5 Of Bob Hoskins' Most Memorable Roles

The stout, explosive Bob Hoskins had a British belly-fire that roared through four decades of film, television and theater. Though the 5-foot-6 actor was short, he was impossible to miss in even brief supporting roles. The London-raised Hoskins, who died at age 71 Monday night after a bout of pneumonia, embodied a Cockney toughness, but had the range to be much more. He was a pit-bull capable of ferocity, swagger and timidity, alike, commanding the screen with a distinctly non-matinee idol appea...