Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014) |
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Film and stage actor and theater director Philip Seymour Hoffman was born in the Rochester, New York, suburb of Fairport on July 23, 1967. He was the son of Marilyn (Loucks), a lawyer and judge, and Gordon Stowell Hoffman, a Xerox employee, and was mostly of German, Irish, English and Dutch ancestry. After becoming involved in high school ...
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Born:in Fairport, New York, USADied:(age 46) in West Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA |
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Actor (64 credits)
Actor (64 credits)
2009
Arthur
(TV Series)
William Filmore Toffman
William Filmore Toffman
- No Acting Please/Prunella Deegan and the Disappointing Ending
(2009)
... William Filmore Toffman (voice)
2005
Empire Falls
(TV Mini-Series)
Charlie Mayne
Charlie Mayne
- Episode #1.2
(2005)
... Charlie Mayne
- Episode #1.1
(2005)
... Charlie Mayne
1997
Liberty! The American Revolution
(TV Mini-Series)
Joseph Plumb Martin
Joseph Plumb Martin
- The Times That Try Men's Souls: 1776-1777
(1997)
... Joseph Plumb Martin
- Oh, Fatal Ambition: 1777-1778
(1997)
... Joseph Plumb Martin
- The Reluctant Revolutionaries: 1763-1774
(1997)
... Joseph Plumb Martin
- Blows Must Decide: 1774-1776
(1997)
... Joseph Plumb Martin
1991
Lei & Ordem
(TV Series)
Steven Hanauer
Steven Hanauer
- The Violence of Summer
(1991)
... Steven Hanauer (as Philip Hoffman)
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Producer (6 credits)
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Soundtrack (2 credits)
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Director (1 credit)
Director (1 credit)
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Thanks (13 credits)
Thanks (13 credits)
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Self (99 credits)
Self (99 credits)
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Archive footage (29 credits)
Archive footage (29 credits)
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Music video "Try" by Michael Penn, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. See more »Publicity Listings:
1 Print Biography | 8 Interviews | 26 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 4 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »Alternate Names:
Philip S. Hoffman | Philip Hoffman | Phillip Seymour Hoffman | Phil HoffmanHeight:
5' 9½" (1.77 m)
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[on Capote (2005)] I knew that it would be great, but I still took the role kicking and screaming. Playing Capote took a lot of concentration. I prepared for four and a half months. I read and listened to his voice and watched videos of him on TV. Sometimes being an actor is like being some kind of detective where you're on the search for a secret that will unlock the character. With Capote, the ... See more »Trivia:
Along with Vanessa Redgrave (for Júlia (1977)), Kate Winslet (for Iris (2000)), Mare Winningham (for Georgia (1995)), Terence Stamp (for A lei do mar (1962)), Roland Young (for O Par Invisível (1937)) and Claude Rains (for A Vaidosa (1944)), he is one of the few performers to be nominated for a Supporting Oscar for playing the title role in a movie (for The Master - O Mentor (2012))... See more »Trademark:
His sluggish, almost listless way of talking See more »Nickname:
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