Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1946-02-07
Deathday: 2011-01-02 (64 years old)

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Biography

Pete Postlethwaite (February 7, 1946 - January 2, 2011) was an English stage, film and television actor. After minor television appearances including in The Professionals, Postlethwaite's first success came with the film Distant Voices, Still Lives in 1988. He played a mysterious lawyer, Mr. Kobayashi, in The Usual Suspects, and he appeared in Alien 3, In the Name of the Father, Amistad, Brassed Off, The Shipping News, The Constant Gardener, The Age of Stupid, Inception, The Town, Romeo + Juliet, and Æon Flux. In television, Postlethwaite's most notable performance was as the villain Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill in the Sharpe television series and television movies opposite actor Sean Bean's character of Richard Sharpe. Postlethwaite was born in Warrington, England in 1946. He trained as a teacher and taught drama before training as an actor. Steven Spielberg called Postlethwaite "the best actor in the world" after working with him on The Lost World: Jurassic Park. He received an Academy Award nomination for his role in In the Name of the Father in 1993, and was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2004 New Year's Honours List. He died of pancreatic cancer.

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Filmography

all 99

Movies 81

TV Shows 18

self 8

Voice 2

Narrator 1

Karl
Killing Bono

Killing Bono (2011)

Movie
Self
Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park (2011)

Movie
Fergus 'Fergie' Colm
The Town

The Town (2010)

Movie
6.13
Maurice Fischer
Inception

Inception (2010)

Movie
8.47
Spyros
Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans (2010)

Movie
6.81
The Archivist
The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid (2009)

Movie
William Crowthorn
Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane (2009)

Movie
Narrator
Clough: The Brian Clough Story

Clough: The Brian Clough Story (2009)

Movie
Douglas
Waving at Trains

Waving at Trains (2009)

Movie
Colin
Player

Player (2008)

Movie
Hooch
Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice (2008)

TV
6.22
Quinlan
Closing the Ring

Closing the Ring (2007)

Movie
1
Doc
Ghost Son

Ghost Son (2007)

Movie
Self - Guest
The One Show

The One Show (2006)

TV
Father Brennan
The Omen

The Omen (2006)

Movie
6
Albion Munson
Valley of the Heart's Delight

Valley of the Heart's Delight (2006)

Movie
Self
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener (2006)

Movie
Self
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water' (2005)

Movie
Keeper
Æon Flux

Æon Flux (2005)

Movie
6.82
Lorbeer
The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener (2005)

Movie
2.4
Veeck
Dark Water

Dark Water (2005)

Movie
5.33
Gold Commander
Red Mercury

Red Mercury (2005)

Movie
Gale
The Limit

The Limit (2004)

Movie
Russell McKenzie (taxman)
Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows (2004)

Movie
Arthur
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose (2003)

Movie
Reid Braxton
Cowboy Up

Cowboy Up (2002)

Movie
John
Between Strangers

Between Strangers (2002)

Movie
Ben Cutler
Triggermen

Triggermen (2002)

Movie
Kobayashi (archive footage)
Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' (2002)

Movie
Tert Card
The Shipping News

The Shipping News (2001)

Movie
7
Self
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy (2001)

TV
8
Hubert Flynn
Rat

Rat (2001)

Movie
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000)

Movie
Len Green
Sins

Sins (2000)

TV
Martin Shaughnessy
When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls (2000)

Movie
Benjamin (voice)
Animal Farm

Animal Farm (1999)

Movie
Ben Alexander
Wayward Son

Wayward Son (1999)

Movie
John McKeown
Butterfly Collectors

Butterfly Collectors (1999)

TV
Carpenter
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland (1999)

Movie
Deric
Lost for Words

Lost for Words (1999)

Movie
Uncle Reg Ryan
The Divine Ryans

The Divine Ryans (1999)

Movie
Self
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr. (1999)

Movie
Raymond 'Ray'
Among Giants

Among Giants (1998)

Movie
Holabird
Amistad

Amistad (1997)

Movie
Sincai
Bandyta

Bandyta (1997)

