Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for Captain Jack VHS Video Cassette - Bob Hoskins - Big Box Ex Rental at the best online prices at eBay! Brazil (1985), Lowest Rated: In 1981, he played Iago opposite Anthony Hopkins in Jonathan Miller's BBC adaptation of Othello and also met Linda Banwell. See production, box office & company info, Siskel & Ebert: Stella/Heart Condition/Men Don't Leave/Flashback/Cinema Paradiso, Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood, California, USA. According to producerGeorge Auckland, up to 17 million people watched the series. England born, he gained popularity in USA and all over the world. Not Available, Birthday: (2002), The White River Kid (2001), Last Orders According to a small bio found on her page, in 1996 she graduated from Wimbledon School of Art, then completed a Post Graduate diploma at the Cyprus College of Art in 2002. Liz Thomas He curbs his own symptoms with the drug Sinemet and in 1998 had a thalamotomy, an operation to destroy the part of the brain responsible for tremors. 'She is very pretty, very elegant - and very tall.'. The star, who voices Mr Fezziweg in Disneys forthcoming remake of festive classic A Christmas Carol, is probably still best known for starring in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?. She was very young in the late '80s (Who Framed Roger Rabbit began filming in November 1986) and had an invisible friend named Jeffrey. (2008), The Lost World Photograph: Moviestore Collection/REX, BobHoskins: we should remember him for his TV work too, BobHoskins appreciation: 'He was fun, likable, generous, warm and clever', BobHoskins: 'A beautiful, kind man who wanted most to be with his family', Helen Mirren on Bob Hoskins: 'A spectacular firework just as it takes off', BobHoskins: forget Mona Lisa, Felicia's Journey was his masterpiece. Bob Hoskins died of pneumonia on April 29, 2014. Bob Hoskins was an English actor, theatre artist, voice actor, and director known for his roles like Vivian Van Damm in Mrs Henderson Presents, Albert in Made in Dagenham, Ray "Raysie" Johnson in Last Orders, Hilditch in Felicia's Journey, Arthur Parker in Pennies from Heaven , J. Edgar Hoover in Nixon, Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, (2005), Son of the Mask The two rivals compete in the same work force area in their community to help bring down drug rate. His mother Elsie, who taught him to believe that if anyone didnt like him it was because they had bad taste, was a nursery school cook. He weighted 165 lbs (75 kg) approximately. A scene-stealing stage role as an electrician in "Veterans" caught the eye of a television producer who cast him in the lead in the British comedy series, "Pennies from Heaven" (1978), where Hoskins played a sheet-music salesman prone to fantasy. [37], After his death,Robert Zemeckis, the director ofWho Framed Roger Rabbit, said that Hoskins brought enjoyment to audiences worldwide. He met his wife Tracy Pollan when she played his girlfriend Ellen in the American show Family Ties. [5]He attended Stroud Green Secondary School where he was written off as stupid on account of hisdyslexia. His breakout leading role in the gritty British thriller "The Long Good Friday" (1980) established Hoskins' streetwise charm, and from there, the following he had acquired on British television and the stages of London's West End spread internationally. Bob Hoskins Stars: Bob Hoskins Dexter Fletcher Zoe Nathenson Zo Wanamaker Dave Hill Ian McNeice Gawn Grainger Jim Carter During WWII a youth deserts his country's army after a combat experience, but not before wounding his commanding officer with a knife in order to escape. [18][19]Film critics, among themGene SiskelandRoger Ebert, agreed that Hoskins was perfect for the role. (1987), The Secret Policeman's Third Ball (1976), Royal Flash As the years went by, Hoskins noted that he didn't want to step back into Eddie Valiant's shoes, which is just one of the many reasons whyWho Framed Roger Rabbit never got a sequel. Bob Hoskins (Robert William Hoskins) was born on 26 October, 1942 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK, is an Actor, Soundtrack, Director. Mermaids - Cher - Bob Hoskins - Big Box - PAL VHS Video Tape (L6 . Described in the London Times, March 26, 1998 as "a communist and an atheist". Stockily built and adept at playing both light and heavy roles, Bob Hoskins became an international star of the cinema after a long career in the theatre. [1]His work included lead roles inPennies from Heaven(1978),The Long Good Friday(1980),Mona Lisa (1986),Who Framed Roger Rabbit(1988),Mermaids(1990), andSuper Mario Bros.