LONDON (AP) — British actor Bob Hoskins, whose varied career ranged from noir drama “Mona Lisa” to animated fantasy “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” has died aged 71.

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

LONDON – British actor Bob Hoskins, whose varied career ranged from “Mona Lisa” to “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” has died aged 71.

Hoskins won a Best Actor Oscar nomination for 1987's Mona Lisa, where he starred opposite Michael Caine and Robbie Coltrane.

The 5-foot-6 Hoskins, who was built like a bullet, 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." ...

"Mona Lisa" (1986): Hoskins plays a petty hood with a temper who is assigned by his mob boss (Michael Caine) to chauffeur a high-end prostitute (Cathy Tyson) in Neil Jordan's romantic crime drama.

He was nominated for a best actor Oscar in 1987 for "Mona Lisa", in which he starred opposite Sir Michael Caine and Robbie Coltrane, and won a Golden Globe award.

British actor Bob Hoskins, whose roles ranged from London gangsters to FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover and who starred opposite a cast of cartoon characters in “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”, has died ...

Bob Hoskins, the British actor known for playing Cockney punks in a number of popular films, died today at the age of 71. Hoskins’ career spanned four decades and included hundreds of TV and ...

Veteran British actor Bob Hoskins, the star of "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," said on Wednesday he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and was retiring from acting.