Actor Bob Hoskins has died, aged 71

[bigworld]

Source: itv

Actor Bob Hoskins has died following pneumonia at the age of 71, his agent Clair Dobbs said today.

Read more: http://www.itv.com/news/update/2014-04-30/bob-hoskins-has-died-aged-71/

[onehandle]

1. Farewell...

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[Proud Liberal Dem]

2. RIP

He was a good actor.

[CBGLuthier]

3. Damn. Truly an underappreciated actor.

Pennies from Heaven and The Long Good Friday are essential works of art.

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Best Actor Oscar nomination for Mona Lisa

That's well worth checking out.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27224995

Surprising to see someone just 71 die from pneumonia - but he also had Parkinson's disease. Does that make you more vulnerable to other infections?

[Paladin]

12. +100 re "The Long Good Friday." Great flick. (nt)

[villager]

15. Dammit, was just thinking of that film, and wanting to see it again

Had wondered what he was up to lately -- hadn't heard about the Parkinsons, as mentioned elsewhere in the thread...

[Paladin]

16. I hadn't heard about it, either. I'll miss Hoskins, for sure. (nt)

[Blue_Tires]

21. +1

[Bluenorthwest]

4. I'll always remember Bob flying down the street in a soapbox car, talking

madly to himself as it hurled toward Yucca. A very great artist.

[dipsydoodle]

5. That's such a shame.

He had already retired from acting summer of 2012.

Bob Hoskins retires from acting after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease aged 69 http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bob-hoskins-retires-from-acting-after-being-diagnosed-with-parkinsons-disease-aged-69-8022445.html

First time I recall seeing him was in Dennis Potter's Pennies From Heaven late 1970's.

RIP.

[hlthe2b]

7. ahhh, that's a shame...

RIP, Mr. Hoskins

He was one of those "funny people" who could make me smile, just seeing his face...

[shenmue]

8. Oh no!

I has a sad.

He was terrific in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit?'

[BumRushDaShow]

9. Wow. R.I.P.

I think my first main exposure to him was "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" back in the mid-80s when I bought a hifi stereo VCR and rented that film... and the wackiness of it stuck with me all these years...

Sorry to hear this.... R.I.P.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

10. That clip from Nixon

Has Anthony Hopkins playing Nixon and Hoskins playing J. Edgar Hoover. Both Brits.

[xxqqqzme]

23. Made Hoover as scary

as I imagine he was.

[Paladin]

11. Oh, hell. I was a big fan of his.

I just saw (for the umpteenth time) his stand-out performance in Coppola's "The Cotton Club" the other night. RIP to a great actor.

[Aristus]

13. I loved his avuncular performances.

But he was truly terrifying as Levrenty Beria in some movie I saw about Stalinist Russia. A very good actor.

RIP.

[hrmjustin]

14. May he rest in peace.

[TygrBright]

17. Safe passage, Mr. Hoskins. I'll miss you. Thanks for the gifts. n/t

[navarth]

18. DAMN. I just watched 'Mona Lisa' the other night.

It had been years since I had seen it, didn't even know who Robbie Coltrane was back then; what a nice surprise to see him in it...and Mr. Hoskins was wonderful in it. DAMN.

also:

The Long Good Friday

The Cotton Club

Brazil

........DAMN. RIP, sir. Thanks for the wonderful work....

[PumpkinAle]

19. A loss - RIP Bob n/t

[jmowreader]

20. He was also the Central Services guy in Brazil

[Dpm12]

22. RIP

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is one of my favorite films. RIP to a great actor.