I realize the last movie I posted on was "The Town", the penultimate movie Postlethwaite acted in before passing away earlier this week (his last film, "Killing Bono," will be out later this year).
Postlethwaite never was much of a starring character but remains one of my favorite supplementary characters. His British accent and distinct look make him a memorable character in anything he's in.
Reports say it's cancer that eventually claimed him and in "The Town," which he played ruthless gangster Fergie, Postlethwaite looked pretty skinny, but I didn't attribute it to health issues. It was sad news to hear he had passed.
He appeared in three films released in 2010, all three of which I have seen: "Clash of the Titans," "Inception" and the aforementioned "The Town." Personally, some of my favorites of his include "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," "Romeo + Juliet," "The Usual Suspects" and the remake of "The Omen" in which he meets a pretty ghastly ending. Postlethwaite received a nomination for his role as Giuseppe Conlon in the film "In the Name of the Father," which received seven Academy Award Nominations, including Best Picture.
We'll all miss Postlethwaite's presence on screen, one of the more underrated, understate actors of his time. Here's a montage of stills from movies he's been in:
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