DHAKA: Tributes are pouring in following the death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman at his home in New York on Sunday.

The Oscar-winning actor, 46, was found by a friend who called emergency services. He was declared dead at the scene.

A police spokesman said investigators found two small plastic bags and a substance suspected of being heroin.

Robert De Niro was among many fellow actors expressing their sorrow, describing him as ‘a wonderful actor’.

‘I’m very, very saddened by the passing of Phil. He was a wonderful actor. This is one of those times where you say: `This just shouldn’t be,’ he said, reports the BBC.

In a statement, his family said, ‘We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Phil’.

Hoffman is survived by his partner Mimi O`Donnell, and their three children.

Jennifer Lawrence, who starred with Hoffman in ‘The Hunger Games’, described him as an ‘incredible actor’.

BDST: 1652 HRS, FEB 03, 2014