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Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director. [1] Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 BBC Television serial Pennies from Heaven .
- Mona Lisa
Mona Lisa is a 1986 British neo-noir [4] crime drama film...
- Ruby Blue
Bob Hoskins on the set of Ruby Blue, May 2006. The filming...
- Lassiter
Lassiter (also known as The Magnificent Thief) is a 1984...
- Heart Condition
Heart Condition is a 1990 American comedy film starring Bob...
- Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn is a 1979 American adventure war film directed by...
- Pennies From Heaven
The serial was directed by Piers Haggard and produced by...
- Eddie Valiant
The 1988 film gives insight into the character, as portrayed...
- Unleashed
Unleashed (French: Danny the Dog) is a 2005 action film...
- The Raggedy Rawney
The Raggedy Rawney is a 1988 British drama film starring Bob...
- Neverland
Charlie Rowe as Peter Pan; Rhys Ifans as Jimmy Hook; Anna...
- Mona Lisa
Robert Juan Hoskins (September 16, 1945 – June 8, 1980) was an American football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the 16th round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft. He played college football at Wichita State .
Bob Hoskins (born April 15, 1936) is an American Christian missionary, author, and the founder of OneHope (formerly known as 'Book of Hope International') in 1987. [1] He has spent the majority of his life serving as a missionary in the Middle East , Africa , South America , Asia and Europe .
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By HOSKINS: articles—
Interviews in Time Out(London), 12 October 1985 and 23 November 1988. Interview in Film Directions(Belfast), vol. 8, no. 32, 1986. Interview with D. Hill, in Stills(London), March 1987. Interview in Première(Paris), June 1988. Interview in Interview (New York), February 1990. Interview in Time Out(London), 23 June 1993. Interview in Time Out(London), 13 November 1996.
On HOSKINS: book—
Moline, Karen, Bob Hoskins: An Unlikely Hero, London, 1988.
On HOSKINS: articles—
Hitchens, Christopher, "Tough Guys Do Dance," in American Film(Washington, D.C.), September 1987; see also January/February 1989. Denby, David, "England's Little Big Man," in Premiere(New York), April 1989. Current Biography 1990, New York, 1990. Frutkin, Alan, "Bob Hoskins," in Advocate (Los Angeles), 23 January 1996. Britain can boast precious few contemporary film stars with the screen presence to bring off that extraordinary, seemingly endlessfinal shot in The Long Good Friday in which Lo...
Bob Hoskins. Actor: The Long Good Friday. Bob Hoskins was described by the director John Mackenzie as "an actor from the British tradition but with an almost American approach, an instinctive approach to acting and knowing how to work with the camera".
- October 26, 1942
- April 29, 2014
Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director. Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters, he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 BBC Television serial Pennies from Heaven.
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Apr 30, 2014 · Bob Hoskins, the squat, bullet-shaped British actor who brought commanding depth to tough-guy roles in films such as “The Long Good Friday” and won over American audiences in “Who Framed Roger...
