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post #4501 of 5915
12/17/10 at 9:25pm
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Originally Posted by Mad Man Mundt View Post
Damn.
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post #4502 of 5915
12/20/10 at 10:17pm
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Originally Posted by bendrix View Post
Damn.
Steve Landesburg, Dietrich from Barney Miller....dead at 65.

And Abe Vigoda yet lives.
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post #4503 of 5915
12/27/10 at 12:20am
Famed Olympic documentarian Bud Greenspan and singer-songwriter Teena Marie both passed away today.
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post #4504 of 5915
12/27/10 at 12:36am
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Originally Posted by Dr Vivisector View Post
Steve Landesburg, Dietrich from Barney Miller....dead at 65.
That was a misprint. He was 74. No way was Dietrich 30 years old when Barney Miller started.
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post #4505 of 5915
12/27/10 at 12:59am
Damn. R.I.P. Lady T.
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post #4506 of 5915
12/29/10 at 9:44pm
Isabelle Caro, model, age 28. Died last month actually, but her family didn't publicly announce it till now. Not to be insensitive, but her anorexia made her truly ghastly-looking, which she used for a good cause in her infamous "No Anorexia" ad campaign.
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post #4507 of 5915
1/3/11 at 7:16am
Pete Postlethwaite is dead. Damn.
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post #4508 of 5915
1/3/11 at 7:20am
Oh, 2011, you suck already.
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post #4509 of 5915
1/3/11 at 7:30am
Damn, that's a legitimate bummer.
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post #4510 of 5915
1/3/11 at 7:33am
This thread never disappoints when it comes to kicking me in the balls after I click on "Last Unread Post".

Ol Pete was great in The Town.
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post #4511 of 5915
1/3/11 at 7:36am
Shit.
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post #4512 of 5915
1/3/11 at 7:39am
bloody sucks, awesome actor
had no idea he was ill.
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post #4513 of 5915
1/3/11 at 7:40am
He was just in The Town also. Dammit. One of the premiere British character actors. Always loved it whenever he popped up in a movie.
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post #4514 of 5915
1/3/11 at 8:13am
Great actor and a true loss. He always looked ill, though. I remember thinking he was all too convincingly haggard in In the Name of the Father, and reflected that I might not be seeing too much more of him. That was, of course, nearly 20 years ago.
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post #4515 of 5915
1/3/11 at 8:51am
Terry Prachett said Commander Vimes was based on Postlethwaite, I always held out hope that he would play him in a movie version.

Damn shame he will be missed.
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post #4516 of 5915
1/3/11 at 9:17am
Shit news, didn't even know he was sick. He seemed to be everywhere in the mid-to-late 90's and I was pleased about the fact he'd been getting involved in high profile projects again.
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post #4517 of 5915
1/3/11 at 9:35am
Oh, that suuuucks. To me he was sort of the spiritual successor to the late great Bob Peck. That Northern English dignity and soulfulness.

2011, you fucking pig.
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post #4518 of 5915
1/3/11 at 9:52am
Who'd have thought we'd see a day where 64 is too damn young?
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post #4519 of 5915
1/3/11 at 10:00am
I like how he's in barely anything for years, then does INCEPTION and THE TOWN in the same year, giving us all hope that he'll be in more stuff coming up...and then he dies.

Sucks. You were the best part of some pretty awful movies, Pete, including DRAGONHEART and THE LOST WORLD.
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post #4520 of 5915
1/3/11 at 10:03am
I can't think of him ever being a films weak point, such a treat when he popped up, farewell Sgt Obadiah Hakeswill :'(
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post #4521 of 5915
1/3/11 at 10:07am
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Originally Posted by RathBandu View Post
Sucks. You were the best part of some pretty awful movies, Pete, including DRAGONHEART and THE LOST WORLD.
His last scene in The Lost World is pretty much the first thing i thought of when i heard about this. Just the classiest exit ever.

Dude will be missed.
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post #4522 of 5915
1/3/11 at 10:15am
Roland Tembo deserved to be in a much better movie.
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post #4523 of 5915
1/3/11 at 10:19am
Named after a Warren Zevon song and everything!
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post #4524 of 5915
1/3/11 at 10:42am
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Originally Posted by Richard Dickson View Post
Who'd have thought we'd see a day where 64 is too damn young?
I know, I know, people die all the time but I have to admit, this one really has left me gutted. It's a cheap and clichéd saying but it's true - the man was a class act all the way. Of all his film work, the one that I look most fondly on was Brassed Off, his speech at the end was wonderful, heartfelt and delivered brilliantly.
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post #4525 of 5915
1/3/11 at 11:18am
Fuck. I had no idea that he had cancer at all. After his appearances in Inception and The Town (and, alright, I'll even include Clash of the Titans despite my better judgment), I was hoping that we were going to be seeing more of Pete in the coming years. What a terrible bit of news to wake up to.
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post #4526 of 5915
1/3/11 at 11:59am
Number two: Anne Francis.
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post #4527 of 5915
1/3/11 at 12:18pm
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Originally Posted by Martin Blank View Post
Number two: Anne Francis.
"Anne Francis is white."
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post #4528 of 5915
1/3/11 at 12:20pm
The Pete Postlethwaite news sucks big time. I liked that guy in everything. Fuck You, cancer.

