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    Actor Bob Hoskins Dead at 71

    Actor Bob Hoskins Dead at 71

    British actor Bob Hoskins, whose varied career ranged from noir drama "Mona Lisa" to animated fantasy "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" has died aged 71.

    A family statement released Wednesday by agent Clair Dobbs said Hoskins died in a hospital after a bout of pneumonia.

    A versatile character actor capable of menace, quiet poignancy and Cockney charm, London-raised Hoskins appeared in some of the most acclaimed British films of the past few decades, including gangster classic "The Long Good Friday."

    He specialized in tough guys with a soft center, including the ex-con who chaperones Cathy Tyson's escort in Neil Jordan's 1986 film "Mona Lisa." Hoskins was nominated for a best-actor Academy Award for the role.
    Colonel Vogel : What does the diary tell you that it doesn't tell us?

    Professor Henry Jones : It tells me, that goose-stepping morons like yourself should try *reading* books instead of *burning* them!
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    My favorite bit of his. Sorry, I don't know how to do videos.

    RIP
    Colonel Vogel : What does the diary tell you that it doesn't tell us?

    Professor Henry Jones : It tells me, that goose-stepping morons like yourself should try *reading* books instead of *burning* them!

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      Originally posted by Billy Jingo View Post
      Sorry, I don't know how to do videos.
      You did it right. One of the "definitions" for youtube has changed (happens sometimes).

      FWIW, any youtube URL that starts out https://, just delete the "s" and the video will post itself.

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        Originally posted by Billy Jingo View Post



        My favorite bit of his. Sorry, I don't know how to do videos.

        RIP
        Great scene. A sad loss. Way too soon.



        I'm suddenly struck by how versatile Jonathan Pryce is as an actor. Sam is a very complex character to play in and of itself, and then thinking about the other roles he's played, he's sort of covered it all: Bond film bad guy, a dottering sort of British Empire plutocrat, POTUS, that guy in the Infiniti commercials .... It's a pretty impressive résumé.
        It's been ten years since that lonely day I left you
        In the morning rain, smoking gun in hand
        Ten lonely years but how my heart, it still remembers
        Pray for me, momma, I'm a gypsy now

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          This is unexpected. Here's my favorite scene of his:
          Enjoy.

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            Originally posted by Adam View Post
            Great scene. A sad loss. Way too soon.



            I'm suddenly struck by how versatile Jonathan Pryce is as an actor. Sam is a very complex character to play in and of itself, and then thinking about the other roles he's played, he's sort of covered it all: Bond film bad guy, a dottering sort of British Empire plutocrat, POTUS, that guy in the Infiniti commercials .... It's a pretty impressive résumé.
            Jonathan Pryce is one of my favorite actors. He also played comedy in Jumping Jack Flash and sci-fi in Something Wicked This Way Comes.

            RIP Bob Hoskins.
            May we raise children who love the unloved things - the dandelion, the worm, the spiderlings.
            Children who sense the rose needs the thorn and run into rainswept days the same way they turn towards the sun...
            And when they're grown and someone has to speak for those who have no voice,
            may they draw upon that wilder bond, those days of tending tender things and be the one.

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