Biography and filmography

Bob Hoskins

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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Movies (114)

Hook: Never, Never Ending

Hook: Never, Never Ending

2026 · Self (archive footage)

An Accidental Studio

An Accidental Studio

2019 · Self (archive footage)

Nothing Like a Dame

Nothing Like a Dame

2018 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

2014 · Self - Mario Mario (archive footage)

Blancanieves y el cazador

Blancanieves y el cazador

2012 · Muir

Outside Bet

Outside Bet

2012 · Percy 'Smudge' Smith

Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

Nina Conti: Her Master's Voice

2012 · Self

Will

Will

2011 · Davey

Made in Dagenham

Made in Dagenham

2010 · Albert Passingham

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2010 · Eddie Valiant (archive footage)

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

2009 · Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice)

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

2009 · Geppetto

The Last Word Monologues

The Last Word Monologues

2008

Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'

Anatomy of Catastrophe: The Making of 'Doomsday'

2008 · Self

Go Go Tales

Go Go Tales

2008 · The Baron

Doomsday

Doomsday

2008 · Bill Nelson

Sparkle

Sparkle

2007 · Vince

Ruby Blue

Ruby Blue

2007 · Jack

Outlaw

Outlaw

2007 · Walter Lewis

The Wind in the Willows

The Wind in the Willows

2006 · Badger

Hollywoodland

Hollywoodland

2006 · Eddie Mannix

Paris Je T'aime

Paris Je T'aime

2006 · Bob (Pigalle)

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

2006 · Winston (voice)

Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday

Bloody Business: Making The Long Good Friday

2006 · Himself

Stay

Stay

2005 · Dr. Leon Patterson

Mrs. Henderson Presents

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005 · Vivian Van Damm, Executive Producer

Son of the Mask

Son of the Mask

2005 · Odin

Unleashed

Unleashed

2005 · Bart

Beyond the Sea

Beyond the Sea

2004 · Charlie Cassotto Maffia

Vanity Fair

Vanity Fair

2004 · Sir Pitt Crawley

Den of Lions

Den of Lions

2003 · Darius Paskevic

Cher: The Farewell Tour

Cher: The Farewell Tour

2003 · Self – Lou Landsky (archive footage)

The Sleeping Dictionary

The Sleeping Dictionary

2003 · Henry Bullard

The Good Pope

The Good Pope

2003 · Angelo Roncalli / Papa Giovanni XXIII

Maid in Manhattan

Maid in Manhattan

2002 · Lionel Bloch

Where Eskimos Live

Where Eskimos Live

2002 · Sharkey

The Lost World

The Lost World

2001 · Prof. Challenger

Las últimas órdenes

Las últimas órdenes

2001 · Ray

Enemigo al Acecho

Enemigo al Acecho

2001 · Nikita Khrushchev

A Room for Romeo Brass

A Room for Romeo Brass

2000 · Steven Laws

American Virgin

American Virgin

2000 · Joey

Don Quixote

Don Quixote

2000 · Sancho Panza

Noriega: God's Favorite

Noriega: God's Favorite

2000 · Manuel Noriega

Tube Tales

Tube Tales

1999 · Director

Felicia's Journey

Felicia's Journey

1999 · Joe Hilditch

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic

1999 · Self

Captain Jack

Captain Jack

1999 · Jack Armistead

Parting Shots

Parting Shots

1999 · Gerd Layton

The White River Kid

The White River Kid

1999 · Brother Edgar

Cousin Bette

Cousin Bette

1998 · Cesar Crevel

Let the Good Times Roll

Let the Good Times Roll

1998 · Peter

TwentyFourSeven

TwentyFourSeven

1998 · Alan Darcy

Spice World

Spice World

1997 · Bob Hoskins

Michael

Michael

1996 · Vartan Malt

The Secret Agent

The Secret Agent

1996 · Verloc, Executive Producer

Rainbow

Rainbow

1996 · Frank Bailey, Director

Nixon

Nixon

1995 · J. Edgar Hoover

Balto

Balto

1995 · Boris the Goose (voice)

Ding Dong

Ding Dong

1995 · Male Model

The Forgotten Toys

The Forgotten Toys

1995 · Teddy (voice)

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects

1994 · Self

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold

1994 · Self

The Changeling

The Changeling

1993 · De Flores

The Big Freeze

The Big Freeze

1993 · Sidney, plumber's mate

Super Mario Bros.

Super Mario Bros.