(1993), and supporting performances inBrazil (1985),Hook(1991),Nixon(1995),Enemy at the Gates(2001),Mrs. Henderson Presents(2005),A Christmas Carol(2009),Made in Dagenham (2010), andSnow White and the Huntsman (2012). During the decades of his career Bob Hoskins starred in such films as Balto (voice work), The Secret Agent (thriller), Neverland (mini-series) etc. This site uses cookies to serve you better. Hoskins was moved to call the director and ask if there were any more films he wasn't needed for. Short, bullet-headed, lacking any noticeable neck, but with a mutable face that could switch from snarling to sparkling in the time it took him to drop an aitch, Hoskins was far from conventional leading-man material. When international success came in the mid-1980s, Hoskins made not the least modification to his persona or perspective, maintaining the down-to-earth view: "Actors are just entertainers, even the serious ones. A prestigious BAFTA nomination and a Best Actor Award from the Evening Standard British Film Awards for his performance significantly raised Hoskins' profile, and in quick succession he appeared as Iago in a BBC TV version of "Othello" (1980), as a rock and roll manager in "Pink Floyd's The Wall" (1982), and as a heartless South American policeman in "Beyond the Limit" (1983). Highgate Cemetery, London, England, United Kingdom, Bury St Edmunds, West Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. An NBA Star Tristan Thompson is a Four-time Dad: Discover His Family Facts, The Culinary Expert Molly Yehs Family Ties. Maggie Smith (Actor), Bob Hoskins (Actor), Jack Clayton (Director) & Rated: Suitable for 15 years and over Format: Blu-ray. 1986). Bob left school at the age of 15 and took various jobs bouncer, porter, window cleaner, fire-eater after dropping out of an accountancy course. But Bob Hoskins's statuesque daughter Rosa slipped into 3in heels just to make sure. Soon after he got back he met a teacher called Jane Livesey and they had a son, Alexander. (1987), Sweet Liberty [26], On 8 August 2012 Hoskins announced his retirement from acting having been diagnosed withParkinson's diseasein 2011. Actor, Theatre Artist, Voice Actor, Director, He had been a part of TV commercials like , Featured Image by James Stewart / Flickr / CC BY 2.0. By using this site, you agree to our updated, A clerk (Jonathan Pryce) in a bureaucratic future world becomes an enemy of the state when he falls in love in Terry Gilliam's, A grown up Peter Pan tries to prevent the return of the evil Captain Hook in Steven Spielberg's 1991 fantasy. But he was defined from the outset by a mix of the tough and the tender that served him well throughout his career. Hoskins's pivotal roles in that period could not have been more different. His son and daughter are now 44 and 40 respectively and relations were repaired enough for Alex to work as assistant editor on Rainbow, a children's film Hoskins directed in 1995. 1978) His birthday was on October 26, 1942. (1997), Michael The 42-year-old Sarah Hoskins is a talented painter, she was born in Kent and grew up in the South West of England. (2009), Doomsday Bob Hoskins was born in an ordinary English family. Being the lead and the one who performed the most interaction with the animated characters, Bob Hoskins bore the greatest of these demands. I would be sitting, talking normally and suddenly a weasel would creep out of the wall at me. His doctors told him to take five months off but he didnt work for a year. Hoskins returned to working class territory as a fatherly butler in the Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy "Maid in Manhattan" (2002), but fared better co-starring with Brenda Blethyn in the 1920s-set romance "The Sleeping Dictionary" (2003). But he was characteristically subtle as a publican standing up to thugs in Jimmy McGovern's BBC series The Street (2009), for which he won an International Emmy award. She towered over the 5ft 6in actor as they arrived at a charity show. (2000), Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects His father Bob was a van driver for Pickfords removals who then became a book-keeper. He was also nominated for theAcademy Award for Best Actorfor the same role. (1986), The Woman Who Married Clark Gable [25]In 2009 he returned to television forJimmy McGovern's drama serialThe Street, playing a publican who opposes a local gangster. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert William "Bob" Hoskins, Jr. (born 26 October 1942 - 29 April 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). Wednesday, 1st March 2023See today's front and back pages, download the newspaper, order back issues and use the historic Daily Express newspaper archive. In Hollywood he made The Cotton Club for Francis Ford Coppola, Brazil for Terry Gilliam and Super Mario Bros for a husband-and-wife team who he has described as such nightmares that their agent told them not to turn up on set. [1][36]He is survived by his second wife Linda Banwell and his four children. Actress Rosa takes . Free delivery for many products! He wrote a play, The Bystander, inspired by the nervous breakdown he suffered after his first marriage ended. [21][22][23]He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and won a British Evening Standard Award for his performance. 