Acting
Bob Hoskins
Born 1942-10-26
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
Department: Acting
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).
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Snow White and the Huntsman
2012
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Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988
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Hook
1991
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A Christmas Carol
2009
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Enemy at the Gates
2001
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Brazil
1985
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Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006
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Unleashed
2005
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Balto
1995
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Maid in Manhattan
2002
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (164 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Hook: Never, Never Ending | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2026 |
| El Santo Padre Juan XXIII (duplicado) | Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli - Juan XXIII | TV Series | 2026 | |
 | An Accidental Studio | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | Nothing Like a Dame | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | Movie | 2018 |
 | Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game | Self - Mario Mario (archive footage) | Movie | 2014 |
 | Snow White and the Huntsman | Muir | Movie | 2012 |
 | Outside Bet | Percy 'Smudge' Smith | Movie | 2012 |
 | Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | Neverland | Smee | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Will | Davey | Movie | 2011 |
 | Made in Dagenham | Albert Passingham | Movie | 2010 |
 | A Christmas Carol | Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Pinocchio | Geppetto | Movie | 2009 |
 | Pinocchio | Geppetto | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Waking Sleeping Beauty | Eddie Valiant (archive footage) | Movie | 2009 |
| The Last Word Monologues | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2008 | |
 | Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday' | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Go Go Tales | The Baron | Movie | 2008 |
 | Doomsday | Bill Nelson | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Englishman's Boy | Damon Ira Chance | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Sparkle | Vince | Movie | 2007 |
 | British Film Forever | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2007 |
 | Ruby Blue | Jack | Movie | 2007 |
 | Outlaw | Walter Lewis | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Wind in the Willows | Badger | Movie | 2006 |
 | Hollywoodland | Eddie Mannix | Movie | 2006 |
 | Paris Je T'aime | Bob (Pigalle) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Winston (voice) | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Street | Paddy Gargan | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday | Himself | Movie | 2006 |
 | Stay | Dr. Leon Patterson | Movie | 2005 |
 | Mrs. Henderson Presents | Vivian Van Damm | Movie | 2005 |
| Mrs. Henderson Presents | Executive Producer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Son of the Mask | Odin | Movie | 2005 |
 | Unleashed | Bart | Movie | 2005 |
 | Beyond the Sea | Charlie Cassotto Maffia | Movie | 2004 |
 | Vanity Fair | Sir Pitt Crawley | Movie | 2004 |
 | Den of Lions | Darius Paskevic | Movie | 2003 |
 | Cher: The Farewell Tour | Self – Lou Landsky (archive footage) | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Sleeping Dictionary | Henry Bullard | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Good Pope | Angelo Roncalli / Papa Giovanni XXIII | Movie | 2003 |
 | Il Papa buono | Angelo Roncalli / Giovanni XXIII | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Maid in Manhattan | Lionel Bloch | Movie | 2002 |
 | Where Eskimos Live | Sharkey | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Lost World | Prof. Challenger | Movie | 2001 |
 | The Lost World | Professor Challenger | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Last Orders | Ray | Movie | 2001 |
 | Enemy at the Gates | Nikita Khrushchev | Movie | 2001 |
 | American Virgin | Joey | Movie | 2000 |
 | Don Quixote | Sancho Panza | Movie | 2000 |
 | Noriega: God's Favorite | Manuel Noriega | Movie | 2000 |
 | David Copperfield | Micawber | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Tube Tales | Director | Movie | 1999 |
 | Felicia's Journey | Joe Hilditch | Movie | 1999 |
 | A Room for Romeo Brass | Steven Laws | Movie | 1999 |
 | From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic | Self | Movie | 1999 |
 | Captain Jack | Jack Armistead | Movie | 1999 |
 | Parting Shots | Gerd Layton | Movie | 1999 |
 | The White River Kid | Brother Edgar | Movie | 1999 |
 | Cousin Bette | Cesar Crevel | Movie | 1998 |
 | Let the Good Times Roll | Peter | Movie | 1998 |
 | TwentyFourSeven | Alan Darcy | Movie | 1998 |
 | Parkinson | Self | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Spice World | Bob Hoskins | Movie | 1997 |
 | The Forgotten Toys | Teddy (voice) | TV Series | 1997 |
 | Michael | Vartan Malt | Movie | 1996 |
 | The Secret Agent | Verloc | Movie | 1996 |
| The Secret Agent | Executive Producer | Movie | 1996 |
 | Rainbow | Frank Bailey | Movie | 1996 |
| Rainbow | Director | Movie | 1996 |
 | TFI Friday | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Nixon | J. Edgar Hoover | Movie | 1995 |
