LONDON -- Oscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite, described by director Steven Spielberg as "the best actor in the world," has died at age 64 after a long battle with cancer. Longtime ...

(CBS/AP) - Oscar-nominated British actor Pete Postlethwaite, described by director Steven Spielberg as "the best actor in the world," has died at age 64 after a long battle with cancer. Longtime ...

Veteran British actor Pete Postlethwaite, best known for his roles in films Brassed Off and In The Name Of The Father, has died aged 64. Mr Postlethwaite underwent treatment for testicular cancer ...

More recently, he had played a role in "Inception." Movie fans on NJ.com shared their favorite Postlethwaite roles and even personal stories. NJ.com user ellisredding seconded another user's ...

There was no mistaking Pete Postlethwaite for anyone else. Postlethwaite, who died Sunday at age 64, was the kind of character actor who immediately impressed audiences with his distinctive features.

“It’s all in the cheekbones, this career of mine,” British actor Pete Postlethwaite once said. Those cheekbones proved versatile, belonging to innocent and sinister characters alik ...

For a man who has such a powerful and riveting presence on the screen and stage, Postlethwaite in the flesh is a surprise: not quite shy or diffident, but quietly spoken, warm, convivial.

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But Pete Postlethwaite wanted more. He wanted to pursue his passion for acting and, at 24, he left teaching to train at the Bristol Old Vic theater. His parents remained skeptical, but when he was ...

Pete Postlethwaite (February 7, 1946 - January 2, 2011) was an English stage, film and television actor. After minor television appearances including in The Professionals, Postlethwaite's first ...