It begins: Pete Postlethwaite dead at 63

[Nesagwa]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000592/

 

[Setsuna1982]

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000592/

"I believe I've spent enough time in the company of death"

 

[SML]

Just this year i was noticing how much prominent work the guy was getting. Very good character actor.

 

[Opethian]

ah Usual Suspects that was a good one. In incpetion he reminded me of a taller but less racist Michael Richards...
RIP

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Wow, so soon into the new year . I really enjoyed most of the films he was in and thought he was a great actor.

 

[Taiso]

Ah, shitty.'

Good character witha respectable body of work. I really felt the guy had the acting chops to give gravitas to every performance he delivered. He's pretty much the only good thing about Jurassic Park 2. Even in that movie, he gives the character subtle complexities that go beyond the surface. I'm not saying it's an acting tour de force or anything, but even in that dogshit movie he's giving the movie the only thespian cred it has. Since everyone else, including Spielberg, phoned that one in, it probably means he took more it seriously than the rest of them did.

I will miss seeing him in movies. R.I.P.

 

[thatdemoguy]

WOW that sucks. I too had started to take notice to how many strong supporting roles he had recently.

I especially loved his character in The Town.

O.

 

[hoop-jones]

As sad as this news in general is - i can´t remember a single role that he played though i recognized him right away as an actor and i´m also sure that i have seen him in many movies.

Anyway, dying at 63 is far too young - rest in peace!

 

[Taiso]

As sad as this news in general is - i can´t remember a single role that he played though i recognized him right away as an actor and i´m also sure that i have seen him in many movies.

In a strange way, that can be seen as a compliment for a character actor.

 

[Darklighterx]

Was shocked to hear this today. Way young to go.
Rat and In the name of the Father...great gems.

 

[Gamefan]

Well that sucks! I liked him in Usual Suspects and Inception.

GAMEFAN

 

[Hot Chocolate]

Sad times, as said earlier he was the lone good thing about Jurassic Park 2

 

[Tacitus]

Has stephen baldwin been brought in for questioning yet?

 

[Taiso]

Has stephen baldwin been brought in for questioning yet?

I couldn't suppress a chuckle upon reading this. Well done.

 

[aria]

Are people too young to have known, seen or mentioned In the Name of the Father?

Both he and Daniel Day-Lewis were Oscar nominees.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Just a follow up, Gerry Rafferty's dead aswell. No real surprise as he was a big saucehead but a couple of great tracks in Bakers Street and Stuck in the Middle with you.
RIP dude

 

[K_K]

Just a follow up, Gerry Rafferty's dead aswell. No real surprise as he was a big saucehead but a couple of great tracks in Bakers Street and Stuck in the Middle with you.
RIP dude

great, accidental saxophone solo on baker's street.

 

[genjiglove]

I just watched The Town last weekend, he was really good in it. Too bad.

 

[Ghost-Dog]

Bummer. He was in Solomon Kane, which we are STILL waiting for here in the US.

He was a great character actor. RIP.