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Bob Hoskins

Born: 26 October 1942, Bury St. Edmunds
Died: 29 April 2014, London

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Highlighted works

The Long Good Friday

An East End underworld boss faces his greatest ever challenge in John MacKenzie’s iconic thriller, featuring a tour-de-force performance from Bob Hoskins.
Mona Lisa

An ungainly cockney chauffeur navigates the seedy streets of London, gradually falling for the elegant and mysterious prostitute who is his passenger.
Brazil

Terry Gilliam’s fantastical satire of bureaucracy gone mad is one of the most visually imaginative works in modern cinema.

Filmography

Bob Hoskins Interview

interviewee
The Krays

Detective Sergeant Leonard 'Nipper' Read
The Duchess of Malfi

cast member
Cowboy

voice
2012

Outside Bet

Percy 'Smudge' Smith
2012

Snow White and the Huntsman

Muir
2011

Will

Davey
2010

Made in Dagenham

Albert
2009

The Street[13/07/2009]

Paddy
2009

Disney's a Christmas Carol

Fezziwig
Old Joe
2009

Street[17/08/2009]

Paddy
2008

A Bit of Private Business

cast member
2008

Doomsday

DDS Chief Bill Nelson
2007

Ruby Blue

Jack
2007

GO GO TALES

the baron
2007

Guns, Gangsters and Getaways The Story of the British Thriller

Interviewee
2007

The Wind in the Willows

Badger
2007

Outlaw

Walter Lewis
2006

PIGALLE

Bob
2006

Hollywoodland

Edgar Mannix
2006

Sparkle

Vince
2006

Garfield A Tail of Two Kitties

voice of Winston
2005

Mrs Henderson Presents

Executive Producer
Vivian Van Damm
2005

Danny the Dog

Bart
2005

Stay

Doctor Leon Patterson
2005

SON OF THE MASK

Odin
2005

Vanity Fair

Sir Pitt Crawley
2005

The Long Good Friday

on-screen participant
2005

Mrs Henderson Presents (Electronic Press Kit)

on-screen participant
2004

Beyond the Sea

Charlie Cassotto Maffia
2004

Little Friends[27/01/2004]

on-screen participant
2004

Steven Spielberg: The Man and His Movies

interviewee
2003

Il PAPA BUONO GIOVANNI XXIII

Pope John XXIII
2003

Lenny Henry in Pieces[21/03/2003]

guest
2003

Trophy Girlfriend

Coach Fuller
2003

Little Friends[20/01/2004]

on-screen participant
2003

Sir Michael Caine

interviewee
2002

Where Eskimos Live

cast member
2002

Den of Lions

cast member
2002

Last Orders

Ray 'Lucky' Johnson
2002

Maid in Manhattan

Lionel Bloch
2002

From Star Wars to Star Wars

on-screen participant
2002

Phil Collins A Life Less Ordinary

interviewee
2001

Noriega God's Favourite

Manuel Noriega
2001

The Lost World [Part One]

Professor Challenger
2001

The Lost World [Part Two]

Professor Challenger
2001

Enemy at the Gates

Nikita Khrushchev
2000

LIVE VIRGIN

Joey Quinn
2000

Don Quixote

Sancho Panza
2000

A Room for Romeo Brass

Steven Laws
2000

The BBC & BAFTA Tribute to Michael Caine
1999

Tube Tales

Director {4}
1999

For Iris

narrator
1999

Toy Boy Two

voice
1999

Captain Jack

Captain Jack Armistead
1999

Felicia's Journey

Joseph Hilditch
1999

Parting Shots

Gerd Layton
1999

David Copperfield Part 2

Micawber
1999

David Copperfield Part 1

Micawber
1998

The Secret Agent

Executive Producer
Adolph Verloc
1998

The Blazing Toys

voice
1998

The Forgotten Toys

voice
1998

Toys That Go Bump in the Night

voice
1998

24 7 TwentyFourSeven

Alan Darcy
1998

Forgotten Again

Voice (Teddy)
1998

The White River Kid

cast member
1998

Big Screen[03/05/98]

Guest
1998

Let the Good Times Roll

Peter
1998

Cousin Bette

Mayor Cesar Crevel
1998

Parkinson[13/03/98]

guest
1998

Special Feature - Shane Meadows

on-screen participant
1998

Big Screen[22/03/98]

interviewee
1997

The Guardian Interview: Bob Hoskins and Shane Meadows

Interviewee
1997

Spice World

himself
1997

Tfi Friday[14/11/97]

Guest
1997

Exclusive![20/08/97]

on-screen participant
1996

Michael

Vartan Malt
1996

Des O'Connor Tonight[13/03/96]

Guest: plug for NIXON
1996

Tfi Friday[21/06/96]

Guest
1996

The Gaby Roslin Show[22/06/96]

Guest
1995

Rainbow

Director
Frank Bailey
1995

Forgotten Toys

Voice of Teddy
1995

British Telecom: Rehearsal: AMV/BTRH089/060

cast member
1995

British Telecom: Love Songs: AMV/BTLS088/060

cast member
1995

Balto

voice of Boris
1995

Nixon

J. Edgar Hoover
1994

Tigers with Bob Hoskins

presenter
1994

Robbery

narrator
1994

Drugs

narrator
1994

Thieves

narrator
1994

Getting Away with Murder

narrator
1994

Vice

narrator
1994

World War II When Lions Roared

Winston Churchill
1994

A Century of Cinema

interviewee
1994

Masters of Illusion

on-screen participant
1993

The Changeling

DeFlores
1993

The Big Freeze

Sydney, plumber's mate
1993

Super Mario Bros.

