Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Acting

Birthday

1946/02/07

Day of death

2011/01/02 (64 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

Also know 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

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...Read more

Acting
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
6.5

(1997) The Lost World: Jurassic Park

as Roland Tembo

Romeo + Juliet
6.8

(1996) Romeo + Juliet

as Father Laurence

Bandyta
5.8

(1997) Bandyta

as Sincai

The Usual Suspects
8.2

(1995) The Usual Suspects

as Kobayashi

When Saturday Comes
5.9

(1996) When Saturday Comes

as Ken Jackson

Animal Farm
5.7

(1999) Animal Farm

as Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones (voice)

James and the Giant Peach
6.6

(1996) James and the Giant Peach

as The Magic Man

The Constant Gardener
7.0

(2005) The Constant Gardener

as Lorbeer

The Shipping News
6.4

(2001) The Shipping News

as Tert Card

Thwum
0.0

(1975) Thwum

as Duffy

The Town
7.2

(2010) The Town

as Fergus "Fergie" Colm

Triggermen
4.8

(2002) Triggermen

as Ben Cutler

In the Name of the Father
7.9

(1993) In the Name of the Father

as Giuseppe Conlon

Amistad
7.0

(1997) Amistad

as Holabird

Alien³
6.4

(1992) Alien³

as David

Æon Flux
5.6

(2005) Æon Flux

as Keeper

The Age of Stupid
6.5

(2009) The Age of Stupid

as The Archivist

Strange Bedfellows
5.8

(2004) Strange Bedfellows

as Russell McKenzie (taxman)

DragonHeart
6.5

(1996) DragonHeart

as Gilbert

Dark Water
5.7

(2005) Dark Water

as Veeck

Brassed Off
7.0

(1996) Brassed Off

as Danny

Split Second
5.9

(1992) Split Second

as Paulsen

Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
4.0

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

as Self

The Last of the Mohicans
7.4

(1992) The Last of the Mohicans

as Captain Beams

Inception
8.4

(2010) Inception

as Maurice Fischer

Solomon Kane
6.0

(2009) Solomon Kane

as William Crowthorn

Closing the Ring
6.1

(2007) Closing the Ring

as Quinlan

Distant Voices, Still Lives
6.8

(1988) Distant Voices, Still Lives

as Father

Fords on Water
0.0

(1983) Fords on Water

as Winston's Boss

Between Strangers
6.3

(2002) Between Strangers

as John

To Kill a Priest
6.0

(1988) To Kill a Priest

as Josef

Red Mercury
4.0

(2005) Red Mercury

as Gold Commander

Suite 16
6.0

(1994) Suite 16

as Glover

Clash of the Titans
5.9

(2010) Clash of the Titans

as Spyros

Ghost Son
4.9

(2007) Ghost Son

as Doc

5.5

(1985) Cyrano de Bergerac

as Ragueneau

Killing Bono
6.3

(2011) Killing Bono

as Karl

Cowboy Up
6.2

(2002) Cowboy Up

as Reid Braxton

Sharpe's Company
6.8

(1994) Sharpe's Company

as Obadiah Hakeswill

Sharpe's Enemy
6.9

(1994) Sharpe's Enemy

as Obadiah Hakeswill

A Private Function
6.3

(1984) A Private Function

as Nuttol

Among Giants
5.0

(1998) Among Giants

as Ray

Crimetime
4.1

(1996) Crimetime

as Sidney

The Dressmaker
4.0

(1988) The Dressmaker

as Jack

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
0.0

(2003) Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

as Arthur (voice)

Waterland
6.3

(1992) Waterland

as Henry Crick

The Limit
3.7

(2004) The Limit

as Gale

Anchoress
5.9

(1993) Anchoress

as William Carpenter

Valley of the Heart's Delight
7.0

(2006) Valley of the Heart's Delight

as Albion Munson

Rat
6.1

(2001) Rat

as Hubert Flynn

8.0

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

as Self

The Divine Ryans
0.0

(1999) The Divine Ryans

as Uncle Reg Ryan

6.0

(1987) Coast to Coast

as Kecks McGuinness

Lost for Words
7.0

(1999) Lost for Words

as Deric Longden

They Never Slept
0.0

(1991) They Never Slept

as Panter

The Grass Arena
8.0

(1992) The Grass Arena

as The Dipper

The Muscle Market
7.0

(1981) The Muscle Market

as Danny Duggan

The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
0.0

(1999) The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

as Self

Sin Bin
0.0

(1994) Sin Bin

as Mitch

0.0

(1976) The Paradise Run

as Soldier

Needle
10.0

(1990) Needle

as Paula's Father

Occupy!
0.0

(1976) Occupy!

