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Pete Postlethwaite

December 31, 2011 by · Comments Off on Pete Postlethwaite 

Pete PostlethwaitePete Postlethwaite, Peter William “Pete” Postlethwaite, OBE, (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English stage, film and television actor.

After minor television appearances including in The Professionals, Postlethwaite’s first success came with the film Distant Voices, Still Lives in 1988. He played a mysterious lawyer, Mr. Kobayashi, in The Usual Suspects, and he appeared in Alien 3, In the Name of the Father, Amistad, Brassed Off, The Shipping News, The Constant Gardener, The Age of Stupid, Inception, The Town, Romeo + Juliet and ?on Flux. In television, Postlethwaite’s most notable performance was as the villain Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill in the Sharpe television series and television films opposite actor Sean Bean’s character of Richard Sharpe.

Postlethwaite was born in Warrington, Lancashire, England in 1946. He trained as a teacher and taught drama before training as an actor. Steven Spielberg called Postlethwaite “the best actor in the world” after working with him on The Lost World: Jurassic Park. He received an Academy Award nomination for his role in In the Name of the Father in 1993, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2004 New Year Honours list. He died of pancreatic cancer on 2 January 2011.

Bill Erwin

January 4, 2011 by · Comments Off on Bill Erwin 

Bill Erwin, Comedian Bill Erwin, who played Sid Fields in the sitcom “Seinfeld, ” died Dec. 29 in Studio City, California, 96 years. The circumstances of death are simply related to his advanced age.This role in the popular comedy also earned him a citation at the Emmy Awards.Erwin was also known for his role of Arthur the hunter in the movie “Somewhere in Time” (1980). Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour were featured in this romantic drama and fantasy. Erwin also returned to the scene of the shooting, the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island in Michigan every year to pay tribute to feature in the company of fans.

The actor was also active in theater, as a self-taught cartoonist and the world of advertising. Having started his career in Hollywood in the early 50s he played in many TV series of “I Love Lucy” or “Leave It to Beaver” to “Married … With Children”and “My Name Is Earl, ” among others.

In film, it had seen particularly in “nkd* Gun 33 1 / 3: The Final Insult, ” “Uncle Buck” and “Home Alone”.He is survived by four children, eight grandchildren and one great-grand-son.

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