Pete Postlethwaite

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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.

Filmography

1. 2011Killing Bonoas Karl
2. 2011Return to Jurassic Parkas Self
3. 2010The Townas Fergus "Fergie" Colm
4. 2010Inceptionas Maurice Fischer
5. 2010Clash of the Titansas Spyros
6. 2009Solomon Kaneas William Crowthorn
7. 2009The Age of Stupidas The Archivist
8. 2008Criminal Justiceas Hooch · 5 episodes
9. 2007Closing the Ringas Quinlan
10. 2007Ghost Sonas Doc
11. 2006The Omenas Father Brennan
12. 2005Æon Fluxas Keeper
13. 2005The Constant Gardeneras Lorbeer
14. 2005Dark Wateras Veeck
15. 2004Strange Bedfellowsas Russell McKenzie (taxman)
16. 2002Cowboy Upas Reid Braxton
17. 2002Between Strangersas John
18. 2002Triggermenas Ben Cutler
19. 2001The Shipping Newsas Tert Card
20. 2000Ratas Hubert Flynn
21. 1999Animal Farmas Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones
22. 1999Alice in Wonderlandas Carpenter
23. 1997Amistadas Holabird
24. 1997Bruteas Sincai
25. 1997The Lost World: Jurassic Parkas Roland Tembo
26. 1997The Serpent's Kissas Thomas Smith
27. 1996Romeo + Julietas Father Laurence
28. 1996Brassed Offas Danny
29. 1996Crimetimeas Sidney
30. 1996DragonHeartas Gilbert
31. 1996James and the Giant Peachas The Magic Man
32. 1996When Saturday Comesas Ken Jackson
33. 1995The Usual Suspectsas Kobayashi
34. 1994Suite 16as Glover
35. 1994Sharpe's Enemyas Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill
36. 1994Sharpe's Companyas Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill
37. 1994Pie in the Skyas Kevin Tasker · 1 episode
38. 1993In the Name of the Fatheras Giuseppe Conlon
39. 1993Anchoressas William Carpenter
40. 1993Sharpeas Obadiah Hakeswill · 2 episodes
41. 1992Shakespeare: The Animated Talesas Quince (voice) · 1 episode
42. 1992Between the Linesas Ch. Supt. Jameson · 1 episode
43. 1992The Last of the Mohicansas Captain Beams
44. 1992Waterlandas Henry Crick
45. 1992Alien³as David
46. 1992Split Secondas Paulsen
47. 1990Hamletas Player King
48. 1990Treasure Islandas George Merry
49. 1990Zorroas Bandit · 1 episode
50. 1988Distant Voices, Still Livesas Father
51. 1988To Kill a Priestas Josef
52. 1988Tumbledownas Major (Rehabilitation Centre)
53. 1986Casualtyas Ralph Peters · 1 episode
54. 1986Lovejoyas Terence Sullivan · 1 episode
55. 1984A Private Functionas Nuttol
56. 1979Minderas Jack Wragg · 1 episode
57. 1978Going Straightas Thomas Clifford Crowther · 1 episode
58. 1977The Duellistsas Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard
59. 1973Last of the Summer Wineas Man in Cafe · 1 episode
60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 1 episode