Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

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Birthday: 
7 February 1946, Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Birth Name: 
Peter William Postlethwaite
Height: 
175 cm
Classically-trained actor Pete Postlethwaite was born Peter William Postlethwaite in 1946 and was a distinguished character actor on stage, TV and film. Growing up in Warrington, Lancashire amid middle-class surroundings, he went to college and while completing his studies developed an interest in theatre, to the chagrin of his family. His father, ... Show more »
Classically-trained actor Pete Postlethwaite was born Peter William Postlethwaite in 1946 and was a distinguished character actor on stage, TV and film. Growing up in Warrington, Lancashire amid middle-class surroundings, he went to college and while completing his studies developed an interest in theatre, to the chagrin of his family. His father, a laborer, wanted him to find a more secure position in life.A drama teacher initially, he decided to follow his acting instincts full-time and gradually built up an impressive array of classical stage credits via repertory, including the Bristol Old Vic Drama School, and in stints with Liverpool Everyman, Machester Royal Exchange and the Royal Shakespeare Company. By the 80s he was ready to branch out into film and TV, giving a startling performance as a wife abuser in the British film Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988). His highly distinctive features were subsequently put to good use in a number of versatile roles, usually menacing but sometimes humble, and most frequently as working-class types.By 1993 he had crossed over into Hollywood parts and earned his first Oscar nomination for his superb role as Daniel Day-Lewis' father in In the Name of the Father (1993). Other quality roles came his way with The Usual Suspects (1995), Brassed Off (1996), and Amistad (1997). Television has been a creative and positive venue as well with fine work in Sharpe's Company (1994), Lost for Words (1999) and The Sins (2000). Postlethwaite worked equally both in the UK and abroad, and avoided the public limelight for the most part, living quietly in England.Postlethwaite continued on in films with roles in The Shipping News (2001), The Limit (2004), Dark Water (2005), The Omen (2006), Ghost Son (2007) and Solomon Kane (2009). 2010 was a banner film year for the actor with roles in the popular and/or highly acclaimed films Clash of the Titans (2010), Inception (2010) and The Town (2010). Married and the father of two, Postlewaite died on January 2, 2011, at age 64, following a recurrence of the cancer he had battled two decades earlier. Show less «

Pete Postlethwaite's FILMOGRAPHY

Killing Bono

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Inception

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The Town

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Last of the Summer Wine - Season 31

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Clash of the Titans

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Criminal Justice - Season 2 (2009)

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Last of the Summer Wine - Season 30

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The Age of Stupid

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Solomon Kane

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Sharpe - Season 7

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Criminal Justice - Season 1 (2008)

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Last of the Summer Wine - Season 29

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Last of the Summer Wine - Season 28

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Closing the Ring

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Sharpe - Season 6

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Last of the Summer Wine - Season 27

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The Omen Horror

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The Constant Gardener

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Last of the Summer Wine - Season 26

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Dark Water

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Aeon Flux

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Last of the Summer Wine - Season 25

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Strange Bedfellows

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Pete Postlethwaite'S roles

Keeper
Keeper
Maurice Fischer
Maurice Fischer
Spyros
Spyros
Gilbert of Glockenspur
Gilbert of Glockenspur
William Crowthorn
William Crowthorn
Veeck
Veeck
Holabird
Holabird
David
David
Russell McKenzie
Russell McKenzie
Friar Lawrence
Friar Lawrence
Paulsen
Paulsen
Carpenter
Carpenter
Father Brennan
Father Brennan
Old Man
Old Man
Fergus 'Fergie' Colm
Fergus 'Fergie' Colm
Player Queen
Player Queen
Roland Tembo
Roland Tembo
Ken Jackson
Ken Jackson
Kobayashi
Kobayashi
Giuseppe Conlon
Giuseppe Conlon