Quintus 5,399 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/entertainment-arts-12106753He was a cracking actor, easily holding his own against many of cinema's heavyweights. I'll miss his distinctive presence and that great expressive face of his."The best actor in the world" - Steven Spielberg.RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh500 1,615 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 What a shock! Loved him in The Lost World...RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 A lot of actors pass away and I don't feel much. But I am really, really saddned by this. He was one of my favorite actors, never failed to brighten any film he was in. A terrible loss of a marvelous actor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datameister 2,034 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Oh man, that's sad. I haven't seen a tremendous amount of his work, but I liked what I saw - including his role in TLW, of course. Glad to hear he went peacefully. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m0hawk 1 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 He was the man.RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,325 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 How odd! Yesterday, for some reason, I decided to watch The Usual Suspects and now I hear he passed away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,974 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 How odd! Yesterday, for some reason, I decided to watch The Usual Suspects and now I hear he passed away.Even stranger is that I watched Inception yesterday. Given the small role he played in it...I liked him as well. Classy actor indeed. He had a very memorable role in Brute. It might not be a terribly good film, but that's how I remember him.R.I.P.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie Brigden 7 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Gah. A sad passing indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Breathmask 555 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I had no idea he was ill. I'm very sad to hear this. He always managed to bring something extra to any film he was in, even if it was just a small role. Sad news indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,792 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 sad i really like his performances of Brother Gilbert and roland tembo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I wouldn't exactly say he "starred in Inception" as CNN is reporting (in addition to noting his "bulbous nose"). It was a blink-and-you'll-miss-it role? He was criminally underused in many films, such as that one.I liked him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Didn't recognize the name when seeing the news scroll bar this morning, but when seeing the face I immediately recognized him. Oh well. Only the other day I saw him on repeats of Sharpe, being typically mischevious. Rest in Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,664 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 He owned his role in Lost World. Didn't see him in very much else but he had a great presence. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 How odd! Yesterday, for some reason, I decided to watch The Usual Suspects and now I hear he passed away.Even stranger is that I watched Inception yesterday. Given the small role he played in it...Ironically, it was a role in which he was very, very convincing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,153 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Oh no.I can't even remember the last film I've seen with a normal-sized role for Postlethwaite. He wasn't in a lot of big movies, but then, those probably were not the kind of movies he was made for. Although even when he went the big Hollywood blockbuster route once in a while, he was marvellous (see Dragonheart).Still, this was probably more his cup of tea: Poslethwaite had this special ability to express both melancholy and comfort at the same time with a single look. Undoubtedly one of my favourite actors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Sad, I didn't know he was ill.A fantastic actor, even in Alien 3.Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maglorfin 196 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Oh dear, what sad news, I really liked this guy! He was great in Alien3 and The Omen remake, and I'm watching the Alien3 Blu-ray one of these days, I planned to anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Still, this was probably more his cup of tea: LOL "I thought that music mattered.........but does it, bollocks!!!""They could knock out a tune, but what the fook does that matter?"Both comments it would be hilarious to hear JW say at a concert. "I've seen your wife's tits, clayton. I means to lays my 'ands on them teets". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneBuckFilms 319 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongTallJodie 59 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 I'll admit I haven't seen him in much, but he's easily my favorite part of Lost World. "To collect my fee, Mr. Ludlow! To collect my fee."64 is waaay too soon to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 First time I saw The Lost World, I thought he was the guy who played Daddy Warbucks. I thought the same thing today when I read the name.Oh dear, 64 is too young. He's gone off to the happy T-Rex hunting grounds in the sky. Rest in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 He was a great character actor. Always reliable. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt C 452 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 Loved his roles in The Lost World and Inception (I honestly thought Postlethwaite played the Tom Berenger role until I saw the end credits).R.I.P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 First time I saw The Lost World, I thought he was the guy who played Daddy Warbucks. I thought the same thing today when I read the name.He does bear a slight resemblance to Albert Finney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff 10 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 First time I saw The Lost World, I thought he was the guy who played Daddy Warbucks. I thought the same thing today when I read the name.He does bear a slight resemblance to Albert Finney.Almost moreso than Albert Finney these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleo 63 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 That's indeed a shock. I just pointed him out to a friend the other day. I liked him a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 RIP! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 There's this completely wonderful exchange he has with Hopkins in one of the final court scenes from Amistad. It's bone-chilling. Anyone know what I'm talking about? When Adams first addresses the supreme court. Prior to this, Postlethwaite's character was kind of villainous, but he drops that guise for this scene. There it is around 1:37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 "No thank you, I believe I've spent enough time in the company of death".I too never knew he was ill and the only movie I've really seen him in was The Lost World and always liked his character in that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 He was one of my favorite actors. I had Dune dream cast that always included him as Gurney Halleck. He was uncapable of delivered a bad performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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