'Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins

Hoskins retired from acting in 2012 after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Hoskins' breakout role was in "The Long Good Friday" and he was nominated for an Oscar for "Mona Lisa." He also appeared in "Mermaids 

Bob Hoskins, the British actor who starred in The Long Good Friday, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and many more, has died aged 71.

Peter Bradshaw: Bob Hoskins' appeal rested on a chirpiness always just a hair's breadth from exploding. Yet for me his most powerful hour came when he played a man with genuinely unsettling intent beneath…

Hoskins retired from acting in 2012 after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Hoskins' breakout role was in "The Long Good Friday" and he was nominated for an Oscar for "Mona Lisa." He also appeared in "Mermaids 

Bob Hoskins was a godsend for those TV shows that would feature footage of the work now-famous performers took early on to pay the bills. Shows such as Before They Were Famous. Because before he was on the big screen in films such as Mona Lisa,