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British Actor Pete Postlethwaite Dies at 64
British actor Pete Postlethwaite, best known for his Oscar-nominated role in 1993 movie In the Name of the Father, has died after a long battle with cancer, reports The Associated Press. He was 64. Look back on the celebrities we lost in 2010 Postlethwaite died ...
British actor Pete Postlethwaite, best known for his Oscar-nominated role in 1993 movie In the Name of the Father, has died after a long battle with cancer, reports The Associated Press. He was 64.
Look back on the celebrities we lost in 2010
Postlethwaite died peacefully Sunday in a hospital in Shropshire, England, where he had been receiving treatment for cancer, according to longtime friend Andrew Richardson.
The actor, who Steven Spielberg once described as "the best actor in the world," was also known for his roles in The Usual Suspects, Alien 3, Amistad, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, The Shipping News, The Constant Gardener, and Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet. He most recently appeared in Inceptionand The Town.
Postlethwaite, who received an OBE in 2004, was also well known for his role as Sergeant Obadiah in the British television series Sharpe.
He is survived by his wife, Jacqui, his son Will and daughter Lily.