Bob Hoskins

Biography

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).

Career Overview

Bob Hoskins has 126 screen credits in a career dating back to 1970. Their work spans 9 cinematic universes — most prominently The Huntsman Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Who Framed Roger Rabbit, A Christmas Carol, Hook. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Acting
Gender: male
Known Credits: 126
Birth Date: 1942-10-26 00:00:00
Birth Place: Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 9 universes

The Huntsman Collection (1 titles)
Garfield (Live Action) (1 titles)
Garfield (Live-Action/CGI) Collection (1 titles)
The Mask (1 titles)
The Mask Film Series (1 titles)
Balto (1 titles)
Super Mario Bros (1 titles)
Hook (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Jim Cummings (2 collaborations)
Jack Angel (2 collaborations)
Frank Welker (2 collaborations)
Phil Collins (2 collaborations)
Christopher Lloyd (1 collaborations)
Joanna Cassidy (1 collaborations)
Charles Fleischer (1 collaborations)
Kathleen Turner (1 collaborations)
Stubby Kaye (1 collaborations)
Alan Tilvern (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (119 credits)
- An Accidental Studio
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2019
- Nothing Like a Dame
  Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2018
- Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
  Self - Mario Mario (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2014
- Snow White and the Huntsman
  Muir
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Outside Bet
  Percy 'Smudge' Smith
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- Neverland
  Smee
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Part 2 (2011) ... Smee actor actors
  
  - Part 1 (2011) ... Smee actor actors
  
  2011
- Will
  Davey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Made in Dagenham
  Albert Passingham
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- A Christmas Carol
  Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- Pinocchio
  Geppetto
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2009
- The Last Word Monologues
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Go Go Tales
  The Baron
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Doomsday
  Bill Nelson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Sparkle
  Vince
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Ruby Blue
  Jack
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Outlaw
  Walter Lewis
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- The Wind in the Willows
  Badger
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Hollywoodland
  Eddie Mannix
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Paris Je T'aime
  Bob (Pigalle)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
  Winston (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday
  Himself
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2006
- Stay
  Dr. Leon Patterson
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Mrs. Henderson Presents
  Vivian Van Damm
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Son of the Mask
  Odin
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Unleashed
  Bart
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Beyond the Sea
  Charlie Cassotto Maffia
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Vanity Fair
  Sir Pitt Crawley
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Den of Lions
  Darius Paskevic
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- The Sleeping Dictionary
  Henry Bullard
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- The Good Pope
  Angelo Roncalli / Pope John XXIII
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2003
- Maid in Manhattan
  Lionel Bloch
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Where Eskimos Live
  Sharkey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- The Lost World
  Professor Challenger
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Part 2 (2001) ... Professor Challenger actor actors
  
  - Part 1 (2001) ... Professor Challenger actor actors
  
  2001
- The Lost World
  Prof. Challenger
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Last Orders
  Ray
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- Enemy at the Gates
  Nikita Khrushchev
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2001
- American Virgin
  Joey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Don Quixote
  Sancho Panza
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Noriega: God's Favorite
  Manuel Noriega
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Felicia's Journey
  Joe Hilditch
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- A Room for Romeo Brass
  Steven Laws
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Captain Jack
  Jack Armistead
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Parting Shots
  Gerd Layton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- The White River Kid
  Brother Edgar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1999
- Cousin Bette
  Cesar Crevel
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Let the Good Times Roll
  Peter
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- TwentyFourSeven
  Alan Darcy
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Spice World
  Bob Hoskins
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Michael
  Vartan Malt
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- The Secret Agent
  Verloc
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Rainbow
  Frank Bailey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1996
- Balto
  Boris the Goose (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Nixon
  J. Edgar Hoover
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Ding Dong
  Male Model
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- The Forgotten Toys
  Teddy (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1995
- Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- World War II: When Lions Roared
  Winston Churchill
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  - Episode 2 (1994) ... Winston Churchill actor actors
  
