Supporting Actor Spotlights - Pete Postlethwaite 

This is an excellent video. Enjoyed every second of it! Really glad Pete is being remembered like this! Thank you!

Pete was one of the finest actors the British Isles ever produced..... The movie Brassed Off is a tour de force of human emotions... RIP Pete

this episode is so impactful, such a genuine man and wonderful actor

... And now I'm crying. Beautifully done! One of the all time greats.

One of our finest actors . Feel very proud of Pete as an accomplished artist but most of all as a man . Thank you for this wonderful treat from a real fan like myself . It is good to see there are others out there that still value his passionate work. I remember feeling gutted when I heard news that he was no longer on this realm to gift us any more of his beauty. Still miss Pete being part of the acting world . A wonderful family man and human being

What an absolutely great video. Very respectful tribute to a deservedly fantastic actor. Well done "Back Focus" loved it!!

Paused halfway through to rewatch Brassed Off. I play in Brass Bands and it hits so hard every time I watch. One of the best British films ever made with one of the best solo performances ever given

I love the Back Focus. The warmth and compassion shown towards actors in this channel is inspirational. It's also very rare.

This is an amazing profile and tribute to the actor. He was the embodiment of true devotion to his craft as an actor. I remember the movie "Brassed off" and the scene with his speech. So emotional and so real. Truly an amazing actor!

One of my favourite actors. This spotlight on his long and varied career has been wonderfully put together and was a real joy to watch. Instantly recognisable in any film, and memorable in any role.

His Scenes are Always My Favorite Parts of the Movies He's In..RIP.

A truly gifted and excellent actor

I met the guy in the nineties. True gentleman.

I've seen far fewer of his movies than I thought I had, but he's still one of my favourite actors EVER. Even when he's 'just' a supporting actor, he owns every single scene he's in. He's also one of the few actors I genuinely miss and he deserves a far bigger profile than he has.

I've only just discovered this channel and this was one of the first videos I had to watch, I met Pete near the end of his life in the hospital he was receiving treatment in (he was always a big believer in the NHS). I'd only just started working there and knew him from being in Sharpe when I was a kid. I was pretty star struck and didn't want to disturb him while he was going through treatment but he would always smile and say hello, he was just a lovely bloke and though I didn't know him I was so upset when he passed away. This video is a great tribute to a great man, on and off the screen

So glad you reuploaded this, absolutely loved it on first viewing and can't wait to watch it again!

brassed off is still an *amazing* film, makes me cry every time i see it.

Well done man. You did it again. Every time I watch one of your docs it makes me want to watch a bunch of that person's movies and/or tv episodes. I'll be searching out material with Mr. Postlethwaite. I hope his family has seen this. I think they'd enjoy it.

That Voice...those eyes...those cheekbones! A really dynamic human being. RIP!

I wish I could have seen him as Discworld’s Captain Vimes. He seemed to fit the role perfectly.

The Duelists is now free on RU-vid and I've watched it at least a dozen times but this latest was the first time I noticed Pete Postlethwaite's limited scene as the French general's orderly who gives him a shave at the beginning of the film. You are sorely missed Pete!

One of your absolute best.

My dad use to live in the same town as Pete Postlethwaite and he saw him in person a few times.

Your content is such good content. Thank you!

"Among Giants" is a fantastic film but my favourite Pete film is "Brassed Off", stunning performance. Pete was a force of nature, such a versatile and fearless actor, such a loss to the acting world.

This is honestly the best one of these I've ever seen. Seriously expert quality, well done.

Love your series. Wish there were more of this sort of quality on RU-vid !

Man i just found your channel , great work , grat narration . Greetings from Peru. Hope u continue the channel

Have you considered doing one on Abe Vigoda?

THANK YOU FOR THIS WONDERFUL TRIBUTE TO THE SPECTACULAR PETE!

These supporting actor videos are phenomenal. Please keep it up.

Legendary

I remember as a kid for my last Christmas (1996)with my grandfather before he past away, I had gotten a lot of gifts but the best two of all of them were the live action Super Mario bro movie and James in the Giant Peach... Such childhood classics stay with me even if they aren't perfect 🥰

fuaa hermano, hermoso video, hermosa creación. este tipo es increible! gracias!

He has never portrayed a boring character. Always the center of attention.

Yey I was waiting for this one 😊

So, I've discovered the channels Hat's Off Entertainment, which covers obscure comedies and movies, and I've really enjoyed the work that Be Kind Rewind does highlighting the careers of women in film. But there's something really really special about what you're doing that strikes a oddly more personal chord with me, and I think it's because I've had this fascination for so many years with "character actors:" people who give some of the best performances in all of cinema but are often not recognized by their names, only their faces and the subconscious impact they leave on you. I never saw this video when it was originally released and it's a shame that this re-upload hasn't gotten more views or attention, because of all the character actors that I remember growing up, Pete Postlethwaite is the one guy I actually know the name of, despite the fact that my one and only nostalgic memory of him is from James and the Giant Peach, precisely the same as you. But that one wizardly performance, and his narration at certain spots is all I knew him for until he started popping up in other things. I've never seen the larger roles he's most known for in the UK. I never got to see him at his best, but now I'm deeply fascinated. I have to thank you for that.

Love brassed off,he holds the film together.

Love this!

just wow.

He has also a little role in alien 3

My Top 3 Pete Postlethwaite's Best Roles 1st Roland Tembo 🦖 2nd George Merry 🏴‍☠️ 3rd Maurice Fischer 🏥

Says so in the scriptures!

35:00 hey it's the cinema 2.0 thingie

I want to see Peter Postlethwaite, Clive Owen, and Paul Dano together in a Scorsese or Guy Ritchie movie. Just look at their faces and imagine them on screen together as a crime family or some revenge plot.

Have you ever covered Charles Napier?

Fantastic!

Hard to imagine he could play Captain John Miller wit that accent, then again, he was a fine actor

Tubthumping reminds me of the old PES games so much.

Pete turning down that role in "Saving Private Ryan" probably came from a place of fear. Too momentous.

Tom Hanks was great in saving Private Ryan but Pete has a similar sympathetic nature that would have been stunning in the character

"Giuseppe Is Dead, Man!" :(

Loved this dude in The Lost World and Alien 3

I remember seeing him in among giants, I was an extra, I remember that he found someone's garbage on the floor, picked It up and put It straight in the bin.

It actually makes sense because Pete and Daniel Day-Lewis has a lot of features that are similar so in the context of the movie it's not hard to think of them as Father and Son it looks organic like the casting of the character DJ in Roseanne the original kid didn't quite fit in a lot of ways but when they casted him he look just like Roseanne and Dan you can see where he fit in the scheme of Becky Darlene and DJ

He looks like Michael Richards

Wait a second! Brandon Hardesty!? The same guy who made "boioioioioioioioioio" can make this masterpiece?

I'm so sad I could never see him play Macbeth. I've searched for a video, but I'm not sure there are any.

Pete Postlethwaite is the balls

22:14 Admiral Piett

did you forget all about brave heart? Its what made him for the american audience, after that he was in big american movies

Do one on Joe Don Baker how bout Roy Jenson?

Just ordered his book on amazon. Unfortunately I had to get used cuz it was cheaper

The provisional Irish Republican army was PIRA there was also the RIRA which was the real Irish Republican army and CIRA the continuity irish Republican army... so just make sure next time you use the description that defines them properly

Pete Postlethwaite is the balls