R.I.P. Pete Postlewthwaite
Only 64 years old. He should have continued to work for a long time, continued to give us the pleasure of watching this wonderful actor.
MTV's website has a rather sparse tribute to Pete but it makes a good point: his work in 2010 was "emblematic of the man's entire career." He was a "prestige player in a big budget action movie" (Clash Of The Titans), a "key supporting role in an auteur piece" (Inception), and a "juicy, menacing part in an acting heavy drama" (The Town). The article also mentions that his last role will be in an Irish comedy called "Killing Bono." The trailer (I posted the link below) does not make me want to rush out and see it but it is a cute idea for a film. You see Pete at the very end and he does not look well at all. But that means he was doing what he loves up until the end of his life. Good for him. And God Bless Pete, his wife Jackie and their children William and Lily.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture....ed.html
Edited By kaytodd on 1294067309
MTV's website has a rather sparse tribute to Pete but it makes a good point: his work in 2010 was "emblematic of the man's entire career." He was a "prestige player in a big budget action movie" (Clash Of The Titans), a "key supporting role in an auteur piece" (Inception), and a "juicy, menacing part in an acting heavy drama" (The Town). The article also mentions that his last role will be in an Irish comedy called "Killing Bono." The trailer (I posted the link below) does not make me want to rush out and see it but it is a cute idea for a film. You see Pete at the very end and he does not look well at all. But that means he was doing what he loves up until the end of his life. Good for him. And God Bless Pete, his wife Jackie and their children William and Lily.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture....ed.html
Edited By kaytodd on 1294067309
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Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies
Oscar nominee dies peacefully in hospital at age of 64 after long struggle with cancer
guardian.co.uk, Monday 3 January 2011 11.25 GMT
Actor Pete Postlethwaite, seen at a movie premiere in London in March 2009, has died aged 64. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
The actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64. Friends said he passed away peacefully in hospital in Shropshire yesterday having suffered from cancer for some time.
Postlethwaite was once described by the film director Steven Spielberg as "probably the best actor in the world today".
He worked with Spielberg on two films in 1997 – the fantasy adventure film The Lost World: Jurrassic Park, and Amistad, about a slave mutiny on a ship.
The craggy-featured actor received an Oscar nomination for his performance as Guiseppe Conlon in the 1993 film In The Name Of The Father, about the wrongful convictions of the Guildford Four.
His notable films included the 1996 film Brassed Off, in which he played the leader of colliery band in a Yorkshire community devastated by mine closures. The film was a favourite of the former deputy prime minister John Prescott, and became the inspiration for a coalfield regeneration programme.
Postlethwaite also played the menacing criminal mastermind Kobayashi in the 1995 hit film The Usual Suspects.
In recent years Postlethwaite became known as much for his political activism as his acting. He was the front man in the climate change film The Age of Stupid, arriving at the 2009 London premiere on a bicycle.
After the film's release he threatened to hand back the OBE he was awarded in 2004 in protest at the government's controversial decision to give the go-ahead for Kingsnorth coal-fired power station in Kent.
He also adapted his home to become environmentally responsible, installing a wind turbine and other features.
In 2003 he marched against the war in Iraq and was a vocal supporter of the Make Poverty History campaign.
Born in Warrington, Postlethwaite had originally planned to be a priest. He became a teacher but eventually took to the stage, beginning his career at the Everyman theatre in Liverpool. In 2008 he returned to the Everyman to play the lead in King Lear, a role he had always wanted to play. The performance was one of the highlights of Liverpool's year as the European Capital of Culture.
He is survived by his wife, Jacqui, his son, Will, and daughter, Lily.
Oscar nominee dies peacefully in hospital at age of 64 after long struggle with cancer
guardian.co.uk, Monday 3 January 2011 11.25 GMT
Actor Pete Postlethwaite, seen at a movie premiere in London in March 2009, has died aged 64. Photograph: Stefan Wermuth/Reuters
The actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64. Friends said he passed away peacefully in hospital in Shropshire yesterday having suffered from cancer for some time.
Postlethwaite was once described by the film director Steven Spielberg as "probably the best actor in the world today".
He worked with Spielberg on two films in 1997 – the fantasy adventure film The Lost World: Jurrassic Park, and Amistad, about a slave mutiny on a ship.
The craggy-featured actor received an Oscar nomination for his performance as Guiseppe Conlon in the 1993 film In The Name Of The Father, about the wrongful convictions of the Guildford Four.
His notable films included the 1996 film Brassed Off, in which he played the leader of colliery band in a Yorkshire community devastated by mine closures. The film was a favourite of the former deputy prime minister John Prescott, and became the inspiration for a coalfield regeneration programme.
Postlethwaite also played the menacing criminal mastermind Kobayashi in the 1995 hit film The Usual Suspects.
In recent years Postlethwaite became known as much for his political activism as his acting. He was the front man in the climate change film The Age of Stupid, arriving at the 2009 London premiere on a bicycle.
After the film's release he threatened to hand back the OBE he was awarded in 2004 in protest at the government's controversial decision to give the go-ahead for Kingsnorth coal-fired power station in Kent.
He also adapted his home to become environmentally responsible, installing a wind turbine and other features.
In 2003 he marched against the war in Iraq and was a vocal supporter of the Make Poverty History campaign.
Born in Warrington, Postlethwaite had originally planned to be a priest. He became a teacher but eventually took to the stage, beginning his career at the Everyman theatre in Liverpool. In 2008 he returned to the Everyman to play the lead in King Lear, a role he had always wanted to play. The performance was one of the highlights of Liverpool's year as the European Capital of Culture.
He is survived by his wife, Jacqui, his son, Will, and daughter, Lily.
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