Hoffmann was one of Germany's most familiar and most prolific dubbing voices, from the 1950s until his death. He was the official German voice of Sean Connery in the James Bond movies (all save Dr. No) and others (including Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) and did similar duty for leading men Paul Newman and Rock Hudson. In German produced films, he dubbed American actors Lex Barker (including the Winnetou films), and George Nader (in the Jerry Cotton series), as well as Italian actor Tony Kendall in the four Kommissar X movies. He also dubbed Robert Flemyng in The Man Who Never Was, Vincent Price in Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine, Richard Vernon in The Human Factor, Martin Landau in City Hall, and John Gielgud in Shine.