Bob Hoskins

Bob Hoskins

Known for
Acting
Born
October 26, 1942
Died
April 29, 2014 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK

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).

Known For

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Filmography

2026
Hook: Never, Never Ending poster

Hook: Never, Never Ending

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2026
Dinosaur Drive-In poster

Dinosaur Drive-In

Movie · as Self - (archive footage)

2026
El Santo Padre Juan XXIII (duplicado)

El Santo Padre Juan XXIII (duplicado)

TV · as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli - Juan XXIII · 2 eps

2019
An Accidental Studio poster

An Accidental Studio

Movie · as Self (archive footage)

2018
Nothing Like a Dame poster

Nothing Like a Dame

Movie · as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2014
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game poster

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

Movie · as Self - Mario Mario (archive footage)

2012
Snow White and the Huntsman poster

Snow White and the Huntsman

Movie · as Muir

2012
Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice poster

Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

Movie · as Self

2012
Outside Bet poster

Outside Bet

Movie · as Percy 'Smudge' Smith

2011
Will poster

Will

Movie · as Davey

2011
Neverland poster

Neverland

TV · as Smee · 2 eps

2010
Made in Dagenham poster

Made in Dagenham

Movie · as Albert Passingham

2010
Waking Sleeping Beauty poster

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Movie · as Eddie Valiant (archive footage)

2009
Pinocchio poster

Pinocchio

Movie · as Geppetto

2009
A Christmas Carol poster

A Christmas Carol

Movie · as Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice)

2009
Pinocchio poster

Pinocchio

TV · as Geppetto · 2 eps

2008
Doomsday poster

Doomsday

Movie · as Bill Nelson

2008
Go Go Tales poster

Go Go Tales

Movie · as The Baron

2008
The Last Word Monologues

The Last Word Monologues

Movie

2008
Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday' poster

Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'

Movie · as Self

2008
The Englishman's Boy poster

The Englishman's Boy

TV · as Damon Ira Chance · 2 eps

2007
Outlaw poster

Outlaw

Movie · as Walter Lewis

2007
Sparkle poster

Sparkle

Movie · as Vince

2007
Ruby Blue poster

Ruby Blue

Movie · as Jack

2007
British Film Forever poster

British Film Forever

TV · 1 ep

2006
Hollywoodland poster

Hollywoodland

Movie · as Eddie Mannix

2006
Paris Je T'aime poster

Paris Je T'aime

Movie · as Bob (Pigalle)

2006
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties poster

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Movie · as Winston (voice)

2006
The Wind in the Willows poster

The Wind in the Willows

Movie · as Badger

2006
Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday poster

Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday

Movie · as Himself

2006
The Street poster

The Street

TV · as Paddy Gargan · 6 eps

2005
Unleashed poster

Unleashed

Movie · as Bart

2005
Mrs. Henderson Presents poster

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Movie · as Vivian Van Damm

2005
Stay poster

Stay

Movie · as Dr. Leon Patterson

2005
Son of the Mask poster

Son of the Mask

Movie · as Odin

2004
Beyond the Sea poster

Beyond the Sea

Movie · as Charlie Cassotto Maffia

2004
Vanity Fair poster

Vanity Fair

Movie · as Sir Pitt Crawley

2003
The Sleeping Dictionary poster

The Sleeping Dictionary

Movie · as Henry Bullard

2003
Den of Lions poster

Den of Lions

Movie · as Darius Paskevic

2003
The Good Pope poster

The Good Pope

Movie · as Angelo Roncalli / Papa Giovanni XXIII

2003
Cher: The Farewell Tour poster

Cher: The Farewell Tour

Movie · as Self – Lou Landsky (archive footage)

