Basil Hoffman
Acting
Born January 18, 1938 · Houston, Texas, USA
Biography
Basil Harry Hoffman (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 has also authored two books about acting, including Acting and How to Be Good at It. Hoffman was born in Houston, Texas in January 1938, the son of Beulah (née Novoselsky) and David Hoffman, an antique dealer. He graduated from Tulane University; and he spent two years at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City, rec…
Known For · 40 titles
Seinfeld
The West Wing
Columbo
Murder, She Wrote
Night Court
Hill Street Blues
Falcon Crest
M*A*S*H
The Practice
Matlock
The Rockford Files
The Waltons
The Twilight Zone
Barney Miller
The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
Kojak
Sanford and Son
Sledge Hammer!
Ellery Queen
All the President's Men
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Eerie, Indiana
The Artist
For the People
Hail, Caesar!
The Box
Ordinary People
Kindred: The Embraced
Down with Love
Out of the Blue
Switch
All of Me
Night Shift
The Milagro Beanfield War
Maggie
The Last Word
The Electric Horseman
Comes a Horseman
3 Geezers!