---
name: "Bob Hoskins"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/bob-hoskins"
fi1m_id: "bob-hoskins"
imdb_id: "nm0001364"
tmdb_id: 382
wikidata_id: "Q211283"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "26 October 1942"
died: "29 April 2014"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 14
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 14
updated: "2026-10-05T11:27:33.479179+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Bob Hoskins

## Identity

Bob Hoskins

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/bob-hoskins
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** bob-hoskins
- **IMDb ID:** nm0001364
- **TMDB ID:** 382
- **Wikidata ID:** Q211283
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hoskins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211283, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/382

Actor. Born 26 October 1942 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK. Died 29 April 2014.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 26 October 1942, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK
- **Died:** 29 April 2014
- **Active:** 1978–2012
- **Also known as:** Robert William Hoskins, Jr., Robert William Hoskins
- **Frequently works with:** [Frank Marshall](https://film.one/person/frank-marshall.md), [Patrick Cassavetti](https://film.one/person/patrick-cassavetti.md), [Robert Zemeckis](https://film.one/person/robert-zemeckis.md), [Stephen Woolley](https://film.one/person/stephen-woolley.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Average Fi1m score:** 62, as actor, over 14 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (5), 1990s 54 (4), 2000s 46 (4), 2010s 52 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 57 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 7 under 60
- **Lead roles:** 5 of 10 acting credits billed first or second
- **Genres:** Comedy 7, Drama 7, Fantasy 7, Adventure 6, Family 5, Crime 3
- **Screen time:** 23 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,747m across 13 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hoskins, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q211283, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001364/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/382

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Who Framed Roger Rabbit*](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md) (89), [*A Christmas Carol*](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md) (50)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Long Good Friday*](https://film.one/film/the-long-good-friday.md) (88), [*Mona Lisa*](https://film.one/film/mona-lisa.md) (83)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Street*](https://film.one/tv/the-street.md) (74), [*Shattered*](https://film.one/film/shattered.md) (58)

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## Fi1m on Bob Hoskins

> Bob Hoskins makes a tough man’s hopes as convincing as his threats. We rate him for the feeling he lets through the bluster, though some of his Hollywood roles gave him too little to do.

*The Long Good Friday* (1980) lets Bob Hoskins talk, and he makes Harold Shand’s pleasure in being heard both funny and alarming. This London gangland boss believes his business ambitions deserve a respectful hearing; Hoskins gives him enough conviction to make the proposition briefly plausible. We laughed at Harold’s grand manner, then felt uneasy because the aggression never quite left his speech. The hope Hoskins allows him matters just as much as the menace: we can see how badly he wants his future to happen.

His television breakthrough, as the fantasy-prone salesman Arthur Parker in Dennis Potter’s *Pennies from Heaven* (1978), came before Harold established his tough-guy reputation. With George, the ex-con employed as a chauffeur in *Mona Lisa* (1986), menace, charm and hurt could occupy the same performance. Playing Eddie Valiant in *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988) took him into a Hollywood lead that required him to work across live action and animation. The settings changed, but the useful constant was his ability to make forceful men seem vulnerable without making their forcefulness disappear.

John Mackenzie’s *The Long Good Friday* also understands how much Hoskins gains from good company. Barrie Keeffe’s dialogue gives Harold a respectable vocabulary for criminal ambition, and Hoskins enjoys the language without letting us forget the violence behind it. Helen Mirren’s Victoria is essential company: her composure gives us time to consider Harold rather than simply await his next eruption. Hoskins’s forcefulness could make other actors seem incidental; Mirren prevents that. Mike Taylor’s editing keeps the criminal business moving without always making it clear, and we found Harold’s hopes more absorbing than the effort of untangling it.

Not every part asked for so much, and some of the Hollywood work underused him, with *Super Mario Bros.* (1993) a case in point. The repeated casting as a tough guy could narrow expectations of an actor whose sensitivity was part of what made those men convincing. It is worth keeping that sensitivity in mind rather than treating Harold’s aggression as the whole achievement. Start with *The Long Good Friday*, provided you can forgive a plot that occasionally needs untangling.

## Biography

Bob Hoskins was an English actor. He was born Robert William Hoskins on 26 October 1942 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, and died on 29 April 2014 in London.

