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Bob Hoskins

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English actor (1942-2014)

United KingdomActorsLived 1942 to 2014 · aged 71
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Peak1990s
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Robert William Hoskins was an English actor and film director. Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters, he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 BBC Television serial Pennies from Heaven.

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Hoskins filming Ruby Blue in 2006Hoskins filming Ruby Blue in 2006Hoskins and Freddie Francis on location in Montreal for Rainbow in 1994Hoskins and Freddie Francis on location in Montreal for Rainbow in 1994The grave of Bob Hoskins, Highgate CemeteryThe grave of Bob Hoskins, Highgate Cemetery

Filmography 40

Pink Floyd: The Wall1982 · ★ 7.9
Enemy at the Gates2001 · ★ 7.4
Hook1991 · ★ 6.8
Snow White and the Huntsman2012 · ★ 6.0
Who Framed Roger Rabbit1988 · ★ 7.5
A Christmas Carol2009 · ★ 6.9
Brazil1985 · ★ 7.7
Balto1995 · ★ 7.3
Son of the Mask2005 · ★ 4.2
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties2006 · ★ 5.6
Super Mario Bros.1993 · ★ 4.5
Unleashed2005 · ★ 6.9
Doomsday2008 · ★ 5.9
Maid in Manhattan2002 · ★ 6.1
Stay2005 · ★ 6.6
Paris Je T'aime2006 · ★ 6.8
Michael1996 · ★ 5.7
The Long Good Friday1980 · ★ 7.2
Mermaids1990 · ★ 6.7
Spice World1997 · ★ 4.9
Nixon1995 · ★ 6.9
The Cotton Club1984 · ★ 6.5
Hollywoodland2006 · ★ 6.1
Vanity Fair2004 · ★ 5.8
The Sleeping Dictionary2003 · ★ 6.5
Mona Lisa1986 · ★ 6.9
Made in Dagenham2010 · ★ 6.7
Shattered1991 · ★ 6.1
Mrs. Henderson Presents2005 · ★ 6.7
Beyond the Sea2004 · ★ 6.3
Outlaw2007 · ★ 5.4
Zulu Dawn1979 · ★ 6.1
Heart Condition1990 · ★ 5.7
Waking Sleeping Beauty2009 · ★ 7.2
Pinocchio2009 · ★ 6.1
A Prayer for the Dying1987 · ★ 5.9
Felicia's Journey1999 · ★ 6.3
Last Orders2001 · ★ 6.0
The Lost World2001 · ★ 6.1
The Honorary Consul1983 · ★ 5.8

160 credits on file

Television 24

Late Show with David Letterman1993
Saturday Night Live1975
Frasier1993
Play for Today1970
Tales from the Crypt1989
Crown Court1972
Omnibus1967
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2001
The Main Chance1969
An Audience with...1978
Neverland2011
Thriller1973
David Copperfield1999
Van der Valk1972
Performance1991
Parkinson1998
The Street2006
TFI Friday1996
Pennies from Heaven1978
New Scotland Yard1972
The Lost World2001
World War II: When Lions Roared1994
Mussolini and I1985
Villains1972

Awards 3

2002Donostia Award
1997European Film Award for Best Actor
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

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Connected to Bob 6

Roger WatersAlso in Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)Jessica AlbaAlso in The Sleeping Dictionary (2003)Joe JacksonAlso in Outlaw (2007)Robbie ColtraneAlso in Mona Lisa (1986)Kelly ReillyAlso in Last Orders (2001)Pierce BrosnanAlso in The Long Good Friday (1980)

About this person

Robert William Hoskins was an English actor and film director. Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters, he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 BBC Television serial Pennies from Heaven. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990), TwentyFourSeven (1997), Noriega: God's Favorite (2000), Last Orders (2001), The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2003) and Ruby Blue (2008).

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Actors
Type
Actor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1942 to 2014 · aged 71
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33 languages

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