A barrel-chested, stage-trained, Cockney actor, Bob Hoskins first won international attention as a... (Learn more)
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Bob Hoskins’s Milestones
| Performed odd jobs and traveled extensively as a youth | |
| Raised in North London, England | |
| 1968 | Made stage debut in "Feather Pluckers" |
| 1972 | TV acting debut, "Villains on the High Road" (London Weekend Television); an episode of the series "Villains" |
| 1973 | Feature debut, "The National Health" |
| 1974 | Co-starred in the comedy series "Thick as Thieves" (LWT) |
| 1978 | Starred in the popular BBC miniseries, "Pennies From Heaven"; scripted by Dennis Potter |
| 1980 | Appeared opposite France de la Tour in the ATV series "Flickers" |
| 1980 | Delivered strong turn as a British gangster in "The Long Good Friday" |
| 1982 | Featured as a Rock and Roll Manager in "Pink Floyd The Wall" written by Pink Floyd vocalist and bassist Roger Waters |
| 1982 | Scored a triumph as Nathan Detroit in the West End production of the stage musical "Guys and Dolls" |
| 1984 | Cast as nighclub owner Owney Madden in Francis Ford Coppola's "The Cotton Club" |
| 1985 | Appeared in Terry Gilliam's "Brazil" |
| 1985 | US miniseries debut, played the title character in HBO's "Mussolini: The Decline and Fall of Il Duce" |
| 1986 | Earned critical acclaim as a cab driver who falls in love with a prostitute in "Mona Lisa"; nominated for a Best Actor Oscar |
| 1986 | Played an American screenwriter in Alan Alda's "Sweet Liberty" |
| 1987 | Starred opposite Maggie Smith in "The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne" |
| 1988 | First mainstream American film, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" |
| 1988 | Made feature directorial and screenwriting debut with "The Raggedy Rawney"; also starred |
| 1990 | Romanced Cher in "Mermaids" |
| 1991 | Cast as the pirate Smee in Steven Spielberg's "Hook" |
| 1993 | First US TV-movie, the Russell Mulcahy directed "Blue Ice" for HBO |
| 1993 | Teamed with John Leguizamo for the big-budget disappointment "Super Mario Bros." |
| 1994 | Portrayed Winston Churchill in the NBC miniseries "World War II: When Lions Roared" |
| 1995 | Portrayed J Edgar Hoover in Oliver Stone's "Nixon" |
| 1996 | Directed (also starred) the family adventure film, "Rainbow" |
| 1996 | Played a tabloid editor in "Michael" |
| 1996 | Returned to the London stage to star in "Old Wicked Songs" |
| 1996 | TV directorial debut (also starred), "A Fatal Caper" episode of "Tales From the Crypt" |
| 1997 | Best screen role as the owner of a boxing club in Shane Meadows' "TwentyFourSeven" |
| 1999 | Earned plaudits for his performance as a serial killer in Atom Egoyan's "Felicia's Journey" |
| 1999 | Re-teamed with Shane Meadows for a cameo role as a teacher in "A Room for Romeo Brass" |
| 2000 | Portrayed Sancho Panza in the TNT production "Don Quixote" |
| 2000 | Starred as the Panamanian dictator in "Noriega: God's Favorite" (Showtime) |
| 2001 | Played Nikita Khruschev in the war drama "Enemy at the Gates" |
| 2002 | Appeared as a paternal butler in "Maid in Manhattan" |
| 2003 | Featured in the period romance "The Sleeping Dictionary" |
| 2004 | Portrayed Bobby Darin's (Kevin Spacey) brother in law in "Beyond the Sea" a biopic of the legendary signer Bobby Darin |
| 2005 | Co-starred (also produced) in "Mrs. Henderson Presents" directed by Stephen Frears; earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor |
| 2005 | Co-starred with Jet Li in "Unleased" written by Luc Besson |
| 2006 | Played MGM studio executive Eddie Mannix in "Hollywoodland" |
| 2008 | Co-starred in the science fiction film "Doomsday" |
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