In the 1967 film 'The Graduate', what is the name of the character played by Dustin Hoffman?

In The Graduate, Dustin Hoffman plays Benjamin Braddock, a recent college graduate unsure what to do with his future.

Benjamin returns to his parents’ home in Pasadena after earning his bachelor’s degree. His uncertainty makes him vulnerable to Mrs. Robinson, the wife of his father’s business partner, with whom he begins an affair. The situation becomes more complicated when he falls in love with her daughter, Elaine Robinson.

The role made Hoffman an unlikely but influential screen star. He was nearly 30 during filming, while the character is written as a young graduate drifting into adulthood. Directors considered actors including Robert Redford, but Mike Nichols felt Hoffman better conveyed Benjamin’s awkwardness and lack of direction.

The film was based on Charles Webb’s 1963 novella and released in 1967. Its Simon & Garfunkel soundtrack, including “Mrs. Robinson,” helped turn Benjamin’s aimless alienation into one of the defining portraits of American youth cinema.