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Robert William Hoskins was an English actor. His work included lead roles in Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Long Good Friday (1980), Mona Lisa (1986), Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Mermaids (1990), and Super Mario Bros. (1993), and supporting performances in Brazil (1985), Hook (1991), Nixon (1995), Enemy at the Gates (2001), Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005), A Christmas Carol (2009), Made in Dagenham (2010), and Snow White and the Huntsman (2012). He also directed two feature films: The Raggedy Rawney (1988) and Rainbow (1996).
Birth Name
Robert William Hoskins
Born
Monday, 26 October 1942
Died
Tuesday, 29 April 2014
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| An Accidental Studio | Himself (archive footage) / Self - Actor | 2019 |
| Tea With the Dames | Self | 2018 |
| The Oscars | Self - Actor, Director (In Memoriam) | 2015 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self (In Memoriam) | 2014 |
| London: The Modern Babylon | Self / Actor | 2012 |
| Snow White and the Huntsman | Muir | 2012 |
| Outside Bet | Percy 'Smudge' Smith | 2012 |
| Her Master's Voice | Self / Himself | 2012 |
| Spazz in General | Eddie Valiant | 2012 |
| Neverland | Mr. Smee | 2011 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| An Accidental Studio | Himself (archive footage) / Self - Actor | 2019 |
| Tea With the Dames | Self | 2018 |
| The Oscars | Self - Actor, Director (In Memoriam) | 2015 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self (In Memoriam) | 2014 |
| London: The Modern Babylon | Self / Actor | 2012 |
| Snow White and the Huntsman | Muir | 2012 |
| Outside Bet | Percy 'Smudge' Smith | 2012 |
| Her Master's Voice | Self / Himself | 2012 |
| Spazz in General | Eddie Valiant | 2012 |
| Neverland | Mr. Smee | 2011 |
| Will | Davey | 2011 |
| Made in Dagenham | Albert Passingham | 2010 |
| Paul O'Grady Live | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| The Many Faces of... | Vivian Van Damm / Harold Shand | 2009 |
| A Christmas Carol | Old Joe / Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice) | 2009 |
| Pinocchio | Gepetto | 2009 |
| Pinocchio | Geppetto | 2008 |
| The Last Word Monologues | 2008 | |
| Doomsday | Bill Nelson | 2008 |
| The Englishman's Boy | Damon Ira Chance | 2008 |
| Sparkle | Vince | 2007 |
| British Film Forever | Self | 2007 |
| Nostalgia Critic | Eddie Valiant / Odin | 2007 |
| Go Go Tales | The Baron | 2007 |
| Ruby Blue | Jack | 2007 |
| Outlaw | Walter Lewis | 2007 |
| In Bed with Carrie | Self | 2007 |
| The Wind in the Willows | Badger | 2006 |
| Hollywoodland | Eddie Mannix | 2006 |
| Paris, I Love You | Bob (segment "Pigalle") / Bob (Pigalle) | 2006 |
| Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties | Winston (voice) / Winston | 2006 |
| The Street | Paddy Gargan | 2006 |
| Bloody Business | Self | 2006 |
| Mrs. Henderson Presents | Vivian Van Damm | 2005 |
| Stay | Dr. Leon Patterson | 2005 |
| 20 to 1 | Eddie Valiant | 2005 |
| Son of the Mask | Odin | 2005 |
| Unleashed | Bart | 2005 |
| Beyond the Sea | Charlie Cassotto Maffia / Charlie Maffia | 2004 |
| Vanity Fair | Sir Pitt Crawley | 2004 |
| Den of Lions | Darius Paskevic | 2003 |
| Cher: The Farewell Tour | Lou Landsky | 2003 |
| Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit | Self | 2003 |
| The Sleeping Dictionary | Henry | 2003 |
| The Good Pope | Angelo Roncalli / Pope John XXIII | 2003 |
| Maid in Manhattan | Lionel Bloch | 2002 |
| Where Eskimos Live | Sharkey | 2002 |
| The Lost World | Prof. Challenger | 2001 |
| The Lost World | Professor Challenger | 2001 |
| Friday Night with Jonathan Ross | Self | 2001 |
| Värsta språket | 2001 | |
| Last Orders | Ray | 2001 |
| Enemy at the Gates | Nikita Khrushchev | 2001 |
| American Virgin | Joey | 2000 |
| Don Quixote | Sancho Panza | 2000 |
| Noriega: God's Favorite | Manuel Noriega | 2000 |
| A Room for Romeo Brass | Steven Laws | 2000 |
| David Copperfield | Micawber | 1999 |
| Felicia's Journey | Joe Hilditch | 1999 |
