themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 3, 2011 Actor Pete Postlethwaite has died after a lengthy illness That's a shock. I didn't even know he was ill. Great actor. Can anyone remember a series he was in in the 1980s called The Tales of Sherwood Forest? Strange show that was... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Garcia 1 Posted January 3, 2011 Pete Postlethwaite is a real shock...I was watching him recently in The Town - a great movie and a fine actor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 3, 2011 Pete Postlethwaite is a real shock...I was watching him recently in The Town - a great movie and a fine actor. He would have been a unique pick in the DDP had anyone chosen him last year. I hope he was this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Boleyn 1 Posted January 3, 2011 He has been in so many things, yet I automatically see him as "Old Man" in James and the Giant Peach. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terminator 13 Posted January 3, 2011 From the BBC website....... And former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott, also writing on Twitter, said the actor's films Brassed Off and Age of Stupid "had a real effect on me and our government". Of all the film titles to associate with the Labour government Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
888-333 12 Posted January 3, 2011 Yeah I know I was shocked too, there have been sevral character actors dieing seemingly unexpactadly as of late, Who here honestly thought that the likes of James Gammon, Glenn Shaddix, Harold Gould (Although he was 86) would no see this years christmas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vaagheid 141 Posted January 3, 2011 Per Oscarsson, a Swedish actor who played in The Girl Who Played With Fire has burned to dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy Garcia 1 Posted January 3, 2011 From the BBC website....... And former deputy prime minister Lord Prescott, also writing on Twitter, said the actor's films Brassed Off and Age of Stupid "had a real effect on me and our government". Of all the film titles to associate with the Labour government John Prescott - now there's an idea for this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattyl149 13 Posted January 3, 2011 Per Oscarsson, a Swedish actor who played in The Girl Who Played With Fire has burned to dead Well, if you must play with fire Also: More than 1,000 blackbirds fall out of Arkansas sky http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12105157 OK, not celebrities but slightly disturbing anyway Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted January 3, 2011 I thought that music mattered, but does it bollocks, not compared to how people matter. RIP Pete. They should at Thatcher's funeral among the eulogies, just to add a bit of perspective. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildstorm 297 Posted January 3, 2011 Thanks to pancreatic cancer, Anne Francis is now reunited with Leslie Nielsen. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 872 Posted January 3, 2011 Actor Pete Postlethwaite has died after a lengthy illness Just read this this evening. Shock. How could we missed that one. I just rented him this weekend. ....don't take that the wrong way. It was a movie. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canadian Paul 97 Posted January 3, 2011 Actor Pete Postlethwaite has died after a lengthy illness How sad. Just watched Inception last night... great film, but not exactly one of his personal highlights... Must remember to have a more fitting tribute at a later date. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted January 3, 2011 Actor Pete Postlethwaite has died after a lengthy illness Just read this this evening. Shock. How could we missed that one. I just rented him this weekend. ....don't take that the wrong way. It was a movie. wow, I was thinking of putting him on my list this year, too, but forgot at the last minute. & I had just watched Aeon Flux the other day, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest nj2nh Posted January 4, 2011 Anne Francis died on January 2nd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Miser 18 Posted January 4, 2011 Anne Francis died on January 2nd. She easily received a UK obit....bad judgement. 1st hit for my "other" pool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor 1 Posted January 4, 2011 He has been in so many things, yet I automatically see him as "Old Man" in James and the Giant Peach. He will always be Kobayashi from Usual Suspects to me. Always! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor 1 Posted January 4, 2011 http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/...in_landfill.php Former Bush, Reagan official murdered found in landfill. Crazy story. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted January 4, 2011 - Chuck Berry seems to have had some moment on stage. Did some sort of Rock 'n' Roll thing by banging his head against a keyboard and was knocked out. After 20 minutes he returned to the stage but was unable to finish a song.- Dutch football legend Coen Moulijn suffered a cerebral infarct today. Coen Moulijn dead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted January 4, 2011 - Dutch football legend Coen Moulijn suffered a cerebral infarct today. Coen Moulijn dead Shit. He's been one of my heroes ever since I was a child. Here's a picture of Moulijn, celebrating Feyenoord's European Cup victory in 1970. In the background at the right I can be seen, sitting on the shoulders of my dad. He could have been a bit more considerate to DDNP, by giving some warning of his impending demise before January 1... regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vaagheid 141 Posted January 4, 2011 - Dutch football legend Coen Moulijn suffered a cerebral infarct today. Coen Moulijn dead Shit. He's been one of my heroes ever since I was a child. Here's a picture of Moulijn, celebrating Feyenoord's European Cup victory in 1970. In the background at the right I can be seen, sitting on the shoulders of my dad. He could have been a bit more considerate to DDNP, by giving some warning of his impending demise before January 1... regards, Hein i know that the Dutch pool/list has had many different abbreviations. But can you please tell me what DDNP stands for (because I have a real difficulty translating it). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted January 5, 2011 He could have been a bit more considerate to DDNP, by giving some warning of his impending demise before January 1... i know that the Dutch pool/list has had many different abbreviations. But can you please tell me what DDNP stands for (because I have a real difficulty translating it). Some would call it a typo, others would call it a brain fart. I call it agraphia (a condition similar to aphasia): the loss of a previously held ability to write. I intended to write PNDP, but for no apparent reason it came out wrong. Of course I couldn't be arsed to check what I wrote, so I never spotted the error. You did. I suppose that's a Good Thing. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 97 Posted January 5, 2011 Easy way to track 2011 deaths. ...until theres too many to list on one page anyway... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Professor 1 Posted January 5, 2011 Character Actor Bill Erwin dead at 96 http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/articl...bbc5de723bd751c Man I loved that guy!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Watch Beatle 41 Posted January 5, 2011 Saw this on the bottom of the Daily Mirror Online report of Gerry Rafferty's demise. Don't know if has already been reported - apologies if it has. Mick Karn – former bassist with 80s synth heroes Japan – has died aged 52 after an 18-month battle with cancer. DWB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites