Pete Postlethwaite

Pete Postlethwaite

Acting
Born 1946-02-07 - Died 2011-01-02Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

Biography

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.

Movies (89)

Inception
8.4

Inception

2010Movie8.4
The Usual Suspects
8.2

The Usual Suspects

1995Movie8.2
The Town
7.2

The Town

2010Movie7.2
Alien³
6.4

Alien³

1992Movie6.4
The Last of the Mohicans
7.4

The Last of the Mohicans

1992Movie7.4
Clash of the Titans
5.9

Clash of the Titans

2010Movie5.9
Romeo + Juliet
6.8

Romeo + Juliet

1996Movie6.8
In the Name of the Father
7.9

In the Name of the Father

1993Movie7.9
Æon Flux
5.6

Æon Flux

2005Movie5.6
DragonHeart
6.6

DragonHeart

1996Movie6.6
The Omen
5.6

The Omen

2006Movie5.6
Solomon Kane
6.0

Solomon Kane

2009Movie6.0
James and the Giant Peach
6.6

James and the Giant Peach

1996Movie6.6
Treasure Island
6.7

Treasure Island

1990Movie6.7
Dark Water
5.7

Dark Water

2005Movie5.7
Strange Bedfellows
5.8

Strange Bedfellows

2004Movie5.8
Split Second
6.0

Split Second

1992Movie6.0
Return to Jurassic Park
6.6

Return to Jurassic Park

2011Movie6.6
The Constant Gardener
7.0

The Constant Gardener

2005Movie7.0
Alice in Wonderland
6.2

Alice in Wonderland

1999Movie6.2
The Shipping News
6.4

The Shipping News

2001Movie6.4
The Duellists
7.2

The Duellists

1977Movie7.2
Brassed Off
7.0

Brassed Off

1996Movie7.0
Animal Farm
5.7

Animal Farm

1999Movie5.7
Hamlet
6.6

Hamlet

1990Movie6.6
Closing the Ring
6.2

Closing the Ring

2007Movie6.2
Waterland
6.3

Waterland

1992Movie6.3
Thora Hird Tribute

Thora Hird Tribute

2003Movie
Red Mercury
5.3

Red Mercury

2005Movie5.3
Triggermen
4.8

Triggermen

2002Movie4.8
Brute
5.7

Brute

1997Movie5.7
Sharpe: The Legend
6.1

Sharpe: The Legend

1997Movie6.1
A Private Function
6.4

A Private Function

1984Movie6.4
Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come

1990Movie
To Kill a Priest
6.2

To Kill a Priest

1988Movie6.2
Sharpe's Enemy
6.8

Sharpe's Enemy

1994Movie6.8
Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

2003Movie
Rat
6.0

Rat

2000Movie6.0
Occupy!
10.0

Occupy!

1976Movie10.0
Sharpe's Company
6.7

Sharpe's Company

1994Movie6.7
Amistad
7.0

Amistad

1997Movie7.0
Anchoress
5.9

Anchoress

1993Movie5.9
Coast to Coast
7.0

Coast to Coast

1987Movie7.0
Tattoos: A Scarred History

Tattoos: A Scarred History

2009Movie
Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener
4.0

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

2006Movie4.0
Distant Voices, Still Lives
6.9

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988Movie6.9
Between Strangers
5.6

Between Strangers

2002Movie5.6
The Age of Stupid
6.6

The Age of Stupid

2009Movie6.6
When Saturday Comes
5.8

When Saturday Comes

1996Movie5.8
The Limit
5.9

The Limit

2004Movie5.9
Among Giants
5.1

Among Giants

1998Movie5.1
Killing Bono
6.2

Killing Bono

2011Movie6.2
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'
8.3

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

2005Movie8.3
Tumbledown
5.7

Tumbledown

1988Movie5.7
Crimetime
4.3

Crimetime

1996Movie4.3
Cowboy Up
5.9

Cowboy Up

2002Movie5.9
They Never Slept

They Never Slept

1991Movie
The Dressmaker
4.6

The Dressmaker

1988Movie4.6
The Serpent's Kiss
5.4

The Serpent's Kiss

1997Movie5.4
Suite 16
5.8

Suite 16

1994Movie5.8
A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

1992Movie
Thwum

Thwum

1975Movie
The Divine Ryans
10.0

The Divine Ryans

1999Movie10.0
Player

Player

2008Movie
Ghost Son
4.5

Ghost Son

2007Movie4.5
Wayward Son
4.4

Wayward Son

1999Movie4.4
A Crack in the Ice

A Crack in the Ice

1985Movie
Afternoon Off

Afternoon Off

1979Movie
Cyrano de Bergerac
6.6

Cyrano de Bergerac

1985Movie6.6
Lost for Words
6.5

Lost for Words

1999Movie6.5
Fords on Water
9.0

Fords on Water

1983Movie9.0
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
6.6

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997Movie6.6
The Grass Arena
8.5

The Grass Arena

1992Movie8.5
When the Sky Falls
4.7

When the Sky Falls

2000Movie4.7
The Paradise Run

The Paradise Run

1976Movie
Valley of the Heart's Delight
7.3

Valley of the Heart's Delight

2006Movie7.3
Needle
10.0

Needle

1990Movie10.0
Number 27
9.0

Number 27

1988Movie9.0
Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

1981Movie
The Making of 'The Lost World'
6.9

The Making of 'The Lost World'

1997Movie6.9
The Muscle Market
7.0

The Muscle Market

1981Movie7.0
The Racer

The Racer

1975Movie
The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

1999Movie
Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings
7.0

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000Movie7.0
Waving at Trains

Waving at Trains

2009Movie
Doris and Doreen
6.5

Doris and Doreen

1978Movie6.5
Sin Bin
9.0

Sin Bin

1994Movie9.0
A Box of Swan

A Box of Swan

1990Movie
Clough: The Brian Clough Story

Clough: The Brian Clough Story

2009Movie

TV Shows (27)

Play for Today
6.6

Play for Today

1970Series6.6
Casualty
6.2

Casualty

1986Series6.2
Screen Two
7.1

Screen Two

1985Series7.1
Richard & Judy
3.4

Richard & Judy

2001Series3.4
Last of the Summer Wine
7.2

Last of the Summer Wine

1973Series7.2
Minder
7.1

Minder

1979Series7.1
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
Sharpe
8.0

Sharpe

1993Series8.0
Pie in the Sky
8.3

Pie in the Sky

1994Series8.3
TFI Friday
7.1

TFI Friday

1996Series7.1
Between the Lines
5.5

Between the Lines

1992Series5.5
The BAFTA Awards
10.0

The BAFTA Awards

1949Series10.0
Lovejoy
7.4

Lovejoy

1986Series7.4
ScreenPlay
6.0

ScreenPlay

1986Series6.0
Zorro
7.1

Zorro

1990Series7.1
Shakespeare: The Animated Tales
6.4

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1992Series6.4
Second City Firsts

Second City Firsts

1973Series
Criminal Justice
7.6

Criminal Justice

2008Series7.6
Going Straight
7.7

Going Straight

1978Series7.7
Martin Chuzzlewit
8.4

Martin Chuzzlewit

1994Series8.4
Mitch
5.0

Mitch

1984Series5.0
The Sins
5.3

The Sins

2000Series5.3
Plays for Britain
6.0

Plays for Britain

1976Series6.0
El C.I.D.
10.0

El C.I.D.

1990Series10.0
Butterfly Collectors
7.0

Butterfly Collectors

1999Series7.0
Debut on Two

Debut on Two

1990Series
Tales of Sherwood Forest

Tales of Sherwood Forest

1989Series