Sad news today that actor Pete Postlethwaite has passed away. Postlethwaite was once described by the film director Steven Spielberg as "probably the best actor in the world today".
Pete once appeared on Coronation Street. On 21 January 1981 he played Detective Seargant Cross who was investigating Mike Baldwin's dad's blue movie scam.
His full obituary is in The Guardian.
Monday, 3 January 2011
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