My sympathies to Bob Hoskins, who has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease and will retire from acting. Although best known for tough guy roles, he was an actor of tremendous range who could also be endearing, gentle and funny on screen.
His breakout performance in “The Long Good Friday” is his best work, indeed one of the most potent star turns in the history of gangster films. I reviewed it here, and recommend it again to all Hoskins fans who will be missing him on screen and wishing him well with his illness.