R.I.P Bob Hoskins

He was a legend and one of my biggest crushes for years

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2014/04 … d/8502851/

LONDON (AP) — British actor Bob Hoskins, whose varied career ranged from noir drama Mona Lisa to animated fantasy Who Framed Roger Rabbit, has died at age 71.

A family statement released Wednesday by agent Clair Dobbs said Hoskins died in a hospital after a bout of pneumonia.

A versatile character actor capable of menace, quiet poignancy and Cockney charm, London-raised Hoskins appeared in some of the most acclaimed British films of the past few decades, including gangster classic The Long Good Friday.

He specialized in tough guys with a soft center, including the ex-con who chaperones Cathy Tyson's escort in Neil Jordan's 1986 film Mona Lisa. Hoskins was nominated for a best-actor Academy Award for the role.
By Marc | 04/30/2014 10:43 AM | 7 comments
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  • He really was gorgeous.
    DaddysBuddy 05/02/2014 03:54 PM
  • Great actor. Sorry to hear about his passing.
    BearinFW 05/01/2014 04:18 AM
  • It is so sad. I fell for him when he did the nude shower scene in I think The Long Goodbye.
    kgmbear 04/30/2014 09:02 PM
  • So sad.
    art4you 04/30/2014 05:35 PM
  • Sorry to hear the news too. The first movie where I really took notice of him was in Mona Lisa--maybe it was all the camera time he had in the film that made him shine, but he was wonderful in the film and so damn hot. Some of the films I've seen him in over the years have not been so good, but despite the failings of the film, his character would be so darn charismatic.
    furball 04/30/2014 01:52 PM
  • I had no idea how many awards he won for acting. I also considered him to be award-winning sexy! Here are his accomplishments in films:

    Film Award nomination, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1978, for Pennies from Heaven; Film Award nomination, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and Evening Standard Best Actor Award, 1982, both for The Long Good Friday; Film Award nomination, best supporting actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1984, for The Honorary Consul; Academy Award nomination, best actor in a leading role, Film Award, best actor, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Cannes International Film Festival award, best actor, Boston Society of Film Critics Award, best actor, Golden Globe Award, best actor, ALFS Award, actor of the year, London Critics Circle Film Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, best actor, National Society of Film Critics Award, best actor, New York Film Critics Circle Award, best actor, Valladolid International Film Festival, best actor, 1986, all for Mona Lisa; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture—comedy/musical, 1989, for Who Framed Roger Rabbit; Evening Standard British Film Award, best actor, 1989, for Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne; European Film Award, best actor, 1997, for TwentyFourSeven; Lifetime Achievement Award, Empire Awards, 1999; Genie Award, best performance by an actor in a leading role, 2000, for Felicia's Journey; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a miniseries or a motion picture made for television, 2001, for Noriega: God's Favorite; National Board of Review Award (with others), best ensemble performance, European Film Award nomination (with others), best ensemble, 2001, both for Last Orders; Donostia Lifetime Achievement Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival, 2002; DVDX Award, best supporting actor in a DVD premiere movie, 2003, for The Sleeping Dictionary.
    rjzip 04/30/2014 12:50 PM
  • Just saw that and was saddened to hear.
    fenwaydav 04/30/2014 10:56 AM