Pete Postlethwaite dies aged 64
British acting legend loses battle with cancer.
British acting legend
Pete Postlethwaite has passed away in hospital. He was 64. The
Warrington-born actor - who was nominated for an
Oscar in 1994 for his turn in
In The Name Of The Father - died yesterday (January 2) in
Shropshire, reports the
The Guardian
Postlethwaite had been undergoing treatment for cancer, despite continuing to work and appearing last year in bank heist hit
The Town. His other career credits include
The Constant Gardener,
Brassed Off,
Romeo + Juliet and
The Usual Suspects.
He was once called "the best actor in the world" by
Steven Spielberg, who
Postlethwaite worked with in
Jurassic Park: The Lost World. The actor also worked with the director on slave mutiny story
Amistad in 2007.
In 2009
Postlethwaite starred in climate change film
The Age Of Stupid, telling
Total Film that he hoped the film would tackle passive attitudes to the film's subject matter. "Ignorance, lack of awareness of the situation is one of the biggest things," he said. "Evil is what happens when good people do nothing."
After the film's release
Postlethwaite threatened to hand back the OBE he was awarded in 2004 in protest at the Government's decision to build a coal-fired power station in
Kingsnorth,
Kent.
Former Deputy Prime Minister
John Prescott paid tribute to the late actor today, saying: "
Pete will be missed but his art changed the lives of many for the better. I can't think of a better compliment than that."
Postlethwaite is survived by his wife,
Jacqui, his son,
Will, and daughter,
Lily.
story via:
NME.com
