Bob Hoskins

Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was a British actor. He was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and raised in Finsbury Park, London. 

Hoskins' movies include: The Long Good Friday, Mona Lisa and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. He won a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award for his role as George in Mona Lisa. 

He was also awarded a doctorate degree (degree in acting) at the graduation ceremony of Royal Central School of Speech and Drama in London, England. 

On 8 August 2012, Hoskins said he had retired, having being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in late 2011.Bob Hoskins to retire after Parkinson's diagnosis He died of pneumonia on the morning of 29 April 2014 in London.

Filmography
 Year Title Role Notes 1972  Up the Front  Recruiting sergeant  1973  The National Health  Foster  1975  Royal Flash  Police Constable  Inserts  Big Mac  1979  Zulu Dawn  CSM Williams  1980  The Long Good Friday  Harold Shand  Evening Standard British Film Award for Best ActorNominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 1982  Pink Floyd The Wall  Band manager  1983  The Honorary Consul  Colonel Perez  Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 1984  Lassiter  Inspector John Becker  The Cotton Club  Owney Madden  1985  The Woman Who Married Clark Gable  George  The Dunera Boys  Morrie Mendellsohn  The Black Cauldron  Horned King's Guards  Voice Brazil  Spoor  1986  Sweet Liberty  Stanley Gould  Mona Lisa  George  BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading RoleCannes Film Festival: Best Actor (tied with Michel Blanc in Ménage)Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorGolden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture DramaKansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorLondon Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year (tied with William Hurt in Kiss of the Spider Woman)Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best ActorNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best ActorNew York Film Critics Circle Award for Best ActorValladolid International Film Festival: Best ActorNominated – Academy Award for Best Actor 1987  A Prayer for the Dying  Father Michael Da Costa  The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne  James Madden  Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor 1988  Who Framed Roger Rabbit  Eddie Valiant Evening Standard British Film Award for Best ActorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or ComedyNominated – Saturn Award for Best Actor The Raggedy Rawney  Darky  Also director 1990  Heart Condition  Jack Moony  Mermaids  Lou Landsky  1991  The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish  Louis Aubinard  Shattered  Gus Klein  Hook  Smee The Inner Circle  Lavrentiy Beria  1992  Passed Away  Johnny Scanlan  Blue Ice  Sam Garcia  1993  Super Mario Bros.   Mario Mario  The Big Freeze  Sidney  1995  Nixon  J. Edgar Hoover  Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Balto  Boris  Voice 1996  Rainbow  Frank Bailey  Also director The Secret Agent  Verloc  Michael  Vartan Malt  1997  Twenty Four Seven  Alan Darcy  European Film Award for Best Actor Spice World  Ginger Spice's disguise  Cameo 1998  Cousin Bette  Cesar Crevel  1999  Parting Shots  Gerd Layton  Captain Jack  Jack Armistead  Felicia's Journey  Hilditch  Genie Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role A Room for Romeo Brass  Steven Laws  The White River Kid  Brother Edgar  2000  American Virgin  Joey  2001  Enemy at the Gates  Nikita Khrushchev  Last Orders  Ray "Raysie" Johnson  National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an EnsembleNominated – European Film Award for Best Actor (shared with ensemble cast) 2002  Where Eskimos Live  Sharkey  Maid in Manhattan  Lionel Bloch  2003  The Sleeping Dictionary  Henry  DVD Exclusive Award for Best Supporting Actor in a DVD Premiere Movie Den of Lions  Darius Paskevic  2004  Vanity Fair  Sir Pitt Crawley  Beyond the Sea  Charlie Maffia  2005  Unleashed  Bart  Son of the Mask  Odin  Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor  Mrs Henderson Presents  Vivian Van Damm National Board of Review Award for Best Acting by an EnsembleNominated – British Independent Film Award for Best ActorNominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion PictureNominated – St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Stay  Dr. Leon Patterson  2006  Paris, je t'aime  Bob Leander  Segment: "Pigalle" The Wind in the Willows  Badger  Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties  Winston  Voice Hollywoodland  Eddie Mannix 2007  Sparkle  Vince  Outlaw  Walter Lewis  Ruby Blue  Jack  Oxford International Film Festival - Best Actor Go Go Tales  The Baron  2008  Doomsday  Bill Nelson  2009  A Christmas Carol  Mr. Fezziwig / Old Joe  Motion capture; voice 2010  Made in Dagenham  Albert  Nominated – British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor 2011  Will  Davey  2012  Outside Bet  Percy "Smudge" Smith  2012  Snow White and the Huntsman  Muir 

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