# Pete Postlethwaite dies aged 64

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 3, 2011, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-postlethwaite-dies-aged-64/566217 "2011-01-03T10:15:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mr.Kobayashi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4af34b/32.png) [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-postlethwaite-dies-aged-64/566217/21 "2011-01-03T23:02:00Z")

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Very sad news - a great actor (when Spielberg describes you as the ‘bestactor in the world’, you know you’re not messing about) and great guy, very unique in that classy English way. Had the ability to make you remember his performances effortlessly, hence why my username is a transparent nod to his performance in _The Usual Suspects._ Rest in peace, big guy - you’ll be missed.

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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-postlethwaite-dies-aged-64/566217/22 "2011-01-03T23:13:01Z")

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> [@Olentzero](#):
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> Wow. That _is_ way too young. Bummer of a way to kick off the year.

Apparently, Mike Doonesbury’s mother also kicked it this weekend. [Link](http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/archive/2011/01/03)

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**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2011, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-postlethwaite-dies-aged-64/566217/23 "2011-01-03T23:24:02Z")

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> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#):
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> They tried to hang 'im, once.

That is the role I will remember him for. He took one of the most evil characters ever to appear in a novel and brought him to life.

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**Author:** ![MovieCriticNextDoor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/85e7bf/32.png) [@MovieCriticNextDoor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieCriticNextDoor)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pete-postlethwaite-dies-aged-64/566217/24 "2011-01-04T01:31:54Z")

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Such sad news. He was an excellent actor, and he seemed like a good person as well. I loved him in Brassed Off, but I don’t think I ever saw a performance of his that I didn’t like.

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