2003
Il Papa buono poster

Il Papa buono

TV · as Angelo Roncalli / Giovanni XXIII · 2 eps

2002
Maid in Manhattan poster

Maid in Manhattan

Movie · as Lionel Bloch

2002
Where Eskimos Live poster

Where Eskimos Live

Movie · as Sharkey

2001
Enemy at the Gates poster

Enemy at the Gates

Movie · as Nikita Khrushchev

2001
The Lost World poster

The Lost World

Movie · as Prof. Challenger

2001
Last Orders poster

Last Orders

Movie · as Ray

2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross poster

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2001
The Lost World poster

The Lost World

TV · as Professor Challenger · 2 eps

2000
A Room for Romeo Brass poster

A Room for Romeo Brass

Movie · as Steven Laws

2000
American Virgin poster

American Virgin

Movie · as Joey

2000
Don Quixote poster

Don Quixote

Movie · as Sancho Panza

2000
Noriega: God's Favorite poster

Noriega: God's Favorite

Movie · as Manuel Noriega

1999
Felicia's Journey poster

Felicia's Journey

Movie · as Joe Hilditch

1999
The White River Kid poster

The White River Kid

Movie · as Brother Edgar

1999
Captain Jack poster

Captain Jack

Movie · as Jack Armistead

1999
Parting Shots poster

Parting Shots

Movie · as Gerd Layton

1999
From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic poster

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

Movie · as Self

1999
David Copperfield poster

David Copperfield

TV · as Micawber · 2 eps

1998
TwentyFourSeven poster

TwentyFourSeven

Movie · as Alan Darcy

1998
Cousin Bette poster

Cousin Bette

Movie · as Cesar Crevel

1998
Let the Good Times Roll poster

Let the Good Times Roll

Movie · as Peter

1998
Parkinson poster

Parkinson

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1997
Spice World poster

Spice World

Movie · as Bob Hoskins

1997
The Forgotten Toys poster

The Forgotten Toys

TV · as Teddy (voice) · 26 eps

1996
Michael poster

Michael

Movie · as Vartan Malt

1996
The Secret Agent poster

The Secret Agent

Movie · as Verloc

1996
Rainbow poster

Rainbow

Movie · as Frank Bailey

1996
TFI Friday poster

TFI Friday

TV · 1 ep

1995
Nixon poster

Nixon

Movie · as J. Edgar Hoover

1995
Balto poster

Balto

Movie · as Boris the Goose (voice)

1995
Ding Dong poster

Ding Dong

Movie · as Male Model

1995
The Forgotten Toys poster

The Forgotten Toys

Movie · as Teddy (voice)

1994
Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold poster

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

Movie · as Self

1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects poster

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Movie · as Self

1994
World War II: When Lions Roared poster

World War II: When Lions Roared

TV · as Winston Churchill · 2 eps

1993
Super Mario Bros. poster

Super Mario Bros.

Movie · as Mario Mario

1993
The Big Freeze poster

The Big Freeze

Movie · as Sidney, plumber's mate

1993
The Changeling poster

The Changeling

Movie · as De Flores

1993
Frasier poster

Frasier

TV · as Coach Fuller · 1 ep

1993
Late Show with David Letterman poster

Late Show with David Letterman

TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep

1992
Passed Away poster

Passed Away

Movie · as Johnny Scanlan

1992
Blue Ice poster

Blue Ice

Movie · as Sam Garcia

1992
The Inner Circle poster

The Inner Circle

Movie · as Beria

1991
Hook poster

Hook

Movie · as Smee

1991
Shattered poster

Shattered

Movie · as Gus Klein

1991
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish poster

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

Movie · as Louis Aubinard

1991
Rabbit Ears - The Bremen Town Musicians

Rabbit Ears - The Bremen Town Musicians

Movie · as Narrator (voice)

1991
Performance poster

Performance

TV · as De Flores · 1 ep

1990
Mermaids poster

Mermaids

Movie · as Lou Landsky

1990
Heart Condition poster

Heart Condition

Movie · as Jack Moony

1989
The Movie Life of George poster

The Movie Life of George

Movie · as Self

1989
Tales from the Crypt poster

Tales from the Crypt

TV · as Redmond · 1 ep

1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit poster

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Movie · as Eddie Valiant

1988
The Raggedy Rawney poster

The Raggedy Rawney

Movie · as Darky

1988
Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town poster

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

Movie · as Self – Eddie Valiant

1988
One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage poster

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

Movie · as Self (uncredited)

1987
A Prayer for the Dying poster

A Prayer for the Dying

Movie · as Father Michael Da Costa

1987
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne poster

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

Movie · as James Madden

1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball poster

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

Movie · as The Secret Policeman (voice)

