Philip Seymour Hoffman on screen and stage
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Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014) was an American actor, director, and producer who made his screen debut on the police procedural Law & Order in 1991.[1] He made his film debut later in the same year by appearing in a minor role in Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole.[2] Hoffman followed this with supporting roles as a student in Scent of a Woman (1992),[3] and a storm chaser in Twister (1996) before his breakthrough role as a gay boom operator in Paul Thomas Anderson's drama Boogie Nights (1997), for which he received critical acclaim.[4] In the same year, he appeared in the Revolutionary War documentary series Liberty! (1997). Two years later, he played a kind nurse in Anderson's Magnolia and an arrogant playboy in The Talented Mr. Ripley, for which he received the National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor.[5] Hoffman made his Broadway debut the following year with his lead role in True West which garnered him a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.[6]
Hoffman received the Academy Award for Best Actor, BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his portrayal of writer Truman Capote in the 2005 biographical film Capote.[7][8] He followed this by playing a ruthless arms dealer in the action spy film Mission: Impossible III (2006) and CIA agent Gust Avrakotos in the Mike Nichols-directed Charlie Wilson's War (2007).[9] Hoffman's performance as a priest suspected of child abuse in the period drama Doubt (2008) with Meryl Streep and Amy Adams received critical acclaim and multiple award nominations in the Best Supporting Actor category.[9][10][11][12] In the same year, he played a troubled theatre director in Charlie Kaufman's Synecdoche, New York.[13]
In 2010, he made his directorial debut with the romantic comedy Jack Goes Boating, an adaptation of the 2007 play in which he had also starred. Two years later, he played a cult leader in Anderson's psychological drama The Master and Willy Loman in the play Death of a Salesman.[14] For the former, Hoffman was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, and for the latter he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play.[15][16] He died of an accidental mixed drug overdose on February 2, 2014, at the age of 46.[17] In his New York Times obituary, he was described as "perhaps the most ambitious and widely admired American actor of his generation".[18] Broadway theatres dimmed their lights for one minute in tribute.[19]
Film
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1991 | Triple Bogey on a Par Five Hole | Klutch | Credited as Phil Hoffman | [20] |
1992 | Szuler | Martin | English title: Cheat Credited as Phil Hoffman | [21] |
My New Gun | Chris | [22] | ||
Leap of Faith | Matt | [23] | ||
Scent of a Woman | George Willis, Jr. | Credited as Philip S. Hoffman | [23] | |
1993 | My Boyfriend's Back | Chuck Bronski | [24] | |
Joey Breaker | Wiley McCall | [23] | ||
Money for Nothing | Cochran | Credited as Philip S. Hoffman | [23] | |
1994 | The Getaway | Frank Hansen | Credited as Philip Hoffman | [25] |
When a Man Loves a Woman | Gary | [26] | ||
Nobody's Fool | Officer Raymer | [27] | ||
1995 | The Fifteen Minute Hamlet | Bernardo / Horatio / Laertes | Short film | [28] |
1996 | Hard Eight | Young Craps Player | [29] | |
Twister | Dustin "Dusty" Davis | [30] | ||
1997 | Boogie Nights | Scotty J. | [31] | |
Culture | Bill | Short film | [32] | |
1998 | Montana | Duncan | [29] | |
The Big Lebowski | Brandt | [33] | ||
Next Stop Wonderland | Sean | Credited as Phil Hoffman | [21] | |
Happiness | Allen | [34] | ||
Patch Adams | Mitch | [35] | ||
1999 | Flawless | Rusty Zimmerman | [29] | |
The Talented Mr. Ripley | Freddie Miles | [34][36] | ||
Magnolia | Phil Parma | [9][29] | ||
2000 | State and Main | Joseph Turner White | [37] | |
Almost Famous | Lester Bangs | [34] | ||
2002 | Love Liza | Wilson Joel | [34] | |
Punch-Drunk Love | Dean Trumbell | [34] | ||
Red Dragon | Freddy Lounds | [34] | ||
25th Hour | Jacob Elinsky | [29] | ||
2003 | Owning Mahowny | Dan Mahowny | [29] | |
The Party's Over | Himself | Documentary | [38] | |
Cold Mountain | Reverend Veasey | [29] | ||
2004 | Along Came Polly | Sandy Lyle | [37] | |
2005 | Strangers with Candy | Henry | Cameo | [39] |
