Robert William Hoskins (26 October 1942 – 29 April 2014) was an English actor and film director.<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hoskins#cite_note-1">[1]</a> Known for his intense but sensitive portrayals of "tough guy" characters,<a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hoskins#cite_note-:0-2">[2]</a><a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Hoskins#cite_note-3">[3]</a> he began his career on stage before making his screen breakthrough playing Arthur Parker on the 1978 <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Television">BBC Television</a> serial <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennies_from_Heaven_(TV_series)">Pennies from Heaven</a>. He subsequently played acclaimed lead roles in the films <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Good_Friday">The Long Good Friday</a> (1980), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa_(film)">Mona Lisa</a> (1986), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Framed_Roger_Rabbit">Who Framed Roger Rabbit</a> (1988), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaids_(1990_film)">Mermaids</a> (1990) and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Pope:_Pope_John_XXIII">The Good Pope: Pope John XXIII</a> (2002).Hoskins had supporting roles in <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd_%E2%80%93_The_Wall">Pink Floyd – The Wall</a> (1982), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Honorary_Consul_(film)">The Honorary Consul</a> (1983), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cotton_Club_(film)">The Cotton Club</a> (1984), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_(1985_film)">Brazil</a> (1985), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook_(film)">Hook</a> (1991), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nixon_(film)">Nixon</a> (1995), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enemy_at_the_Gates">Enemy at the Gates</a> (2001), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maid_in_Manhattan">Maid in Manhattan</a> (2002), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mrs_Henderson_Presents">Mrs Henderson Presents</a> (2005), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol_(2009_film)">A Christmas Carol</a> (2009), <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_Dagenham">Made in Dagenham</a> (2010), and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_White_and_the_Huntsman">Snow White and the Huntsman</a> (2012). He portrayed <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario">Mario</a> in the 1993 film <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._(film)">Super Mario Bros.</a>, based on the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Mario">video game of the same name</a>, and voiced Boris Goosinov in the animated film <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balto_(film)">Balto</a> (1995). Hoskins also directed two feature films: <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raggedy_Rawney">The Raggedy Rawney</a> (1988) and <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainbow_(1996_film)">Rainbow</a> (1996).Hoskins received the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Actor_Award_(Cannes_Film_Festival)">Best Actor Award</a> at the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannes_Film_Festival">Cannes Film Festival</a>, the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Actor_in_a_Leading_Role">BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role</a> and the <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%E2%80%93_Motion_Picture_Drama">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama</a> for his role in Mona Lisa. Hoskins won a Canadian <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Screen_Award_for_Best_Actor">Genie Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role</a> for <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicia%27s_Journey_(film)">Felicia's Journey</a>. In 2009, he won an <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Emmy_Award_for_Best_Actor">International Emmy Award for Best Actor</a> for his appearance on the BBC One drama <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Street_(British_TV_series)">The Street</a>. Hoskins retired from acting in 2012 owing to <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson%27s_disease">Parkinson's disease</a> after being diagnosed the previous year. He died in April 2014 from <a target="_blank" rel="ugc" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonia">pneumonia</a>.

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