What was Bob Hoskins’ Net Worth?
Bob Hoskins, the British actor and film director, had a net worth of $4 million at the time of his death at age 71 in 2014 due to complications from pneumonia.
Hoskins left school at 15 and worked several menial jobs before pursuing acting in 1969 at the Unity Theater. He appeared in numerous British films and TV series before gaining international recognition.
He is best known for his roles in “Mermaids”, “Mona Lisa”, “Who Framed Roger Rabit”, “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “Hook”. Hoskins won several prestigious awards for Best Actor, including a BAFTA and a Golden Globe, for his work in 1986’s “Mona Lisa”. However, he lost out on an Academy Award to Paul Newman for his role in “The Color of Money”.
In August 2012, Hoskins announced his retirement due to an ongoing battle with Parkinson’s disease.
Early Life and Education
Bob Hoskins was born on October 26, 1942 in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, England. He attended Stroud Green Secondary School, where he struggled due to being dyslexic. He left school at the age of 15 with only one O-level qualification. Hoskins worked various jobs such as a porter, lorry driver, plumber, and window cleaner. He started an accountancy course but did not finish it. Hoskins spent six months on a kibbutz in Israel and two years taking care of camels in Syria for a Bedouin tribe.
Bob Hoskins: Career Highlights
Bob Hoskins began his acting career in 1968 at the Victoria Theatre in Stoke-on-Trent. He landed his first big television role in 1974 and appeared in the film “The Long Good Friday” in 1980. In 1986, he won several awards for his role in “Mona Lisa.” He portrayed private investigator Edward Valiant in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” in 1988 and won a British Evening Standard Award. Throughout the 1990s, he appeared in a variety of films including “Nixon,” “Twenty Four Seven,” and “Felicia’s Journey.” In the 2000s, some of his notable roles include “Maid in Manhattan,” “Mrs. Henderson Presents,” and “Snow White and the Huntsman.”
Personal Life and Death
Bob Hoskins was married twice. He had two children with his first wife, Jane Livesey, and two more with his second wife, Linda Barnwell. Hoskins was a vocal critic of Tony Blair, despite being a Labour party supporter for most of his life. Later in his life, Hoskins’s wife persuaded him to give up alcohol, which he agreed to.
In 2011, Hoskins was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. He retired from acting in August of 2012. He died of pneumonia at a London hospital at the age of 71 on April 29, 2014. He was survived by his wife Linda and his four children. Following his death, a number of actors paid tribute like Stephen Fry, Helen Mirren, and Samuel L. Jackson. Hoskins was buried in Highgate Cemetery in London.
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