He began his career on stage before his screen breakthrough in the 1978 BBC television serial *Pennies from Heaven*. Hoskins became known for intense portrayals of tough characters, notably as gangster Harold Shand in *The Long Good Friday* (1980) and the ex-convict George in *Mona Lisa* (1986). He also appeared in lighter roles such as Eddie Valiant in *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988) and Smee in *Hook* (1991).

Hoskins received a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe for *Mona Lisa*, and an Academy Award nomination for the same performance. He directed two films, *The Raggedy Rawney* (1988) and *Rainbow* (1995).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, themoviedb.org, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (14)

- *Snow White and the Huntsman* (2012), Fi1m 52, as Muir — [page](https://film.one/film/snow-white-and-the-huntsman.md)
- *A Christmas Carol* (2009), Fi1m 50, as Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md)
- *Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties* (2006), Fi1m 40, as Winston (voice) — [page](https://film.one/film/garfield-a-tail-of-two-kitties.md)
- *The Street* (2006), Fi1m 74, as Paddy Gargan — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-street.md)
- *Son of the Mask* (2005), Fi1m 20, as Odin — [page](https://film.one/film/son-of-the-mask.md)
- *Spice World* (1997), Fi1m 62, as Bob Hoskins — [page](https://film.one/film/spice-world.md)
- *Super Mario Bros.* (1993), Fi1m 42, as Mario Mario — [page](https://film.one/film/super-mario-bros.md)
- *Hook* (1991), Fi1m 56, as Smee — [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md)
- *Shattered* (1991), Fi1m 58, as Gus Klein — [page](https://film.one/film/shattered.md)
- *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), Fi1m 89, as Eddie Valiant — [page](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md)
- *Mona Lisa* (1986), Fi1m 83, as George — [page](https://film.one/film/mona-lisa.md)
- *Brazil* (1985), Fi1m 83, as Spoor — [page](https://film.one/film/brazil.md)
- *Pink Floyd: The Wall* (1982), Fi1m 69, as Rock and Roll Manager — [page](https://film.one/film/pink-floyd-the-wall.md)
- *The Long Good Friday* (1980), Fi1m 88, as Harold Shand — [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-good-friday.md)

