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Pete Postlethwaite

Biography

Pete Postlethwaite

Actor

Born
February 7, 1946
Age at death
64 years old
Place of birth
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK
Years active
1970 – 2011
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79

Credits

54

Movies

25

TV series

42

Years active

6.7

Avg. rating

0

Awards won

The life and career of Pete Postlethwaite

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Career timeline

  1. 1946 · Born

    Born in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

  2. 1970 · Screen debut

    Play for Today (TV)

  3. 1995 · Breakthrough

    The Usual Suspects (Movie)

  4. 2011 · Latest release

    Killing Bono (Movie)

  5. 2011 · Died

    January 2, 2011

Career in numbers

Titles per decade
Most frequent genres
  • Drama50
  • Comedy17
  • Action12
  • Crime11
  • Thriller10
  • Adventure9
Highest-rated title Inception 2010 8.4 Most popular title Inception 2010 8.4

Known for

Frequent collaborators

People who appear most often alongside Pete Postlethwaite in our catalogue.

Filmography

  1. 2011 Killing Bono as Karl Movie
  2. 2010 The Town as Fergus "Fergie" Colm Movie
  3. 2010 Inception as Maurice Fischer Movie
  4. 2010 Clash of the Titans as Spyros Movie
  5. 2009 Solomon Kane as William Crowthorn Movie
  6. 2009 The Age of Stupid as The Archivist Movie
  7. 2009 Clough: The Brian Clough Story as Narrator Movie
  8. 2008 Criminal Justice as Hooch TV
  9. 2007 Closing the Ring as Quinlan Movie
  10. 2007 Ghost Son as Doc Movie
  11. 2006 The Omen as Father Brennan Movie
  12. 2005 Æon Flux as Keeper Movie
  13. 2005 The Constant Gardener as Lorbeer Movie
  14. 2005 Dark Water as Veeck Movie
  15. 2004 Strange Bedfellows as Russell McKenzie (taxman) Movie
  16. 2002 Cowboy Up as Reid Braxton Movie
  17. 2002 Between Strangers as John Movie
  18. 2002 Triggermen as Ben Cutler Movie
  19. 2001 The Shipping News as Tert Card Movie
  20. 2000 Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings as Various Characters Movie
  21. 2000 The Sins as Len Green TV
  22. 2000 Rat as Hubert Flynn Movie
  23. 2000 When the Sky Falls as Martin Shaughnessy Movie
  24. 1999 Animal Farm as Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones Movie
  25. 1999 Butterfly Collectors as DI John McKeown TV
  26. 1999 Alice in Wonderland as Carpenter Movie
  27. 1997 Amistad as Holabird Movie
  28. 1997 Brute as Sincai Movie
  29. 1997 Sharpe: The Legend as Hakeswill Movie
  30. 1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park as Roland Tembo Movie
  31. 1997 The Serpent's Kiss as Thomas Smith Movie
  32. 1996 Romeo + Juliet as Father Laurence Movie
  33. 1996 Brassed Off as Danny Movie
  34. 1996 Crimetime as Sidney Movie
  35. 1996 DragonHeart as Gilbert Movie
  36. 1996 James and the Giant Peach as The Magic Man Movie
  37. 1996 When Saturday Comes as Ken Jackson Movie
  38. 1996 TFI Friday TV
  39. 1995 The Usual Suspects as Kobayashi Movie
  40. 1994 Martin Chuzzlewit as Montague Tigg TV
  41. 1994 Sharpe's Enemy as Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill Movie
  42. 1994 Sharpe's Company as Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill Movie
  43. 1994 Sin Bin as Mitch Movie
  44. 1994 Pie in the Sky as Kevin Tasker TV
  45. 1993 In the Name of the Father as Giuseppe Conlon Movie
  46. 1993 Anchoress as William Carpenter Movie
  47. 1993 Sharpe as Obadiah Hakeswill TV
  48. 1992 Shakespeare: The Animated Tales as Quince (voice) TV
  49. 1992 Between the Lines as Ch. Supt. Jameson TV
  50. 1992 The Last of the Mohicans as Captain Beams Movie
  51. 1992 Waterland as Henry Crick Movie
  52. 1992 Alien³ as David Movie
  53. 1992 Split Second as Paulsen Movie
  54. 1990 Hamlet as Player King Movie
  55. 1990 Needle as Paula's Father Movie
  56. 1990 Debut on Two as Tony TV
  57. 1990 Treasure Island as George Merry Movie
  58. 1990 El C.I.D. as Vince TV
  59. 1990 Zorro as Bandit TV
  60. 1989 Tales of Sherwood Forest as Eric TV
  61. 1988 The Dressmaker as Jack Movie
  62. 1988 Distant Voices, Still Lives as Father Movie
  63. 1988 To Kill a Priest as Josef Movie
  64. 1988 Tumbledown as Major (Rehabilitation Centre) Movie
  65. 1986 Casualty as Ralph Peters TV
  66. 1986 ScreenPlay as Paula's Father TV
  67. 1986 Boon as Steve McLaughlin TV
  68. 1986 Lovejoy as Terence Sullivan TV
  69. 1985 Screen Two as Panter TV
  70. 1984 A Private Function as Nuttol Movie
  71. 1984 Mitch as Jack Frost TV
  72. 1979 Minder as Jack Wragg TV
  73. 1978 Going Straight as Thomas Clifford Crowther TV
  74. 1977 The Duellists as Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard Movie
  75. 1976 Plays for Britain as Soldier TV
  76. 1976 Occupy! as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool Movie
  77. 1973 Second City Firsts as Duffy TV
  78. 1973 Last of the Summer Wine as Man in Cafe TV
  79. 1970 Play for Today as Danny Duggan TV

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Quick facts

When did Pete Postlethwaite die?

Pete Postlethwaite died on January 2, 2011 at the age of 64.

Where was Pete Postlethwaite born?

Pete Postlethwaite was born in Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK.

What was Pete Postlethwaite’s first screen role?

The earliest title in our catalogue featuring Pete Postlethwaite is Play for Today (1970).

How many movies and series has Pete Postlethwaite made?

Our catalogue lists 79 titles for Pete Postlethwaite: 54 movies and 25 TV series.

What is Pete Postlethwaite’s highest-rated title?

Among titles with enough votes, Inception has the highest audience rating, with 8.4/10 on TMDB.

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