at 83

    Basil Hoffman, who starred in the Academy Award-winning films The Artist and Ordinary People, has died. He was 83. 

    Hoffman died Friday, his longtime friend and anställda manager Brad Lemack announced.

    He had more than 200 acting credits across film, television and scen. He appeared as Sloan in Ordinary People (1980) and as an auctioneer in The Artist (2011). Both dramas won best picture at the Oscars. Hoffman also had roles in the films My Favorite Year (1982),The Last Word (2017), All the President’s Men (1976) and Rio, I Love You (2014). Some of his television credits include recurring roles on the 1980s series Hill Street Blues and Square Pegs. 

    He will appear posthumously as the lead in the upcoming feature Lucky Louie, now in postproduction.

    Throughout his decades-long career, Hoffman worked with 14 Academy Award-winning actors including Dustin

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    Basil Hoffman

    American actor (1938–2021)

    Basil Hoffman

    Born

    Basil Harry Hoffman


    (1938-01-18)January 18, 1938

    Houston, Texas, U.S.

    DiedSeptember 17, 2021(2021-09-17) (aged 83)
    OccupationActor
    Years active1964–2021
    Spouse

    Christine Elizabeth Reed

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    (m. 1988; died 2006)​

    Basil Harry Hoffman[1] (January 18, 1938 – September 17, 2021) was an American actor with a film and television career spanning five decades, mostly in supporting roles. He starred in films with many award-winning directors, including Alan Pakula and Robert Redford. He also authored two books about acting, including Acting and How to Be Good at It.

    Early years

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    Hoffman was born in Houston, Texas in January 1938.[2] He graduated from Tulane University; and he spent two years at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.[2]

    Career

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    His thirteen years o

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