Philip Seymour Hoffman appears in 2013's "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire." Hoffman played the role of Plutarch, the head game maker in the film. He was expected to also appear in the following films of the very successful franchise. He was found dead in his Manhattan apartment Sunday of an apparent drug overdose. Click through for more highlights from his career: 
Hoffman appears in 2012's "A Late Quartet." He reportedly learned how to play the violin during his role as a member of a string quartet. He told the Huffington Post that "I really got into the violin thing, because it's not acting, and I got off on that." 
Hoffman appears with Joaquin Phoenix in "The Master" (2012). He received Oscar and Golden Globe nominations in the supporting actor category for his work in the film. 
Hoffman plays manager Art Howe in the 2011 hit "Moneyball." The real Art Howe was reportedly not pleased with how he was portrayed in the film but told TMZ Sports he didn't blame Hoffman. "He was just playing the part he was given," Howe said. 
Hoffman plays a DJ known as The Count in 2009's "Pirate Radio." 
In 2008's "Doubt," Hoffman plays Father Brendan Flynn, a Catholic priest accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a male student. This was yet another film that got Hoffman supporting actor nominations for the Oscars and the Golden Globes. 
Hoffman plays Owen Davian in 2006's "Mission: Impossible III." The actor told AOL at the time that while an action film was not usually his type of role, "it was just one of those things where all the ingredients seemed right." 
Hoffman plays the title role in 2005's "Capote." He won the Oscar for best actor in a leading role for his performance as Truman Capote, who wrote "In Cold Blood." Hoffman also won a Golden Globe for the role. 
Hoffman plays a phone sex-line supervisor and mattress store owner in 2002's "Punch-Drunk Love." 
Hoffman plays Lester Bangs in 2000's "Almost Famous." He delivers one of the film's most memorable scenes when he advises Patrick Fugit's character, William Miller, that "the only true currency in this bankrupt world is what we share with someone else when we're uncool." 
Hoffman appears with Rebecca Pidgeon in 2000's "State and Main." He plays a screenwriter suffering from writer's block. 
Jude Law and Hoffman share a scene in 1999's "The Talented Mr. Ripley." Hoffman was hailed as a scene stealer in the psychological thriller set in Italy. 
Hoffman in 1998's comedy-drama "Happiness." 
Hoffman plays Brandt, Mr. Lebowski's personal assistant, in the 1998 cult comedy hit "The Big Lebowski." 
Hoffman played the slightly creepy production assistant Scotty in 1997's "Boogie Nights," with Mark Wahlberg and John C. Reilly. 
Hoffman plays George Willis Jr. in 1992's "Scent of a Woman." He is credited as Philip S. Hoffman in the movie. 
- Robert Vineberg was among four people arrested after the death of Philip Seymour Hoffman
- Judge Edward McLaughlin set bail at $200,000 bond or $40,000 cash
- The Academy-Award winning actor was found dead February 2 of an apparent overdose
New York (CNN) -- A 57-year-old musician arrested in connection with the drugs found in actor Philip Seymour Hoffman's apartment was granted bail Friday.
The musician, Robert Vineberg, was among four people arrested in Manhattan in the days after the apparent heroin overdose of the Academy Award-winning actor on February 2.
Prosecutors said Vineberg, who was arrested on a felony charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance, had just under 50 small bags of heroin as well as packaging paraphernalia in his apartment during the raid. In another one of his apartments in the same Mott Street building, prosecutors said, 250 small bags of heroin were found.
In addition, prosecutors said, detectives recovered nearly $1,300 in cash on Vineberg.
Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Edward McLaughlin set bail at $200,000 bond or $40,000 cash. Vineberg is due back in court Tuesday.
Atty: My client wasn't Hoffman's dealer 
The casket carrying Oscar-winning actor Philip Seymour Hoffman leaves the Church of St. Ignatius Loyola after Hoffman's private funeral service Friday, February 7, in New York City. Hoffman, 46, was found dead in his Manhattan apartment February 1. 
Hoffman's longtime partner, Mimi O'Donnell, watches Hoffman's casket as it is loaded into the back of a hearse. 
Actress Cate Blanchett and her husband, Andrew Upton, leave the funeral service. Hoffman and Blanchett co-starred in "The Talented Mr. Ripley." 
Director Mike Nichols and his wife, Diane Sawyer, attended the service. Nichols directed Hoffman on Broadway in "Death of a Salesman." 
Actor Ethan Hawke hugs another mourner after the service. 
Actor Joaquin Phoenix, left, exits the church. Phoenix appeared with Hoffman in "The Master." 
Pallbearers lift Hoffman's casket into the back of a hearse. 
Writer David Bar Katz, wearing glasses, is embraced as he arrives at the church. Katz found Hoffman's body. 
Actress Meryl Streep, left, starred with Hoffman in "Doubt." 
Actress Michelle Williams, wearing glasses, worked with Hoffman in "Synecdoche, New York." 
Actress Ellen Burstyn and comedian Louis C.K. attended the funeral. 
A man cleans the steps of the church. 
Philip Seymour Hoffman's funeral Vineberg's attorney, Edward Kratt, asked for a lower bail, saying his client has been an "accomplished musician" since the late 1980s and a "functioning heroin addict" with a 10-bag-a-day habit. The large quantity of drugs found in the apartments were for Vineberg's personal use, Kratt said.
The judge, however, appeared to doubt that assertion, saying that the amount of heroin in Vineberg's possession was "off the charts."
Vineberg was found to have the actor's phone number stored in his cell phone, a law enforcement official told CNN. Police discovered the largest amount of what is believed to be heroin in his apartment, the source said.
Outside court, Kratt said his client hoped to raise bail money with the help of friends.
Asked if his client sold heroin to Hoffman, Kratt said: "I really can't comment on that. I know that he did have a relationship with Mr. Hoffman as a friend, how that translated into other aspects of their behavior, I really can't comment."
Michael Holman, a friend of Vineberg who attended the hearing, described Vineberg as "very talented, very generous, very smart."
"We are shocked and believe that he is being railroaded for political reasons," Holman said outside court. "It's convenient that they find someone to blame for ... Philip Seymour Hoffman's overdose and death but I just don't believe that Robert had anything to do with it, and the fact that he might have been friends with him is no surprise. Robert was friends with a lot of people, a lot of important people, a lot of important artists."
Two other people arrested in connection with Hoffman's death -- Juliana Luchkiw and Max Rosenblum, both 22 -- were released last week until their next court dates.
Luchkiw pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of criminal possession of a controlled substance. Her attorney, Stephen Turano, told the court his client had no criminal record. He said her father, who was present in court, is a lawyer and her mother a doctor. The prosecution asked for Luchkiw's bail to be set at $1,500, but McLaughlin ordered her released on her own recognizance.
Rosenblum, who is to live with his parents until his next court date, had bond set at $35,000, or $8,500 cash, which his family posted.
Prosecutors did not file charges against a fourth person arrested in the raid.
The New York medical examiner's office said a determination of the cause and manner of Hoffman's death is pending further study, including toxicology reports.
When police were called to Hoffman's fourth-floor Manhattan apartment, they found the 46-year-old actor lying on the bathroom floor with a syringe in his left arm. He was wearing shorts and a T-shirt, his eyeglasses still resting on his head, according to law enforcement sources familiar with the inquiry.
Investigators discovered close to 50 envelopes of what they believed was heroin in the apartment, the law enforcement sources said. They also found used syringes, prescription drugs and empty plastic bags of a type commonly used to hold drugs, the sources said.
Also found in Hoffman's apartment was his personal journal, resting on a living room TV stand, two law enforcement sources said.
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