Bob Hoskins: 14 Facts About Characters and Roles

1. #006

   Hoskins played Smee, Captain Hook's right-hand man, in both Hook (1991) and Neverland (2011).

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2. #012

   Hoskins adopted an American accent for the role of Eddie Valiant in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

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3. #016

   Hoskins was the first choice to play Buster Edwards in Buster (1988), but the producers decided the London villain role was too close to his earlier parts in The Long Good Friday (1980) and Mona Lisa (1986), and cast the singer Phil Collins instead.

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4. #022

   All of the dialogue for the character Wermit in In Search of La Che (2011) is quoted from Bob Hoskins.

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5. #023

   Bob Hoskins was considered for the role of the Penguin in Batman Returns (1992), which went to Danny DeVito.

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6. #026

   Bob Hoskins was considered for the role of Doctor Octopus in Spider-Man 2 (2004), which went to Alfred Molina.

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7. #028

   Bob Hoskins was considered for the role of Horace Slughorn in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), which went to Jim Broadbent.

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8. #031

   Bob Hoskins was considered for the role of Senator Ralph Owen Brewster in The Aviator (2004) before Alan Alda was cast.

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9. #032

   Bob Hoskins was considered for the role of Salvatore Maroni in The Dark Knight (2008), which went to Eric Roberts.

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10. #033

    According to Barry Letts in Beginning the End: Making 'The Time Warrior' (2007), Hoskins was his first choice for the role of Irongron in The Time Warrior: Part One (1973). Hoskins was not available for the role, but he recommended David Daker, who was cast instead.

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11. #034

    Bob Hoskins was considered for the role of Dr. Weeks in American Friends (1991), which was played by Alun Armstrong.

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12. #037

    Bob Hoskins was the first choice for Pop Larkin in The Darling Buds of May (1991). It was ultimately decided that his fame as a film actor would cause problems, and David Jason got the role.

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13. #039

    Bob Hoskins was considered for the role of Leo Lemke in The Butcher's Wife (1991), which went to George Dzundza.

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14. #040

    Bob Hoskins was considered for the role of Lieutenant Senna in the 1991 film Cinayet, which went to Vincent Guastaferro.

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