RIP Bob Hoskins

[DeYaKen]

Died today of pneumonia Aged 71
I'll remember excellent performances in The Long Good Friday,Mona Lisa and the cotton club.
Probably everyone will remember,Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Mermaids.

 

[Zeb_Carter]

Yeah, I thought he did a good job in Roger Rabbit.

 

[Swilly]

Sheesh. I though he was dead already.

Time to check in on the Alive of Dead website and see what surprises await.

 

[Cruel2BKind]

Also, Hook.

He was my favorite smee.

Guy was a fantastic actor. Think about Roger Rabbit, he was acting and reacting to nothing, and he was one of the earliest actors to have to do it on such a large scale.

 

[slyc_willie]

Aw . . . .

Loved him as Khruschev in Enemy At The Gates. Not a very big role, but he filled it well.

 

[PennLady]

Roger Rabbit, of course, but also Brazil and Mrs. Henderson Presents and Snow White and the Huntsman... it was fun when he'd pop up in a movie and you weren't quite expecting it.

 

[Handley_Page]

I'm sure the Lord God has a smile now He's getting a personal appearance.
May he rest in peace.

 

[Swilly]

Roger Rabbit, of course, but also Brazil and Mrs. Henderson Presents and Snow White and the Huntsman... it was fun when he'd pop up in a movie and you weren't quite expecting it.

Very true. He did do that, didn'the?

 

[PennLady]

Very true. He did do that, didn'the?

I figure that at least in the US, if Hoskins wasn't in a lead role, he just didn't get mentioned in the marketing. I have a feeling if I went over his filmography, there would be a lot of "Oh, right, he was in that!"

 

[DeYaKen]

I figure that at least in the US, if Hoskins wasn't in a lead role, he just didn't get mentioned in the marketing. I have a feeling if I went over his filmography, there would be a lot of "Oh, right, he was in that!"

Unlike many big stars he didn't lead the Hollywood life style. He was a latecomer to parenthood and once he was a father he was reluctant to take roles that meant he would be away from his children for long periods. His lifestyle meant that he didn't need to work constantly so he was able to take the more art house roles. 24/7 was one I remember.

He was great friends with Micheal Caine and seeing them work together was always a joy.
The Honorary Consul and Mona Lisa come to mind.

I always admire people who live life on their terms, he did that. Roger Rabbit could have made him a mega star had he been prepared to move to LA, but that was not his main priority.

You folks in the US probably never saw "The Long Good Friday" in which he played a totally ruthless London gangster. You'd probably find it difficult to believe he was the same guy who saved roger rabbit.

 

[Aynmair]

Unlike many big stars he didn't lead the Hollywood life style. He was a latecomer to parenthood and once he was a father he was reluctant to take roles that meant he would be away from his children for long periods. His lifestyle meant that he didn't need to work constantly so he was able to take the more art house roles. 24/7 was one I remember.

He was great friends with Micheal Caine and seeing them work together was always a joy.
The Honorary Consul and Mona Lisa come to mind.

I always admire people who live life on their terms, he did that. Roger Rabbit could have made him a mega star had he been prepared to move to LA, but that was not his main priority.

You folks in the US probably never saw "The Long Good Friday" in which he played a totally ruthless London gangster. You'd probably find it difficult to believe he was the same guy who saved roger rabbit.

Mona Lisa was terrific all around, and he was integral to it. I'll have to look for The Honorary Consul on Netflix or Amazon, I liked the book. Hoskins sure wasn't very old... Damn microbes.

 

[Saxon_Hart]

Aw . . . .

Loved him as Khruschev in Enemy At The Gates. Not a very big role, but he filled it well.

He did play Nikita Sergeyevich well. Funny how most don't think about a certain actor until the die, then you are like "Damn I liked him in a lot of stuff he did." RIP Bob.

 

[Blind_Justice]

He also did the live action Super Mario Bros movie, which was... not good. RIP anyway, dude

 

[sheablue]

He was a gem. One of a kind. Taken too young. RIP.

 

[patientlee]

Roger Rabbit is one of my all time favorite movies. My yearbook quote was "I'm not bad. I'm just drawn that way."

 

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[Aynmair]

He did play Nikita Sergeyevich well. Funny how most don't think about a certain actor until the die, then you are like "Damn I liked him in a lot of stuff he did." RIP Bob.

I thought that went for all sorts of artists. Van Gogh was the poster child for postmortem appreciation. So, by extension, there's still hope for some of the writers here, eh?

 

[BTTap]

When I think of an English Bulldog archetype, it's Bob Hoskins for me. He's been in movies since before I started watching movies. RIP.
Only Oliver Stone would have casted him as J. Edgar Hoover.