Pete Postlethwaite Dead At 64

Veteran character actor Pete Postlethwaite, best known for playing Daniel Day-Lewis' father in In the Name of the Father and the mysterious Kobayashi in The Usual Suspects , has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 64.

Born in Cheshire, England, Postlethwaite's career spanned nearly 100 film and television appearances over 35 years, including memorable performances in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Amistad and last year's Inception and The Town.

Known for his distinctive voice and working-class looks, Postlethwaite was virtually unknown to mainstream audiences prior to 1993. That all changed when director Jim Sheriden cast him in In the Name of the Father as a man accused of conspiring with his son in an IRA bombing. Postlethwaite received an Oscar nomination for the role and went on the next year to play the enigmatic Keyser Soze's cool-talking counselor, Kobayashi, in the hugely popular The Usual Suspects.

Thanks for all the great roles, Mr. Postlethwaite. You will be missed.