Bob Hoskins
Robert William "Bob" Hoskins, Jr. (born October 26, 1942 in Bury St Edmunds , Suffolk , † April 29, 2014 in London ) was a British actor , film director , producer , and screenwriter . Hoskins often played rough, hearted worker types or criminals. His trademarks were his small and rounded body shape (at 1.66 m height) and his piercing gaze, which was based on his nearsightedness . One of his most famous roles was that of the worn-out Eddie Valiant inWrong game with Roger Rabbit .
Life
After Hoskins finished school, he began training as an accountant, but dropped out early. Before his debut as a theater actor in 1969, he worked in various odd jobs, including as a fire eater and sailor. He got his first role in the theater by chance. He was accompanying a friend to an audition and was spotted himself without attending drama school after his friend talked him into auditioning.
Career
He got his first film role in 1972 in the television series Villains . In 1973 he starred in The National Health, or Nurse Norton's Affair , the film adaptation of a drama by Peter Nichols , with Neville Aurelius, George Browne, Lynn Redgrave and Gillian Barge . He became known to a wider audience in 1978 through the lead role in the BBC television series Tanz in den Wolken , conceived by Dennis Potter . In this musical adaptation, Hoskins showed that he was a talented dancer.
Films like Rififi on Good Friday (1980) and Mona Lisa (1986) earned him a reputation as an outstanding performer with critics. For his portrayal of the former prisoner George in Mona Lisa , Hoskins was named Best Actor at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival together with Michel Blanc . He was nominated for Best Actor at the Oscars . The following year he received the BAFTA Award for this role .
In 1991 he shot Death in the Mirror with Tom Berenger and Greta Scacchi . In 1993 he starred in Super Mario Bros. with Dennis Hopper and Fiona Shaw . The film flopped as unsuccessful implementation of Nintendo - Video game at the box office and meant for Hoskins a major setback in his career, so he it later described his participation as one of his biggest mistakes. In 1998 he appeared in Cousin Bette with Jessica Lange , Geraldine Chaplin , and Simon McBurney , in 2004 in the Bobby Darin - biopic Beyond the Sea by Kevin Spacey a . a. alongside John Goodman and Greta Scacchi. Hoskins also worked with Steven Spielberg , Julia Roberts , Cher and Dustin Hoffman .
At the end of the 1990s he worked in rather small projects, also to promote young actors. From 2000 onwards, Hoskins turned back to Hollywood more often . He played with Jennifer Lopez and Morgan Freeman , among others . In 2005 he starred with Ewan McGregor in the psychological thriller Stay and then in the comedy film Lady Henderson presented alongside Judi Dench . He starred alongside Ben Affleck in The Hollywood Conspiracy , which addresses the authentic death of actor George Reeves . In 2006 he appeared in the episode film Paris, je t'aime in a scene at the side of Fanny Ardant .
Hoskins received the European Film Award for Best Actor for his role in the Shane Meadows- directed film Twenty Four Seven . Four years later he was nominated for the same award for his role in Last Orders . In 1989, Hoskins received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Actor for his portrayal in Wrong Play with Roger Rabbit and another in 2006 for Best Supporting Actor in Lady Henderson .
Hoskins was married to Jane Liversey from 1967 to 1978. This marriage resulted in two children. In 1982 he married Linda Banwell, with whom he also had two children. In 2011 he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. For this reason, he announced his retirement from the film business in August 2012. Hoskins died on April 29, 2014 at the age of 71 of complications from pneumonia in a London hospital in the presence of his wife and children.
Voice actor
Hoskins said a strong Cockney - dialect , which is also in some of his films as a stylistic device was used. His German dubbing voices were various speakers, mostly Klaus Sonnenschein , Mogens von Gadow and Thomas Fritsch . Hoskins was also active as a voice actor, for example in the films Balto - A Dog with a Hero's Heart or Garfield 2 .
Filmography
- 1975: Royal Flash
- 1975: close-ups (inserts)
- 1979: The Final Offensive (Zulu Dawn)
- 1980: Rififi on Good Friday (The Long Good Friday)
- 1982: Pink Floyd - The Wall
- 1983: The Honorary Consul (The Honorary Consul)
- 1984: Cotton Club (The Cotton Club)
- 1985: Brazil
- 1985: Mussolini and I
- 1986: Mona Lisa
- 1987: A Prayer for the Dying (A Prayer for the Dying)
- 1988: Raggedy Rawney
- 1988: Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit)
- 1990: The Chaoten Cop (Heart Condition)
- 1990: Mermaids Kiss Better (Mermaids)
- 1991: Death in the Mirror (Shattered)
- 1991: Hook
- 1991: The Favor, the Watch and the Very Big Fish
- 1992: A Crazy Funeral Feast (Passed Away)
- 1993: Super Mario Bros.