Capote | Truman Capote | Also executive producer | [29] | |
2006 | Mission: Impossible III | Owen Davian | [34] | |
2007 | The Savages | Jon Savage | [29] | |
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead | Andy Hanson | [40] | ||
Charlie Wilson's War | Gust Avrakotos | [34] | ||
2008 | Synecdoche, New York | Caden Cotard | [29] | |
Doubt | Father Brendan Flynn | [29] | ||
2009 | Mary and Max | Max Jerry Horowitz | Voice | [41] |
The Boat That Rocked | The Count | [29] | ||
The Invention of Lying | Jim the Bartender | Cameo | [29] | |
2010 | Jack Goes Boating | Jack | Also director and executive producer | [29] |
2011 | The Ides of March | Paul Zara | [29] | |
Moneyball | Art Howe | [34] | ||
2012 | The Master | Lancaster Dodd | [34] | |
A Late Quartet | Robert Gelbart | [42] | ||
2013 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Plutarch Heavensbee | [34] | |
2014 | God's Pocket | Mickey Scarpato | Also producer | [29] |
A Most Wanted Man | Günther Bachmann | [29] | ||
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 | Plutarch Heavensbee | Posthumous release | [34] | |
2015 | The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 | [34] |
Television
Year(s) | Title | Role(s) | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1991 | Law & Order | Steven B. Hanauer | Episode: "The Violence of Summer" Credited as Philip Hoffman | [43] |
1994 | The Yearling | Buck | Television film | [44] |
1997 | Liberty! | Joseph Plumb Martin (voice) | 4 episodes Documentary | [32] |
2005 | Empire Falls | Charlie Mayne | 2 episodes Miniseries | [45] |
2009 | Arthur | Will Toffman (voice) | Episode: "No Acting Please" | [46] |
2014 | Happyish | Thom Payne | Unaired pilot | [47] |
Stage
Year(s) | Title | Theater | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1996 | The Skriker | The Public Theater | RawHeadAndBloodyBones | April 23 – May 26 | [48] |
1997–1998 | Defying Gravity | The American Place Theatre | C.B. | November 2, 1997 – January 4, 1998 | [49] |
1998 | Shopping and Fucking | New York Theatre Workshop | Mark | March 17 – April 11 | [50] |
1999 | The Author's Voice & Imagining Brad | Greenwich House Theater | Gene | May 11–29 | [51][52] |
2000 | True West | Circle in the Square Theatre | Lee / Austin | March 2 – June 18 | [6] |
Jesus Hopped the 'A' Train | Classic Stage Company | — | Director; November 29 – December 31 | [53] | |
2001 | The Seagull | Delacorte Theater | Konstantin | August 12–26 | [54] |
The Glory of Living | MCC Theater | — | Director; October 30 – December 1 | [55] | |
2003 | Our Lady of 121st Street | Union Square Theatre | — | Director; March 6 – July 27 | [56] |
Long Day's Journey into Night | Plymouth Theatre | James Tyrone, Jr. | May 6 – August 31 | [57] | |
Dutch Heart of Man | The Public Theater | — | Artistic director; September 25 – October 19 | [58] | |
2004 | Guinea Pig Solo | The Public Theater | — | Artistic director; May 9 – June 6 | [59] |
Sailor's Song | The Public Theater | — | Executive director; November 7–21 | [60] | |
2005 | The Last Days of Judas Iscariot | The Public Theater | — | Director and artistic director; March 2 – April 3 | [61] |
Sawbones | St. Ann's Warehouse Royal Festival Hall | Frontier Veterinarian | April 28–30, May 13 | [62] | |
2006 | School of the Americas | The Public Theater | — | Artistic director; July 6–23 | [63] |
A Small, Melodramatic Story | The Public Theater | — | Artistic director; October 24 – November 5 | [64] | |
2007 | Jack Goes Boating | The Public Theater | Jack | Artistic director; March 18 – April 29 | [65] |
A View from 151st Street | The Public Theater | — | Artistic director; October 18 – November 4 | [66] | |
2008 | Unconditional | The Public Theater | — | Artistic director; February 18 – March 9 | [67] |
The Little Flower of East Orange | The Public Theater | — | Director; April 6 – May 4 | [68] | |
2009 | Othello | Skirball Center for the Performing Arts | Iago | September 27 – October 4 | [69] |
2010 | The Long Red Road | Goodman Theatre | — | Director; February 22 – March 21 | [70] |
2012 | Death of a Salesman | Ethel Barrymore Theatre | Willy Loman | March 15 – June 2 | [71] |
2013 | A Family for All Occasions | Bank Street Theater | — | Director; May 12–26 | [72] |
References
General
- Shelley, Peter (January 9, 2017). Philip Seymour Hoffman: The Life and Work. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-6243-5.
