Pete Postlethwaite
English character actor (1946-2011) · United Kingdom · On the map · Actors · Died at 64
Peter William Postlethwaite 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.
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Killing BonoFilm, 2011Karl2010
Clash of the TitansFilm, Spyros2008
Criminal JusticeSeries, Hooch2007
Closing the RingFilm, Quinlan2006
The OmenFilm, Father Brennan2004Officer of the Order of the British EmpireAward
Strange BedfellowsFilm, 2004Russell McKenzie (taxman)2002
Between StrangersFilm, John2000
The SinsSeries, Len Green1999
Alice in WonderlandFilm, Carpenter1997
AmistadFilm, Holabird1995
The Usual SuspectsFilm, Kobayashi1994
Martin ChuzzlewitSeries, Montague Tigg
Sharpe's CompanyFilm, 1994Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill1992
Between the LinesSeries, Ch. Supt. Jameson
Alien³Film, 1992David1990
HamletFilm, Player King1986
BoonSeries, Steve McLaughlin1985
Screen TwoSeries, Panter1984
A Private FunctionFilm, Nuttol1979
MinderSeries, Jack Wragg1977
The DuellistsFilm, Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard1976
Plays for BritainSeries, Soldier1970
Play for TodaySeries, Danny Duggan1949
The BAFTA AwardsSeries1946Born7 February 1946People around Pete
Close ties
Steven Spielberg Directed The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Ralph Brown Also in Alien 3, Killing Bono and Alien³
Dyson Lovell Produced Hamlet and Alice in Wonderland
Richard Attenborough Directed Closing the Ring (2007)
David Fincher Directed Alien 3 (1992), directed Alien³ (1992)
Christopher Lambert Produced When Saturday Comes (1996)
David Thewlis Also in DragonHeart (1996)
Jason Flemyng Also in Clash of the Titans (2010)
Hugh Fraser Also in The Duellists and Sharpe's Company
Polly Walker Also in Bastard, Brute and Clash of the Titans
Liz Smith Also in A Private Function and The Duellists
Trevor Jones Wrote The Last of the Mohicans (1993)
Gerald R. Molen Produced The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
Phil Davis Also in Alien 3 and Alien³
John McEnery Also in The Duellists and Hamlet
Gerard McSorley Also in The Constant Gardener (2006)
Maciej Dejczer Directed Bastard (1998), directed Brute (1997)- Brian Glover Also in Alien 3, To Kill a Priest and Alien³
Martin McCann Also in Clash of the Titans and Closing the Ring
John Tams Also in Sharpe's Company and Sharpe's Enemy
Peter Gunn Also in Sharpe's Company and Brassed Off
Walter Hill Produced Alien 3 (1992)- David Giler Produced Alien 3 (1992)
Basil Iwanyk Produced The Town (2010)
Known for
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Inception 2010
The Usual Suspects 1995
In the Name of the Father 1993
The Last of the Mohicans 1992
The Duellists 1977
Also in Deutsch
Filmography 40
123 credits on file
Television 24
Media & music
Photos 1
Awards
About this person
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).
