Bob Hoskins
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Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor. His work included lead roles in Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990), and Super Mario Bros. (1993), and supporting performances in Brazil (1985), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He also directed two feature films.
Hoskins received the best actor award at the Cannes Film Festival, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role in Mona Lisa. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same role. In 2009, Hoskins won an International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his appearance on the BBC One drama The Street. In 2012, Hoskins retired from acting due to Parkinson's disease, and he died from pneumonia on 29 April 2014, at age 71.
Filmography
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| Mrs Henderson Presents || Vivian Van Damm || National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an Ensemble
Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Actor
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
Nominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
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| rowspan="4"| 2006 || Paris, je t'aime || Bob Leander || Segment: "Pigalle"
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| The Wind in the Willows || Badger ||
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| Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties || Winston || Voice
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| Hollywoodland || Eddie Mannix ||
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| rowspan="4"| 2007 || Sparkle || Vince ||
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| Outlaw || Walter Lewis ||
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| Ruby Blue || Jack || Oxford International Film Festival - Best Actor
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| Go Go Tales || The Baron ||
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| 2008 || Doomsday || Bill Nelson ||
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| 2009 || A Christmas Carol || Mr. Fezziwig / Old Joe || Motion capture
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| 2010 || Made in Dagenham || Albert || Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
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| 2011 || Will || Davey ||
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| 2012 || Outside Bet || Percy "Smudge" Smith ||
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| 2012 || Snow White and the Huntsman || Muir ||
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Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1972 | Villains | Charles Grindley | 3 episode |
Play for Today | Taxi driver | Episode: "The Bankrupt" | |
1973 | Crown Court | Freddie Dean | 3 episodes |
New Scotland Yard | Eddie Wharton | Episode: "Weight of Evidence" | |
Softly, Softly: Taskforce | Parker | Episode: "Outrage" | |
Play for Today | Woodbine | Episode: "Her Majesty's Pleasure" | |
1974 | Shoulder to Shoulder | Jack Dunn | Episode: "Outrage" |
Thick as Thieves | Dobbs | 8 episodes | |
Play for Today | Blake | Episode: "Schmoedipus" | |
1975 | On the Move | Alf | 2 years, 100 episodes |
1976 | Thriller | Sammy Draper | Episode: "Cry Terror" |
The Crezz | Detective Sergeant Marble | Episode: "A Flash of Inspiration" | |
1977 | Van der Valk | Johnny Palmer | Episode: "Dead on Arrival" |
Rock Follies of '77 | Johnny Britten | Episode: "The Real Life" | |
1978 | Pennies from Heaven | Arthur Parker | 6 episodes Nominated – BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor |
1979 | Of Mycenae and Men | Mr. Taramasalatopoulos | Television short |
1980 | Flickers | Arnie Cole | 6 episodes |
1981 | Othello | Iago | Television film - BBC |
1983 | The Beggar's Opera | Beggar | Television film - BBC |
1985 | Mussolini and I | Benito Mussolini | 4 episodes |
1985 | The Dunera Boys | Morrie Mendellsohn | 2 episodes |
1994 | The Changeling | De Flores | Television film |
World War II: When Lions Roared | Winston Churchill | Television film - NBC | |
1995–1999 | The Forgotten Toys | Teddy | Voice 26 episodes |
1996 | Tales from the Crypt | Redmond | Episode: "Fatal Caper" |
1999 | David Copperfield | Wilkins Micawber | 2 episodes |
2000 | Noriega: God's Favorite | Manuel Noriega | Television film Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film |
Don Quixote | Sancho Panza | Television film - Hallmark | |
2001 | The Lost World | Professor George Challenger | Television film - BBC |
2003 | Frasier | Coach Fuller | Episode: "Trophy Girlfriend" |
The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII | Angelo Roncalli/Pope John XXIII | Television film | |
2008 | The Englishman's Boy | Damon Ira Chance | 2 episodes |
Pinocchio | Geppetto | Television film | |
The Last Word Monologues | unnamed hitman | Episode: "A Bit of Private Business" | |
2009 | The Street | Paddy Gargan | 2 episodes International Emmy Award for Best Actor |
2011 | Neverland | Smee | 2 episodes |