DVDizzy Forum

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2011 10:43 am**

Oscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite has died at the age of 64, a spokesman has announced.

Journalist and friend Andrew Richardson said the actor, who was appointed OBE in 2003, 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.

Ex-girlfriend Julie Walters said he was a "big part" of her early acting career and praised him as "the most exciting, exhilarating actor of his generation".

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

I was shocked to read this, especially considering the fact that he was only just a bit north of 60 (64), He came from my area as well.

Posted: **Mon Jan 03, 2011 6:34 pm**

I only knew him from his brilliant role in The Usual Suspects. Yet another actor I know passing away. After Tony Curtis, Lena Horne, Leslie Nielsen and Tom Bosley (among others), now Postlethwaite...

Posted: **Tue Jan 04, 2011 11:56 pm**

Very sad news. I was watching Inception when I heard the news, and it made watching his death scene that much more sad to watch.

May he rest in peace.

RIP,
JM.

DVDizzy Forum

Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies at the age of 64

Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies at the age of 64