Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

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.
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
7 February 1946
Death Day
2 January 2011
Place of Birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
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

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The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997-05-23Actor
Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet

1996-11-01Actor
Brute

Brute

1997-11-07Actor
The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

1995-07-19Actor
When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes

1996-03-01Actor
Animal Farm

Animal Farm

1999-10-03Actor
James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

1996-04-12Actor
The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

2005-08-31Actor
The Shipping News

The Shipping News

2001-12-18Actor
Thwum

Thwum

1975-11-22Actor
The Town

The Town

2010-09-15Actor
Triggermen

Triggermen

2002-07-26Actor
In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

1993-12-12Actor
Amistad

Amistad

1997-12-10Actor
Alien³

Alien³

1992-05-22Actor
Æon Flux

Æon Flux

2005-11-30Actor
The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid

2009-09-21Actor
DragonHeart

DragonHeart

1996-05-31Actor
Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

2004-04-22Actor
Dark Water

Dark Water

2005-07-08Actor
Brassed Off

Brassed Off

1996-11-01Actor
Split Second

Split Second

1992-05-01Actor
The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1992-08-26Actor
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener

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

2006-01-10Actor
Inception

Inception

2010-07-15Actor
Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane

2009-12-23Actor
Closing the Ring

Closing the Ring

2007-09-14Actor
Distant Voices, Still Lives

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988-11-16Actor
Fords on Water

Fords on Water

1983-01-01Actor
Between Strangers

Between Strangers

2002-08-30Actor
To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

1988-09-07Actor
Red Mercury

Red Mercury

2005-05-13Actor
Suite 16

Suite 16

1994-11-24Actor
Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

2010-03-26Actor
Ghost Son

Ghost Son

2007-04-05Actor
Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

1985-07-26Actor
Killing Bono

Killing Bono

2011-04-01Actor
Cowboy Up

Cowboy Up

2002-09-03Actor
Sharpe's Company

Sharpe's Company

1994-05-25Actor
Sharpe's Enemy

Sharpe's Enemy

1994-06-01Actor
A Private Function

A Private Function

1984-11-09Actor
Among Giants

Among Giants

1998-06-24Actor
Crimetime

Crimetime

1996-08-01Actor
The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

1988-12-16Actor
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

2003-12-26Actor
Waterland

Waterland

1992-08-21Actor
The Limit

The Limit

2004-12-28Actor
Anchoress

Anchoress

1993-09-10Actor
Valley of the Heart's Delight

Valley of the Heart's Delight

2006-04-24Actor
Rat

Rat

2000-10-06Actor
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

2005-12-26Actor
The Divine Ryans

The Divine Ryans

1999-01-01Actor
Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

1987-01-04Actor
Lost for Words

Lost for Words

1999-01-03Actor
They Never Slept

They Never Slept

1991-01-20Actor
The Grass Arena

The Grass Arena

1992-01-19Actor
The Muscle Market

The Muscle Market

1981-01-13Actor
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

1999-01-01Actor
Sin Bin

Sin Bin

1994-05-18Actor
The Paradise Run

The Paradise Run

1976-04-05Actor
Needle

Needle

1990-09-12Actor
Occupy!

Occupy!

1976-01-01Actor
Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen

1978-12-16Actor
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979-02-03Actor
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000-12-25Actor
Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

1990-10-02Actor
A Box of Swan

A Box of Swan

1990-10-09Actor
Hamlet

Hamlet

1990-12-19Actor
Sharpe: The Legend

Sharpe: The Legend

1997-10-13Actor
Waving at Trains

Waving at Trains

2009-01-01Actor
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1999-02-28Actor
Tumbledown

Tumbledown

1988-05-29Actor
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1990-01-22Actor
Player

Player

2008-10-03Actor
When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls

2000-06-26Actor
Wayward Son

Wayward Son

1999-09-20Actor
The Making of 'The Lost World'

The Making of 'The Lost World'

1997-05-08Actor
Clough: The Brian Clough Story

Clough: The Brian Clough Story

2009-03-25Actor
Return to Jurassic Park

Return to Jurassic Park

2011-02-05Actor
The Duellists

The Duellists

1977-08-31Actor
The Serpent's Kiss

The Serpent's Kiss

1997-05-14Actor
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

1981-12-18Actor
The Omen

The Omen

2006-06-06Actor
Tattoos: A Scarred History

Tattoos: A Scarred History

2009-06-21Actor
Number 27

Number 27

1988-10-23Actor
Thora Hird Tribute

Thora Hird Tribute

2003-03-30Actor
A Crack in the Ice

A Crack in the Ice

1985-08-06Actor
The Racer

The Racer

1975-01-01Actor
Sharpe

Sharpe

1993-05-05Actor
Going Straight

Going Straight

1978-02-24Actor
Minder

Minder

1979-10-29Actor
Between the Lines

Between the Lines

1992-09-04Actor
Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

2001-11-26Actor
Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

1973-01-04Actor
Lovejoy

Lovejoy

1986-01-10Actor
Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

2008-06-30Actor
The Oscars

The Oscars

1953-03-19Actor
Tales of Sherwood Forest

Tales of Sherwood Forest

1989-06-11Actor
Sins

Sins

2000-10-24Actor
Butterfly Collectors

Butterfly Collectors

1999-04-19Actor
Mitch

Mitch

1984-08-31Actor
Casualty

Casualty

1986-09-06Actor
Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

1994-03-13Actor
Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

1994-11-07Actor
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992-11-09Actor
Screen Two

Screen Two

1985-01-06Actor
El C.I.D.

El C.I.D.

1990-02-07Actor
Zorro

Zorro

1990-01-05Actor
Play for Today

Play for Today

1970-10-15Actor
The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

1949-05-29Actor
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