98% In 2011, he was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease and retired from acting the following year. He played a wistful boxing coach in Shane Meadows's Twenty Four Seven (1997), and appeared alongside his Long Good Friday co-star, Helen Mirren, in the bittersweet 2001 film of Graham Swift's novel Last Orders, about a group of friends scattering the ashes of their dead chum (played by Caine). All rights reserved. A flu-ridden Bob Hoskins rubs his hands, his coughing drowned out by the whine of jets sinking into Heathrow. [20]As his character interacts and makes physical contact withanimated charactersin the film, Hoskins was required to take mime training courses in preparation. The couple also have a 24-year-old son, Jack. (1983), Pink Floyd--The Wall Bob Hoskins was born on October 26, 1942. Moving into the early 1990s, the seemingly stalled actor churned out a few commercial vehicles that were decidedly unworthy of his talents, i.e., "Passed Away" (1992) and "Super Mario Bros." (1993). In a press release through his agent, the actor stated that he looked forward to spending time with his family in a quiet retirement, asking only that the press respect his privacy in the matter. Part of why Bob Hoskins signed on to play Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit was that he knew it was a film his children would enjoy, in particular youngest son Jack, who was two years old at the time. (m. 1967; div. (1985). (2008), Sparkle If anyone gets out of their car and wants to have a fight with me, they suddenly look at me and see themselves hanging up on a meat hook and soon bottle out.. . Born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and raised in north London, he was the only child of Robert, a bookkeeper, and Elsie, a teacher and school cook. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions. The reason of death was pneumonia. This creature became flesh on July 29, 1981, the day Prince Charles married Diana. Hoskins' gregarious charm and ability to bring humanness to heavies made him a much-loved player in both Hollywood and his native U.K. His death from pneumonia on April 29, 2014, two years after he retired from acting due to Parkinson's Disease, brought tributes from fellow actors and directors across the entire film industry. (1988), Who Framed Roger Rabbit For this role he received his only Emmy: Best Actor at the 2010International Emmys. . By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and the Terms and Policies, and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes. 'It was a surprise to realise they were related,' an onlooker said. [8], Hoskins' acting career began in 1968 at the Victoria Theatre inStoke-on-Trent, in a production ofRomeo and Julietin which he portrayed a servant named Peter. Playing the belligerent but kind-hearted ex-con in Mona Lisa, Neil Jordan's London film noir, won him many awards (including a Golden Globe and the best actor prize at Cannes), as well as his only Oscar nomination. A few years ago he was described by a journalist, the step-daughter of a New Labour cabinet minister, as not the cheeky chappie he seems but the rudest, most disagreeable person Ive ever interviewed. He was raised by a bookkeeper (father) and a teacher (mother). The ambitious teenager was ready to do any kind of job he was salesman, cleaner, circus performer etc. Further trading on his newfound status as a romantic lead, he appeared opposite Maggie Smith in "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne" (1987). Spluttering old Transit vans are reversed into position, hand-painted signs that read . Suffolk, where his mother was living after being evacuated as a result of the heavy bombings. He hated Blair to the point that he decided in2010, for the first time in his life, not to vote forLabour, by then led byGordon Brown. Hoskins' gregarious charm and ability to bring humanness to heavies made him a much-loved player in both Hollywood and his native U.K. His death from pneumonia on April 29, 2014, two years after he retired from acting due to Parkinson's Disease, brought tributes from fellow actors and directors across the entire film industry. It looks great on other people, you know?, The one career epitaph he doesnt want is that he just played thugs. (2011), Pinocchio If it is true that, in common with Caine, he made too many films purely for the money, it is also the case that he never lost touch entirely with his own talents. Sign Up now to stay up to date with all of the latest news from TCM. 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