InertiasCreep
InertiasCreep t1_ixyhcad wrote
Reply to comment by Alternative_Effort in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto
Hoskins is a mob boss in The Long Good Friday. Its close enough.
InertiasCreep t1_iy1mrwh wrote
Reply to comment by neutrino_flavored in TIL for the Untouchables Brian De Palma casted Bob Hoskins in case De Niro could not appear. De Palma mailed Hoskins a check for his contracted fee of $200,000 with a "Thank You" note, which prompted Hoskins to call up De Palma and ask him if there were any more films he didn't want him to be in. by KongoOtto
He played mob boss Owney Madden in the 1984 film The Cotton Club.