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 … Read more
The Long Good Friday is not the most successful film to star Bob Hoskins, who has died at the age of 71. (That would be the 1988 blockbuster Who Framed Roger Rabbit.) It may not even be the British actor's best gangster British actor Bob Hoskins, who rose to fame for his performance in the … Read more
Bob Hoskins, the beloved and burly character actor with an American accent so good you always did a double take when you remembered (or were reminded that) he was British, has died following a bout with pneumonia. Bob Hoskins, the beloved and burly character actor with an American accent so good you always did a … Read more
"Five-foot-six-cubic" is how Bob Hoskins described his dense, brick-like physique, and in his career as one of Britain's most familiar and reliable screen actors Hoskins was compared to all sorts of non-human entities. A bulldog. A fireplug. A face Bob Hoskins, the beloved and burly character actor with an American accent so good you always … Read more
(CNN) — Bob Hoskins, the pugnacious British actor known for playing gangsters, tough guys and working-class gentlemen in such films as "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," "The Long Good Friday" and "Mermaids," has died, publicist Clair Dobbs said Wednesday Known for his roles in films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Brazil and the infamous Super … Read more
Hoskins's father was a shy man, a bookkeeper; his mother, a nursery school cook, was more of an extrovert. Bob was their only child, born in 1942. By the mid-1980s he was an established Hollywood star with appearances in blockbusters including Who Bob Hoskins, the actor best known for his roles in Who Framed Roger … Read more
So sad — Bob Hoskins passed away on April 29 at the age of 71. So sad — Bob Hoskins passed away on April 29 at the age of 71. Bob Hoskins mourned by many, many actors on Twitter. So sad — Bob Hoskins passed away on April 29 at the age of 71. Bob … Read more