DARLING FATHER: Rosa as a child with her 'beloved' father, Bob Hoskins.[FACEBOOK]Hoskins, frequently cast as a Cockney gangster, was best known for his roles in The Long Good Friday and Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
He won a Bafta and an Oscar nomination for the crime drama Mona Lisa, in which he starred with Sir Michael Caine.
The star had announced he was retiring from acting in 2012 after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s. He died in hospital on Tuesday night with his family at his bedside.
His wife Linda and their children Alex, Sarah, Rosa and Jack said in a statement: “We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Bob. We thank you for your messages of love and support.”
Rosa, 30, paid tribute on Twitter, saying she loved her “darling” father “to the ends of the earth and he loved me back just the same”.
She revealed the 11 important life lessons her father had taught her, describing them as “advice that he tailor made just for me” and adding that he spoke “so often to encourage, comfort and reassure”.
Sir Michael, who also appeared with Hoskins in the films Sweet Liberty and Last Orders, remembered the star as “one of the nicest and best actors I have ever worked with”.
Dame Helen Mirren, who was also in Last Orders and who played the wife of the gangster he portrayed in The Long Good Friday, described him as “a great actor and an even greater man” whose “inimitable energy...seemed like a spectacular firework rocket just as it takes off”.
She added: “When I worked with him on his iconic film The Long Good Friday, he was supportive and unegotistic. I had the honour of watching the creation of one of the most memorable characters of British film.”
We are devastated by the loss of our beloved Bob. We thank you for your messages of love and support
Actor Timothy Spall who appeared with him in the BBC TV drama The Street said Hoskins was “an adored man and a deeply respected and admired actor [who] was able to make people laugh and cry”.
Richard E Grant tweeted that he was “a quintessential old style Londoner – witty, full of opinions, pricked pomposity and loyal to his very last breath.” Hollywood actor Hugh Jackman said of Hoskins: “One of my great inspirations was his performance in Mona Lisa. A true great!” Actress Vicky McClure, who appeared with Hoskins in the 1999 film A Room For Romeo Brass, said: “He was one of the best. I feel honoured to have met and worked with him.”
Sherlock creator Mark Gatiss, who appeared as Rat opposite Hoskins’ Badger in a 2006 adaptation of The Wind In The Willows, praised Hoskins as “a true gent and an inspiration”.
Stephen Fry added: “The Long Good Friday [is] one of the best British movies of the modern era. A marvellous man.” Hoskins, who was born in Suffolk but grew up in London, started out on the stage before embarking on a television and film career.
His last film role was as one of the dwarves in 2012’s Snow White And The Huntsman, starring Kristen Stewart.
Besides his Mona Lisa award in 1987, he was Bafta nominated twice and won an International Emmy for The Street.
Bafta said it was “deeply saddened” to learn of his death.
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