Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

114

Gender

Male

Birthday

1946-02-07

Day of Death

2011-01-02 (65 years old)

Place of Birth

Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

Also Known As

Peter William Postlethwaite

Peter Postlethwaite

Peter William "Pete" Postlethwaite, OBE

Пит Постлетуэйт

彼得·威廉·波斯尔思韦特

皮特·波斯尔思韦特

Pete Postlethwaite

Biography

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 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.

Known For

The Usual Suspects

The Usual Suspects

The Town

The Town

In the Name of the Father

In the Name of the Father

Amistad

Amistad

Brassed Off

Brassed Off

The Last of the Mohicans

The Last of the Mohicans

Inception

Inception

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

The Grass Arena

The Grass Arena

Needle

Needle

The Duellists

The Duellists

Acting

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

1997

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

as

Roland Tembo

Romeo + Juliet

1996

Romeo + Juliet

as

Father Laurence

Bandyta

1997

Bandyta

as

Sincai

The Usual Suspects

1995

The Usual Suspects

as

Kobayashi

When Saturday Comes

1996

When Saturday Comes

as

Ken Jackson

Animal Farm

1999

Animal Farm

as

Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones (voice)

James and the Giant Peach

1996

James and the Giant Peach

as

The Magic Man

The Constant Gardener

2005

The Constant Gardener

as

Lorbeer

The Shipping News

2001

The Shipping News

as

Tert Card

Thwum

1975

Thwum

as

Duffy

The Town

2010

The Town

as

Fergus "Fergie" Colm

Triggermen

2002

Triggermen

as

Ben Cutler

In the Name of the Father

1993

In the Name of the Father

as

Giuseppe Conlon

Amistad

1997

Amistad

as

Holabird

Alien³

1992

Alien³

as

David

Æon Flux

2005

Æon Flux

as

Keeper

The Age of Stupid

2009

The Age of Stupid

as

The Archivist

Strange Bedfellows

2004

Strange Bedfellows

as

Russell McKenzie (taxman)

DragonHeart

1996

DragonHeart

as

Gilbert

Dark Water

2005

Dark Water

as

Veeck

Brassed Off

1996

Brassed Off

as

Danny

Split Second

1992

Split Second

as

Paulsen

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

2006

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

as

Self

The Last of the Mohicans

1992

The Last of the Mohicans

as

Captain Beams

Inception

2010

Inception

as

Maurice Fischer

Solomon Kane

2009

Solomon Kane

as

William Crowthorn

Closing the Ring

2007

Closing the Ring

as

Quinlan

Distant Voices, Still Lives

1988

Distant Voices, Still Lives

as

Father

Fords on Water

1983

Fords on Water

as

Winston's Boss

Between Strangers

2002

Between Strangers

as

John

To Kill a Priest

1988

To Kill a Priest

as

Josef

Red Mercury

2005

Red Mercury

as

Gold Commander

Suite 16

1994

Suite 16

as

Glover

Clash of the Titans

2010

Clash of the Titans

as

Spyros

Ghost Son

2007

Ghost Son

as

Doc

Cyrano de Bergerac

1985

Cyrano de Bergerac

as

Ragueneau

Killing Bono

2011

Killing Bono

as

Karl

Cowboy Up

2002

Cowboy Up

as

Reid Braxton

Sharpe's Company

1994

Sharpe's Company

as

Obadiah Hakeswill

Sharpe's Enemy

1994

Sharpe's Enemy

as

Obadiah Hakeswill

A Private Function

1984

A Private Function

as

Nuttol

Among Giants

1998

Among Giants

as

Ray

Crimetime

1996

Crimetime

as

Sidney

The Dressmaker

1988

The Dressmaker

as

Jack

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

2003

Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose

as

Arthur (voice)