1993 · Mario Mario

Blue Ice

Blue Ice

1992 · Sam Garcia

Passed Away

Passed Away

1992 · Johnny Scanlan

The Inner Circle

The Inner Circle

1992 · Beria

Shattered

Shattered

1991 · Gus Klein

Rabbit Ears - The Bremen Town Musicians

Rabbit Ears - The Bremen Town Musicians

1991 · Narrator (voice)

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

1991 · Louis Aubinard

Hook

Hook

1991 · Smee

Mermaids

Mermaids

1990 · Lou Landsky

Heart Condition

Heart Condition

1990 · Jack Moony

The Movie Life of George

The Movie Life of George

1989 · Self

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

One More Audience with Dame Edna Everage

1988 · Self (uncredited)

The Raggedy Rawney

The Raggedy Rawney

1988 · Darky, Director, Screenplay

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon Town

1988 · Self – Eddie Valiant

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988 · Eddie Valiant

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987 · James Madden

A Prayer for the Dying

A Prayer for the Dying

1987 · Father Michael Da Costa

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

1987 · The Secret Policeman (voice)

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa

1986 · George

Sweet Liberty

Sweet Liberty

1986 · Stanley Gould

An Audience with Billy Connolly

An Audience with Billy Connolly

1985 · Self - Audience Member (uncredited)

The Dunera Boys

The Dunera Boys

1985 · Morrie Mendellsohn

The Woman Who Married Clark Gable

The Woman Who Married Clark Gable

1985 · George

Brazil

Brazil

1985 · Spoor

The Cotton Club

The Cotton Club

1984 · Owney Madden

Lassiter

Lassiter

1984 · Inspector John Becker

The Honorary Consul

The Honorary Consul

1983 · Colonel Perez

The Beggar's Opera

The Beggar's Opera

1983 · Beggar

Pink Floyd: The Wall

Pink Floyd: The Wall

1982 · Rock and Roll Manager

An Audience with Dudley Moore

An Audience with Dudley Moore

1981

Othello

Othello

1981 · Iago

Stainless Steel and the Star Spies

Stainless Steel and the Star Spies

1981 · Robotham (voice)

The Long Good Friday

The Long Good Friday

1980 · Harold Shand

Sheppey

Sheppey

1980 · Sheppey

Brecht and Co

Brecht and Co

1979

Big Jim and the Figaro Club

Big Jim and the Figaro Club

1979 · Narrator (Older College)

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979 · C.S.M. Williams

Of Mycenae and Men

Of Mycenae and Men

1979

Three Piece Suite

Three Piece Suite

1977 · Reg

The Story of Pantomime

The Story of Pantomime

1976 · Self

Kill Two Birds

Kill Two Birds

1975 · Sammy Draper

Royal Flash

Royal Flash

1975 · Police Constable

Inserts

Inserts

1975 · Big Mac

Schmoedipus

Schmoedipus

1974 · Blake (Tom's Boss)

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

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

1974 · The Sexton

Her Majesty's Pleasure

Her Majesty's Pleasure

1973 · Woodbine

The National Health

The National Health

1973 · Foster

The Bankrupt

The Bankrupt

1972 · Taxi driver

George

George

1972 · Knocker

Up the Front

Up the Front

1972 · Recruiting Sergeant

TV shows (41)

El Santo Padre Juan XXIII (duplicado)

El Santo Padre Juan XXIII (duplicado)

2026 · Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli - Juan XXIII

Neverland

Neverland

2011 · Smee

Pinocchio

Pinocchio

2009 · Geppetto

The Englishman's Boy

The Englishman's Boy

2008 · Damon Ira Chance

British Film Forever

British Film Forever

2007

The Street

The Street

2006 · Paddy Gargan

Il Papa buono

Il Papa buono

2003 · Angelo Roncalli / Giovanni XXIII

The Lost World

The Lost World

2001 · Professor Challenger

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

2001 · Self

David Copperfield

David Copperfield

1999 · Micawber

Parkinson

Parkinson

1998 · Self

The Forgotten Toys

The Forgotten Toys

1997 · Teddy (voice)

TFI Friday

TFI Friday

1996

World War II: When Lions Roared

World War II: When Lions Roared

1994 · Winston Churchill

Frasier

Frasier

1993 · Coach Fuller

Late Show with David Letterman

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self - Guest

Performance

Performance

1991 · De Flores

Tales from the Crypt

Tales from the Crypt

1989 · Redmond, Director

Mussolini and I

Mussolini and I

1985 · Benito Mussolini

Weekend Playhouse

Weekend Playhouse

1984 · Eddie Reed

Aspel & Company

Aspel & Company

1984

Big Jim and the Figaro Club

Big Jim and the Figaro Club

1981 · Narrator (voice)

Flickers

Flickers

1980 · Arnie Cole

Turning Year Tales

Turning Year Tales

1979 · Self – Narrator

Pennies from Heaven

Pennies from Heaven

1978 · Arthur Parker

An Audience with...

An Audience with...

1978 · Self

Three Piece Suite

Three Piece Suite

1977 · Reg (segment "Wonderful Woman")

The Crezz

The Crezz

1976 · Det. Sgt. Marble

Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Captain Kidd / Self

Thick as Thieves

Thick as Thieves

1974 · George Dobbs

Sir Yellow

Sir Yellow

1973

Thriller

Thriller

1973 · Sammy Draper

Crown Court

Crown Court

1972 · Freddy Dean

Van der Valk

Van der Valk

1972 · Johnny Palmer

Villains

Villains

1972 · Charles 'Knocker' Grindley

New Scotland Yard

New Scotland Yard

1972 · Eddie Wharton

Film '72

Film '72

1971 · Self

Play for Today

Play for Today

1970 · Woodbine, Blake, Taxi Driver

Kate

Kate

1970 · Heavy

The Main Chance

The Main Chance

1969 · Workman

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967 · Self