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Philip Seymour Hoffman

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Known For

46 Years Old

Philip Seymour Hoffman (July 23, 1967 – February 2, 2014) was an American actor, director, and producer. Best known for his distinctive supporting and character roles–typically lowlifes, eccentrics, bullies, and misfits—Hoffman acted in many films, including leading roles, from the early 1990s until his death in 2014. Drawn to theater as a teenager, Hoffman studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He began his screen career in a 1991 episode of Law & Order and started to appear in films in 1992. He gained recognition for his supporting work, notably in Scent of a Woman (1992), Boogie Nights (1997), Happiness (1998), Patch Adams (1998), The Big Lebowski (1998), Magnolia (1999), The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999), Almost Famous (2000), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), and Along Came Polly (2004). He began to occasionally play leading roles, and for his portrayal of the author Truman Capote in Capote (2005), won multiple accolades, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Hoffman's profile continued to grow and he received three more Oscar nominations for his supporting work as a brutally frank CIA officer in Charlie Wilson's War (2007), a priest accused of pedophilia in Doubt (2008), and the charismatic leader of a Scientology-type movement in The Master (2012). While he mainly worked in independent films, including The Savages (2007) and Synecdoche, New York (2008), Hoffman also appeared in Flawless (1999), and Hollywood blockbusters such as Twister (1996) and Mission: Impossible III (2006), and in one of his final roles, as Plutarch Heavensbee in the Hunger Games series (2013–15). The feature Jack Goes Boating (2010) marked his debut as a filmmaker. Hoffman was also an accomplished theater actor and director. He joined the off-Broadway LAByrinth Theater Company in 1995, where he directed, produced, and appeared in numerous stage productions. His performances in three Broadway plays—True West in 2000, Long Day's Journey into Night in 2003, and Death of a Salesman in 2012—all led to Tony Award nominations.

Born

Fairport, New York, USA on 23rd July 1967

Died

2nd February 2014

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The Daily Show
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Law & Order
Steven Hanauer
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self
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Chelsea Lately
Self (archive footage)
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
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Golden Globe Awards
Self - Winner
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The Directors
Self
Arthur Image
Arthur
William Fillmore Toffman (voice)
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Icons
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The Oscars
Self
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Tony Awards
Self - Nominee
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Empire Falls
Charlie Mayne
Too Young to Die Image
Too Young to Die
Self (archive footage)
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 Image
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Plutarch Heavensbee
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The Early Show
Self - Guest
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
Plutarch Heavensbee
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Mission: Impossible III
Owen Davian
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Plutarch Heavensbee
Twister Image
Twister
Dusty
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The Big Lebowski
Brandt
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Scent of a Woman
George Willis, Jr.
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Moneyball
Art Howe
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Almost Famous
Lester Bangs
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The Getaway
Frank Hansen
Magnolia Image
Magnolia
Phil Parma
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Boogie Nights
Scotty J.
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Mary and Max
Max (voice)
Cold Mountain Image
Cold Mountain
Reverend Veasey
Along Came Polly Image
Along Came Polly
Sandy Lyle
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Punch-Drunk Love
Dean Trumbell
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The Talented Mr. Ripley
Freddie Miles
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The Invention of Lying
Jim the Bartender
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Patch Adams
Mitch Roman
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The Frame
Plutarch Heavensbee
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Inside the Actors Studio
Self
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead Image
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Andy Hanson
The Master Image
The Master
Lancaster Dodd
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Charlie Wilson's War
Gust Avrakotos
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Capote
Truman Capote
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The Ides of March
Paul Zara
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Synecdoche, New York
Caden Cotard
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25th Hour
Jacob Elinsky
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Doubt
Father Brendan Flynn
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When a Man Loves a Woman
Gary
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Liberty!
Joseph Plumb Martin
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Happiness
Allen
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Hard Eight
Young Craps Player
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The Boat That Rocked
The Count
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A Most Wanted Man
Günther Bachmann
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HypaSpace
Self
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Nobody's Fool
Officer Raymer
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Leap of Faith
Matt
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Red Dragon
Freddy Lounds
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Flawless
Rusty
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God's Pocket
Mickey Scarpato
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Self (archive footage)
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State and Main
Joseph Turner White
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Money for Nothing
Cochran
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Salinger
Self - Actor
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The Savages
Jon Savage
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I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale
Self
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Owning Mahowny
Dan Mahowny
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A Late Quartet
Robert Gelbart
Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet Image
Discord and Harmony: Creating a Late Quartet
Self
My Boyfriend's Back Image
My Boyfriend's Back
Chuck Bronski
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Montana
Duncan
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Strangers with Candy
Henry
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Love Liza
Wilson Joel
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Inside 'The Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
Jack Goes Boating Image
Jack Goes Boating
Jack
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Directed by Sidney Lumet: How the Devil Was Made
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Next Stop Wonderland
Sean
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The Yearling
Buck
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre Image
Restoring a Masterpiece: The Renovation of Eastman Theatre
Narrator (voice)
Making Capote: Concept to Script Image
Making Capote: Concept to Script
Self
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My New Gun
Chris
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Mattress Man Commercial
Dean Trumbull
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker Image
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Self
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' Image
A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon'
Self
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Last Party 2000
Self
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice Image
It Is Now Our Time: Peter Sellars’ The Merchant of Venice
Launcelot Gobbo
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Starring Austin Pendleton
Self
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The Fifteen Minute Hamlet
Bernardo, Horatio & Laertes
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Moneyball: Playing the Game
Self (Archival Footage)
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers Image
Truman Capote: Answered Prayers
Self
Culture Image
Culture
Bill
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Joey Breaker
Wiley McCall
A Child's Garden of Poetry Image
A Child's Garden of Poetry
Self (voice)
That Moment: Magnolia Diary Image
That Moment: Magnolia Diary
Self
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Reflections on 'the Talented Mr. Ripley'
Self
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Straight from the Heart: A Tribute to Philip Seymour Hoffman
Self (Archive Footage)
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Anita Liberty
Man at Party #3
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Szuler
Martin
Doubt: Stage to Screen Image
Doubt: Stage to Screen
Self
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The Making of A Most Wanted Man
Self
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Triple Bogey On A Par Five Hole
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