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Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 07, 1946
Died Jan 02, 2011 (64)
Birthplace Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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. Kobayas ... hi, 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

Killing Bono

Killing Bono

2011

as Karl

The Town

The Town

2010

as Fergus "Fergie" Colm

Clash of the Titans

Clash of the Titans

2010

as Spyros

Inception

Inception

2010

as Maurice Fischer

Waving at Trains

Waving at Trains

2009

as Douglas Warren

The Age of Stupid

The Age of Stupid

2009

as The Archivist

Solomon Kane

Solomon Kane

2009

as William Crowthorn

Player

Player

2008

as Colin

Ghost Son

Ghost Son

2007

as Doc

Closing the Ring

Closing the Ring

2007

as Quinlan

Valley of the Heart's Delight

Valley of the Heart's Delight

2006

as Albion Munson

The Omen

The Omen

2006

as Father Brennan

Red Mercury

Red Mercury

2005

as Gold Commander

Dark Water

Dark Water

2005

as Veeck

The Constant Gardener

The Constant Gardener

2005

as Lorbeer

Æon Flux

Æon Flux

2005

as Keeper

Strange Bedfellows

Strange Bedfellows

2004

as Russell McKenzie (taxman)

The Limit

The Limit

2004

as Gale

Between Strangers

Between Strangers

2002

as John

Triggermen

Triggermen

2002

as Ben Cutler

Cowboy Up

Cowboy Up

2002

as Reid Braxton

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

2002

as Kobayashi (archive footage)

The Shipping News

The Shipping News

2001

as Tert Card

Rat

Rat

2001

as Hubert Flynn

When the Sky Falls

When the Sky Falls

2000

as Martin Shaughnessy

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

as Various Characters

Wayward Son

Wayward Son

1999

as Ben Alexander

Lost for Words

Lost for Words

1999

as Deric Longden

The Divine Ryans

The Divine Ryans

1999

as Uncle Reg Ryan

Animal Farm

Animal Farm

1999

as Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones (voice)

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1999

as Carpenter

Among Giants

Among Giants

1998

as Ray

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

as Roland Tembo

The Serpent's Kiss

The Serpent's Kiss

1997

as Thomas Smith

Bandyta

Bandyta

1997

as Sincai

Amistad

Amistad

1997

as Holabird

Sharpe: The Legend

Sharpe: The Legend

1997

as Hakeswill

Brassed Off

Brassed Off

1996

as Danny

Crimetime

Crimetime

1996

as Sidney

James and the Giant Peach

James and the Giant Peach

1996

as The Magic Man

When Saturday Comes

When Saturday Comes

1996

as Ken Jackson

DragonHeart

DragonHeart

1996

as Gilbert

Romeo + Juliet

Romeo + Juliet

1996

as Father Laurence

The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

1995

as Kobayashi

Suite 16

Suite 16

1994

as Glover

Sharpe's Enemy

Sharpe's Enemy

1994

as Obadiah Hakeswill

Sharpe's Company

Sharpe's Company

1994

as Obadiah Hakeswill

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

1993

as Giuseppe Conlon

Anchoress

Anchoress

1993

as William Carpenter

The Grass Arena

The Grass Arena

1992

as The Dipper

Split Second

Split Second

1992

as Paulsen

Waterland

Waterland

1992

as Henry Crick

Alien³

Alien³

1992

as David

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

1992

as Captain Beams

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

as Player King (archive footage)

Needle

Needle

1990

as Paula's Father

Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1990

as George Merry

Hamlet

Hamlet

1990

as Player King

The Dressmaker

The Dressmaker

1988

as Jack

To Kill a Priest

To Kill a Priest

1988

as Josef

Tumbledown

Tumbledown

1988

as Major (Rehabilitation Centre)

Coast to Coast

Coast to Coast

1987

as Kecks McGuinness

Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac

1985

as Ragueneau

A Private Function

A Private Function

1984

as Nuttol

Fords on Water

Fords on Water

1983

as Winston's Boss

The Muscle Market

The Muscle Market

1981

as Danny Duggan

Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979

as Attendant in Art Gallery

Doris and Doreen

Doris and Doreen

1978

as Mr. Lomax

The Duellists

The Duellists

1977

as Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard

Occupy!

Occupy!

1976

as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool

The Paradise Run

The Paradise Run

1976

as Soldier

Thwum

Thwum

1975

as Duffy

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

Tales of Sherwood Forest

as Eric

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Jun 11, 1989

Sins

as Len Green

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Oct 24, 2000

Martin Chuzzlewit

as Tigg Montague

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Nov 07, 1994

Criminal Justice

as Hooch

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Jun 30, 2008

Sharpe

as Obadiah Hakeswill

Episodes: 2

First Aired: May 05, 1993

Butterfly Collectors

as John McKeown

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Apr 19, 1999

Minder

as Jack Wragg

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

Between the Lines

as Ch. Supt. Jameson

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 04, 1992

Last of the Summer Wine

as Man in Cafe

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 04, 1973

Lovejoy

as Terence Sullivan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 10, 1986

Mitch

as Jack Frost

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 31, 1984

Casualty

as Ralph Peters

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Casualty

as Hank

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 06, 1986

Minder

as Logie

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 29, 1979

Pie in the Sky

as Kevin Tasker

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 13, 1994

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Quince (voice)

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 09, 1992

Screen Two

as Panter

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

El C.I.D.

as Vince

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 07, 1990

Zorro

as Bandit

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 05, 1990

Screen Two

as Kecks McGuinness

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

Screen Two

as The Dipper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

Screen Two

as Mitch

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 06, 1985

Play for Today

as Danny Duggan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 15, 1970

The One Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 14, 2006

Going Straight

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Feb 24, 1978

Richard & Judy

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 2001

The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

The BAFTA Awards

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 29, 1949

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