1986
Mona Lisa poster

Mona Lisa

Movie · as George

1986
Sweet Liberty poster

Sweet Liberty

Movie · as Stanley Gould

1985
Brazil poster

Brazil

Movie · as Spoor

1985
An Audience with Billy Connolly poster

An Audience with Billy Connolly

Movie · as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

1985
The Woman Who Married Clark Gable poster

The Woman Who Married Clark Gable

Movie · as George

1985
The Dunera Boys poster

The Dunera Boys

Movie · as Morrie Mendellsohn

1985
Mussolini and I poster

Mussolini and I

TV · as Benito Mussolini · 4 eps

1984
The Cotton Club poster

The Cotton Club

Movie · as Owney Madden

1984
Lassiter poster

Lassiter

Movie · as Inspector John Becker

1984
Aspel & Company

Aspel & Company

TV · 1 ep

1984
Weekend Playhouse

Weekend Playhouse

TV · as Eddie Reed · 1 ep

1983
The Honorary Consul poster

The Honorary Consul

Movie · as Colonel Perez

1983
The Beggar's Opera poster

The Beggar's Opera

Movie · as Beggar

1982
Pink Floyd: The Wall poster

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Movie · as Rock and Roll Manager

1981
Stainless Steel and the Star Spies poster

Stainless Steel and the Star Spies

Movie · as Robotham (voice)

1981
An Audience with Dudley Moore poster

An Audience with Dudley Moore

Movie

1981
Othello poster

Othello

Movie · as Iago

1981
Big Jim and the Figaro Club

Big Jim and the Figaro Club

TV · as Narrator (voice) · 5 eps

1980
The Long Good Friday poster

The Long Good Friday

Movie · as Harold Shand

1980
Sheppey

Sheppey

Movie · as Sheppey

1980
Flickers poster

Flickers

TV · as Arnie Cole · 6 eps

1979
Zulu Dawn poster

Zulu Dawn

Movie · as C.S.M. Williams

1979
Big Jim and the Figaro Club poster

Big Jim and the Figaro Club

Movie · as Narrator (Older College)

1979
Brecht and Co poster

Brecht and Co

Movie

1979
Of Mycenae and Men poster

Of Mycenae and Men

Movie

1979
Turning Year Tales

Turning Year Tales

TV · as Self – Narrator · 1 ep

1978
Pennies from Heaven poster

Pennies from Heaven

TV · as Arthur Parker · 6 eps

1978
An Audience with... poster

An Audience with...

TV · as Self · 3 eps

1977
Three Piece Suite poster

Three Piece Suite

Movie · as Reg

1977
Three Piece Suite poster

Three Piece Suite

TV · as Reg (segment "Wonderful Woman")

1976
The Story of Pantomime poster

The Story of Pantomime

Movie · as Self

1976
The Crezz poster

The Crezz

TV · as Det. Sgt. Marble · 12 eps

1975
Inserts poster

Inserts

Movie · as Big Mac

1975
Royal Flash poster

Royal Flash

Movie · as Police Constable

1975
Kill Two Birds poster

Kill Two Birds

Movie · as Sammy Draper

1975
Saturday Night Live poster

Saturday Night Live

TV · as Captain Kidd / Self · 1 ep

1974
Schmoedipus poster

Schmoedipus

Movie · as Blake (Tom's Boss)

1974
If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them

Movie · as The Sexton

1974
Thick as Thieves poster

Thick as Thieves

TV · as George Dobbs · 8 eps

1973
The National Health poster

The National Health

Movie · as Foster

1973
Her Majesty's Pleasure poster

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Movie · as Woodbine

1973
Thriller poster

Thriller

TV · as Sammy Draper · 1 ep

1973
Sir Yellow

Sir Yellow

TV · 6 eps

1972
Up the Front poster

Up the Front

Movie · as Recruiting Sergeant

1972
The Bankrupt poster

The Bankrupt

Movie · as Taxi driver

1972
George poster

George

Movie · as Knocker

1972
Crown Court poster

Crown Court

TV · as Freddy Dean · 3 eps

1972
Van der Valk poster

Van der Valk

TV · as Johnny Palmer · 1 ep

1972
Villains poster

Villains

TV · as Charles 'Knocker' Grindley · 3 eps

1972
New Scotland Yard poster

New Scotland Yard

TV · as Eddie Wharton · 1 ep

1971
Film '72

Film '72

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1970
Play for Today poster

Play for Today

TV · as Woodbine, Blake, Taxi Driver · 1 ep

1970
Kate

Kate

TV · as Heavy · 1 ep

1969
The Main Chance poster

The Main Chance

TV · as Workman · 1 ep

1967
Omnibus poster

Omnibus

TV · as Self · 1 ep