Bob Hoskins biography
Bob Hoskins was an English actor, born on 26 October 1942 in Bury St Edmunds, who died on 29 April 2014.
Bob Hoskins's screen career began in 1972 with Villains, playing Charles Grindley.
Bob Hoskins appeared in 68 films and 37 television or streaming titles between 1972 and 2012.
Bob Hoskins is remembered for Brazil, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Hook, Enemy at the Gates.
Honours include Donostia Award, European Film Award for Best Actor and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
- Also known as
- Robert William Hoskins Jr., Robert William Hoskins
- Born
- 26 October 1942
- Died
- 29 April 2014 (aged 71)
- Birthplace
- Bury St Edmunds
- Work
- Television actor, Film actor, Actor, Film director, Screenwriter
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1968 to 2012
- Known for
- Brazil, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Hook, Enemy at the Gates, Unleashed, A Christmas Carol
- Awards
- Donostia Award
- European Film Award for Best Actor
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Bob Hoskins filmography
68 films and 37 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Snow White and the Huntsman | Muir | ||
| 2012 | Outside Bet | Percy "Smudge" Smith | ||
| 2011 | Will | Davey | ||
| 2010 | Made in Dagenham | Albert | ||
| 2009 | A Christmas Carol | Mr. Fezziwig / Old Joe | Motion capture and voice role | |
| 2008 | Doomsday | Bill Nelson | ||
| 2007 | Sparkle | Vince | ||
| 2007 | Ruby Blue | Jack | ||
| 2007 | Outlaw | Walter Lewis | ||
| 2007 | Go Go Tales | The Baron | ||
| 2006 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Winston | Voice role | |
| 2006 | Paris, je t'aime | Bob Leander | Segment: "Pigalle" | |
| 2006 | Hollywoodland | Eddie Mannix | ||
| 2005 | Unleashed | Bart | ||
| 2005 | Stay | Dr. Leon Patterson | ||
| 2005 | Son of the Mask | Odin | ||
| 2005 | Mrs Henderson Presents | Vivian Van Damm | ||
| 2004 | Vanity Fair | Sir Pitt Crawley | ||
| 2004 | Beyond the Sea | Charlie Maffia | ||
| 2003 | The Sleeping Dictionary | Henry | ||
| 2003 | Den of Lions | Darius Paskevic | ||
| 2002 | Maid in Manhattan | Lionel Bloch | ||
| 2002 | Where Eskimos Live | Sharkey | ||
| 2001 | Last Orders | Ray "Raysie" Johnson | ||
| 2001 | Enemy at the Gates | Nikita Khrushchev |
Show all 68 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | American Virgin | Joey | ||
| 1999 | The White River Kid | Brother Edgar | ||
| 1999 | Felicia's Journey | Hilditch | ||
| 1999 | A Room for Romeo Brass | Steven Laws | ||
| 1999 | Parting Shots | Gerd Layton | ||
| 1999 | Captain Jack | Jack Armistead | ||
| 1998 | Cousin Bette | Cesar Crevel | ||
| 1997 | Twenty Four Seven | Alan Darcy | ||
| 1997 | Spice World | English | ||
| 1996 | The Secret Agent | Verloc | ||
| 1996 | Michael | Vartan Malt | ||
| 1996 | Rainbow | Frank Bailey | Also director | |
| 1995 | Nixon | J. Edgar Hoover | ||
| 1995 | Balto | Boris Goosinoff | Voice role | |
| 1994 | A Century of Cinema | English | ||
| 1993 | Super Mario Bros | Mario Mario | ||
| 1993 | The Big Freeze | Sidney | ||
| 1992 | Passed Away | Johnny Scanlan | ||
| 1992 | Blue Ice | Sam Garcia | ||
| 1991 | The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish | Louis Aubinard | ||
| 1991 | The Inner Circle | Lavrentiy Beria | ||
| 1991 | Hook | Smee | ||
| 1991 | Shattered | Gus Klein | ||
| 1990 | Mermaids | Lou Landsky | ||
| 1990 | Heart Condition | Jack Moony | ||
