One of my favourite actors and, most certainly, one the very finest actors of his generation, Philip Seymour Hoffman is without doubt a true talent. His commitment to his craft was always plain to see as he threw himself into every role he played, no matter how small. His tragic and untimely death on February 2nd 2014, is a sore loss for cinema and theatre but we can at least be thankful that he’s left us with some legendary characters and performances. The following clips include a selection of some of his best moments.

Gus Avrakotos in

Charlie Wilson’s War



Scotty J in

Boogie Nights



Young Craps Player in

Hard Eight



Father Brendan Flynn in

Doubt



Lester Bangs in

Almost Famous



Lancaster Dodd in

The Master



Andy in

Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead



Rusty in

Flawless



Sandy Lyle in

Along Came Polly



Dean Trumbell in

Punch Drunk Love



Truman Capote in

Capote



Allen in

Happiness



Brandt in

The Big Lebowski



Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014)