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Bob Hoskins

Actor

Bob Hoskins

Born October 26, 1942 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UKDied April 29, 201496 films

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).

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Who Framed Roger Rabbit posterFirst watchWho Framed Roger Rabbit19887.5as Eddie ValiantToon star Roger is worried that his wife Jessica is playing pattycake with someone else, so the studio hires detective Eddie Valiant to snoop on her.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Brazil poster7.7Brazil1985Enemy at the Gates poster7.4Enemy at the Gates2001Hook poster6.8Hook1991Pink Floyd: The Wall poster8.0Pink Floyd: The Wall1982A Christmas Carol poster6.9A Christmas Carol2009Balto poster7.3Balto1995Snow White and the Huntsman poster6.0Snow White and the Huntsman2012Unleashed poster7.0Unleashed2005

Filmography

96 films as actor
  1. 2012Snow White and the HuntsmanMuir
  2. 2012Outside BetPercy 'Smudge' Smith
  3. 2011WillDavey
  4. 2010Made in DagenhamAlbert Passingham
  5. 2009A Christmas CarolFezziwig / Old Joe (voice)
  6. 2009PinocchioGeppetto
  7. 2008The Last Word Monologues
  8. 2008Go Go TalesThe Baron
  9. 2008DoomsdayBill Nelson
  10. 2007SparkleVince
  11. 2007Ruby BlueJack
  12. 2007OutlawWalter Lewis
  13. 2006The Wind in the WillowsBadger
  14. 2006HollywoodlandEddie Mannix
  15. 2006Paris Je T'aimeBob (Pigalle)
  16. 2006Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesWinston (voice)
  17. 2005StayDr. Leon Patterson
  18. 2005Mrs. Henderson PresentsVivian Van Damm
  19. 2005Son of the MaskOdin
  20. 2005UnleashedBart
  21. 2004Beyond the SeaCharlie Cassotto Maffia
  22. 2004Vanity FairSir Pitt Crawley
  23. 2003Den of LionsDarius Paskevic
  24. 2003The Sleeping DictionaryHenry Bullard
  25. 2003The Good PopeAngelo Roncalli / Papa Giovanni XXIII
  26. 2002Maid in ManhattanLionel Bloch
  27. 2002Where Eskimos LiveSharkey
  28. 2001The Lost WorldProf. Challenger
  29. 2001Last OrdersRay
  30. 2001Enemy at the GatesNikita Khrushchev
  31. 2000A Room for Romeo BrassSteven Laws
  32. 2000American VirginJoey
  33. 2000Don QuixoteSancho Panza
  34. 2000Noriega: God's FavoriteManuel Noriega
  35. 1999Felicia's JourneyJoe Hilditch
  36. 1999Captain JackJack Armistead
  37. 1999Parting ShotsGerd Layton
  38. 1999The White River KidBrother Edgar
  39. 1998Cousin BetteCesar Crevel
  40. 1998Let the Good Times RollPeter
  41. 1998TwentyFourSevenAlan Darcy
  42. 1997Spice WorldBob Hoskins
  43. 1996MichaelVartan Malt
  44. 1996The Secret AgentVerloc
  45. 1996RainbowFrank Bailey
  46. 1995NixonJ. Edgar Hoover
  47. 1995BaltoBoris the Goose (voice)
  48. 1995Ding DongMale Model
  49. 1995The Forgotten ToysTeddy (voice)
  50. 1993The ChangelingDe Flores
  51. 1993The Big FreezeSidney, plumber's mate
  52. 1993Super Mario Bros.Mario Mario
  53. 1992Blue IceSam Garcia
  54. 1992Passed AwayJohnny Scanlan
  55. 1992The Inner CircleBeria
  56. 1991ShatteredGus Klein
  57. 1991Rabbit Ears - The Bremen Town MusiciansNarrator (voice)
  58. 1991The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big FishLouis Aubinard
  59. 1991HookSmee
  60. 1990MermaidsLou Landsky
  61. 1990Heart ConditionJack Moony
  62. 1988The Raggedy RawneyDarky
  63. 1988Who Framed Roger RabbitEddie Valiant
  64. 1987The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneJames Madden
  65. 1987A Prayer for the DyingFather Michael Da Costa
  66. 1987The Secret Policeman’s Third BallThe Secret Policeman (voice)
  67. 1986Mona LisaGeorge
  68. 1986Sweet LibertyStanley Gould
  69. 1985The Dunera BoysMorrie Mendellsohn
  70. 1985The Woman Who Married Clark GableGeorge
  71. 1985BrazilSpoor
  72. 1984The Cotton ClubOwney Madden
  73. 1984LassiterInspector John Becker
  74. 1983The Honorary ConsulColonel Perez
  75. 1983The Beggar's OperaBeggar
  76. 1982Pink Floyd: The WallRock and Roll Manager
  77. 1981An Audience with Dudley Moore
  78. 1981OthelloIago
  79. 1981Stainless Steel and the Star SpiesRobotham (voice)
  80. 1980The Long Good FridayHarold Shand
  81. 1980SheppeySheppey
  82. 1979Brecht and Co
  83. 1979Big Jim and the Figaro ClubNarrator (Older College)
  84. 1979Zulu DawnC.S.M. Williams
  85. 1979Of Mycenae and Men
  86. 1977Three Piece SuiteReg
  87. 1975Kill Two BirdsSammy Draper
  88. 1975Royal FlashPolice Constable
  89. 1975InsertsBig Mac
  90. 1974SchmoedipusBlake (Tom's Boss)
  91. 1974If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent ThemThe Sexton
  92. 1973Her Majesty's PleasureWoodbine
  93. 1973The National HealthFoster
  94. 1972The BankruptTaxi driver
  95. 1972GeorgeKnocker
  96. 1972Up the FrontRecruiting Sergeant