Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Date of Birth:

Feb 07, 1946

Place of Birth:

Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

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.

filmography:

Afternoon Off Afternoon Off

1979

Doris and Doreen Doris and Doreen

1978

Occupy! Occupy!

1976

Needle Needle

1990

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

Hamlet Hamlet

1990

Suite 16 Suite 16

1994

Alice in Wonderland Alice in Wonderland

1999

Waving at Trains Waving at Trains

2009

The Paradise Run The Paradise Run

1976

Animal Farm Animal Farm

1999

Rat Rat

2001

Valley of the Heart's Delight Valley of the Heart's Delight

2006

Anchoress Anchoress

1993

The Divine Ryans The Divine Ryans

1999

Coast to Coast Coast to Coast

1987

The Muscle Market The Muscle Market

1981

The Grass Arena The Grass Arena

1992

Lost for Words Lost for Words

1999

Tumbledown Tumbledown

1988

Red Mercury Red Mercury

2005

Fords on Water Fords on Water

1983

Thwum Thwum

1975

The Serpent's Kiss The Serpent's Kiss

1997

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

2005

They Never Slept They Never Slept

1991

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

2003

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

The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr. The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

1999

The Duellists The Duellists

1977

Return to Jurassic Park Return to Jurassic Park

2011

Player Player

2008

Treasure Island Treasure Island

1990

Sin Bin Sin Bin

1994

When the Sky Falls When the Sky Falls

2000

Wayward Son Wayward Son

1999

Clough: The Brian Clough Story Clough: The Brian Clough Story

2009

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects' Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

2002

The Making of 'The Lost World' The Making of 'The Lost World'

1997

The Limit The Limit

2004

Waterland Waterland

1992

Alien³ Alien³

1992

Amistad Amistad

1997

In the Name of the Father In the Name of the Father

1993

Æon Flux Æon Flux

2005

The Age of Stupid The Age of Stupid

2009

Dark Water Dark Water

2005

Strange Bedfellows Strange Bedfellows

2004

DragonHeart DragonHeart

1996

Triggermen Triggermen

2002

The Town The Town

2010

The Usual Suspects The Usual Suspects

1995

Bandyta Bandyta

1997

Romeo + Juliet Romeo + Juliet

1996

The Omen The Omen

2006

When Saturday Comes When Saturday Comes

1996

The Shipping News The Shipping News

2001

James and the Giant Peach James and the Giant Peach

1996

The Constant Gardener The Constant Gardener

2005

The Last of the Mohicans The Last of the Mohicans

1992

Solomon Kane Solomon Kane

2009

Cowboy Up Cowboy Up

2002

Sharpe's Company Sharpe's Company

1994

Killing Bono Killing Bono

2011

Sharpe's Enemy Sharpe's Enemy

1994

A Private Function A Private Function

1984

Among Giants Among Giants

1998

The Dressmaker The Dressmaker

1988

Crimetime Crimetime

1996

Cyrano de Bergerac Cyrano de Bergerac

1985

Ghost Son Ghost Son

2007

Inception Inception

2010

Split Second Split Second

1992

Brassed Off Brassed Off

1996

Closing the Ring Closing the Ring

2007

Distant Voices, Still Lives Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988

Clash of the Titans Clash of the Titans

2010

To Kill a Priest To Kill a Priest

1988

Between Strangers Between Strangers

2002

The Lost World: Jurassic Park The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

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