January 3, 2011
BUT HE WAS AT HIS BEST AS...:
Pete Postlethwaite obituary: Oscar-nominated British actor with a vast range who could move between comedy and tragedy with ease (Ronald Bergan, 1/03/11, guardian.co.uk)
The actor Pete Postlethwaite had a face that elicited many similes, among them "a stone archway" and "a bag of spanners". These unflattering descriptions, plus his tongue-twisting surname, would suggest an actor with a career limited to minor supporting roles. But Postlethwaite, who has died of cancer aged 64, played a vast range of characters, often leading roles, on stage, television and film.
...Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill.
