Acclaimed British actor Bob Hoskins has died at the age of 71. According to a statement issued by his family and released by his agent Clair Dobbs, Hoskins passed away last night at the hospital following a bout with pneumonia. Hoskins was surrounded by his family at the time of his death.
Bob Hoskins retired from acting in August 2012, announcing to his fans that he was battling Parkinson’s Disease.
Requesting that the public and media respect their privacy, Hoskin’s wife Linda and his children said, “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Bob.”
Robert William Hoskins, born in 1942 in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, began his television and film career back in 1972 with bit parts in British television series. In 1980 he starred opposite Helen Mirren in The Long Good Friday, following that up with roles in Pink Floyd The Wall, The Cotton Club, Brazil, Mona Lisa (for which he earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination), and 1988’s groundbreaking live-action/animated hybrid Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Hoskins also appeared in Mermaids, Hook, The Inner Circle, Super Mario Bros, Nixon, Michael, Captain Jack, Enemy at the Gates, The Sleeping Dictionary, Vanity Fair, Unleashed, Stay, Hollywoodland, and A Christmas Carol.
His final feature film was the action adventure Snow White and the Huntsman released in 2012.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this very difficult time.