Specific
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- ^ Rabin, Nathan (November 20, 2015). "Every Philip Seymour Hoffman Movie, Ranked From Worst to Best". Vulture. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ Idasetima, Courtney (December 23, 2017). "The Cast of 'Scent of a Woman,' Then and Now". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ Frizell, Sam; Grossman, Samantha (February 2, 2014). "Watch: Philip Seymour Hoffman's 7 Greatest Movie Roles". Time. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "Best Supporting Actor Archives". National Board of Review. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ a b "True West". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved September 10, 2020.
- ^ Vallance, Tom (February 4, 2014). "Philip Seymour Hoffman obituary: Oscar-winner for 'Capote' acclaimed for an indelible succession of haunting, enigmatic performances". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Garfield, Simon (February 26, 2006). "Oscar knight". The Guardian. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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- ^ "Supporting Actor in 2009". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
- ^ Corliss, Richard (February 16, 2009). "Philip Seymour Hoffman, Doubt". Time. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (December 19, 2008). "'Doubt' Leads SAG Nominations". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ Ebert, Roger (November 5, 2008). "Synecdoche, New York movie review (2008)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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- ^ Coleman, Miriam (March 1, 2014). "Philip Seymour Hoffman Autopsy Reveals Actor Died of Toxic Drug Mix". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Weber, Bruce (February 2, 2014). "Philip Seymour Hoffman, Actor of Depth, Dies at 46". The New York Times. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Rich, Katey (February 6, 2014). "Lights Go Out on Broadway to Honor Philip Seymour Hoffman". Vanity Fair. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Canby, Vincent (March 21, 1992). "Review/Film; The 'Cute Kids' of a Couple of Crooks". The New York Times. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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- ^ Holden, Stephen (August 6, 1993). "Review/Film; Prom Night Was Never Like This". The New York Times. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd (February 9, 1994). "The Getaway". Variety. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Klady, Leonard (April 25, 1994). "When a Man Loves a Woman". Variety. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ McCarthy, Todd (December 11, 1994). "Nobody's Fool". Variety. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
- ^ Shelley 2017, p. 26.
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- ^ Turan, Kenneth (August 7, 2014). "Review: 'Into the Storm' is a howling visual-effects success". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ Gleiberman, Owen (February 2, 2014). "Philip Seymour Hoffman was a bravura actor who made his pain a timeless expression of us all". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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- ^ Orr, Christopher (November 2, 2007). "The Movie Review: 'Before the Devil Knows You're Dead'". The Atlantic. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ Lacey, Liam (November 19, 2009). "Mary and Max". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 8, 2020.
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- ^ Blyth, Antonia (June 25, 2015). "Kathryn Hahn: Making 'Happyish' Was 'The Last Thing In Anybody's Mind' After Philip Seymour Hoffman's Passing". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ "The Skriker". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Defying Gravity". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Shopping and Fucking". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "The Author's Voice & Imagining Brad". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
- ^ McNulty, Charles (May 24, 1999). "The Author's Voice/Imagining Brad". Variety. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
- ^ "Jesus Hopped the A train". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Seagull". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Glory of Living". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Our Lady of 121st Street". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Long Day's Journey Into Night". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Dutch Heart of Man". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Guinea Pig Solo". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Sailor's Song". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Schillinger, Liesl (April 10, 2005). "Celebrities Opt to Be Heard Rather Than Seen". The New York Times. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "School of the Americas". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "A Small, Melodramatic Story". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Jack Goes Boating". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "A View from 151st Street". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Unconditional". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "The Little Flower of East Orange". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ "Othello". Lortel Archives. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Oxman, Steven (February 22, 2010). "The Long Red Road". Variety. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ "Death of a Salesman". Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (May 26, 2013). "Labyrinth's Family for All Occasions, Directed by Philip Seymour Hoffman, Closes May 26". Playbill. Retrieved September 12, 2020.