Mario Mario
1993

Aspel & Company[13/06/93]

Guest
1992

Passed Away

Johnny Scanlan
1992

Blue Ice

Garcia
1992

Metro Special: Spielberg's Hook

interviewee
1991

Rue Saint-Sulpice

Louis Aubinard
1991

Shattered

Gus Klein
1991

Il PROIEZIONISTA

Beria
1991

Hook

Smee
1991

Michael Caine Breaking the Mould

interviewee
1991

Aspel & Company[16/03/91]

interviewee
1990

A Gift From Hungary ... featuring Bob Hoskins

cast member
1990

Mermaids

Lou Landsky
1989

The Raggedy Rawney

Director
Screenplay
Darky
1989

Heart Condition

Jack Mooney
1989

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

James Madden
1989

Two Dogs and Freedom - A Concert for the Children of South Africa

cast member
1989

Under the Rainbow

on-screen participant
1989

The Movie Life of George

on-screen participant
1988

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Eddie Valiant
1988

A Prayer for the Dying

Father Da Costa
1988

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toontown

on-screen participant
1988

Smile Jamaica Part 2

on-screen participant
1988

Starlog Magazine #133 Bob Hoskins Interview

interviewee
1987

The Secret Policeman's Third Ball

voice of the Secret Policeman
1986

Mona Lisa

George
1986

The Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1985

recipient of award
1985

Still on the Move

presenter
1985

The Woman Who Married Clark Gable

George
1985

IO E IL DUCE

Mussolini
1985

Sweet Liberty

Stanley Gould
1985

Brazil

Spoor
1985

The Dunera Boys

Morrie Mendelsohn
1984

Say No to No Say - GLC Cinema Advert

voice
1984

You Don't Have to Walk to Fly

Eddie Reed
1984

Lassiter

Inspector Becker
1984

The Cotton Club

Owney Madden
1983

The Honorary Consul

Colonel Perez
1983

The Beggar's Opera

cast member
1982

The River

interviewee
1982

Pink Floyd The Wall

rock and roll manager
1982

Guys and Dolls

on-screen participant
1981

Dung from a Rocking Horse

narrator
1981

Laughing Like a Drain

narrator
1981

Hearts of Oak

narrator
1981

Bit of Rough Shooting

narrator
1981

The Pursuit of Courtly Love

narrator
1981

The Long Good Friday

Harold Shand
1981

Othello

Iago
1980

Flickers

cast member
1980

Sheppey

cast member
1979

Big Jim and the Figaro Club

narrator
1979

Brecht and Co

the storyteller
1979

Zulu Dawn

CSM Williams
1978

Easy Come, Easy Go

Arthur Parker
1978

Better Think Twice

Arthur Parker
1978

Down Sunnyside Lane

Arthur Parker
1978

Says My Heart

Arthur Parker
1978

The Sweetest Thing

Arthur Parker
1978

Painting the Clouds

Arthur Parker
1977

Dead on Arrival

Johnny Palmer
1977

Three Piece Suite[15/03/77]

Reg (Wonderful woman)
1977

The Real Life

Johnny Britten
1977

The Loony Tunes

Johnny Britten
1977

The Divorce

Johnny Britten
1976

On the Move[03/10/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move Special[10/10/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[07/03/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[14/03/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[11/01/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[21/03/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[04/01/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[18/07/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[18/01/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[28/03/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[25/07/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[04/04/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[01/08/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[11/07/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[25/01/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[11/04/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[08/08/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[19/04/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[15/08/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[22/08/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[22/02/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[25/04/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[26/09/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[02/05/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[05/09/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[09/05/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[12/09/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[16/05/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[08/02/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[19/09/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[23/05/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[29/02/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[30/05/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[06/06/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[13/06/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[20/06/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[27/06/76]

presenter
1976

On the Move[04/07/76]

presenter
1976

Kill Two Birds

Sammy Draper
1976

A Flash of Inspiration

Det.-Sgt. Marble
1976

Royal Flash

constable
1976

The Story of Pantomime

on-screen participant
1975

On the Move[12/10/75]

presenter
1975

On the Move[19/10/75]

presenter
1975

On the Move[26/10/75]

presenter
1975

On the Move[02/11/75]

presenter
1975

On the Move[14/12/75]

presenter
1975

On the Move[09/11/75]

presenter
1975

On the Move[16/11/75]

presenter
1975

On the Move[23/11/75]

presenter
1975

On the Move[30/11/75]

presenter
1975

On the Move[07/12/75]

presenter
1975

Inserts

Big Mac
1974

Happy Release

Dobbs
1974

Two Men in My Life

Dobbs
1974

Holy Deadlock

Dobbs
1974

Three Into Two Won't Go

Dobbs
1974

Home & Away

Dobbs
1974

The Trouble with Tommy

Dobbs
1974

The Home Coming

Dobbs
1974

Good Conduct

cast member
1974

Schmoedipus

Blake
1974

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

the sexton
1974

Outrage

Jack Dunn
1973

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Woodbine
1973

And all Who Sail in Her

Billy
1973

On the High Road

cast member
1973

Weight of Evidence

Eddie Wharton
1973

Sir Yellow[10/08/73]

cast member
1973

Crime in Prison R.V.Ager and Lanigan Part 2

Freddy Dean
1973

Crime in Prison R.V.Ager and Lanigan Part 3

Freddy Dean
1973

Crime in Prison R.V.Ager and Lanigan Part 1

Freddy Dean
1973

Signed Off

Parker
1973

The National Health

Foster
1972

Knocker

Knocker
1972

Move In, Move On

Knocker
1972

Acting for Self

Workman
1972

The Bankrupt

taxi driver
1972

George

Knocker
1972

Up the Front

recruiting sergeant

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