Hoskins was perhaps best known for 1988’s live-action and animation hybrid “Who Framed Roger Rabbit.” In the comedy, he played detective Eddie Valiant, who hates “toons” – cartoon ...

Bob Hoskins, the squat, bullet-shaped British actor who brought commanding depth to tough-guy roles in films such as “The Long Good Friday” and won over American audiences in “Who Framed ...

Bob Hoskins, who starred in 1988's "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," has died after a bout with pneumonia at age 71."We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Bob. Bob died peacefully at a hospital ...

Hoskins started out in theatre before embarking on a television and film career British actor Bob Hoskins, who was best known for roles in The Long Good Friday and Who Framed Roger Rabbit ...

Bob Hoskins, the British actor known for playing Cockney punks in a number of popular films, died today at the age of 71. Hoskins’ career spanned four decades and included hundreds of TV and ...

The stout, explosive Bob Hoskins had a British belly-fire that roared through four decades of film, television and theater. Though the 5-foot-6 actor was short, he was impossible to miss in even ...

Lovely scented soap, that’s what Bob Hoskins likes about this restaurant around the corner from his house in North London. I know this because when he returns from what Americans call the ...

The “X-Men” franchise may have looked much different if the comics’ most celebrated writer had gotten his way: Chris Claremont wanted Bob Hoskins, who died Tuesday, to play Wolverine.

British actor Bob Hoskins, who found fame with roles in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" and dozens of other films, has died aged 71. A family statement released Wednesday by publicist Clair Dobbs said ...

Actor Bob Hoskins, who appeared in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Hook and Brazil, among other films, has died at age 71. He had been hospitalized with a bout of pneumonia, according to Associated Press.