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Bob Hoskins

1942 - 2014

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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. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990) and The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII (2002). Hoskins had supporting roles in Pink Floyd – The Wall (1982), The Honorary Consul (1983), The Cotton Club (1984), Brazil (1985), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Maid in Manhattan (2002), Mrs Henderson Presents (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Hoskins is the 408th most popular actor (down from 319th in 2019), the 640th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 410th in 2019) and the 67th most popular British Actor.

Bob Hoskins is most famous for his role as the bumbling detective, Eddie Valiant, in the 1988 film Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

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Among actors, Bob Hoskins ranks 408 out of 13,578. Before him are Daniel Craig, Don Johnson, Errol Flynn, Jack Palance, Trevor Howard, and Juliette Binoche. After him are Raquel Welch, Jennifer Aniston, Ron Perlman, F. Murray Abraham, Stefania Sandrelli, and Donald Pleasence.

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Among people born in 1942, Bob Hoskins ranks 58. Before him are Sixto Rodriguez, The Iron Sheik, George Vella, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, Conrad Schumann, and Wen Jiabao. After him are John Irving, Margaret Court, Thabo Mbeki, Walter Hill, Michael Bloomberg, and Stanley B. Prusiner. Among people deceased in 2014, Bob Hoskins ranks 31. Before him are Alain Resnais, Christopher Hogwood, Maya Angelou, Richard Attenborough, Gary Becker, and Jack Brabham. After him are Pete Seeger, Lorin Maazel, Harold Ramis, Adolfo Suárez, H. R. Giger, and Richard Kiel.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Bob Hoskins ranks 640 out of 8,785. Before him are Trevor Howard (1913), Daphne du Maurier (1907), Walter Raleigh (1554), Nick Mason (1944), Angus Young (1955), and Ron Dennis (1947). After him are Arthur Balfour (1848), Houston Stewart Chamberlain (1855), George Graham (1944), Harold Macmillan (1894), Muriel Spark (1918), and Donald Pleasence (1919).

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Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Bob Hoskins ranks 67. Before him are John Cleese (1939), Tim Curry (1946), Charles Dance (1946), Jonathan Pryce (1947), Daniel Craig (1968), and Trevor Howard (1913). After him are Donald Pleasence (1919), Benny Hill (1924), Kate Winslet (1975), Oliver Reed (1938), Hugh Laurie (1959), and Diana Rigg (1938).

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