The Actor Spielberg said was the “Best Actor in the World”, Pete Postlethwaite Passes Away
The state and big screen actor Pete Postlethwaite died at the age of 64 in hospital on Monday after a lengthy illness.
Many people, including such heavyweights as Steven Spielberg, have previously described Postlethwaite as the best actor in the world.
Spielberg worked with Postlethwaite in films such as Jurassic Park and tributes to the veteran actor have been flooding in from the tv, stage and film industries.
Julie Walters said “He invented edgy”,
“I saw him in Coriolanus and it was the most terrifying, wonderful performance I have ever seen. The audience were privileged to see it.”
Postlethwaite was nominated for an Oscar in 1994 for the film “In the Name of the Father” about the IRA’s bombings in Guildford, UK.
His co-star in the film, Daniel Day-Lewis paid him this tribute,
“It was him we went to see on stage time and time again.”
Postlethwaite was born in Cheshire, England and started his career in the Liverpool theatres working with other future stars such as Julie Walters and Bill Nighy. He went on to star in numerous plays, films and TV programs.
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