RMweb Gold beast66606 Posted April 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2014 Bob Hoskins dies of pneumonia aged 71 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27224995 Made some good stuff and of course Who framed Roger Rabbit ? was an early CGI adopter R.I.P Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horsetan Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Shared a birthday with him.... *sigh* Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fozzy280472 Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 Another top quality actor gone , superb in Mona Lisa and unforgettable as Harry Shand in The Long Good Friday . Will be sadly missed. RIP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted April 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 30, 2014 RIP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted April 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 30, 2014 A great actor - his portrayal of Kruschev in 'Enemy At The Gates' was brilliant and I was glad to see that the BBC even showed a short clip from 'On The Move' in the tribute to him on the news channel. Sad to hear that he's gone but maybe we'll get a repeat of 'Pennies From Heaven'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catkins Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 He is an irreplaceable talent. Rest In Peace Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ian J. Posted April 30, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 30, 2014 RIP Bob. A bit young at 71 these days. Btw beast, I don't think there was any CGI in WFRR, though I'm not sure if you're kidding or not in your comment. I believe the animation parts were all hand cell painted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddieB Posted April 30, 2014 Share Posted April 30, 2014 A great actor - his portrayal of Kruschev in 'Enemy At The Gates' was brilliant and I was glad to see that the BBC even showed a short clip from 'On The Move' in the tribute to him on the news channel. Sad to hear that he's gone but maybe we'll get a repeat of 'Pennies From Heaven'. Even better was his portrayal of Beria in "The Inner Circle" (about the Kremlin's private cinema operator and the death of Stalin) - where he appeared in a train sequence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 RIP Bob, not just a terrific character actor but a nice character by all accounts too, just about everyone he came into contact with had nice things to say about him. Who else could have played Harry Shand so well? In an earlier role in a (probably) long forgotten series called 'Villains' made in 1972, he played a similar character to Shand but with a more comical side to him.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/Villains-Complete-Series-Bob-Hoskins/dp/B00526PI7W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398940692&sr=8-1&keywords=villains+dvd In 'Mona Lisa', his and Michael Caine's roles could easily have been reversed but the result wouldn't have been quite the same I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 “The Long Good Friday” is still one of my favourite movies. Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatB Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Well, at least I won't have to worry about him wandering invisibly around my living room any more . RIP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 30801 Posted May 1, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2014 Btw beast, I don't think there was any CGI in WFRR, though I'm not sure if you're kidding or not in your comment. I believe the animation parts were all hand cell painted. They were hand drawn, but CG shading was used to make them sit nicely with the real actors. I saw an interview with Bod Hoskins and he said he hallucinated rabbits for months when making that film. He did an exceptional job as the animated characters were fleshed out by Bob's acting against fresh air. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baby Deltic Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Its good to tawk.. Remember the old BT ads. RIP Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adams442T Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Deserves I think the overused, but in this case really deserved status of 'STAR'. Much more than a lovely Cockney rogue; to see him on stage, as I had the privilege to, was to see an actor who carried an audience with him every step of the way. As so often one thinks of the roles he might have performed, now sadly lost to us. R.I.P. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub39h Posted May 1, 2014 Share Posted May 1, 2014 Who Framed Roger Rabbit? is a much remembered film of my childhood. Very sad to see him pass. RIP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhBBob Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 'Thick as thieves' was a pilot comedy with Bob and John Thaw as rascals - to use an old-fashioned phrase . Sadly 'The Sweeney' came out at the same time so killed off the possibility of a series. The bit I recall was when the two wide boys opened a stolen parcel containing some picture prints. Punch line was John Thaw saying "he's there thinking 'some day my prints will come'...." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium John M Upton Posted May 2, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 2, 2014 I learnt to read at a very early age courtesy of Bob Hoskins. Watched avidly every Sunday the (I presume repeats of) 'On The Move' (a series of ten minute long programs originally designed for adult illiteracy learning) where he played a removals man. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted May 2, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 2, 2014 I learnt to read at a very early age courtesy of Bob Hoskins. Watched avidly every Sunday the (I presume repeats of) 'On The Move' (a series of ten minute long programs originally designed for adult illiteracy learning) where he played a removals man. They were originally broadcast on Sundays so they might not have been repeats. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugd1022 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Just a heads up folks - 'Mona Lisa' gets a well deserved airing this coming Sunday (the 11th) at 11.25pm on Film 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 RIP Bob http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVVrZJaN1IU Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ceptic Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 " Last Orders",....Fan...f**kin'.tastic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgHCX82pN90 All / most of the faces, get together. ..Good on yer Bob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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