## Complete filmography (130)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *El Santo Padre Juan XXIII (duplicado)* (2026), series, as Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli - Juan XXIII
- *Snow White and the Huntsman* (2012), as Muir — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/snow-white-and-the-huntsman.md)
- *Outside Bet* (2012), as Percy 'Smudge' Smith
- *Neverland* (2011), series, as Smee
- *Will* (2011), as Davey
- *Made in Dagenham* (2010), as Albert Passingham
- *A Christmas Carol* (2009), as Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice) — Fi1m 50, [page](https://film.one/film/a-christmas-carol.md)
- *Pinocchio* (2009), as Geppetto
- *Pinocchio* (2009), series, as Geppetto
- *Waking Sleeping Beauty* (2009), as Eddie Valiant (archive footage)
- *The Last Word Monologues* (2008), Actor
- *Go Go Tales* (2008), as The Baron
- *Doomsday* (2008), as Bill Nelson
- *The Englishman's Boy* (2008), series, as Damon Ira Chance
- *Sparkle* (2007), as Vince
- *British Film Forever* (2007), series, Actor
- *Ruby Blue* (2007), as Jack
- *Outlaw* (2007), as Walter Lewis
- *The Wind in the Willows* (2006), as Badger
- *Hollywoodland* (2006), as Eddie Mannix
- *Paris Je T'aime* (2006), as Bob (Pigalle)
- *Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties* (2006), as Winston (voice) — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/garfield-a-tail-of-two-kitties.md)
- *The Street* (2006), series, as Paddy Gargan — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-street.md)
- *Stay* (2005), as Dr. Leon Patterson
- *Mrs. Henderson Presents* (2005), as Vivian Van Damm · Executive Producer
- *Son of the Mask* (2005), as Odin — Fi1m 20, [page](https://film.one/film/son-of-the-mask.md)
- *Unleashed* (2005), as Bart
- *Beyond the Sea* (2004), as Charlie Cassotto Maffia
- *Vanity Fair* (2004), as Sir Pitt Crawley
- *Den of Lions* (2003), as Darius Paskevic
- *The Sleeping Dictionary* (2003), as Henry Bullard
- *The Good Pope* (2003), as Angelo Roncalli / Papa Giovanni XXIII
- *Il Papa buono* (2003), series, as Angelo Roncalli / Giovanni XXIII
- *Maid in Manhattan* (2002), as Lionel Bloch
- *Where Eskimos Live* (2002), as Sharkey
- *The Lost World* (2001), as Prof. Challenger
- *The Lost World* (2001), series, as Professor Challenger
- *Last Orders* (2001), as Ray
- *Enemy at the Gates* (2001), as Nikita Khrushchev
- *American Virgin* (2000), as Joey
- *Don Quixote* (2000), as Sancho Panza
- *Noriega: God's Favorite* (2000), as Manuel Noriega
- *David Copperfield* (1999), series, as Micawber
- *Tube Tales* (1999), Director
- *Felicia's Journey* (1999), as Joe Hilditch
- *A Room for Romeo Brass* (1999), as Steven Laws
- *Captain Jack* (1999), as Jack Armistead
- *Parting Shots* (1999), as Gerd Layton
- *The White River Kid* (1999), as Brother Edgar
- *Cousin Bette* (1998), as Cesar Crevel
- *Let the Good Times Roll* (1998), as Peter
- *TwentyFourSeven* (1998), as Alan Darcy
- *Spice World* (1997), as Bob Hoskins — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/spice-world.md)
- *The Forgotten Toys* (1997), series, as Teddy (voice)
- *Michael* (1996), as Vartan Malt
- *The Secret Agent* (1996), as Verloc · Executive Producer
- *Rainbow* (1996), as Frank Bailey · Director
- *TFI Friday* (1996), series, Actor
- *Balto* (1995), as Boris the Goose (voice)
- *Nixon* (1995), as J. Edgar Hoover
- *Ding Dong* (1995), as Male Model
- *The Forgotten Toys* (1995), as Teddy (voice)
- *The Changeling* (1993), as De Flores
- *The Big Freeze* (1993), as Sidney, plumber's mate
- *Frasier* (1993), series, as Coach Fuller — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/tv/frasier.md)
- *Super Mario Bros.* (1993), as Mario Mario — Fi1m 42, [page](https://film.one/film/super-mario-bros.md)
- *Blue Ice* (1992), as Sam Garcia
- *Passed Away* (1992), as Johnny Scanlan
- *The Inner Circle* (1992), as Beria
- *Shattered* (1991), as Gus Klein — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/shattered.md)
- *Performance* (1991), series, as De Flores
- *Rabbit Ears -  The Bremen Town Musicians* (1991), as Narrator (voice)
- *The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish* (1991), as Louis Aubinard
- *Hook* (1991), as Smee — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/hook.md)
- *Mermaids* (1990), as Lou Landsky
- *Heart Condition* (1990), as Jack Moony
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, as Redmond · Director
- *The Raggedy Rawney* (1988), as Darky · Director, Screenplay
- *Who Framed Roger Rabbit* (1988), as Eddie Valiant — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md)
- *The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne* (1987), as James Madden
- *A Prayer for the Dying* (1987), as Father Michael Da Costa
- *The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball* (1987), as The Secret Policeman (voice)
- *Mona Lisa* (1986), as George — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/mona-lisa.md)
- *Sweet Liberty* (1986), as Stanley Gould
- *The Dunera Boys* (1985), as Morrie Mendellsohn
- *Mussolini and I* (1985), series, as Benito Mussolini
- *The Woman Who Married Clark Gable* (1985), as George
- *Brazil* (1985), as Spoor — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/brazil.md)
- *The Cotton Club* (1984), as Owney Madden
- *Weekend Playhouse* (1984), series, as Eddie Reed
- *Aspel & Company* (1984), series, Actor
- *Lassiter* (1984), as Inspector John Becker
- *The Honorary Consul* (1983), as Colonel Perez
- *The Beggar's Opera* (1983), as Beggar
- *Pink Floyd: The Wall* (1982), as Rock and Roll Manager — Fi1m 69, [page](https://film.one/film/pink-floyd-the-wall.md)
- *An Audience with Dudley Moore* (1981), Actor
- *Othello* (1981), as Iago
- *Big Jim and the Figaro Club* (1981), series, as Narrator (voice)
- *Stainless Steel and the Star Spies* (1981), as Robotham (voice)
- *The Long Good Friday* (1980), as Harold Shand — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-long-good-friday.md)
- *Flickers* (1980), series, as Arnie Cole
- *Sheppey* (1980), as Sheppey
- *Brecht and Co* (1979), Actor
- *Big Jim and the Figaro Club* (1979), as Narrator (Older College)
- *Zulu Dawn* (1979), as C.S.M. Williams
- *Of Mycenae and Men* (1979), Actor
- *Pennies from Heaven* (1978), series, as Arthur Parker
- *Three Piece Suite* (1977), series, as Reg
- *Three Piece Suite* (1977), as Reg
- *The Crezz* (1976), series, as Det. Sgt. Marble
- *Kill Two Birds* (1975), as Sammy Draper
- *Royal Flash* (1975), as Police Constable
- *Inserts* (1975), as Big Mac
- *Schmoedipus* (1974), as Blake (Tom's Boss)
- *Thick as Thieves* (1974), series, as George Dobbs
- *If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them* (1974), as The Sexton
- *Her Majesty's Pleasure* (1973), as Woodbine
- *Sir Yellow* (1973), series, Actor
- *Thriller* (1973), series, as Sammy Draper
- *The National Health* (1973), as Foster
- *The Bankrupt* (1972), as Taxi driver
- *Crown Court* (1972), series, as Freddy Dean
- *Van der Valk* (1972), series, as Johnny Palmer
- *Villains* (1972), series, as Charles 'Knocker' Grindley
- *George* (1972), as Knocker
- *Up the Front* (1972), as Recruiting Sergeant
- *New Scotland Yard* (1972), series, as Eddie Wharton
- *Play for Today* (1970), series, as Woodbine, Blake, Taxi Driver
- *Kate* (1970), series, as Heavy
- *The Main Chance* (1969), series, as Workman

