Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite dies aged 64
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[quote=BBCNEWS]
Oscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64, a spokesman has announced.
Journalist and friend Andrew Richardson said Postlethwaite, who was made an OBE in 2004, died peacefully in hospital in Shropshire after a lengthy illness.
In 1994, he was nominated for an Oscar for In The Name of the Father.
He received a best supporting actor nod for his role as Giuseppe Conlon, who was falsely convicted of the IRA's Guildford pub bombings.
Mr Richardson said the actor, who also starred in films including The Usual Suspects and Brassed Off, had carried on working in recent months despite receiving treatment for cancer.
Postlethwaite, who was born in Warrington, Cheshire, began his career at Liverpool's Everyman Theatre where he worked with future stars including Bill Nighy, Julie Walters and Alan Bleasdale.
He returned to the Everyman in 2008 to play the lead in King Lear, a role he had always wanted to take on.
He starred alongside his friend Daniel Day-Lewis in In The Name of the Father, about the wrongful convictions of the Guildford Four.
The pair had previously worked together in repertory theatre during the 1970s.
Postlethwaite was once described by director Steven Spielberg, whom he worked with in films including The Lost World: Jurassic Park, as "the best actor in the world".
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For you Inception fans, he played Fischer's father, but has been in a load of other movies as well.
Thanks Carne for the news. Rate him hearts fellas!
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oh god he was in romeo + juliet the one with dicaprio and based in the 80's what a terrible movie god damn
[QUOTE=The Magic Man;27169302]oh god he was in romeo + juliet the one with dicaprio and based in the 80's what a terrible movie god damn[/QUOTE]
"Give me my long sword"
*points to gun*
Yeah that film was shite.
Poor Pete Postlethwaite.
First time I saw him was in Jurassic Park 2 :smith:
[img]http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsP/13992-22252.gif[/img]
[QUOTE=Coffee;27169317]"Give me my long sword"
*points to gun*[/QUOTE]
It was a shotgun, at that.
Horrible, horrible movie.
Oh my god, are you serious?
Noooooo!
D:
He was in Aeon Flux. Everyone hated it except for me. :smith:
No! :frown:
I don't believe it..!
:frown: May this great actor rest in peace.
I am very saddened :/
I first saw him in James and the giant peach he was so creepy still a nice bloke tho.
[QUOTE=Ray-The-Sun;27169358]It was a shotgun, at that.
Horrible, horrible movie.[/QUOTE]
I point you towards 'O', another modern retelling of a Shakespeare play, except it sets Othello in a high school
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bz1NIOjkJi0[/media]
a steaming pile of horseshit. Who in their right minds thinks "We can't use the name Othello in a modern setting, lets use Odin instead"
Saw him at one of his King Lear performances, the play was a bit dodgy but he was a great actor.
Aw. He was a great guy.
Noooo! He played Hakeswill in Sharpe! I loved that character, he was a fantastic actor.
Loved him as the creepy hobo in James and the Giant Peach.
never heard of him but Rest in Peace.
He was amazing. It's like a part of my childhood has gone on without me.
Could someone post a list of the movies he was in?
These people really need to stop dying.
And I was just thinking how he would make a cool Sagat in another Street Fighter movie!
Farewell Pete, I shall remember you as that dude who fought dinosaurs and the guy that got crossed with Tom York in Yahtzee's playthrough of Mass Effect.
Fuck, not Kobayashi
Rip :(
[QUOTE=DinoJesus;27173154]Could someone post a list of the movies he was in?[/QUOTE]
[url]http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000592/[/url]
Not Fischer's dad!
He was excellent in the Age of Stupid, what a shame.
I just watched The Town. RIP.
Only nominated huh?
Goddamnit, only 64, not fucking fair.
His waite for death is over :smith:
[QUOTE=Carne;27169346]First time I saw him was in Jurassic Park 2 :smith:
[img_thumb]http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsP/13992-22252.gif[/img_thumb][/QUOTE]
"Somewhere on this island is the greatest predator there ever lived. The second greatest predator must take him down."
RIP Mr. Postlethwaite
Loved his accent :/
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