Too young 

He was a fine actor, a man of principle and a true socialist. 

RIP Pete

RIP Pete.

That is such a sad loss, he is one of those actors that if he was in anything I made a point of watching.

That's very sad news, condolences to his family


He was a fine, fine actor, could turn his hand to all sorts of roles. His acceptance speech at the end of Brassed Off is one of the finest pieces of acting ever imo.


RIP Pete

sorry don't know how to do the embedding thing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDcoJN9fnVI

 

Sad to hear this this. A consistently good and perhaps undervalued actor.

was sad to hear this today RIP Pete

I've been saying on a few forums today that he was quite possibly the most under-rated actor this country has ever produced.

To me he was sheer genius and will be missed

He did well for an ugly bugger.  The world of entertainment seems only to recognise beauty.  I think he could have had better roles but he did OK with what he got.  RIP Pete.

ref Foxfest
He did well for an ugly bugger.

See, I don't agree with that........he always had a look of such pathos about him.....I always felt like giving him the biggest cuddle 

Brilliant actor, and as others have said highly underrated.

I remember him in a play with Thora Hird where he played her son." Lost for words " I think it was called.........He's known for much bigger, and better things , but that piece will always stay in my mind.

I don't think he was 'an ugly bugger'. I loved everything he starred in, he made it better, whatever it was. I don't think he was underrated either because lots of directors picked him for their films, he was a prominant stage actor and did lot's of TV work.

Totally agree.  I love everything about that movie.

OMG!!!  Susan!!!    Haven't seen you about for ages!!   I hope you come back & check this thread! 

How are you?

My kind of actor.

You didn't go unnoticed Pete.

I was trying to think of this today, Stoory!  And I agree with your Pathos comment.

There was something about Mr. Postlethwaite - he could sit comfortably in an Alan Bennett style play and then move onto a Hollywood 'biggy' and then back to something like a regular British tv series with ease.  You couldn't pigeonhole him because his range encompassed so much.

As Velvet says, he won't go unnoticed.

I remember him in a play with Thora Hird where he played her son." Lost for words " I think it was called.........He's known for much bigger, and better things , but that piece will always stay in my mind.





Stoory - that was the first thing that came to my mind when I heard he had died.  That was a brilliant play imo.    I loved Thora Hird too.

that play is used by Schools of Occupational Therapists up and down the country within Universities as a tool for explaining the problems of a stroke and how aphasia (the ability to no longer communicate by speech) can restrict the person suffering from it.

both Thora Hird and Pete were brilliant in it 

There's a tribute to Pete Postlethwaite at 7.30 on BBC2 this evening.

Brilliant film

Thanks El loro - I`m watching it.  

Me too

I'm going to watch it on catch up tomorrow. Saturday is footie day in our house.

Spielberg called Pete " The best actor in the world" to which Pete quipped " I`m sure what Spielberg actually said was - the thing about Pete is that he thinks he`s the best actor in the world"  

V good programme, a much respected actor and man, RIP Pete

Wonderful tributes to a wonderful man.  

RIP Pete.

Thought some of you might like to know that ITV 3 are showing "Lost For Words" with Pete Postlethwaite and Thora Hird at 9pm tonight.

Thanks Yogi, I`ll definitely watch that.     

You are welcome, Scotty.
It was such a well written and brilliantly acted piece, I'm really looking forward to watching it again.

I haven`t seen before, so that`s a wee treat to look forward to. 

Enjoy it Yogi    

I'm just reading the book (by Deric Longden) its hilarious so far but as I have seen this before on the TV, I know it will get sadder.  The TV version had me in tears, thanks for the heads up I will record it.

Me too, Squiggle.
I didn't know about the book, I may get it at some point.

Thanks Yogi, I'll definitely watch that.

Hey cologne    

You're welcome, Cologne.

Hi Scotty
Yogi

I'll watch that as I haven't seen it - thanks Yogi xx
I watched Amistad again the other night and I'd forgotten how brilliant Pete's performance in that was. All the performances are great, I do love Spielberg no matter what the genre but I especially love his more serious films.

Hi Veggie.