- 1995: Nixon
- 1995: Balto - A dog with a hero's heart ( Balto , voice)
- 1996: Michael
- 1996: Joseph Conrads: The Secret Agent
- 1997: Spiceworld - The Movie (Spice World)
- 1998: Cousin Bette (Cousin Bette)
- 1999: Captain Jack
- 1999: David Copperfield
- 1999: Felicia, my angel (Felicia's Journey)
- 2000: Last round (Last Orders)
- 2001: Duell - Enemy at the Gates (Enemy at the Gates)
- 2001: The Lost World (The Lost World)
- 2002: Manhattan Love Story (Maid in Manhattan)
- 2003: Den of Lions
- 2004: John XXIII. - For a world in peace (Il papa buono)
- 2004: Beyond the Sea - Music was his life (Beyond the Sea)
- 2005: The Mask 2: The Next Generation (Son of the Mask)
- 2005: Lady Henderson Presents (Mrs Henderson Presents)
- 2005: Stay
- 2005: Unleashed (Danny The Dog)
- 2006: Paris, je t'aime
- 2006: The Hollywood Conspiracy (Hollywoodland)
- 2007: Outlaw
- 2007: Ruby Blue
- 2008: Doomsday (Doomsday)
- 2008: Pinocchio
- 2009: Disney's A Christmas Carol
- 2010: We Want Sex (Made in Dagenham)
- 2011: Will - Follow your dream (Will)
- 2011: Neverland - Journey to the Land of Adventure ( Neverland , miniseries)
- 2012: Snow White and the Huntsman
Awards
- The Long Good Friday: Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor
- The Long Good Friday: Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor
- The Honorary Consul: Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Mona Lisa: BAFTA Award for Best Actor
- Mona Lisa: Cannes International Film Festival best actor (with Michel Blanc for Ménage)
- Mona Lisa: Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
- Mona Lisa: Golden Globe Award for Best Actor
- Mona Lisa: Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
- Mona Lisa: London Critics' Circle Film Award for Best Actor (with William Hurt in The Spider Woman's Kiss)
- Mona Lisa: Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
- Mona Lisa: National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
- Mona Lisa: New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor
- Mona Lisa: Valladolid International Film Festival : best actor
- Mona Lisa: Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
- The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne: Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor
- Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit: Evening Standard British Film Award for Best Actor
- Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit: Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor
- Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit: Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor
- Nixon: Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble
- Twenty Four Seven: European Film Award for best actor
- Felicia's Journey: Genie Award for Best Actor
- Last Orders: National Board of Review Award Best Ensemble
- Last Orders: Nominated - European Film Award for Best Actor
- Son of the Mask: Nominated - Golden Raspberry Worst Supporting Actor
- Mrs Henderson Presents: National Board of Review Award Best Ensemble
- Mrs Henderson Presents: Nominated - British Independent Film Award for Best Actor
- Mrs Henderson Presents: Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Mrs Henderson Presents: Nominated - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Made in Dagenham: Nominated - British Independent Film Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Pennies from Heaven: Nominated - BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor
- Noriega: God's Favorite: Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor
- The Street: International Emmy Award for Best Actor
Individual evidence
- ↑ British film star Bob Hoskins retires. Spiegel Online , accessed August 8, 2012 .
- ↑ Andreas Borcholte: On the death of Bob Hoskins: With heart and Plauze. In: Spiegel Online of April 30, 2014 (accessed April 30, 2014).
- ↑ tz.de : Bob Hoskins died at the age of 71 , accessed on May 8, 2014
- ↑ synchronkartei.de (last accessed: October 19, 2010)
Web links
- Bob Hoskins in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Literature by and about Bob Hoskins in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hoskins on Prism Online
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Hoskins, Bob |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hoskins, Robert William Jr. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 26, 1942 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bury St Edmunds , Suffolk , United Kingdom |
DATE OF DEATH | April 29, 2014 |
Place of death | London , UK |