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Pete Postlethwaite

Character Actor | * 02/07/1945 († 65, 01/02/2011) | Warrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
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Peter William Postlethwaite, (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English actor best known for his work as a character actor. After minor television appearances including The Professionals, Postlethwaite's first major success arose through the British autobiographical film Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988). He had a breakthrough in Hollywood when he portrayed David in Alien 3 (1992) and his international reputation was further solidified when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for In the Name of the Father. Following this role, he portrayed the mysterious lawyer Mr. Kobayashi in The Usual Suspects and went on to appear in a wide variety of films. On television, Postlethwaite played Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill in Sharpe. Director Steven Spielberg called him "the best actor in the world". He was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2004 New Year Honours list. Less than one month after h... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Action

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Awards & Nominations for Pete Postlethwaite

Officer of The Order of The British Empire Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Pete Postlethwaite as Actor(77)

as Karl2011 Killing Bono
as Fergus "Fergie" Colm2010 The Town
as Maurice Fischer2010 Inception
as Spyros2010 Clash of the Titans
as The Archivist2009 The Age of Stupid
as William Crowthorn2009 Solomon Kane
as Douglas Warren2009 Waving at Trains
as Colin2008 Player
as Quinlan2007 Closing the Ring
as Doc2007 Ghost Son
as Father Brennan2006 The Omen
as Albion Munson2006 Valley of the Heart's Delight
as Lorbeer2005 The Constant Gardener
as Veeck2005 Dark Water
as Keeper2005 Æon Flux
as Gold Commander2005 Red Mercury
as Russell McKenzie (taxman)2004 Strange Bedfellows
as Gale Carmody2004 Gone Dark / The Limit
as Ben Cutler2002 Triggermen
as Reid Braxton2002 Cowboy Up
as John2002 Between Strangers
as Kobayashi (archive footage)2002 Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
as Hubert Flynn2001 Rat
as Tert Card2001 The Shipping News
as Martin Shaughnessy2000 When the Sky Falls
as Uncle Reg Ryan1999 The Divine Ryans
as Carpenter1999 Alice in Wonderland
as Ben Alexander1999 Wayward Son
as Deric Longden1999 Lost for Words
as Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones (voice)1999 Animal Farm
as Ray1998 Among Giants
as Sincai1997 Bandyta
as Holabird1997 Amistad
as Thomas Smith1997 The Serpent's Kiss
as Roland Tembo1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park
as The Magic Man1996 James and the Giant Peach
as Sidney1996 Crimetime
as Danny1996 Brassed Off
as Ken Jackson1996 When Saturday Comes
as Gilbert1996 DragonHeart
as Father Laurence1996 Romeo + Juliet
as Kobayashi1995 The Usual Suspects
as Glover1994 Suite 16
as Hakeswill1994 Sharpe's Company
as Hakeswill1994 Sharpe's Enemy
as William Carpenter1993 Anchoress
as Giuseppe Conlon1993 In the Name of the Father
as The Dipper1992 The Grass Arena
as Henry Crick1992 Waterland
as Paulsen1992 Split Second
as David Postlethwaite1992 Alien³
as Captain Beams1992 The Last of the Mohicans
as Player King1990 Hamlet
as George Merry1990 Treasure Island
as Paula's Father1990 Needle
as Josef1988 To Kill a Priest
as Jack1988 The Dressmaker
as Major (Rehabilitation Centre)1988 Tumbledown
as Kecks McGuinness1987 Coast to Coast
as Ragueneau1985 Cyrano de Bergerac
as Nuttol1984 A Private Function
as Winston's Boss1983 Fords on Water
as Danny Duggan1981 The Muscle Market
as Attendant in Art Gallery1979 Afternoon Off
as Mr. Lomax1978 Doris and Doreen
as Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard1977 The Duellists
as Soldier1976 The Paradise Run
as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool1976 Occupy!
as Duffy1975 Thwum

TV Shows/Series with Pete Postlethwaite as Actor(15)

as Self - Guest2006 The One Show
as himself2001 Richard & Judy
as Len Green2000 Sins
as Tigg Montague1994 Martin Chuzzlewit
as Kevin Tasker1994 Pie in the Sky
as Obadiah Hakeswill1993 Sharpe
as Quince (voice)1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
as Ralph Peters1986 Casualty
as Hank1986 Casualty
1986 Lovejoy
as Jack Wragg1979 Minder
as Logie1979 Minder
as Man in Cafe1973 Last of the Summer Wine

Full Name: Pete Postlethwaite
Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Wednesday, 02/07 1945 (February) in Warrington, Cheshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Sunday, 01/02 2011 (January) in Shrewsbury (aged: 65)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rooster)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, St Mary's University, Twickenham
Other names for Pete Postlethwaite (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Peter William Postlethwaite"
"Peter Postlethwaite"
"Peter William "Pete" Postlethwaite, OBE"
Pete Postlethwaite frequently works together with these people:
Steven Spielberg (9x, Crew)
Kenneth Cope (7x, Actor)
Michael Kitchen (6x, Actor)
Julian Fellowes (6x, Actor)
Michael Angelis (6x, Actor)
Maggie Steed (6x, Actress)
Laura Howard (6x, Actress)
David Ryall (6x, Actor)
Dorian Healy (6x, Actor)
Trevor Byfield (6x, Actor)
Paul Barber (6x, Actor)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1555, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 02/26/2024