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Pete Postlethwaite

English character actor (1946–2011)

Person · Open Library

Born: 1946-02-16
Died: 2011-01-02
Works: 2

Top works

A Spectacle of Dust
A Spectacle Of Dust The Autobiography

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Film & TV

Acting · Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

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…

Known for

Killing Bono — Karl2011
Return to Jurassic Park — Self2011
The Town — Fergus "Fergie" Colm2010
Inception — Maurice Fischer2010
Clash of the Titans — Spyros2010
The Age of Stupid — The Archivist2009
Solomon Kane — William Crowthorn2009
Waving at Trains — Douglas Warren2009
Clough: The Brian Clough Story — Narrator2009
Tattoos: A Scarred History — Self2009

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: GB
Active from: 1946-02-07
Active to: 2011-01-02

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 22
Total plays: 49

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

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Key facts

Born: Peter William Postlethwaite , ( 1946-02-07 ) 7 February 1946, Warrington , Lancashire , England
Died: 2 January 2011 (2011-01-02) (aged 64), Shrewsbury , Shropshire , England
Alma mater: Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1975–2011
Spouse: Jacqueline Morrish, ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2003 )
Children: 2, including Billy Postlethwaite

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Key dates

Born: 16 February 1946
Died: 2 January 2011

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Warrington
Place of death: Shrewsbury
Occupation: actor
Educated at: St Mary's University, Twickenham
Languages spoken: English language
Award: Officer of the Order of the British Empire
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Peter William Postlethwaite (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English character actor. After various stage and minor television appearances, Postlethwaite's first major success arose through the film Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), directed by Terence Davies. He had a breakthrough in Hollywood when he portrayed David in Alien 3 (1992), and his international reputation was further solidified when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Giuseppe Conlon, father of Gerry Conlon, in In the Name of the Father (1993).

Following this role, he portrayed the mysterious lawyer Mr. Kobayashi in The Usual Suspects and went on to appear in a wide variety of films, including James and the Giant Peach, Dragonheart, Romeo + Juliet, Brassed Off, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Amistad, The Shipping News, Dark Water, The Constant Gardener, and Inception. On television, Postlethwaite played Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill on Sharpe. On stage, he was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1981 to 1987.