Bob Hoskins

Known For	Acting
Birthday	Oct 26, 1942
Died	Apr 29, 2014 (71)
Birthplace	Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
Popularity	2 (history)
Updated	Jul 01, 2025
Entry Date	Apr 13, 2024
Links	TMDb IMDb

Biography

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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Outside Bet

2012

as Percy 'Smudge' Smith

Snow White and the Huntsman

2012

as Muir

Will

2011

as Davey

Made in Dagenham

2010

as Albert Passingham

Pinocchio

2009

as Geppetto

A Christmas Carol

2009

as Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice)

Waking Sleeping Beauty

2009

as Eddie Valiant (archive footage)

Doomsday

2008

as Bill Nelson

Ruby Blue

2007

as Jack

Go Go Tales

2007

as The Baron

Sparkle

2007

as Vince

Outlaw

2007

as Walter Lewis

Hollywoodland

2006

as Eddie Mannix

The Wind in the Willows

2006

as Badger

Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties

2006

as Winston (voice)

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005

as Vivian Van Damm

Unleashed

2005

as Bart

Stay

2005

as Dr. Leon Patterson

Son of the Mask

2005

as Odin

Beyond the Sea

2004

as Charlie Cassotto Maffia

Vanity Fair

2004

as Sir Pitt Crawley

The Good Pope

2003

as Angelo Roncalli / Pope John XXIII

Den of Lions

2003

as Darius Paskevic

The Sleeping Dictionary

2003

as Henry

Where Eskimos Live

2002

as Sharkey

Maid in Manhattan

2002

as Lionel Bloch

The Lost World

2001

as Prof. Challenger

Last Orders

2001

as Ray

Enemy at the Gates

2001

as Nikita Khrushchev

Noriega: God's Favorite

2000

as Manuel Noriega

American Virgin

2000

as Joey

Don Quixote

2000

as Sancho Panza

Felicia's Journey

1999

as Joe Hilditch

The White River Kid

1999

as Brother Edgar

Parting Shots

1999

as Gerd Layton

A Room for Romeo Brass

1999

as Steven Laws

TwentyFourSeven

1998

as Alan Darcy

Let the Good Times Roll

1998

as Peter

Cousin Bette

1998

as Cesar Crevel

The Secret Agent

1996

as Verloc

Rainbow

1996

as Frank Bailey

Michael

1996

as Vartan Malt

The Forgotten Toys

1995

as Teddy (voice)

Balto

1995

as Boris the Goose (voice)

Nixon

1995

as J. Edgar Hoover

Super Mario Bros.

1993

as Mario Mario

The Big Freeze

1993

as Sidney, plumber's mate

The Changeling

1993

as De Flores

Passed Away

1992

as Johnny Scanlan

The Inner Circle

1992

as Beria

Blue Ice

1992

as Sam Garcia

The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish

1991

as Louis Aubinard

Shattered

1991

as Gus Klein

Hook

1991

as Smee

Heart Condition

1990

as Jack Moony

Mermaids

1990

as Lou Landsky

The Raggedy Rawney

1988

as Darky

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

1988

as Eddie Valiant

A Prayer for the Dying

1987

as Father Michael Da Costa

The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne

1987

as James Madden

The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball

1987

as The Secret Policeman (voice)

Mona Lisa

1986

as George

Sweet Liberty

1986

as Stanley Gould

The Woman Who Married Clark Gable

1985

as George

The Dunera Boys

1985

as Morrie Mendellsohn

Mussolini and I

1985

as Benito Mussolini

Brazil

1985

as Spoor

Lassiter

1984

as Inspector John Becker

The Cotton Club

1984

as Owney Madden

The Beggar's Opera

1983

as Beggar

The Honorary Consul

1983

as Colonel Perez

Pink Floyd: The Wall

1982

as Rock and Roll Manager

Stainless Steel and the Star Spies

1981

as Robotham (voice)

