People
Bob Hoskins
Acting · follow into films and chains
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).
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Brazil
Appears in a KinoChain journey
The Long Good Friday
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Mona Lisa
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Snow White and the Huntsman
As Muir
Hook
As Smee
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
As Winston (voice)
Mussolini and I
As Benito Mussolini
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
When the Cartoon Fights Back: Slapstick Meets Liability
What happens when simulated harm, comic violence, or staged ordeals crash into real-world consequences? This collection explores the unsettling borderland where...
8 films
Rewinding the Reel: How VHS Championed British Independents
From Thatcher's Britain to the video shop era, discover how VHS gave gritty, daring British films a second life and a devoted audience.
9 films
20 Home Video Releases Every Film Obsessive Should Own
There was a brief, glorious period in the late 1990s and early 2000s when buying a film on home video felt less like acquiring a product and more like being han...
20 films
When Worlds Collide: The Magic of Live-Action Animation
From Disney's pioneering blend to modern masterpieces, explore films that seamlessly merge reality and animation, celebrating the creative spark when two worlds...
8 films
Related people
Collaborators & neighbours
Acted
An Accidental Studio
2019 · Self (archive footage)
Snow White and the Huntsman
2012 · Muir
Neverland
2011 · Smee
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
2006 · Winston (voice)
A Room for Romeo Brass
1999 · Steven Laws
Cousin Bette
1998 · Cesar Crevel
TwentyFourSeven
1998 · Alan Darcy
Nixon
1995 · J. Edgar Hoover
Super Mario Bros.
1993 · Mario Mario
Hook
1991 · Smee
Mermaids
1990 · Lou Landsky
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1988 · Eddie Valiant
Mona Lisa
1986 · George
Sweet Liberty
1986 · Stanley Gould
Mussolini and I
1985 · Benito Mussolini
Brazil
1985 · Spoor
The Cotton Club
1984 · Owney Madden
The Honorary Consul
1983 · Colonel Perez
The Long Good Friday
1980 · Harold Shand
Zulu Dawn
1979 · C.S.M. Williams
Inserts
1975 · Big Mac