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Bob Hoskins

Acting

Born October 26, 1942 · Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK

Died April 29, 2014

Also known as Robert William Hoskins, Jr. · Боб Хоскинс

Biography

Robert William "Bob" Hoskins, Jr. (October 26, 1942 – April 29, 2014) was an English actor, known for playing Cockney rough diamonds, psychopaths and gangsters, in films such as The Long Good Friday (1980), and Mona Lisa (1986), and lighter roles in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988) and Hook (1991).

Awards & recognition

  • Donostia Award · 2002
  • European Film AwardBest Actor · 1997
  • BAFTA AwardBest Actor in a Leading Role
  • European Film AwardBest Actor · 2001 · nominated
  • European Film AwardBest Actor · 1997 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Actor · 1987 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

1994as Self

The Changeling

1993as De Flores

Tales from the Crypt

1989as Redmond

Pink Floyd: The Wall

1982as Rock and Roll Manager

Frasier

1993as Coach Fuller

Brazil

1985as Spoor

The Street

2006as Paddy Gargan

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988as Eddie Valiant

Her Master's Voice

2012as Self

Enemy at the Gates

2001as Nikita Khrushchev

Balto

1995as Boris the Goose (voice)

The Dunera Boys

1985as Morrie Mendellsohn

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009as Eddie Valiant (archive footage)

The Long Good Friday

1980as Harold Shand

David Copperfield

1999as Micawber

A Room for Romeo Brass

1999as Steven Laws

A Christmas Carol

2009as Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice)

Unleashed

2005as Bart

Where Eskimos Live

2002as Sharkey

Nixon

1995as J. Edgar Hoover

Mona Lisa

1986as George

Saturday Night Live

1975as Captain Kidd / Self

Thriller

1973as Sammy Draper

Tea With the Dames

2018as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Paris, Je T'aime

2006as Bob (Pigalle)

Hook

1991as Smee

World War II: When Lions Roared

as Winston Churchill

Made in Dagenham

2010as Albert Passingham

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005as Vivian Van Damm

Mermaids

1990as Lou Landsky

Stay

2005as Dr. Leon Patterson

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987as James Madden

Will

2011as Davey

The Sleeping Dictionary

2003as Henry Bullard

The Cotton Club

1984as Owney Madden

An Accidental Studio

2019as Self (archive footage)

Beyond the Sea

2004as Charlie Cassotto Maffia

Felicia's Journey

1999as Joe Hilditch

Van der Valk

1972as Johnny Palmer

Pinocchio

2009as Geppetto

Hollywoodland

2006as Eddie Mannix

Maid in Manhattan

2002as Lionel Bloch

The Lost World

2001as Prof. Challenger

Shattered

1991as Gus Klein

Zulu Dawn

1979as C.S.M. Williams

Neverland

as Smee

Snow White and the Huntsman

2012as Muir

Mussolini and I

as Benito Mussolini

Doomsday

2008as Bill Nelson

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

1991as Louis Aubinard