Eddie Valiant

Edward "Eddie" Valiant is a fictional Californian private investigator and one of the main characters in Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?. He looks like a composite of Peter Falk of TV's Columbo and cartoon character Elmer Fudd, wearing shiny brown suit and beat-up fedora under a craggy face. Eddie Valiant is a fictional Californian private detective hired by comic-book star Roger Rabbit to... more

Edward "Eddie" Valiant is a fictional Californian private investigator and one of the main characters in Who Censored Roger Rabbit?, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Who P-P-P-Plugged Roger Rabbit?. He looks like a composite of Peter Falk of TV's Columbo and cartoon character Elmer Fudd, wearing shiny brown suit and beat-up fedora under a craggy face. Eddie Valiant is a fictional Californian private detective hired by comic-book star Roger Rabbit to investigate the workings of Roger's corrupt employers, the DeGreasey Brothers. When Roger is found dead, and his final words having been censored out, Valiant is soon sent on the case of tracking Rogers' murderers. This first incarnation of Eddie is a heavy smoker, has a beard and is active when the book is set (1981), rather than the later, more accepted incarnation of the character. The 1988 film gave more insight into the character of Eddie Valiant, who was played by Bob Hoskins. Eddie Valiant and his brother Theodore "Teddy" Valiant... less