Deceased

How Did Bob Hoskins Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 71

Also known asRobert William Hoskins, Jr., Robert William HoskinsGenderMaleNationalityUnited KingdomBorn26/10/1942Born inBury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UKDied29/04/2014Died inBury St EdmundsCausepneumoniaWikidataQ211283 ↗Buried atHighgate CemeteryTMDb#382 ↗

Robert William Hoskins 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.

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Filmography116 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2019	An Accidental StudioMovie	Self (archive footage)	77
2018	Nothing Like a DameMovie	Self (archive footage) (uncredited)	76
2014	Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video GameMovie	Self - Mario Mario (archive footage)	72
2012	Snow White and the HuntsmanMovie	Muir	70
2012	Nina Conti: Her Master's VoiceMovie	Self	70
2011	NeverlandSeries	Smee	69
2011	WillMovie	Davey	69
2010	Made in DagenhamMovie	Albert Passingham	68
2009	A Christmas CarolMovie	Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice)	67
2009	PinocchioMovie	Geppetto	67
2009	Waking Sleeping BeautyMovie	Eddie Valiant (archive footage)	67
2008	Go Go TalesMovie	The Baron	66
2008	DoomsdayMovie	Bill Nelson	66
2008	The Englishman's BoySeries	Damon Ira Chance	66
2007	OutlawMovie	Walter Lewis	65
2007	SparkleMovie	Vince	65
2007	Ruby BlueMovie	Jack	65
2006	Paris Je T'aimeMovie	Bob (Pigalle)	64
2006	HollywoodlandMovie	Eddie Mannix	64
2006	Garfield: A Tail of Two KittiesMovie	Winston (voice)	64
2006	The StreetSeries	Paddy Gargan	64
2006	The Wind in the WillowsMovie	Badger	64
2005	Mrs. Henderson PresentsMovie	Vivian Van Damm	63
2005	UnleashedMovie	Bart	63
2005	StayMovie	Dr. Leon Patterson	63
2005	Son of the MaskMovie	Odin	63
2004	Beyond the SeaMovie	Charlie Cassotto Maffia	62
2004	Vanity FairMovie	Sir Pitt Crawley	62
2003	The Sleeping DictionaryMovie	Henry Bullard	61
2003	Den of LionsMovie	Darius Paskevic	61
2003	The Good PopeMovie	Angelo Roncalli / Pope John XXIII	61
2002	Maid in ManhattanMovie	Lionel Bloch	60
2002	Where Eskimos LiveMovie	Sharkey	60
2001	Enemy at the GatesMovie	Nikita Khrushchev	59
2001	Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeries	Self	59
2001	Last OrdersMovie	Ray	59
2001	The Lost WorldMovie	Prof. Challenger	59
2001	The Lost WorldSeries	Professor Challenger	59
2000	American VirginMovie	Joey	58
2000	Don QuixoteMovie	Sancho Panza	58
2000	Noriega: God's FavoriteMovie	Manuel Noriega	58
1999	Parting ShotsMovie	Gerd Layton	57
1999	The White River KidMovie	Brother Edgar	57
1999	From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & MagicMovie	Self	57
1999	Felicia's JourneyMovie	Joe Hilditch	57
1999	David CopperfieldSeries	Micawber	57
1999	A Room for Romeo BrassMovie	Steven Laws	57
1998	Cousin BetteMovie	Cesar Crevel	56
1998	TwentyFourSevenMovie	Alan Darcy	56
1998	ParkinsonSeries	Self	56
1997	Spice WorldMovie	Self	55
1996	MichaelMovie	Vartan Malt	54
1996	The Secret AgentMovie	Verloc	54
1996	TFI FridaySeries	—	54
1996	RainbowMovie	Frank Bailey	54
1995	NixonMovie	J. Edgar Hoover	53
1995	BaltoMovie	Boris the Goose (voice)	53
1995	The Forgotten ToysMovie	Teddy (voice)	53
1994	Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special EffectsMovie	Self	52
1994	World War II: When Lions RoaredSeries	Winston Churchill	52
1993	FrasierSeries	Coach Fuller	51
1993	Late Show with David LettermanSeries	Self - Guest	51
1993	Super Mario Bros.Movie	Mario Mario	51
1993	The Big FreezeMovie	Sidney, plumber's mate	51
1992	Blue IceMovie	Sam Garcia	50
1992	The Inner CircleMovie	Beria	50
1992	Passed AwayMovie	Johnny Scanlan	50
1991	PerformanceSeries	De Flores	49
1991	HookMovie	Smee	49
1991	The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big FishMovie	Louis Aubinard	49
1991	ShatteredMovie	Gus Klein	49
1990	Heart ConditionMovie	Jack Moony	48
1990	MermaidsMovie	Lou Landsky	48
1989	Tales from the CryptSeries	Redmond	47
1988	Who Framed Roger RabbitMovie	Eddie Valiant	46
1988	The Raggedy RawneyMovie	Darky	46
1988	Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of Toon TownMovie	Self	46
1988	One More Audience with Dame Edna EverageMovie	Self (uncredited)	46
1987	A Prayer for the DyingMovie	Father Michael Da Costa	45
1987	The Lonely Passion of Judith HearneMovie	James Madden	45
1986	Sweet LibertyMovie	Stanley Gould	44
1986	Mona LisaMovie	George	44
1985	BrazilMovie	Spoor	43
1985	The Dunera BoysMovie	Morrie Mendellsohn	43
1985	The Woman Who Married Clark GableMovie	George	43
1985	An Audience with Billy ConnollyMovie	Self - Audience Member (uncredited)	43
1985	Mussolini and ISeries	Benito Mussolini	43
1984	The Cotton ClubMovie	Owney Madden	42
1984	LassiterMovie	Inspector John Becker	42
1984	Weekend PlayhouseSeries	Eddie Reed	42
1983	The Honorary ConsulMovie	Colonel Perez	41
1982	Pink Floyd: The WallMovie	Rock and Roll Manager	40
1981	OthelloMovie	Iago	39
1980	The Long Good FridayMovie	Harold Shand	38
1980	SheppeyMovie	Sheppey	38
1979	Zulu DawnMovie	C.S.M. Williams	37
1979	Brecht and CoMovie	—	37
1978	An Audience with...Series	Self	36
1978	Pennies from HeavenSeries	Arthur Parker	36
1975	Saturday Night LiveSeries	Captain Kidd / Self	33
1975	InsertsMovie	Big Mac	33
1975	Royal FlashMovie	Police Constable	33
1974	If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent ThemMovie	The Sexton	32
1974	SchmoedipusMovie	Blake (Tom's Boss)	32
1973	ThrillerSeries	Sammy Draper	31
1973	The National HealthMovie	Foster	31
1972	Crown CourtSeries	Freddy Dean	30
1972	Van der ValkSeries	Johnny Palmer	30
1972	New Scotland YardSeries	Eddie Wharton	30
1972	Up the FrontMovie	Recruiting Sergeant	30
1972	VillainsSeries	Charles 'Knocker' Grindley	30
1971	Film '72Series	Self	29
1970	Play for TodaySeries	Woodbine	28
1970	KateSeries	Heavy	28
1969	The Main ChanceSeries	Workman	27
1967	OmnibusSeries	Self	25