as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool

Doris and Doreen
0.0

(1978) Doris and Doreen

as Mr. Lomax

Afternoon Off
0.0

(1979) Afternoon Off

as Attendant in Art Gallery

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
6.6

(2000) Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

as Various Characters

0.0

(1990) Kingdom Come

as Keef

0.0

(1990) A Box of Swan

as Tony

Hamlet
6.6

(1990) Hamlet

as Player King

Sharpe: The Legend
6.0

(1997) Sharpe: The Legend

as Hakeswill

0.0

(2009) Waving at Trains

as Douglas Warren

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
0.0

(1991) Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

as Player King (archive footage)

Alice in Wonderland
6.3

(1999) Alice in Wonderland

as Carpenter

Tumbledown
5.9

(1988) Tumbledown

as Major (Rehabilitation Centre)

Treasure Island
6.5

(1990) Treasure Island

as George Merry

0.0

(2008) Player

as Colin

When the Sky Falls
5.0

(2000) When the Sky Falls

as Martin Shaughnessy

Wayward Son
4.0

(1999) Wayward Son

as Ben Alexander

The Making of 'The Lost World'
6.8

(1997) The Making of 'The Lost World'

as Self

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'
7.0

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

as Kobayashi (archive footage)

Clough: The Brian Clough Story
0.0

(2009) Clough: The Brian Clough Story

as Narrator

Return to Jurassic Park
6.6

(2011) Return to Jurassic Park

as Self

The Duellists
7.3

(1977) The Duellists

as Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard

The Serpent's Kiss
5.4

(1997) The Serpent's Kiss

as Thomas Smith

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
0.0

(1981) Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

as Ireneusz Lesniak

The Omen
5.6

(2006) The Omen

as Father Brennan

Sharpe
7.8

(1993) Sharpe

as Obadiah Hakeswill

The One Show
4.6

(2006) The One Show

as Self - Guest

Going Straight
7.7

(1978) Going Straight

as ---

Minder
6.8

(1979) Minder

as Jack Wragg

Between the Lines
5.6

(1992) Between the Lines

as Ch. Supt. Jameson

Richard & Judy
3.0

(2001) Richard & Judy

as Self

Last of the Summer Wine
7.1

(1973) Last of the Summer Wine

as Man in Cafe

Lovejoy
7.3

(1986) Lovejoy

as Terence Sullivan

Criminal Justice
7.6

(2008) Criminal Justice

as Hooch

The Oscars
7.0

(1953) The Oscars

as Self

0.0

(1989) Tales of Sherwood Forest

as Eric

The Sins
0.5

(2000) Sins

as Len Green

Butterfly Collectors
0.0

(1999) Butterfly Collectors

as John McKeown

Mitch
5.0

(1984) Mitch

as Jack Frost

Casualty
6.0

(1986) Casualty

as Ralph Peters

Casualty
6.0

(1986) Casualty

as Hank

Minder
6.8

(1979) Minder

as Logie

Pie in the Sky
8.4

(1994) Pie in the Sky

as Kevin Tasker

Martin Chuzzlewit
7.5

(1994) Martin Chuzzlewit

as Tigg Montague

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
6.8

(1992) Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as Quince (voice)

Screen Two
6.8

(1985) Screen Two

as Panter

0.0

(1990) El C.I.D.

as Vince

Zorro
7.1

(1990) Zorro

as Bandit

Screen Two
6.8

(1985) Screen Two

as Kecks McGuinness

Screen Two
6.8

(1985) Screen Two

as The Dipper

Screen Two
6.8

(1985) Screen Two

as Mitch

Play for Today
6.1

(1970) Play for Today

as Danny Duggan

The BAFTA Awards
10.0

(1949) The BAFTA Awards

as Self