Waterland

1992

Waterland

as

Henry Crick

The Limit

2004

The Limit

as

Gale

Anchoress

1993

Anchoress

as

William Carpenter

Valley of the Heart's Delight

2006

Valley of the Heart's Delight

as

Albion Munson

Rat

2000

Rat

as

Hubert Flynn

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

2005

Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'

as

Self

The Divine Ryans

1999

The Divine Ryans

as

Uncle Reg Ryan

Coast to Coast

1987

Coast to Coast

as

Kecks McGuinness

Lost for Words

1999

Lost for Words

as

Deric Longden

They Never Slept

1991

They Never Slept

as

Panter

The Grass Arena

1992

The Grass Arena

as

The Dipper

The Muscle Market

1981

The Muscle Market

as

Danny Duggan

The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

1999

The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.

as

Self

Sin Bin

1994

Sin Bin

as

Mitch

The Paradise Run

1976

The Paradise Run

as

Soldier

Needle

1990

Needle

as

Paula's Father

Occupy!

1976

Occupy!

as

Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool

Doris and Doreen

1978

Doris and Doreen

as

Mr. Lomax

Afternoon Off

1979

Afternoon Off

as

Attendant in Art Gallery

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

2000

Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings

as

Various Characters

Kingdom Come

1990

Kingdom Come

as

Keef

A Box of Swan

1990

A Box of Swan

as

Tony

Hamlet

1990

Hamlet

as

Player King

Sharpe: The Legend

1997

Sharpe: The Legend

as

Hakeswill

Waving at Trains

2009

Waving at Trains

as

Douglas Warren

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

1991

Mel Gibson Goes Back to School

as

Player King (archive footage)

Alice in Wonderland

1999

Alice in Wonderland

as

Carpenter

Tumbledown

1988

Tumbledown

as

Major (Rehabilitation Centre)

Treasure Island

1990

Treasure Island

as

George Merry

Player

2008

Player

as

Colin

When the Sky Falls

2000

When the Sky Falls

as

Martin Shaughnessy

Wayward Son

1999

Wayward Son

as

Ben Alexander

The Making of 'The Lost World'

1997

The Making of 'The Lost World'

as

Self

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

2002

Round Up: Deposing 'The Usual Suspects'

as

Kobayashi (archive footage)

Clough: The Brian Clough Story

2009

Clough: The Brian Clough Story

as

Narrator

Return to Jurassic Park

2011

Return to Jurassic Park

as

Self

The Duellists

1977

The Duellists

as

Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard

The Serpent's Kiss

1997

The Serpent's Kiss

as

Thomas Smith

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

1981

Strike: The Birth of Solidarity

as

Ireneusz Lesniak

The Omen

2006

The Omen

as

Father Brennan

Tattoos: A Scarred History

2009

Tattoos: A Scarred History

as

Self

Sharpe

Sharpe

as

Obadiah Hakeswill

The One Show

The One Show

as

Self - Guest

Going Straight

Going Straight

as

Thomas Clifford Crowther

Minder

Minder

as

Jack Wragg

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

as

Ch. Supt. Jameson

Richard & Judy

Richard & Judy

as

Self

Last of the Summer Wine

Last of the Summer Wine

as

Man in Cafe

Lovejoy

Lovejoy

as

Terence Sullivan

Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

as

Hooch

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Tales of Sherwood Forest

Tales of Sherwood Forest

as

Eric

Sins

Sins

as

Len Green

Butterfly Collectors

Butterfly Collectors

as

John McKeown

Mitch

Mitch

as

Jack Frost

Casualty

Casualty

as

Ralph Peters

Casualty

Casualty

as

Hank

Minder

Minder

as

Logie

Pie in the Sky

Pie in the Sky

as

Kevin Tasker

Martin Chuzzlewit

Martin Chuzzlewit

as

Tigg Montague

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

as

Quince (voice)

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Panter

El C.I.D.

El C.I.D.

as

Vince

Zorro

Zorro

as

Bandit

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Kecks McGuinness

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

The Dipper

Screen Two

Screen Two

as

Mitch

Play for Today

Play for Today

as

Danny Duggan

The BAFTA Awards

The BAFTA Awards

as

Self

Production

Crew

Directing