As a side note, I used to get him and Wes Studi mixed up in my head a lot, so I came up with a mnemonic device to tell them apart.

"Pockmarked with hate? Pete Posthelwaite.
Indian and moody? That's Wes Studi."

I never got them confused after that.
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post #4529 of 5915
1/3/11 at 12:22pm
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Originally Posted by Nardo View Post
To me he was sort of the spiritual successor to the late great Bob Peck. That Northern English dignity and soulfulness.
Definitely. Really, really shitty news. 64!

After working with him, Spielberg called him the "best actor in the world" or something very close to that.
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post #4530 of 5915
1/3/11 at 12:26pm
God damn it about Postlethwaite.

But The Town is a fine swan song. He makes a great impression with his small role.

What a fantastic actor.

Fuck.
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post #4531 of 5915
1/3/11 at 12:27pm
Dude was great in The Town.

Not gonna lie, I'd confuse him with Cirran Hinds.
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post #4532 of 5915
1/3/11 at 12:33pm
The loss of Pete Postlethwaite hurts. He was consistently the best part of any cast. What really sucks? All of the people who are going to read his name and go 'who the eff is that?'
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post #4533 of 5915
1/3/11 at 12:42pm
Yeah, he was an incredible actor. Sad that he died for sure.
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post #4534 of 5915
1/3/11 at 12:45pm
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Originally Posted by Martin Blank View Post
Number two: Anne Francis.
In a weird coincidence, Forbidden Planet was on TCM just last night.

Too bad about Postlethwaite. He was actually younger than I thought he was.
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post #4535 of 5915
1/3/11 at 12:50pm
Damn!
(throws burning toiletpaper out of the window)
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post #4536 of 5915
1/3/11 at 1:02pm
Sad about Pete, but damn-- Honey West was probably my first pre-adolescent crush.
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post #4537 of 5915
1/3/11 at 1:10pm
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Originally Posted by Mr.Crowley View Post
Damn!
(throws burning toiletpaper out of the window)
Yeah, fucking sad. Going to watch In the Name of the Father later as tribute.
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post #4538 of 5915
1/3/11 at 1:17pm
I'm truly stunned. I had just watched Inception again yesterday, only to find out this morning that Pete Postlethwaite had died. If cancer had a body, I would kick it square in the nuts! RIP, Pete. You were a man among boys when it came to character actors.
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post #4539 of 5915
1/3/11 at 1:22pm
Well, shit! Had no clue he was only in his mid-60s. I guess his rather craggy features made him appear older, but he was a damn fine actor. Glad to see someone mention In the Name of the Father. His performance in that film was incredible and he was nominated for an Oscar as a Best Supporting Actor. I just watched Inception again on New Year's Day and his small performance in that film (as well as his supporting performance in The Town) were outstanding proof of his talent.
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post #4540 of 5915
1/3/11 at 1:35pm
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Originally Posted by KungFuCornelius View Post
"Pockmarked with hate? Pete Posthelwaite.
Indian and moody? That's Wes Studi."
Yeah, he had about one scene in Last of the Mohicans, but he was pretty badass.

Rest in peace, sir.
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post #4541 of 5915
1/3/11 at 1:38pm
Number three: Verne Langdon.
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post #4542 of 5915
1/3/11 at 2:25pm
Death is back from the holidays, apparently.
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post #4543 of 5915
1/3/11 at 2:35pm
Number four: Grant McCune
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post #4544 of 5915
1/3/11 at 2:45pm
I don't remember him in LOTM, but Mr P was always one of my favorites, and he was probably the best part of CLASH OF THE TITANS IMHO. This is a sad day indeed. Glad he went out at the top though, working with A list talent and getting the respect he deserved
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post #4545 of 5915
1/3/11 at 2:50pm
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Steven Spielberg, called Pete Postlethwaite (1946-2011) “the best actor in the world.” To which point, Pete responded, “I’m sure what Spielberg actually said was, ‘The thing about Pete is that he thinks he’s actually the best actor in the world.’
Damn.
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post #4546 of 5915
1/3/11 at 3:35pm
Someone check on Richard Anderson and Earl Holliman--are they the last survivors of the C57-D?

Not that Richard Anderson survived Forbidden Planet, but you know what I mean.
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post #4547 of 5915
1/3/11 at 3:39pm
I literally yelled out "Nooo" when I opened the front page of IMDb. Fuck Cancer.
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post #4548 of 5915
1/3/11 at 3:49pm
RIP Pete Postlethwaite. It's only now whilst looking back at all of your roles that I realise you were probably one of my favourite actors. From your roles in Dragonheart, Romeo + Juliet, and Brassed Off to your great performance in The Lost World: Jurrasic Park through to Inception and The Town this year, you never failed to impress me.

A sad day indeed.
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post #4549 of 5915
1/3/11 at 7:04pm
ETA: move along, move along
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post #4550 of 5915
1/3/11 at 7:47pm
Somewhere out there beyond the misty swirls of quantum foam in some glorious alternate universe, there's a fourth Jurassic Park film where Postlethwaite is the lead actor. And it's incredible. And we'll never get to see it.

Damn it all.
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