The Atlantic

Remembering Bob Hoskins' Best Work: Gangsters, Grandpas, Plumbers All

Bob Hoskins’ sad death this morning from pneumonia came two years removed from his final film performance—he retired after appearing in 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman because of his struggles with ...
The Forward

British Actor Bob Hoskins Dies at 71 Following Bout of Pneumonia

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. British actor ...
Reuters

Actor Bob Hoskins, lauded for British mobster roles, dies aged 71

LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Bob Hoskins, whose roles ranged from London gangsters to FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover and who starred opposite a cast of cartoon characters in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit", ...
Southeast Missourian

'Who Framed Roger Rabbit' actor Bob Hoskins dies at 71

LONDON -- Bob Hoskins never lost his Cockney accent, even as he became a global star who charmed and alarmed audiences in a vast range of roles. Short and bald, with a face he once compared to "a ...
Reuters

Bob Hoskins has Parkinson's disease, retiring from acting

REUTERS - Veteran British actor Bob Hoskins, the star of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," said on Wednesday he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and was retiring from acting. "Bob Hoskins wishes ...