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Bob Hoskins

English actor

Died when: 71 years 185 days (858 months)
Star Sign: Scorpio

 

Bob Hoskins

Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor.His work included lead roles in films and television series such as Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990), and Super Mario Bros. (1993), and supporting performances in Brazil (1985), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012).

He also directed two feature films: The Raggedy Rawney (1988) and Rainbow (1996).Hoskins received the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for his role in Mona Lisa.

He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for the same role.In 2009, he won an International Emmy Award for Best Actor for his appearance on the BBC One drama The Street.

He retired from acting in 2012 owing to Parkinson's disease, with which he had been diagnosed the previous year, and died from pneumonia on 29 April 2014 at the age of 71.


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