steveo21 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 GREAT character actor. Pete Postlethwaite died in a in Shropshire, England, hospital Sunday after a lengthy fight with cancer. The actor was 64. An Oscar nominee for his role as the father of Daniel Day-Lewis's character in the 1993 In the Name of the Father, the distinctive-looking Postlethwaite also played the menacing owner of a flower shop in last year's The Town, directed by and starring Ben Affleck. In Inception, he was the rich, dying patriarch (his son was played by Cillian Murphy). Steven Spielberg, who directed Postlewaite in The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Amistad, once called him "the best actor in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 A great talent. R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FanboyOf91 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Loved him in Jurassic Park 2 and Dragonheart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 Loved him in Jurassic Park and Dragonheart. Those were two of my most favorite movies to watch when I was a kid. Great actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enter Apotheosis Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 He's one of those guys you never thought about too much... but he really did a good job in a number of roles over the years. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 It's a shame he lost his battle to cancer. I am really going to miss his acting. I just watched "The Town" this weekend and thought he did a great job, as usual, as the flower shop owner. I think the first movie I disctinctly remember him in was "The Usual Suspects" when he played 'Kobayashi.' RIP Mr. Postlethwaite, you really will be missed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lombardi's_kid_brother Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 It helped that he look 64 in 1989. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinz4Life12 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I'll always remember him for his role as Brother Gilbert in Dragonheart. "Turn the other cheek" Great actor for sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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