Demolition began in 2006 of Rigg Beck, the well-known "purple house" on the main Braithwaite–Buttermere road; this large Victorian house was for many years a source of cheap accommodation for visitors (including Ted Hughes, Tenzing Norgay, Doug Scott, Tom Courtenay and Bob Hoskins).
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The play was first produced in London in November 1971, at the Young Vic, and the cast included Vanessa Redgrave, James Hazeldine, Bob Hoskins, George Innes,and Malcolm Tierney.
The novel was adapted into a film and directed by Australasian director Fred Schepisi and starred inter alia Sir Michael Caine, Bob Hoskins, Ray Winstone and Helen Mirren.
A large group consisting of Pink's manager (Bob Hoskins), the hotel manager (Michael Ensign), paramedics, and roadies burst into Pink's hotel room to find an unconscious Pink sitting in a chair.
He directed and produced Thick as Thieves, written by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, and starring John Thaw and Bob Hoskins.
In the past films such as The Jacket, The Last King of Scotland, House of Mirth and others have brought stars such as Morgan Freeman, Bob Hoskins, Keira Knightley, Gillian Anderson and Adrien Brody to the city while homegrown classics such as My Name Is Joe and Red Road generated critical acclaim.
Gaiman has said that he based Gadling's speech pattern on that of British actor Bob Hoskins, particularly in the film The Long Good Friday.
Other appearances include The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling (1997), Invasion: Earth (1998), Nightworld: Lost Souls (1998), Casualty (1999) and Little Em'ly in David Copperfield (1999), which starred Daniel Radcliffe, Bob Hoskins and Maggie Smith.
The term is also used within the animation world to refer to non-animated characters: in a live-action/animated film such as Space Jam, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, or Mary Poppins in which humans and cartoons co-exist, "live-action" characters are the "real" actors, such as Bob Hoskins and Julie Andrews, as opposed to the animated "actors", such as Roger Rabbit himself.
World War II: When Lions Roared (also known as Then There Were Giants) is a 1994 TV movie, directed by Joseph Sargent, that stars John Lithgow, Michael Caine and Bob Hoskins as the three major Allied leaders.
The Favour, the Watch and the Very Big Fish is a 1991 comedy film directed by Ben Lewin, starring Bob Hoskins, Jeff Goldblum and Natasha Richardson.