Movie
Roland Tembo
The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)

Movie
6.05
Thomas Smithers
The Serpent's Kiss

The Serpent's Kiss (1997)

Movie
Self
The Making of 'The Lost World'

The Making of 'The Lost World' (1997)

Movie
Danny
Brassed Off

Brassed Off (1996)

Movie
Father Laurence
Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet (1996)

Movie
7.78
Sidney
Crimetime

Crimetime (1996)

Movie
Gilbert
DragonHeart

DragonHeart (1996)

Movie
4.64
Old Man
James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach (1996)

Movie
6.89
Ken Jackson
When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes (1996)

Movie
Kobayashi
The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects (1995)

Movie
6.51
Glover
Suite 16

Suite 16 (1994)

Movie
Tigg Montague
Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit (1994)

TV
Sgt. Obadiah Hakeswill
Sharpe's Enemy

Sharpe's Enemy (1994)

Movie
Sgt. Obadiah Hakeswill
Sharpe's Company

Sharpe's Company (1994)

Movie
Mitch
Sin Bin

Sin Bin (1994)

Movie
Kevin Tasker
Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky (1994)

TV
Giuseppe Conlon
In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father (1993)

Movie
5.4
William Carpenter
Anchoress

Anchoress (1993)

Movie
Quince (voice)
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales (1992)

TV
Between the Lines

Between the Lines (1992)

TV
Captain Beams
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Movie
5.57
Henry Crick
Waterland

Waterland (1992)

Movie
David
Alien³

Alien³ (1992)

Movie
5.85
Paulsen
Split Second

Split Second (1992)

Movie
The Dipper
The Grass Arena

The Grass Arena (1992)

Movie
Panter
They Never Slept

They Never Slept (1991)

Movie
Player King
Hamlet

Hamlet (1990)

Movie
6
Paula's Father
Needle

Needle (1990)

Movie
George Merry
Treasure Island

Treasure Island (1990)

Movie
Eric
Tales of Sherwood Forest

Tales of Sherwood Forest (1989)

TV
Jack
The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker (1988)

Movie
Father
Distant Voices, Still Lives

Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)

Movie
Josef
To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest (1988)

Movie
Major (Rehabilitation Centre)
Tumbledown

Tumbledown (1988)

Movie
Kecks McGuinness
Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast (1987)

Movie
Ralph Peters / Hank
Casualty

Casualty (1986)

TV
Terence Sullivan
Lovejoy

Lovejoy (1986)

TV
5
Ragueneau
Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac (1985)

Movie
Nuttol
A Private Function

A Private Function (1984)

Movie
Mitch

Mitch (1984)

TV
Winston's Boss
Fords on Water

Fords on Water (1983)

Movie
Danny Duggan
The Muscle Market

The Muscle Market (1981)

Movie
Jack Wragg / Logie
Minder

Minder (1979)

TV
6
Attendant in Art Gallery
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off (1979)

Movie
Lomax
Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen (1978)

Movie
Going Straight

Going Straight (1978)

TV
5.86
Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard
The Duellists

The Duellists (1977)

Movie
Soldier
The Paradise Run

The Paradise Run (1976)

Movie
Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool
Occupy!

Occupy! (1976)

Movie
Duffy
Thwum

Thwum (1975)

Movie
Man in Cafe
Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine (1973)

TV
Self
The Oscars

The Oscars (1953)

TV
Carpenter
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

TV
Quince
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.81
Based on 6.82 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1953
1990
1997
1992
2011
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Pete PostlethwaitePete Postlethwaite

Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1946-02-07

Deathday
2011-01-02 (64 years old)

Birth Name
Peter William Postlethwaite

Birth Place
Warrington, United Kingdom

Citizenships
United Kingdom

Also Known As
Peter William Postlethwaite, Peter Postlethwaite, Peter William "Pete" Postlethwaite, OBE, Пит Постлетуэйт, 彼得·威廉·波斯尔思韦特, 皮特·波斯尔思韦特

Awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire


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