Actor Pete Postlethwaite has died...

ceadaoin. · 03-01-2011 9:55am #1

Sad news, he was a good actor. Quite young too at 64

Can't find a link, it's just come up there as breaking news on the BBC site

Edit: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-12106753

Jonty · 03-01-2011 9:56am

RIP

Noffles · 03-01-2011 9:56am

Always like his work... added weight to almost anything he was in... shame.

omahaid · 03-01-2011 9:57am

Oh dear, very sad if true, anyone have a link? There's The link, thanks op. RIP, fine actor

PCPhoto · 03-01-2011 10:00am

RIP - great actor - was only watching him recently. (The Usual Suspects)

SScope · 03-01-2011 10:02am

RIP - always enjoyed his work.

Victor_M · 03-01-2011 10:03am

Saw him in 'the town' recently, great actor.
RIP

enda1 · 03-01-2011 10:11am

Only 64. He didn't age wonderfully, did he?

Shame to see him gone though.

Sergeant · 03-01-2011 10:12am

Played a great, if small role in the Usual Suspects, a fantastic film.

Zon · 03-01-2011 10:12am

Rest in Peace Guy

TheZohanS · 03-01-2011 10:12am

Great actor, RIP.

kfallon · 03-01-2011 10:13am

The Usual Suspects
In The Name Of The Father

Two great films that he more than contributed to, R.I.P.

bernardo mac · 03-01-2011 10:14am

Sad news.Fine actor,great work.

UpCork · 03-01-2011 10:14am

I too thought he was older. Apparently he'd been sick for a while.
RIP

mrsdewinter · 03-01-2011 10:15am

What a pity. Great actor. Even in a terrific ensemble drama like The Usual Suspects, he more than held his own against Spacey, Byrne, et al.
RIP

bronte · 03-01-2011 10:27am

Crap...didn't even know he'd been ill. He was wonderful.

Very sad news. RIP.

Lumen · 03-01-2011 10:29am

enda1 wrote: »

Only 64. He didn't age wonderfully, did he?

Internet says he was first diagnosed with testicular cancer around 1990.

03-01-2011 10:34am

What? He was wonderful in Brassed Off.

PomBear · 03-01-2011 10:38am

Great in In the Name of the Father and Romeo and Juliet, sad to hear, RIP

stateofflux · 03-01-2011 10:43am

thats sad news, RIP...i only watched the film 'The Town' last night & even his small cameo part added real class to the film....a great Actor

bad2dabone · 03-01-2011 10:45am

ah thats sad, one of my favourites.

suicide_circus · 03-01-2011 10:45am

RIP pete.
Loved him in 1984

03-01-2011 10:46am

Really liked him as a actor. Fantastic in In the name of the father.

kylith · 03-01-2011 11:03am

RIP to a great actor.

antodeco · 03-01-2011 11:06am

Sad to hear. RIP

Praetorian Saighdiuir · 03-01-2011 11:06am

:(:(sad:(:(:(

steddyeddy · 03-01-2011 11:21am

very sorry to hear it, i mean no disrespect to pete but he was part of a great era were looks were not the most important aspect of being an actor. A gifted actor.

A Dub in Glasgo · 03-01-2011 11:34am

RIP - great actor and I really enjoyed him in The Usual Suspects and In The Name Of The Father

Stinicker · 03-01-2011 12:44pm

In one of his last roles in "Inception" he was portrayed as a dying old man, poor guy, liked him especially since his portrayal of Guissippe Conlon in "In the name of the Father".