## Gallery

- ![Bob Hoskins as Harold Shand in The Long Good Friday (1980)](https://film.one/media/title/3175/still-0c599370f7b2.jpg) Bob Hoskins as Harold Shand in *The Long Good Friday* (1980) — Image via TMDB
- ![Bob Hoskins as George in Mona Lisa (1986)](https://film.one/media/title/4812/still-d662bcbb0a5b.jpg) Bob Hoskins as George in *Mona Lisa* (1986) — Image via TMDB
- ![Bob Hoskins](https://film.one/media/person/59717/gallery-dcb6af4685d0.jpg) Bob Hoskins — Bob hoskins filming ruby blue.jpg: James Laurence Stewart
derivative work: KoS (talk), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Bob_hoskins_filming_ruby_blue_cropped_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![Bob Hoskins on the set of 2007 film Ruby Blue (2011)](https://film.one/media/person/59717/gallery-72260db9ef2e.jpg) Bob Hoskins on the set of 2007 film Ruby Blue (2011) — Bob hoskins filming ruby blue.jpg: James Laurence Stewart
derivative work: Jan Arkesteijn (talk), CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Bob_hoskins_filming_ruby_blue-2.jpg/1280px-Bob_hoskins_filming_ruby_blue-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bob Hoskins on the set of 2007 film Ruby Blue (2008)](https://film.one/media/person/59717/gallery-f86d0466ea42.jpg) Bob Hoskins on the set of 2007 film Ruby Blue (2008) — James Stewart, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/70/Bob_hoskins_filming_ruby_blue.jpg/1280px-Bob_hoskins_filming_ruby_blue.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Bob Hoskins](https://film.one/media/person/59717/gallery-d53d227747bf.jpg) Bob Hoskins — Image via TMDB
- ![Bob Hoskins](https://film.one/media/person/59717/gallery-8a97acc09d55.jpg) Bob Hoskins — Image via TMDB
- ![Bob Hoskins](https://film.one/media/person/59717/gallery-d402b366e345.jpg) Bob Hoskins — Image via TMDB
- ![Bob Hoskins](https://film.one/media/person/59717/gallery-dd41ef4aa83d.jpg) Bob Hoskins — Image via TMDB

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1987: Best Actor (nominated), for *Mona Lisa*

### Other awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- Donostia Award 2002: Donostia Award (won)
- European Film Award for Best Actor 2001: European Film Award for Best Actor (nominated), for *Last Orders*
- European Film Award for Best Actor 1997: European Film Award for Best Actor (won), for *Twenty Four Seven*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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