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Bob Hoskins

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Oct 26, 1942 (83 years old)

Place of Birth

Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK

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).

Known For

Acting
2019An Accidental StudioSelf (archive footage)
2018Nothing Like a DameSelf (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video GameSelf - Mario Mario (archive footage)
2012Snow White and the HuntsmanMuir
2012Nina Conti: Her Master's VoiceSelf
2012Outside BetPercy 'Smudge' Smith
2011WillDavey
2011NeverlandSmee
2010Made in DagenhamAlbert Passingham
2009PinocchioGeppetto
2009A Christmas CarolFezziwig / Old Joe (voice)
2009Waking Sleeping BeautyEddie Valiant (archive footage)
2009PinocchioGeppetto
2008DoomsdayBill Nelson
2008Go Go TalesThe Baron
2008The Last Word Monologues
2008Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'Self
2008The Englishman's BoyDamon Ira Chance
2007OutlawWalter Lewis
2007SparkleVince
2007Ruby BlueJack
2006HollywoodlandEddie Mannix
2006Paris Je T'aimeBob (Pigalle)
2006Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesWinston (voice)
2006The Wind in the WillowsBadger
2006Bloody Business: Making The Long Good FridayHimself
2006The StreetPaddy Gargan
2005UnleashedBart
2005Mrs. Henderson PresentsVivian Van Damm
2005StayDr. Leon Patterson
2005Son of the MaskOdin
2004Beyond the SeaCharlie Cassotto Maffia
2004Vanity FairSir Pitt Crawley
2003The Sleeping DictionaryHenry Bullard
2003Den of LionsDarius Paskevic
2003The Good PopeAngelo Roncalli / Pope John XXIII
2003Il Papa buonoAngelo Roncalli / Giovanni XXIII
2002Maid in ManhattanLionel Bloch
2002Where Eskimos LiveSharkey
2001Enemy at the GatesNikita Khrushchev
2001The Lost WorldProf. Challenger
2001Last OrdersRay
2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSelf
2001The Lost WorldProfessor Challenger
2000American VirginJoey
2000Don QuixoteSancho Panza
2000Noriega: God's FavoriteManuel Noriega
1999A Room for Romeo BrassSteven Laws
1999Felicia's JourneyJoe Hilditch
1999The White River KidBrother Edgar
1999Captain JackJack Armistead
1999Parting ShotsGerd Layton
1999From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicSelf
1999David CopperfieldMicawber
1998TwentyFourSevenAlan Darcy
1998Cousin BetteCesar Crevel
1998Let the Good Times RollPeter
1998ParkinsonSelf
1997Spice WorldSelf
1997The Forgotten ToysTeddy (voice)
1996MichaelVartan Malt
1996The Secret AgentVerloc
1996RainbowFrank Bailey
1996TFI Friday
1995NixonJ. Edgar Hoover
1995BaltoBoris the Goose (voice)
1995Ding DongMale Model
1995The Forgotten ToysTeddy (voice)
1994Michael Caine: Breaking the MoldSelf
1994Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsSelf
1994World War II: When Lions RoaredWinston Churchill
1993Super Mario Bros.Mario Mario
1993The Big FreezeSidney, plumber's mate
1993The ChangelingDe Flores
1993FrasierCoach Fuller
1993Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest
1992Passed AwayJohnny Scanlan
1992Blue IceSam Garcia
1992The Inner CircleBeria
1991HookSmee
1991ShatteredGus Klein
1991The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big FishLouis Aubinard
1991Rabbit Ears - The Bremen Town MusiciansNarrator (voice)
1991PerformanceDe Flores
1990MermaidsLou Landsky
1990Heart ConditionJack Moony
1989The Movie Life of GeorgeSelf
1989Tales from the CryptRedmond
1988Who Framed Roger RabbitEddie Valiant
1988The Raggedy RawneyDarky
1988Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon TownSelf
1988One More Audience with Dame Edna EverageSelf (uncredited)
1987A Prayer for the DyingFather Michael Da Costa
1987The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneJames Madden
1987The Secret Policeman’s Third BallThe Secret Policeman (voice)
1986Mona LisaGeorge
1986Sweet LibertyStanley Gould
1985BrazilSpoor
1985An Audience with Billy ConnollySelf - Audience Member (uncredited)
1985The Woman Who Married Clark GableGeorge
1985The Dunera BoysMorrie Mendellsohn
1985Mussolini and IBenito Mussolini
1984The Cotton ClubOwney Madden
1984LassiterInspector John Becker
1984Aspel & Company
1983The Honorary ConsulColonel Perez
1983The Beggar's OperaBeggar
1982Pink Floyd: The WallRock and Roll Manager
1981Stainless Steel and the Star SpiesRobotham (voice)
1981An Audience with Dudley Moore
1981OthelloIago
1981Big Jim and the Figaro ClubNarrator (voice)
1980The Long Good FridayHarold Shand
1980FlickersArnie Cole
1979Zulu DawnC.S.M. Williams
1979Big Jim and the Figaro ClubNarrator (Older College)
1979Brecht and Co
1979Of Mycenae and Men
1978Pennies from HeavenArthur Parker
1978An Audience with...Self
1977Three Piece SuiteReg
1977Three Piece Suite
1977Three Piece SuiteReg
1976The Story of PantomimeSelf
1976The CrezzDet. Sgt. Marble
1975InsertsBig Mac
1975Royal FlashPolice Constable
1975Kill Two BirdsSammy Draper
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
1974SchmoedipusBlake (Tom's Boss)
1974If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent ThemThe Sexton
1974Thick as ThievesGeorge Dobbs
1973The National HealthFoster
1973Her Majesty's PleasureWoodbine
1973ThrillerSammy Draper
1973Sir Yellow
1972Up the FrontRecruiting Sergeant
1972The BankruptTaxi driver
1972GeorgeKnocker
1972Crown CourtFreddy Dean
1972Van der ValkJohnny Palmer
1972New Scotland YardEddie Wharton
1972VillainsCharles 'Knocker' Grindley
1970Play for TodayWoodbine
1970Play for TodayBlake
1970Play for TodayTaxi Driver
1970KateHeavy
1969The Main ChanceWorkman
1967OmnibusSelf
Production
2005Mrs. Henderson PresentsExecutive Producer
1996The Secret AgentExecutive Producer
Directing
1999Tube TalesDirector
1996RainbowDirector
1989Tales from the CryptDirector
1988The Raggedy RawneyDirector
Writing
1988The Raggedy RawneyScreenplay