Pete Postlethwaite, one of Britain's best-loved actors, has died at the age of 64 after a long battle with cancer.
The star of The Usual Suspects and Brassed Off had continued to work until recent months while receiving treatment.
Journalist and friend Andrew Richardson said the Oscar-nominated actor passed away peacefully in hospital in Shropshire on Sunday.
Mr Postlethwaite, who was made an OBE in the 2004 New Year's Honours List, starred in some of the most popular films of the 1990s and was once described by director Steven Spielberg as "the best actor in the world".
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