Gemmill 47072 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Dead at 64. Just watched The Usual Suspects again the other night and still couldn't work out why a bloke called Kobayashi was speaking with an Indian (??) accent. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alex Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 He's looked like he was dying nearly as long as Bob Hope did. Forgot just how shit he was in The Usual Suspects as well. RIP all the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47072 Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 He's looked like he was dying nearly as long as Bob Hope did. Forgot just how shit he was in The Usual Suspects as well. RIP all the same. A fitting eulogy. All of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wavey Davey 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 "He was shit in the usual suspects. I wasn't a fan of Jurassic Park 2, unecessary in Alien 3 and thought he was odd in Romeo and Juliet. A moment of silence please..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@yourservice 67 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Pete who? just tried googling him, but I keep getting the usual suspects RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Havent a clue who he was, but R.I.P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4920 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Always liked to watch him in his usual normal roles. Especially like him in brassed off, which I love. Rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christmas Tree 4920 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Havent a clue who he was, but R.I.P An odd-looking but quite fascinating bloke with prominent, bony cheeks and a rawboned figure, distinguished character actor Pete Postlethwaite was born in 1946 and grew up in Cheshire, England amid middle-class surroundings. He went to college and while completing his studies developed an interest in theatre, to the chagrin of his family. His father, a labourer, wanted him to find a more secure position in life.A drama teacher initially, he decided to follow his acting instincts full-time and gradually built up an impressive array of classical stage credits via repertory, including the Bristol Old Vic Drama School and stints with Liverpool Everyman, Machester Royal Exchange and Royal Shakespeare Company. By the 80s he was ready to branch out into film and TV, giving a startling performance as a wife abuser in the British film "Distant Voices, Still Lives". His highly distinctive features were subsequently put to good use in a number of versatile roles, usually menacing but sometimes humble, and most frequently as working-class types. By 1993 he had crossed over into Hollywood parts and earned his first Oscar nomination for his superb role as Daniel Day-Lewis' father in "In the Name of the Father". Other quality roles came his way with "The Usual Suspects", "Brassed Off", and "Amistad". Television has been a creative and positive venue as well with such fine work in "Sharpe's Company", "Lost for Words" and "The Sins". Working equally both here and abroad these days, Postlethwaite avoids the public limelight for the most part and lives quietly in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Thanks CT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43589 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 RIP. As Gemmill said, seemed best in everyman type roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 47072 Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 Oh dear. Seems I've been mistaken for CT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Oh dear. Seems I've been mistaken for CT. eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeys Fist 43589 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Oops. My deepest apologies Gemmill. I'll send money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toonraider 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Ahh Nevermind Bianca. You're all pretty alike on here anyways! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3bitbob 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14021 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Great actor. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin S. Assilleekunt 1 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Think I saw him in a version of Waiting For Godot but I can't remember because I was quite drunk. He had one of those faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinofbeans 91 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 was in alien 3 as well (managed to watch that today for the first time and was a little underwhelmed). pretty fucking awful way to go. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 34434 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I was under the impression he was from the North-East.* My Dad thinks he is, that's probably why I did. My Dad will be disappointed that he's not. RIP, anyway. *If the Chronicle didn't mention him then he definitely isn't because if he even he stayed in Newcastle for a couple of months they'd have their Geordie connection to a bit of news. Chronicle man 1, "I see that lass who got killed in Nottingham lived with her aunt in Whitley Bay for a year, around 1987". Chronicle man 2, "Yesss!!!! Fucking get in!!! Hold page one and two" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shackbleep 0 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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