Age shall not wither him

Dustin Hoffman was rising 30 when he made his Hollywood starring debut as callow Benjamin Braddock in the hit Sixties' film The Graduate.

So maybe it's no surprise that the double Oscar-winning star, now veteran of more than 40 movies, has waited until he was a well-seasoned 74 before making his film directing debut with Quartet, which has just started shooting in the UK.

Adapted from Ronald Harwood's play of the same name, Quartet co-stars Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins in a comedy drama set in a retirement home for ex opera singers.

Mind you, Hoffman's career in front of the cameras shows no sign of slowing down. Next up is a horse racing drama, Luck, which has been produced for HBO.