The Long Good Friday

1980

as Harold Shand

Zulu Dawn

1979

as C.S.M. Williams

Inserts

1975

as Big Mac

Royal Flash

1975

as Police Constable

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

1974

as The Sexton

Schmoedipus

1974

as Blake (Tom's Boss)

Her Majesty's Pleasure

1973

as Woodbine

The National Health

1973

as Foster

The Bankrupt

1972

as Taxi driver

Up the Front

1972

as Recruiting Sergeant

The Raggedy Rawney

1988

Screenplay

Tube Tales

1999

Director

Rainbow

1996

Director

The Raggedy Rawney

1988

Director

Mrs. Henderson Presents

2005

Executive Producer

The Secret Agent

1996

Executive Producer

Organization	Category	Movie
Berlin International Film Festival	Best Actor	The Long Good Friday	Nominated
BAFTA Awards	Best Actor	Secrets & Lies	Nominated

New Scotland Yard

as Eddie Wharton

Episodes: 46

First Aired: Apr 22, 1972

The Forgotten Toys

as Teddy (voice)

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Jan 01, 1997

Villains

as Charles 'Knocker' Grindley

Episodes: 13

First Aired: Jul 22, 1972

The Crezz

as Det. Sgt. Marble

Episodes: 12

First Aired: Sep 16, 1976

Thick As Thieves

as George Dobbs

Episodes: 8

First Aired: Jun 01, 1974

Pennies from Heaven

as Arthur Parker

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Mar 07, 1978

Shoulder to Shoulder

as Jack Dunn

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 03, 1974

Big Jim And The Figaro Club

as Narrator (voice)

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 08, 1981

The Street

as Paddy Gargan

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Apr 13, 2006

Flickers

as Arnie Cole

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 17, 1980

Mussolini and I

as Benito Mussolini

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Sep 08, 1985

Crown Court

as Freddy Dean

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Oct 11, 1972

Kate

as Heavy

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Feb 04, 1970

Neverland

as Smee

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 04, 2011

The Englishman's Boy

as Damon Ira Chance

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Mar 02, 2008

World War II: When Lions Roared

as Winston Churchill

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jan 01, 1994

David Copperfield

as Micawber

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 25, 1999

The Lost World

as Professor Challenger

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Dec 25, 2001

Pinocchio

as Geppetto

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 01, 2009

Thriller

as Sammy Draper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 14, 1973

Tales from the Crypt

as Redmond

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 10, 1989

Frasier

as Coach Fuller

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

Van der Valk

as Johnny Palmer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1972

Play for Today

as Woodbine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

The Main Chance

as Workman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 18, 1969

Play for Today

as Blake

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Performance

as De Flores

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 22, 1991

Play for Today

as Taxi Driver

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

Sir Yellow

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Jul 15, 1973

An Audience with...

as Self

Episodes: 3

First Aired: Jan 08, 1978

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross

as Self

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Nov 02, 2001

Three Piece Suite

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 1977

The BBC Television Shakespeare

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 03, 1978

Aspel & Company

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 09, 1984

Saturday Night Live

as Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 11, 1975

Parkinson

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 09, 1998

TFI Friday

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 09, 1996

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History

Year	Month	Avg	Max	Min
2024	6	19	27	13
2024	7	21	35	11
2024	8	21	38	13
2024	9	12	22	7
2024	10	9	15	6
2024	11	9	15	5
2024	12	11	17	6
2025	1	17	40	8
2025	2	9	18	1
2025	3	5	15	0
2025	4	1	1	1
2025	5	3	4	1
2025	6	1	2	1
2025	7	1	2	0
2025	8	3	14	0
2025	9	0	1	0
2025	10	1	2	0
2025	11	2	2	1

Trending Rank

Year	Month	Avg Rank	Max Rank
2024	6	932	932
2025	1	827	643
2025	2	774	655
2025	3	563	514
2025	7	624	543
2025	9	767	706

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