British Actor Bob Hoskins Dies At 71
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LONDON (AP) — British actor Bob Hoskins, whose varied career ranged from noir drama "Mona Lisa" to animated fantasy "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" has died aged 71.
A family statement released Wednesday by agent Clair Dobbs said Hoskins died in a hospital after a bout of pneumonia.
A versatile character actor capable of menace, quiet poignancy and!!ney charm, London-raised Hoskins appeared in some of the most acclaimed British films of the past few decades, including gangster classic "The Long Good Friday."
He specialized in tough guys with a soft center, including the ex-con who chaperones Cathy Tyson's ? in Neil Jordan's 1986 film "Mona Lisa." Hoskins was nominated for a best-actor Academy Award for the role.
His Hollywood breakthrough came as a detective investigating cartoon crime in the part-animated 1988 hit "Who Framed Roger Rabbit." He also played the pirate Smee in Steven Spielberg's 1991 Peter Pan movie "Hook."
In 2012 Hoskins announced that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and was retiring from acting.
His last role was as one of the seven dwarves in "Snow White & The Huntsman," starring Kristen Stewart.
"We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Bob," said a statement from wife Linda and children Alex, Sarah, Rosa and Jack.
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Toon town is forever in his debt
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Unfortunately he was in that ? awful Super Mario Bros movie
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when I was a kid i tried to watch any movie he was in because of who framed roger rabbit then I found out he was a brit. r.i.p. to that man
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Didn't know homie was British. RIP to the OG.
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I was watching Enemy of The State just two days ago too, damn... RIP!
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man who framed roger rabbit is one of my favorite movies. r.I.p. to that dude
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his resume probably goes unnoticed to a lot of americans since most of his best work has been over here.
The Long Good Friday is a british classic,definitely worth hunting out.
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lazypakman wrote: »his resume probably goes unnoticed to a lot of americans since most of his best work has been over here.
Yeah people over here mostly know him for garbage like Heart Condition, Super Mario Bros. and Hook.
R..I.P. to a very underrated actor.
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i forgot he was Smee in Hook
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Guy is a legend with a massive filmography. Kind of a shame most Americans will only remember him for the Roger Rabbit film (which is a great film but he did loads more than that).
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Great actor, I remember he was in unleashed with jet li
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i loved hook. I still catch it every time it comes on TV.
But RIP tho. My favorite movies of his were Roger Rabbit and Nixon. His J edgar hoover >> Leo's IMO -
I need a list of his film career. i'll just check Wikipedia. he played some dope characters. did he do anysuperhero movies?. he would've made a good penguin especially the arkham city version.
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(tpkfa)Lamilton wrote: »I need a list of his film career. i'll just check Wikipedia. he played some dope characters. did he do anysuperhero movies?. he would've made a good penguin especially the arkham city version. wait I just realized he was oden. damn oden damn we lost oden. rest well allfather Valhalla has a gained another warrior!
just read this
The “X-Men” franchise may have looked much different if the comics’ most celebrated writer had gotten his way: Chris Claremont wanted Bob Hoskins, who died Tuesday, to play Wolverine.
Claremont is the writer responsible for the most famous “X-Men” storylines, including the “Days of Future Past” story that inspired the new film of the same title. A decade before Bryan Singer brought the bobhoskinsMarvel Comics mutants to the screen, Claremont envisioned an X-movie produced by James Cameron, directed by Cameron's then-wife Kathryn Bigelow, and starring Hoskins as Wolverine and Angela Bassett as Storm.
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I just had a thought that he played odin but I had him confused with Anthony Hopkins.
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(tpkfa)Lamilton wrote: »I just had a thought that he played odin but I had him confused with Anthony Hopkins.
he played odin in 'son of mask'
if you didn't know that your lucky.i was about to go in n/h
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