Monday, 3 January 2011

When Pete Postlethwaite was in Coronation Street

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.
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4 comments:

  1. Anonymous3 January 2011 at 17:34

    RIP, Peter. I didn't know he was in Corrie, but I've always enjoyed his characterizations, and loved him in "In The Name Of The Father".

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  2. Lisa3 January 2011 at 19:39

    This sucks. Sooooooooo many good roles.

    Rest easy Mr. Kobayashi.

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  3. maggie muggins4 January 2011 at 00:21

    What a great loss! Loved him in Brassed off and Age of Stupid. Does anyone have of photo of him as Detective Seargant Cross? It's hard to believe he's gone - too soon.

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  4. John O'Connell5 January 2011 at 05:32

    Slightly annoyed that the Times obituary never mentioned his recurring role in Sharpe with Sean Bean. He was pure evil in that ro;le.

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