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Which actor played Benjamin Braddock in The Graduate?
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Mike Nichols
American director Mike Nichols in 2010. He was one of only a few people to have ever earned an EGOT, having won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony over the course of his career.
The actor who played Benjamin Braddock in the 1967 film The Graduate, directed by Mike Nichols, is Dustin Hoffman.1
Although the role was initially considered for more established actors such as Robert Redford and Warren Beatty, Hoffman's performance in The Graduate propelled him to stardom.1