In pictures: Bob Hoskins
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Actor Bob Hoskins, known for roles in films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit and The Long Good Friday, has died from pneumonia at the age of 71.
The star started his career on TV in the 1970s and went on to become a staple of the British film and TV industry.
With his trademark gravelly voice, Hoskins often played Cockney-speaking characters in both comedy and drama.
In 1978 Hoskins starred in Dennis Potter's musical drama Pennies from Heaven, which mixed dark storylines with characters miming popular pre-war songs.
The actor played a London mobster in The Long Good Friday, in which he starred with Helen Mirren. The 1980 film shot him to movie stardom and defined his tough-guy persona.
The following year, Hoskins and Mirren starred in John Webster's play The Duchess of Malfi at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Here Bob Hoskins poses with the best actor award he won for his role in Mona Lisa at the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.
Hoskins' big Hollywood break was in 1988's Who Framed Roger Rabbit. The role of Eddie Valiant earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
His small-screen career included his role as Mr Micawber in BBC One's 1999 adaptation of Charles Dickens' David Copperfield.
Hoskins played Professor Challenger in 2001's The Lost World, a BBC drama based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's novel.
In 2005 he starred alongside Kristin Scott Thomas in the Luigi Pirandello play As You Desire Me at London's Playhouse Theatre.
Hoskins, seen here with Eric Sykes, retired in 2012 after he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
- Published30 April 2014
- Published30 April 2014
