21 Brilliant Movie Talents We Lost In 2014

20. Philip Seymour Hoffman

Robin Williams
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Rating: 1967-2014

An unassuming, prodigiously talented actor, Philip Seymour Hoffman left the world of acting poorer for his loss; he was a chameleon-like character actor, capable of unimaginable range and variety, and his death at the age of just 46 was a huge loss to the profession of acting.

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