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Bob Hoskins
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Bob Hoskins

1942 – 2014 · Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England, UK · Active 1967–2019

Born in 1942 in Bury St. Edmunds, England, Bob Hoskins made a name for himself portraying gritty characters in British cinema. He gained acclaim for his roles in The Long Good Friday (1980) and Mona Lisa (1986), where he embodied the Cockney anti-hero and the troubled gangster, respectively. His ability to navigate the darker corners of the human psyche is also evident in Shattered (1991) and Doomsday (2008), where he continues to explore themes of betrayal and survival. Hoskins’ performances remain a vital part of the cult film landscape, reflecting the raw energy of exploitation cinema.

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Shattered

Shattered

1991 ★ 6.1
as Gus Klein

Dan Merrick comes out from a shattering car accident with amnesia. He finds that he is married to Judith who is trying to help him start his life again. He keeps getting flashbacks about events and places that he can't remember. He meets pet shop owner and part time private detective Gus Klein who has supposedly done some work for him prior to the accident. Klein helps Merrick to find out more...

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Filmography

159 credits
2010s 9 credits
2019
An Accidental Studio as Self (archive footage)
Movie ★ 6.4
2018
Nothing Like a Dame as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie ★ 6.8
2014
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game as Self - Mario Mario (archive footage)
Movie ★ 5.1
2012
Movie ★ 6.0
2012
Movie ★ 7.4
2012
Outside Bet as Percy 'Smudge' Smith
Movie ★ 4.7
2011
Will as Davey
Movie ★ 6.5
2011
Neverland as Smee
TV ★ 6.1
2010
Made in Dagenham as Albert Passingham
Movie ★ 6.7
2000s 39 credits
2009
Pinocchio as Geppetto
Movie ★ 6.1
2009
A Christmas Carol as Fezziwig / Old Joe (voice)
Movie ★ 6.9
2009
Waking Sleeping Beauty as Eddie Valiant (archive footage)
Movie ★ 7.2
2009
Pinocchio as Geppetto
TV
2008
Doomsday as Bill Nelson
Movie ★ 5.9
2008
Go Go Tales as The Baron
Movie ★ 5.7
2008
The Englishman's Boy as Damon Ira Chance
TV ★ 3.2
2007
Outlaw as Walter Lewis
Movie ★ 5.4
2007
Sparkle as Vince
Movie ★ 5.7
2007
Ruby Blue as Jack
Movie ★ 4.8
2007
TV ★ 5.5
2006
Hollywoodland as Eddie Mannix
Movie ★ 6.1
2006
Paris Je T'aime as Bob (Pigalle)
Movie ★ 6.8
2006
Movie ★ 5.6
2006
Movie ★ 5.8
2006
The Street as Paddy Gargan
TV ★ 7.6
2005
Unleashed as Bart
Movie ★ 6.9
2005
Mrs. Henderson Presents as Vivian Van Damm
Movie ★ 6.7
2005
Stay as Dr. Leon Patterson
Movie ★ 6.6
2005
Movie ★ 4.2
2004
Beyond the Sea as Charlie Cassotto Maffia
Movie ★ 6.3
2004
Vanity Fair as Sir Pitt Crawley
Movie ★ 5.8
2003
The Sleeping Dictionary as Henry Bullard
Movie ★ 6.5
2003
Den of Lions as Darius Paskevic
Movie ★ 5.4
2003
The Good Pope as Angelo Roncalli / Pope John XXIII
Movie ★ 6.3
2003
Il Papa buono as Angelo Roncalli / Giovanni XXIII
TV
2002
Maid in Manhattan as Lionel Bloch
Movie ★ 6.1
2002
Movie ★ 6.9
2001
Enemy at the Gates as Nikita Khrushchev
Movie ★ 7.4
2001
The Lost World as Prof. Challenger
Movie ★ 6.1
2001
Movie ★ 6.0
2001
TV ★ 6.1
2001
The Lost World as Professor Challenger
TV ★ 7.5
2000
Movie ★ 3.5
2000
Don Quixote as Sancho Panza
Movie ★ 6.3
2000
Noriega: God's Favorite as Manuel Noriega
Movie ★ 5.4
1990s 39 credits
1999
Movie ★ 7.0
1999
Felicia's Journey as Joe Hilditch
Movie ★ 6.3
1999
The White River Kid as Brother Edgar
Movie ★ 5.1
1999
Captain Jack as Jack Armistead
Movie ★ 5.5
1999
Parting Shots as Gerd Layton
Movie ★ 5.5
