Bob Hoskins -RIP

knucklehead6

Just heard that Bob Hoskins has passed away of pneumonia

FutureGuy

Sad to see he passed away at age 71

Amalgam

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-04-30/bob-hoskins-has-died-aged-71/

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27224995

Jonny Blaze

Aw.. Not mario..

RIP Bob.

Sparks43

It's good to talk



RIP Bob

It's one of the few times that I felt actually saddened by an actor's death.

RIP.

danniemcq

threads merged

Speak Now

I Used to get himself and Danny DeVito mixed up, RIP Bob.

Lenin Skynard

Yes he was like a taller, lesser-known Danny DeVito. RIP.

Gatling

Sad to hear ,

Rip

Molester Stallone

A Prayer for the Dying & Roger Rabbit were 2 of my faves, he will be missd

Birneybau

Yeah, great in Roger Rabbit alright.

Really good in Shane Meadows' "Twenty Four Seven" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_Four_Seven_(film)

dublinman1990

That is very sad to hear about his passing.

My favourite film I saw in him in was the inspector in Rodger Rabbit.

There is another movie from the 80's that I had seen that was repeated on RTE 1 a few years ago starring Cher named Mermaids.

He did such a great job in that movie.

R.I.P Bob Hoskins.

wil

RIP - a great actor

- The Long Good Friday - a favourite - that final scene

spoiler if you haven't, go watch it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVVrZJaN1IU

"No one's heard nothing? That just ain't natural. It's like one of them silent, deadly farts. No clue, and then pow, you go cross-eyed. "

The Narrator

Fantastic actor, will be missed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vv6dWhBlsoM

Yamanoto

I first saw him as the sheet music salesman in Dennis Potters 'Pennies from Heaven'.

I know he'd suffered from Parkinsons these past few years, but that's sad news indeed.

RIP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q31Y-TQe0Ak

Dolbert

RIP Bob.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-L7Cadb-c0

TheBody

A true legend. RIP

carolinespring

RIP. Sod sad to hear that Bob passed away

AlekSmart

The Long Good Friday- One of the great underated films...good storyline,directing,acting...a complete all round GOOD fillum.

Kinda like Bob Hoskins career...always up there with good steady performances...RIP Bob...:(

wil

Other notable films
Mona Lisa
Brazil
Last Orders

Lenin Skynard wrote: »

Yes he was like a taller, lesser-known Danny DeVito. RIP.

or a rounder Michael Kane.

quoting himself

"Most dictators were short, fat, middle-aged and hairless. Besides Danny DeVito, there's only me to play them".

[on the acting profession] "I came into this business uneducated, dyslexic, 5ft 6in, cubic, with a face like a squashed cabbage and they welcomed me with open arms."

On Mario
"The worst thing I ever did? Super Mario Bros. (1993). It was a f**kin' nightmare. The whole experience was a nightmare. It had a husband-and-wife team directing, whose arrogance had been mistaken for talent. After so many weeks, their own agent told them to get off the set! F**kin' nightmare. F**kin' idiots"

"Family's all I've got. I've got money, yeah, but it's my family that I care about."

[in his last-ever interview in August 2012] "My greatest pleasure in life is a completely appointment-less day with nothing to do. It means I can read a book, listen to the radio and do exactly as I wish. If you are going to do a film properly you have to give yourself completely to it. You can't slip in and slip out again. You give it the business. My diary now is free, completely free. That's the way I like it. I only do what I want to do."

slave1

Very sad and not a nice last few years for him, sad indeed...

kowloon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=381Di8Cw0-I

Santa Cruz

Very good in Taxi

blue note

Quite young, very sad to hear.

Are people forgetting hook? One of my favourite childhood films.

Missyelliot2

Loved 'Who framed Roger Rabbit?'
RIP

John Cherry

Very sad news to hear.

Loved him in Hollywoodland,Hook and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

RIP.

Darkglasses

Birneybau wrote: »

Yeah, great in Roger Rabbit alright.

Really good in Shane Meadows' "Twenty Four Seven" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twenty_Four_Seven_(film)

Loved him in Twenty Four Seven, terrific story and well acted. He was in Spiceworld that same year, how's that for versatility.

RIP Bob, wonderful actor and seemed like an absolute gentleman.

“I came into this business uneducated, dyslexic, 5ft 6in, cubic, with a face like a squashed cabbage and they welcomed me with open arms.”

Maphisto

Sad news especially as these last couple of years must have been difficult

Long Good Friday
Mona Lisa

fryup

good ol'geeza

RIP Bob you'll be missed

Tomohawk

A very fine actor, taken from us too soon, RIP Guv'

flas

Brilliant as smee in hook...

sadie06

It's a sad loss for his family. I loved Bob. He was a great actor and I thought he was a very sexy man also in his day….and I'm 5ft 10'!

Must source Who Framed Roger Rabbit for the kids, and Mona Lisa for myself.

tallus

RIP Bob. The Long Good Friday kicked ass.

Shakespeare's Sister

wil wrote: »

[on the acting profession] "I came into this business uneducated, dyslexic, 5ft 6in, cubic, with a face like a squashed cabbage and they welcomed me with open arms."

The man was being very harsh on himself by saying he had a face like a squashed cabbage!

I'm glad to see all the mix-ups with Danny DeVito. I thought I was the only person who confused a cockney with an Italian-American from New Jersey.
Although... wow they were alike! https://i.chzbgr.com/maxW500/4246763008/h55B4CF2C/

RIP Bob.

Sunnyisland

RIP.

Bonedigger

A great actor and will be sadly missed.

RIP Bob.

HalloweenJack

Legend, if only for Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Love that film.

fonecrusher1

Long Good Friday is a great film and he was a class actor. He seemed to be a great character too.

RIP.

creolebelle

A terrible loss for the film world. He was a fine actor. He was mesmerizing in Mona Lisa

Nemeses

sadie06 wrote: »

It's a sad loss for his family. I loved Bob. He was a great actor and I thought he was a very sexy man also in his day….and I'm 5ft 10'!

Must source Who Framed Roger Rabbit for the kids, and Mona Lisa for myself.

Netflix.

its on there, Just watched it tonight to honour Poor Bob