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Bob Hoskins

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Bob Hoskins

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Also known as Robert William Hoskins Jr., Robert William Hoskins

English actor (1942–2014)

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Bob Hoskins was an English actor who had a long career in film and television from the 1940s until his death in 2014. He is remembered as a notable figure in entertainment, though specific details about his most famous roles and achievements would require additional context to fully explain his significance.

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Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK

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

  • Hook: Never, Never Ending — Self (archive footage)2026
  • El Santo Padre Juan XXIII (duplicado) — Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli - Juan XXIII2026
  • An Accidental Studio — Self (archive footage)2019
  • Nothing Like a Dame — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2018
  • Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game — Self - Mario Mario (archive footage)2014
  • Snow White and the Huntsman — Muir2012
  • Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice — Self2012
  • Outside Bet — Percy 'Smudge' Smith2012
  • Will — Davey2011
  • Neverland — Smee2011

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Bury St Edmunds
Place of death
Bury St Edmunds
Occupation
stage actor
Educated at
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama
Languages spoken
English language
Religion
Anglicanism
Award
BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Notable work
Snow White and the Huntsman
Image
Bob hoskins filming ruby blue cropped (cropped).jpg
Number of children
4
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nickname
Bob
Commons category
Bob Hoskins
date of birth
1942-10-26
date of death
2014-04-29
cause of death
pneumonia
medical condition
Parkinson's disease
nominated for
European Film Award for Best Actor
manner of death
natural causes
start of work period
1972-00-00
end of work period
2012-00-00
place of burial
Highgate Cemetery
birth name
Robert William Hoskins
name in native language
Bob Hoskins
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Encyclopedic overview

Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) 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).

Hoskins had supporting roles in Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982), The Honorary Consul (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), Brazil (1985), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He portrayed Mario in the 1993 film Super Mario Bros., based on the video game of the same name, and voiced Boris Goosinov in the animated film Balto (1995). Hoskins also directed two feature films: The Raggedy Rawney (1988) and Rainbow (1996).

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