Fondest farewell to a phenomenal actor, Robert William Hoskins Jr.
Undoubtedly best known for his starring role in 1988′s Who Framed Roger Rabbit, his film and screen resume is long and impressive, dating from the early seventies, and numbering well over 100 roles and appearances. I 
got to know him from his brief but pivotal turn in Pink Floyd’s The Wall (1982). It was clear then to even my uneducated eyes that Hoskins was an uncommonly gifted actor.
We haven’t seen much of Mr. Hoskins in the last several years. He was diagnosed with Parkinsons disease in 2011, and largely retired from acting the following year.
He died this morning in London of complications from pneumonia. He was 71. His fans, of which I’m one, miss him already.
