Background
Hoffman, Basil was born on January 18, 1941 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of David and Beulah (Novoselsky) Hoffman.
Hoffman, Basil was born on January 18, 1941 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of David and Beulah (Novoselsky) Hoffman.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Tulane University, 1960. Graduate, American Academy Dramatic Arts, New York City, 1962.
Actor, since 1963.
Guest lecturer American Academy Dramatic Arts, New York City, Hollywood, California, University South Carolina, University of California at Los Angeles, Tulane University, California State University, Northridge, American Film Institute, Los Angeles, Academy Libanaise Des Beaux-Arts, Beirut, Lebanon, Confederation College, Thunder Bay, Canada. Trustee American Academy Dramatic Arts, New York City, Hollywood, since 1995. United States State Department Cultural Envoy to Lebanon, 2008.
Member Screen Actors Guild (board directors 1991), American Federation of television and Radio Artists, American Entertainment Association, Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (foreign language award nominating committee 1981-2010, makeup award nominating committee 1990-1997).
Married Christine Elizabeth Reed, June 3, 1988.