  - Episode 1 (1994) ... Winston Churchill actor actors
  
  1994
- Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1994
- The Changeling
  De Flores
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- The Big Freeze
  Sidney, plumber's mate
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Super Mario Bros.
  Mario Mario
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Frasier
  
  - Trophy Girlfriend (2003) ... Coach Fuller actor actors
  
  1993
- Late Show with David Letterman
  
  - Dolly Parton, Bob Hoskins (1998) ... Self - Guest actor actors
  
  1993
- Blue Ice
  Sam Garcia
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Passed Away
  Johnny Scanlan
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- The Inner Circle
  Beria
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Shattered
  Gus Klein
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Rabbit Ears - The Bremen Town Musicians
  Narrator (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
  Louis Aubinard
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Hook
  Smee
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1991
- Mermaids
  Lou Landsky
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Heart Condition
  Jack Moony
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- The Movie Life of George
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1989
- Tales from the Crypt
  
  - Fatal Caper (1996) ... Redmond actor actors
  
  1989
- One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage
  Self (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- The Raggedy Rawney
  Darky
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
  Eddie Valiant
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1988
- The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
  James Madden
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- A Prayer for the Dying
  Father Michael Da Costa
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball
  The Secret Policeman (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Mona Lisa
  George
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- Sweet Liberty
  Stanley Gould
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- An Audience with Billy Connolly
  Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- The Dunera Boys
  Morrie Mendellsohn
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- The Woman Who Married Clark Gable
  George
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- Brazil
  Spoor
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1985
- The Cotton Club
  Owney Madden
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- Lassiter
  Inspector John Becker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1984
- The Honorary Consul
  Colonel Perez
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- The Beggar's Opera
  Beggar
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1983
- Pink Floyd: The Wall
  Rock and Roll Manager
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1982
- An Audience with Dudley Moore
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Othello
  Iago
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- Stainless Steel and the Star Spies
  Robotham (voice)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1981
- The Long Good Friday
  Harold Shand
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- Sheppey
  Sheppey
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1980
- Brecht and Co
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- Big Jim and the Figaro Club
  Narrator (Older College)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- Zulu Dawn
  C.S.M. Williams
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- Of Mycenae and Men
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1979
- Three Piece Suite
  Reg
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1977
- The Story of Pantomime
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- Kill Two Birds
  Sammy Draper
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- Royal Flash
  Police Constable
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- Inserts
  Big Mac
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1975
- Saturday Night Live
  
  - Greg Kinnear/All Saints (1998) ... Captain Kidd / Self actor actors
  
  1975
- Schmoedipus
  Blake (Tom's Boss)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them
  The Sexton
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- Her Majesty's Pleasure
  Woodbine
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1973
- The National Health
  Foster
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1973
- The Bankrupt
  Taxi driver
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1972
- George
  Knocker
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1972
- Up the Front
  Recruiting Sergeant
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1972
- Crown Court
  
  - A Crime in Prison: Regina vs. Ager and Lanigan: Part 3 (1973) ... Freddy Dean actor actors
  
  - A Crime in Prison: Regina v Ager and Lanigan: Part 2 (1973) ... Freddy Dean actor actors
  
  - A Crime In Prison - Regina v Ager and Lanigan : Part 1 (1973) ... Freddy Dean actor actors
  
  1972
- Play for Today
  
  - Schmoedipus (1974) ... Blake actor actors
  
  - Her Majesty's Pleasure (1973) ... Woodbine actor actors
  
  - The Bankrupt (1972) ... Taxi Driver actor actors
  
  1970
production (2 credits)
- Mrs. Henderson Presents
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  2005
- The Secret Agent
  
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1996
directing (4 credits)
- Tube Tales
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1999
- Rainbow
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1996
- Tales from the Crypt
  
  - Fatal Caper (1996) ... director directing
  
  1989
- The Raggedy Rawney
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1988
writing (1 credits)
- The Raggedy Rawney
  
  screenplay
  
  writing
  
  1988

Content sources

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