Jesus christ, that was unexpected! Just awful.

Yeah, just saw it. What a great actor he was.

I was reading this right now. He was a great actor, indeed.

Found dead "with a hypodermic needle still in his arm"

Brrrr.... sad!

So sad news. One of those actors who really have made a difference in Hollywood movies.

- Doxa

This is extremely sad news. Phillip hailed from my hometown of Rochester, NY. He was a truly gifted actor. My prayers go out to his family.

Very sad...

The bizarre thing is that it's been reported that there were two 'hoaxes' surrounding his death in January, the latest reported Jan. 31 and refuted Feb. 1.

Very strange stuff.

That is messed up.

At least he was graced with an Oscar before leaving us, because he certainly deserved one.

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Very sad...

The bizarre thing is that it's been reported that there were two 'hoaxes' surrounding his death in January, the latest reported Jan. 31 and refuted Feb. 1.

Very strange stuff.

At first I thought this could be a hoax, because I read some of these reports, too. But unfortunately, there's a lot of newspapers reporting the death, so I think it's true. And a journalist just posted this photograph, taken in front of Philip's apartment:



[twitter.com]

I liked him in "Scent Of A Woman" and "Along Came Polly". R.I.P..

What a tragedy.

Aweful news.
Great, great actor. Even in lesser films his acting was outstanding.
I saw him for the first time in Magnolia and I became a fan instantly.

Much too young. R.I.P.

Great actor indeed.
Loved his acting in "Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead" and "Radio Rock Revolution"
My guess: he couldn't stand society's superficiality no more.

Hope for him that quality is higher where he is now

One of the best. He never came off as phony or just "acting". Not a pretty boy.....too bad it came to this. Drugs are not a joke. Heroin is not a joke. Serious drug dealers would get the death penalty if I were the judge

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Great actor indeed.
Loved his acting in "Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead" and "Radio Rock Revolution"
My guess: he couldn't stand society's superficiality no more.

Hope for him that quality is higher where he is now

I saw this film a lot of times, and I always loved this scene:

Oh my God, this is just awful news. Such an incredible talent. I am stunned and heartbroken.

Hoffman was absolutely brilliant in such a wide variety of roles. Here's one of my personal favorites.





Rest in peace, Philip.

Drew

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Very sad...

The bizarre thing is that it's been reported that there were two 'hoaxes' surrounding his death in January, the latest reported Jan. 31 and refuted Feb. 1.

Very strange stuff.

At first I thought this could be a hoax, because I read some of these reports, too. But unfortunately, there's a lot of newspapers reporting the death, so I think it's true. And a journalist just posted this photograph, taken in front of Philip's apartment:



[twitter.com]

obviously very coincidental that this was misreported just the day before yesterday, or something else is going on. very odd as well a sad.

A great man gone. Watched 'New York, Synecdoche' a while back and thought about what a brilliant actor PSH was.

'Capote'. 'The Big Lebowski'. 'The Talented Mr. Riply'. And so on.

good actor, with a sad monkey on his back.
Have a safe trip to the Gods.

jeroen

Sad news ...way too young...Capote...

Safe journey



ROCKMAN

Another of his best performances...





Drew

Here two articles from the 'New York Post' and 'The New York Times' about the circumstances: [nypost.com] , [www.nytimes.com] .



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Very sad news. A great actor with so much potential.

Some of my favorite movies he acted in:

2012 - The Late Quartet
2007 - Charlie Wilson's War
1997 - Boogie Nights
1992 - Scent Of A Woman

ONLY SAW HIM IN RED DRAGON

I just saw this, what a tragic loss. Three young children . . .

Was good in along came Polly