Acting
Pete Postlethwaite
Born Feb 7, 1946 · Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK · Died Jan 2, 2011
Peter William "Pete" Postlethwaite, OBE (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.
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Acting
Killing Bono
2011
Comedy · Drama
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
Documentary
The Town
2010
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Inception
2010
Action · Science Fiction · Crime
Clash of the Titans
2010
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
Solomon Kane
2009
Adventure · Fantasy · Action
The Age of Stupid
2009
War · Documentary · History
Tattoos: A Scarred History
2009
Documentary
Clough: The Brian Clough Story
2009
Documentary
Criminal Justice
2008
Crime · Drama
Closing the Ring
2007
Drama · Romance
Ghost Son
2007
Drama · Horror · Mystery
The Omen
2006
Horror · Mystery · Thriller
Valley of the Heart's Delight
2006
Drama
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
2006
Documentary
Æon Flux
2005
Science Fiction · Action · Thriller
The Constant Gardener
2005
Drama · Mystery · Thriller
Dark Water
2005
Horror · Mystery
Red Mercury
2005
Drama · Action · Thriller
The Limit
2004
Action · Thriller · Crime
Strange Bedfellows
2004
Comedy
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose
2003
Animation
Thora Hird Tribute
2003
Comedy
Cowboy Up
2002
Action · Drama · Romance
Between Strangers
2002
Drama
Triggermen
2002
Action · Comedy · Thriller
The Shipping News
2001
Drama · Romance
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
2000
Comedy
The Sins
2000
Drama
Rat
2000
Drama · Fantasy · Comedy
When the Sky Falls
2000
Drama
Animal Farm
1999
Drama · Comedy
Wayward Son
1999
Drama
Butterfly Collectors
1999
Crime · Mystery
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Fantasy · Family
Lost for Words
1999
TV Movie · Drama
The Divine Ryans
1999
Comedy · Drama
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.
1999
Documentary · TV Movie
Among Giants
1998
Comedy · Romance
Amistad
1997
Drama · History · Mystery
Brute
1997
Drama · Crime
Sharpe: The Legend
1997
War · Action · Adventure
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
The Serpent's Kiss
1997
Drama · Romance
The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997
Documentary · Science Fiction · Action
Romeo + Juliet
1996
Drama · Romance
Brassed Off
1996
Comedy · Romance · Drama
Crimetime
1996
Thriller · Crime · Horror
DragonHeart
1996
Fantasy · Action · Adventure
James and the Giant Peach
1996
Family · Animation · Adventure
When Saturday Comes
1996
Drama
TFI Friday
1996
Comedy
The Usual Suspects
1995
Drama · Crime · Thriller
Suite 16
1994
Thriller · Romance
Martin Chuzzlewit
1994
Drama
Sharpe's Enemy
1994
War · History · Action
Sharpe's Company
1994
War · Adventure · History
Sin Bin
1994
TV Movie · Drama
Pie in the Sky
1994
Comedy · Drama
In the Name of the Father
1993
Drama
Anchoress
1993
Drama · Horror
Sharpe
1993
War & Politics · Action & Adventure
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
1992
Animation
Between the Lines
1992
Drama
The Last of the Mohicans
1992
History · War · Drama
Waterland
1992
Drama · Mystery
Alien³
1992
Science Fiction · Action · Horror
Split Second
1992
Science Fiction · Action · Crime
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1992
Animation
The Grass Arena
1991
Drama · TV Movie
They Never Slept
1991
Comedy · TV Movie
Hamlet
1990
Drama · History
Needle
1990
Drama · TV Movie
Treasure Island
1990
Adventure · Family · TV Movie
Zorro
1990
Action & Adventure · Drama
The Dressmaker
1988
Drama · Romance · War
Distant Voices, Still Lives
1988
Drama · Music
Number 27
1988
Comedy · TV Movie
To Kill a Priest
1988
Drama · Thriller · History
Tumbledown
1988
TV Movie · Drama · War
Coast to Coast
1987
Comedy · Thriller · TV Movie
Casualty
1986
Drama · Soap
ScreenPlay
1986
Drama
Boon
1986
Comedy · Drama · Crime
Lovejoy
1986
Comedy · Drama · Mystery
A Crack in the Ice
1985
Screen Two
1985
Drama
A Private Function
1984
Comedy
Mitch
1984
Drama
Fords on Water
1983
Comedy
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity
1981
Drama
The Muscle Market
1981
Crime · Drama · TV Movie
Minder
1979
Comedy · Drama · Action & Adventure
Afternoon Off
1979
Drama · Romance · TV Movie
Doris and Doreen
1978
Drama · Comedy · TV Movie
Going Straight
1978
Comedy
The Duellists
1977
Drama · War
Plays for Britain
1976
Drama
The Paradise Run
1976
Drama · War · TV Movie
Occupy!
1976
Documentary
Thwum
1975
Science Fiction
The Racer
1975
Fantasy
Last of the Summer Wine
1973
Comedy
Play for Today
1970
Drama