| 1988 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Eddie Valiant | ||
| 1988 | The Raggedy Rawney | Darky | Also director | |
| 1987 | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | James Madden | ||
| 1987 | A Prayer for the Dying | Father Michael Da Costa | ||
| 1986 | Mona Lisa | George | ||
| 1986 | Sweet Liberty | Stanley Gould | ||
| 1985 | Brazil | Spoor | ||
| 1985 | The Dunera Boys | Morrie Mendellsohn | ||
| 1984 | The Cotton Club | Owney Madden | ||
| 1984 | Lassiter | Inspector John Becker | ||
| 1983 | The Honorary Consul | Colonel Perez | ||
| 1982 | Pink Floyd , The Wall | Band manager | ||
| 1980 | The Long Good Friday | Harold Shand | ||
| 1979 | Zulu Dawn | CSM Williams | ||
| 1975 | Royal Flash | Police Constable | ||
| 1975 | Inserts | Big Mac | ||
| 1973 | The National Health | Foster | ||
| 1972 | Up the Front | Recruiting sergeant |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Neverland | Smee | 2 episodes | |
| 2009 | The Street | Paddy Gargan | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | Pinocchio | Geppetto | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | The Englishman's Boy | Damon Ira Chance | 2 episodes | |
| 2008 | The Last Word Monologues | Unnamed hitman | Episode: "A Bit of Private Business" | |
| 2006 | The Wind in the Willows | Badger | Television film | |
| 2003 | The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII | Angelo Roncalli/Pope John XXIII | Television film | |
| 2003 | Frasier | Coach Fuller | Episode: "Trophy Girlfriend" | |
| 2001 | The Lost World | Professor George Challenger | Television film | |
| 2000 | Noriega: God's Favorite | Manuel Noriega | Television film | |
| 2000 | Don Quixote | Sancho Panza | Television film - TNT | |
| 1999 | David Copperfield | Wilkins Micawber | Miniseries | |
| 1996 | Tales from the Crypt | Redmond | Episode: "Fatal Caper" Also director | |
| 1995 | The Forgotten Toys | Teddy | Voice 26 episodes | |
| 1994 | World War II: When Lions Roared | Winston Churchill | 2 episodes | |
| 1993 | Performance | De Flores | Episode: The Changeling | |
| 1985 | Mussolini and I | Benito Mussolini | Miniseries | |
| 1983 | The Beggar's Opera | Beggar | Television film - BBC | |
| 1981 | BBC Television Shakespeare | Iago | Episode: Othello | |
| 1980 | Flickers | Arnie Cole | Miniseries | |
| 1979 | Of Mycenae and Men | Mr. Taramasalatopoulos | Television short | |
| 1978 | Pennies from Heaven | Arthur Parker | Miniseries | |
| 1977 | Van der Valk | Johnny Palmer | Episode: "Dead on Arrival" | |
| 1977 | Rock Follies of '77 | Johnny Britten | Episode: "The Real Life" | |
| 1976 | The Crezz | Detective Sergeant Marble | Episode: "A Flash of Inspiration" |
Show all 37 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Thriller | Sammy Draper | Episode: "Kill Two Birds"/"Cry Terror" | |
| 1975 | On the Move | Alf | ||
| 1974 | Thick as Thieves | Dobbs | 8 episodes | |
| 1974 | Shoulder to Shoulder | Jack Dunn | Episode: "Outrage" | |
| 1973 | Softly, Softly: Task Force | Parker | Episode: "Signed Off" | |
| 1973 | Sir Yellow | Episode: "I Tag Along With Thee" | ||
| 1973 | Omnibus | Grimaldi | Episode: "It Must Be Something in the Water" | |
| 1973 | New Scotland Yard | Eddie Wharton | Episode: "Weight of Evidence" | |
| 1973 | Crown Court | Freddie Dean | Serial: "Crime in Prison" | |
| 1972 | Villains | Charles Grindley | 3 episodes | |
| 1972 | The Main Chance | Workman | Episode: "Acting for Self" | |
| 1972 | Kate | Heavy | Episode: "A Nice Rest" |