| From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic | Himself / Self | 1999 |
| Captain Jack | Jack Armistead | 1999 |
| Parting Shots | Gerd Layton | 1999 |
| The White River Kid | Brother Edgar | 1999 |
| Cousin Bette | Crevel / Cesar Crevel | 1998 |
| Spice World | Self | 1997 |
| Twenty Four Seven | Alan Darcy | 1997 |
| Michael | Vartan Malt | 1996 |
| The Secret Agent | Verloc | 1996 |
| The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
| Rainbow | Frank Bailey | 1996 |
| Balto | Boris / Boris the Goose (voice) | 1995 |
| Nixon | J. Edgar Hoover | 1995 |
| The Forgotten Toys | Teddy / Teddy (voice) | 1995 |
| World War II: When Lions Roared | Winston Churchill | 1994 |
| Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold | Self | 1994 |
| A Century of Cinema | Self | 1994 |
| The Big Freeze | Sidney, plumber's mate / Sidney | 1993 |
| Frasier | Coach Fuller | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
| Super Mario Bros. | Mario Mario | 1993 |
| Blue Ice | Sam Garcia | 1992 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| Passed Away | Johnny Scanlan | 1992 |
| The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish | Louis Aubinard | 1992 |
| The Inner Circle | Beria | 1991 |
| Performance | De Flores | 1991 |
| Shattered | Gus Klein | 1991 |
| Hook | Smee / William Smee / Sweeper in Kensington Gardens | 1991 |
| Mermaids | Lou Landsky | 1990 |
| Heart Condition | Jack Moony | 1990 |
| Tummy Trouble | Eddie Valiant | 1989 |
| Tales from the Crypt | Redmond | 1989 |
| The Raggedy Rawney | Darky | 1988 |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Eddie Valiant | 1988 |
| The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | James Madden | 1987 |
| Daytime Live | Self | 1987 |
| A Prayer for the Dying | Father Michael Da Costa | 1987 |
| Biography | Owney Madden | 1987 |
| The 59th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1987 |
| The Secret Policeman's Third Ball | The Secret Policeman (voice) / The Secret Policeman | 1987 |
| Mona Lisa | George | 1986 |
| Sweet Liberty | Stanley Gould | 1986 |
| Billy Connolly: An Audience with Billy Connolly | Self - Audience Member | 1985 |
| The Dunera Boys | Morrie Mendellsohn | 1985 |
| Mussolini and I | Benito Mussolini | 1985 |
| Brazil | Spoor | 1985 |
| The Dunera Boys | Morrie Mendellsohn | 1985 |
| The Cotton Club | Owney Madden | 1984 |
| Aspel & Company | Self - Guest | 1984 |
| Lassiter | Inspector John Becker / Becker | 1984 |
| Beyond the Limit | Colonel Perez | 1983 |
| The Beggar's Opera | Beggar | 1983 |
| Pink Floyd: The Wall | Rock and Roll Manager | 1982 |
| Othello | Iago | 1981 |
| The Long Good Friday | Harold / Harold Shand | 1981 |
| Flickers | Arnie Cole | 1980 |
| Zulu Dawn | C.S.M. Williams | 1979 |
| Pennies from Heaven | Arthur Parker | 1978 |
| The South Bank Show | Self / Nathan Detroit | 1978 |
| Saturday Night Live | Captain Kidd / Self | 1975 |
| Royal Flash | Police Constable | 1975 |
| Inserts | Big Mac | 1975 |
| Thick as Thieves | Dobbs | 1974 |
| Shoulder to Shoulder | Jack Dunn | 1974 |
| If There Weren't Any Blacks You'd Have to Invent Them | The Sexton | 1974 |
| The National Health | Foster | 1973 |
| Thriller | Sammy Draper | 1973 |
| Crown Court | Freddy Dean | 1972 |
| Van der Valk | Johnny Palmer | 1972 |
| Villains | Charles 'Knocker' Grindley | 1972 |
| Up the Front | Recruiting Sergeant / Recruiting Sgt. | 1972 |
| New Scotland Yard | Eddie Wharton | 1972 |
| Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
| Parkinson | Self | 1971 |
| Play for Today | Woodbine / Taxi driver / Blake | 1970 |
| This Is Your Life | Self | 1955 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Tube Tales | 1999 |
| Rainbow | 1996 |
| Tales from the Crypt | 1989 |
| The Raggedy Rawney | 1988 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Mrs. Henderson Presents | 2005 |
| The Secret Agent | 1996 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture | Nominated |
| 1989 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 1987 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Won |