1999
TV ★ 7.1
1998
TwentyFourSeven as Alan Darcy
Movie ★ 6.3
1998
Cousin Bette as Cesar Crevel
Movie ★ 5.5
1998
Movie
1998
Parkinson as Self
TV
1997
Spice World as Bob Hoskins
Movie ★ 4.9
1997
The Forgotten Toys as Teddy (voice)
TV ★ 7.5
1996
Michael as Vartan Malt
Movie ★ 5.7
1996
Movie ★ 5.6
1996
Rainbow as Frank Bailey
Movie ★ 4.7
1996
TV ★ 7.1
1995
Nixon as J. Edgar Hoover
Movie ★ 6.9
1995
Balto as Boris the Goose (voice)
Movie ★ 7.3
1995
Ding Dong as Male Model
Movie ★ 8.0
1995
The Forgotten Toys as Teddy (voice)
Movie ★ 8.0
1994
Movie ★ 10.0
1994
TV ★ 6.8
1993
Super Mario Bros. as Mario Mario
Movie ★ 4.5
1993
The Big Freeze as Sidney, plumber's mate
Movie ★ 6.7
1993
The Changeling as De Flores
Movie ★ 8.0
1993
Frasier as Coach Fuller
TV ★ 7.7
1993
TV ★ 6.4
1992
Passed Away as Johnny Scanlan
Movie ★ 5.3
1992
Blue Ice as Sam Garcia
Movie ★ 5.3
1992
Movie ★ 5.8
1991
Hook as Smee
Movie ★ 6.8
1991
Shattered as Gus Klein
Movie ★ 6.1
1991
Movie ★ 5.9
1991
Movie
1991
Performance as De Flores
TV ★ 6.3
1990
Mermaids as Lou Landsky
Movie ★ 6.7
1990
Heart Condition as Jack Moony
Movie ★ 5.7
1980s 30 credits
1989
Movie
1989
TV ★ 8.0
1988
Who Framed Roger Rabbit as Eddie Valiant
Movie ★ 7.5
1988
Movie ★ 5.6
1988
Movie
1987
A Prayer for the Dying as Father Michael Da Costa
Movie ★ 5.9
1987
Movie ★ 6.6
1987
The Secret Policeman’s Third Ball as The Secret Policeman (voice)
Movie ★ 7.5
1986
Mona Lisa as George
Movie ★ 6.9
1986
Sweet Liberty as Stanley Gould
Movie ★ 5.4
1985
Brazil as Spoor
Movie ★ 7.7
1985
An Audience with Billy Connolly as Self - Audience Member (uncredited)
Movie ★ 8.4
1985
Movie ★ 7.5
1985
The Dunera Boys as Morrie Mendellsohn
Movie ★ 7.3
1985
Mussolini and I as Benito Mussolini
TV ★ 6.2
1984
The Cotton Club as Owney Madden
Movie ★ 6.5
1984
Lassiter as Inspector John Becker
Movie ★ 5.4
1984
Weekend Playhouse as Eddie Reed
TV
1983
The Honorary Consul as Colonel Perez
Movie ★ 5.8
1983
Movie ★ 5.5
1982
Pink Floyd: The Wall as Rock and Roll Manager
Movie ★ 7.9
1981
Movie ★ 1.0
1981
Othello as Iago
Movie ★ 6.7
1981
Big Jim and the Figaro Club as Narrator (voice)
TV
1980
Movie ★ 7.2
1980
Sheppey as Sheppey
Movie
1980
Flickers as Arnie Cole
TV ★ 7.0
1970s 33 credits
1979
Zulu Dawn as C.S.M. Williams
Movie ★ 6.1
1979
Big Jim and the Figaro Club as Narrator (Older College)
Movie
1979
Movie
1979
Movie ★ 7.5
1978
Pennies from Heaven as Arthur Parker
TV ★ 7.6
1978
TV ★ 5.3
1977
Movie ★ 6.0
1977
TV ★ 5.0
1977
TV ★ 5.0
1976
Movie
1976
The Crezz as Det. Sgt. Marble
TV
1975
Inserts as Big Mac
Movie ★ 5.7
1975
Royal Flash as Police Constable
Movie ★ 5.9
1975
Kill Two Birds as Sammy Draper
Movie ★ 8.0
1975
Saturday Night Live as Captain Kidd / Self
TV ★ 6.9
1974
Schmoedipus as Blake (Tom's Boss)
Movie ★ 9.0
1974
Thick as Thieves as George Dobbs
TV ★ 7.5
1973
Movie ★ 7.0
1973
Movie ★ 8.0
1973
Thriller as Sammy Draper
TV ★ 6.9
1973
TV
1972
Up the Front as Recruiting Sergeant
Movie ★ 4.4
1972
The Bankrupt as Taxi driver
Movie ★ 8.0
1972
George as Knocker
Movie
1972
Crown Court as Freddy Dean
TV ★ 5.7
1972
Van der Valk as Johnny Palmer
TV ★ 6.2
1972
Villains as Charles 'Knocker' Grindley
TV ★ 7.5
1972
New Scotland Yard as Eddie Wharton
TV ★ 6.3
1970
Play for Today as Woodbine
TV ★ 6.6
1970
TV ★ 6.6
1970
Play for Today as Taxi Driver
TV ★ 6.6
1970
Kate as Heavy
TV ★ 8.0
1960s 2 credits
1969
TV ★ 8.3
1967
Omnibus as Self
TV ★ 7.2
Crew Credits
2000s 1 credit
2005
Mrs. Henderson Presents Executive Producer
Movie ★ 6.7
1990s 3 credits
1999
Tube Tales Director
Movie ★ 5.3
1996
Rainbow Director
Movie ★ 4.7
1996
The Secret Agent Executive Producer
Movie ★ 5.6
1980s 3 credits
1989
TV ★ 8.0
1988
Movie ★ 5.6
1988
Movie ★ 5.6