--- description: Looking back on Hoskins life, he leaves behind an impressive acting career, which was neither bound by genre or acting style. title: Bob Hoskins' Best Performances Video image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e0f1c6ac7bbd1af/69868d2c3bc999dc501a335d/104325400.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [remembrance](/tag/remembrance/) ## remembrance Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bob Hoskins' Finest Performances by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2014 8:02 PM CUT  LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 20: Bob Hoskins attends the World premiere of 'Made in Dagenham' at the Odeon Leicester Square on September 20, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Indigo/Getty Images) LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 20: Bob Hoskins attends the World premiere of 'Made in Dagenham' at the Odeon Leicester Square on September 20, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Indigo/Getty Images)Max Mumby/Indigo Getty Images Entertainment by [TIME Video](/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 30, 2014 8:02 PM CUT The late Bob Hoskins leaves behind an impressive acting career, which was bound by neither genre or acting style. Younger viewers will remember him as Captain Hook’s righthand man Smee in Steven Spielberg’s _Hook_ (1991) or as the toon-hating P.I. Eddie Valiant in _Who Framed Roger Rabbit_ (1988). But the actor made a name for himself playing Harold Shand in the classic British gangster film The Long Good Friday (1980). He was also nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor as George, an ex-convict who falls in love with an escort, in _Mona Lisa_ (1986). Hoskins retired from acting in 2012, after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease the year before. His last role was in _Snow White and the Huntsman_ in 2012. Here are some of most memorable moments of his Hoskins’ acting career. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/83079/bob-hoskins-finest-performances/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/83079/bob-hoskins-finest-performances/"},"headline":"Bob Hoskins' Finest Performances","datePublished":"2014-04-30T20:02:15.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T07:35:21.866Z","description":"The actor famous for roles in \"Hook\", \"Who Framed Roger Rabbit\" and \"The Long Good Friday\" has died aged 71","url":"https://time.com/83079/bob-hoskins-finest-performances/","keywords":["remembrance","movies","brazil","died"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e0f1c6ac7bbd1af/69868d2c3bc999dc501a335d/104325400.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Video","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-video/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1e0f1c6ac7bbd1af/69868d2c3bc999dc501a335d/104325400.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Made In Dagenham - World Premiere - Arrivals","caption":"Made In Dagenham - World Premiere - Arrivals","creditText":"Max Mumby/Indigo Getty Images Entertainment","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/remembrance/","name":"remembrance"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/83079/bob-hoskins-finest-performances/","name":"Bob Hoskins' Finest Performances"}}]}] ```