Pete Postlethwaite Takes Final Bow

If you’ve ever seen a movie, then you’ve seen the late, great Pete Postlethwaite. It was announced today that curtains have finally been called on the greatest performance of his life – that of his life itself.

Postlethwaite had been battling cancer of an as yet undisclosed type when he quietly died in his bed.

The oscar nominated actor has been in films inlcuding Inception, Clash on the Titans, the 2006 remake of The Omen, The Constant Gardner, The Shipping News, Amistad, Jurassic Park, Romeo and Juliet, The Usual Suspects, In the Name of the Father, The Last of the Mohicans, AlienĀ³, Hamlet, and far too many more to mention.

Postlethwaite’s Bacon number will forever remain at two (in “The Usual Suspects” with Kevin Pollack, who was in “A Few Good Men” with Kevin Bacon.)

Rest in peace you brilliant bastard. You will be missed.

Author: Brian White

Brian first began peddling his humorous wares with a series of Xerox printed books in fifth grade. Since then he's published over two thousand satire and humor articles, as well as eight stage plays, a 13-episode cable sitcom and three (terrible) screenplays. He is a freelance writer by trade and an expert in the field of viral entertainment marketing. He is the author of many of the biggest hoaxes of recent years, a shameful accomplishment in which he takes exceptional pride.

2 thoughts on “Pete Postlethwaite Takes Final Bow

  1. I watched ‘Our Man Godfrey’ last evening. I’m always struck by those 30’s movies, in what a deep bench they had for supporting cast.

    Pete could’ve held his own in ‘Arsenic & Old Lace’ or ‘His Girl Friday.’ That’s about the most admiring thing I could say of any actor, and I wouldn’t say it of many who are called stars.

  2. You sure got this up quick. I just read about it on Yahoo.
    A great understated actor. Always a pillar of any movie he was in. Always a co-star, never a star. But you always knew he was there. His life story is a great an inspiration as any movie itself.

Comments are closed.