 | Balto | Boris the Goose (voice) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Ding Dong | Male Model | Movie | 1995 |
 | The Forgotten Toys | Teddy (voice) | Movie | 1995 |
 | Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects | Self | Movie | 1994 |
 | World War II: When Lions Roared | Winston Churchill | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold | Self | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Changeling | De Flores | Movie | 1993 |
 | The Big Freeze | Sidney, plumber's mate | Movie | 1993 |
 | Frasier | Coach Fuller | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Super Mario Bros. | Mario Mario | Movie | 1993 |
 | Blue Ice | Sam Garcia | Movie | 1992 |
 | Passed Away | Johnny Scanlan | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Inner Circle | Beria | Movie | 1992 |
 | Shattered | Gus Klein | Movie | 1991 |
 | Performance | De Flores | TV Series | 1991 |
| Rabbit Ears - The Bremen Town Musicians | Narrator (voice) | Movie | 1991 | |
 | The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish | Louis Aubinard | Movie | 1991 |
 | Hook | Smee | Movie | 1991 |
 | Mermaids | Lou Landsky | Movie | 1990 |
 | Heart Condition | Jack Moony | Movie | 1990 |
 | Tales from the Crypt | Redmond | TV Series | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Director | TV Series | 1989 |
 | The Movie Life of George | Self | Movie | 1989 |
 | One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage | Self (uncredited) | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Raggedy Rawney | Darky | Movie | 1988 |
| The Raggedy Rawney | Director | Movie | 1988 |
| The Raggedy Rawney | Screenplay | Movie | 1988 |
 | Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town | Self – Eddie Valiant | Movie | 1988 |
 | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Eddie Valiant | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | James Madden | Movie | 1987 |
 | A Prayer for the Dying | Father Michael Da Costa | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball | The Secret Policeman (voice) | Movie | 1987 |
 | Mona Lisa | George | Movie | 1986 |
 | Sweet Liberty | Stanley Gould | Movie | 1986 |
 | An Audience with Billy Connolly | Self - Audience Member (uncredited) | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Dunera Boys | Morrie Mendellsohn | Movie | 1985 |
 | Mussolini and I | Benito Mussolini | TV Series | 1985 |
 | The Woman Who Married Clark Gable | George | Movie | 1985 |
 | Brazil | Spoor | Movie | 1985 |
 | The Cotton Club | Owney Madden | Movie | 1984 |
| Weekend Playhouse | Eddie Reed | TV Series | 1984 | |
| Aspel & Company | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1984 | |
 | Lassiter | Inspector John Becker | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Honorary Consul | Colonel Perez | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Beggar's Opera | Beggar | Movie | 1983 |
 | Pink Floyd: The Wall | Rock and Roll Manager | Movie | 1982 |
 | An Audience with Dudley Moore | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1981 |
 | Othello | Iago | Movie | 1981 |
| Big Jim and the Figaro Club | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 1981 | |
 | Stainless Steel and the Star Spies | Robotham (voice) | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Long Good Friday | Harold Shand | Movie | 1980 |
 | Flickers | Arnie Cole | TV Series | 1980 |
| Sheppey | Sheppey | Movie | 1980 | |
 | Brecht and Co | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Big Jim and the Figaro Club | Narrator (Older College) | Movie | 1979 |
| Turning Year Tales | Self – Narrator | TV Series | 1979 | |
 | Zulu Dawn | C.S.M. Williams | Movie | 1979 |
 | Of Mycenae and Men | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1979 |
 | Pennies from Heaven | Arthur Parker | TV Series | 1978 |
 | An Audience with... | Self | TV Series | 1978 |
 | Three Piece Suite | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1977 |
| Three Piece Suite | Reg | TV Series | 1977 |
| Three Piece Suite | Reg | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Story of Pantomime | Self | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Crezz | Det. Sgt. Marble | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Kill Two Birds | Sammy Draper | Movie | 1975 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Captain Kidd / Self | TV Series | 1975 |
 | Royal Flash | Police Constable | Movie | 1975 |
 | Inserts | Big Mac | Movie | 1975 |
 | Schmoedipus | Blake (Tom's Boss) | Movie | 1974 |
 | Thick as Thieves | George Dobbs | TV Series | 1974 |
| If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Sexton | Movie | 1974 | |
 | Her Majesty's Pleasure | Woodbine | Movie | 1973 |
| Sir Yellow | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1973 | |
 | Thriller | Sammy Draper | TV Series | 1973 |
 | The National Health | Foster | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Bankrupt | Taxi driver | Movie | 1972 |
 | Crown Court | Freddy Dean | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Van der Valk | Johnny Palmer | TV Series | 1972 |
 | Villains | Charles 'Knocker' Grindley | TV Series | 1972 |
 | George | Knocker | Movie | 1972 |
 | Up the Front | Recruiting Sergeant | Movie | 1972 |
 | New Scotland Yard | Eddie Wharton | TV Series | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | TV Series | 1971 | |
 | Play for Today | Woodbine | TV Series | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Blake | TV Series | 1970 |
| Play for Today | Taxi Driver | TV Series | 1970 |
| Kate | Heavy | TV Series | 1970 | |
 | The Main Chance | Workman | TV Series | 1969 |
 | Omnibus | Self | TV Series | 1967 |