Basil Hoffman
Birthday
1938/01/18
Day of death
2021/09/17 (83 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Also know as
Basil Harry Hoffman
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 Tula...Read more
Acting
(1977) Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Longly (uncredited)
(2003) Down with Love
as C. W. (uncredited)
(1982) My Favorite Year
as Herb Lee
(1978) Love’s Dark Ride
as Dr. Kanlan
(1993) The Elvira Show
as Dr. Marvin Zislis
(1978) Comes a Horseman
as George Bascomb
(1982) Night Shift
as Drollhauser
(1980) Ordinary People
as Sloan
(2023) Lucky Louie
as Wilbert Moser
(1979) Jennifer: A Woman’s Story
as Neil Turner
(2011) The Artist
as Auctioneer
(1990) Lambada
as Superintendent Leland
(2013) 3 Geezers!
as Victor
(1975) At Long Last Love
as Movie Theatre Manager
(1999) Hefner: Unauthorized
as Lawyer
(2010) When Life Gives You Lemons
as Calvin Adams
(1997) Culture
as Editor
(1971) Lady Liberty
as Willett (uncredited)
(1988) The Milagro Beanfield War
as In the Governor's Office
(1975) Ellery Queen: Too Many Suspects
as Fingerprint Expert
(2022) Third Act
as Uncle Paul
(2014) Throwdown
as Judge Eller
(1975) Cage Without a Key
as Judge
(2015) The French American
as Monsieur Tissot
(1982) Games Mother Never Taught You
as Dwayne Hilson
(2011) Surreal Estate
as Mr. Black
(2014) Rio, I Love You
as James (segment "La Fortuna")
(1980) Scout's Honor
as Alexander
(1976) All the President's Men
as Assistant Metro Editor
(1984) Welcome Home, Jellybean
as ---
(1991) Mimi & Me
as Professor Sauer
(1984) The Ratings Game
as Frank Friedlander
(2016) The Pineville Heist
as Principal Parker
(1989) Communion
as Dr. Friedman
(1992) The Ice Runner
as J.C. Kruck
(1976) America on Parade
as ---
(2023) Discovering Ella
as Bob Stephens
(2016) Hail, Caesar!
as Stu Schwartz (Accounting)
(2017) The Last Word
as Christopher Georrge
(1979) Love at First Bite
as Hotel Manager (uncredited)
(1979) The Electric Horseman
as Toland
(1974) The Great Ice Rip-Off
as Richards
(2009) The Box
as Don Poates
(1991) Switch
as Higgins
(1984) All of Me
as Court Clerk
(2019) Mr. Roberts
as Mr. Roberts
(1985) The Twilight Zone
as Mr. Steward (segment "Button, Button")
(1972) M*A*S*H
as Major Pfiefer
(1999) The West Wing
as Congressman
(1986) Sledge Hammer!
as Sam Steinway
(1997) The Practice
as Tucker's Atty. Art Hardiman (uncredited)
(1984) Night Court
as Duane Sedgwick
(1996) Kindred: The Embraced
as Charon the Coroner
(1989) Seinfeld
as Wig Salesman
(1973) Kojak
as Charlie Winston
(1981) Hill Street Blues
as Ed Greenglass (archive footage) (uncredited)
(1985) The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Dr. Michaels
(1975) Barney Miller
as Allen Korbel
(1997) Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction
as Gerald Stanley (segment "The Dresser")
(1975) Ellery Queen
as Technical Print Man, Harry
(1981) Maggie
as Dr. Louis Milton
(1971) Columbo
as Jason Danziger
(1972) Sanford and Son
as Store Owner
(1979) Out of the Blue
as Herman Donaldson
(1984) Murder, She Wrote
as Milton Overguard
(1981) Falcon Crest
as Reverend Mustafa
(1975) Ellery Queen
as Fingerprint Expert
(1972) The Waltons
as Prof Ranney