Pete Postlethwaite
Actor, Producer
February 7, 1946 — January 2, 2011 (64 years)
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.
Known For
Filmography
| 2019 | An Accidental Studio · as Cast |
| 2011 | Killing Bono · as Karl |
| 2011 | Thora Hird Tribute · as Deric Longden (archive Footage, Uncredited) |
| 2010 | The Town · as Fergus "fergie" Colm |
| 2010 | Inception · as Maurice Fischer |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans · as Spyros |
| 2009 | Solomon Kane · as William Crowthorn |
| 2009 | The Age of Stupid · as The Archivist |
| 2009 | Clough · as Narrator |
| 2008 | |
| 2008 | Criminal Justice · as Hooch |
| 2007 | Closing the Ring · as Quinlan |
| 2007 | Ghost Son · as Doc |
| 2006 | The Omen · as Father Brennan |
| 2006 | Valley of the Heart's Delight · as Albion MunsonOn Plex |
| 2005 | Aeon Flux · as Keeper |
| 2005 | The Constant Gardener · as Lorbeer |
| 2005 | Dark Water · as Veeck |
| 2005 | Red Mercury · as Gold CommanderOn Plex |
| 2004 | The Limit · as Gale |
| 2004 | Strange Bedfellows · as Russell Mckenzie (taxman) |
| 2003 | Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose · as Arthur (voice) |
| 2003 | Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion · as Charles Burchell |
| 2002 | Between Strangers · as John |
| 2002 | Triggermen · as Ben CutlerOn Plex |
| 2002 | Round Up: Deposing 'the Usual Suspects' · as Kobayashi |
| 2001 | Cowboy Up · as Reid Braxton |
| 2001 | The Shipping News · as Tert Card |
| 2000 | Victoria Wood: With All the Trimmings · as Various Characters |
| 2000 | The Sins · as Len Green |
| 2000 | Rat · as Hubert Flynn |
| 2000 | When the Sky Falls · as Martin Shaughnessy |
| 1999 | Animal Farm · as Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones |
| 1999 | Wayward Son · as Ben Alexander |
| 1999 | Butterfly Collectors · as John Mckeown |
| 1999 | Butterfly Collectors · as Di John Mckeown |
| 1999 | Alice in Wonderland · as CarpenterOn Plex |
| 1999 | Lost for Words · as Deric Longden |
| 1999 | The Divine Ryans · as Uncle Reg Ryan |
| 1998 | Among Giants · as Ray |
| 1997 | Amistad · as Holabird |
| 1997 | Bandyta · as Sincai |
| 1997 | Sharpe: The Legend · as Hakeswill |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park · as Roland Tembo |
| 1997 | The Serpent's Kiss · as Thomas Smith |
| 1996 | Romeo + Juliet · as Father Laurence |
| 1996 | Brassed Off · as Danny |
| 1996 | Crimetime · as Sidney |
| 1996 | DragonHeart · as Gilbert |
| 1996 | James and the Giant Peach · as The Magic Man |
| 1996 | When Saturday Comes · as Ken JacksonOn Plex |
| 1996 | |
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects · as Kobayashi |
| 1994 | Suite 16 · as Glover |
| 1994 | Martin Chuzzlewit · as Montague Tigg |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Enemy · as Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill |
| 1994 | Sharpe's Company · as Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill |
| 1994 | Pie in the Sky · as Kevin Tasker |
| 1993 | In the Name of the Father · as Giuseppe Conlon |
| 1993 | Anchoress · as William Carpenter |
| 1993 | Sharpe · as Obadiah HakeswillOn Plex |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated Tales · as Quince (voice) |
| 1992 | Between the Lines · as Ch. Supt. Jameson |
| 1992 | The Last of the Mohicans · as Captain Beams |
| 1992 | Waterland · as Henry Crick |
| 1992 | Alien³ · as David |
| 1992 | Split Second · as PaulsenOn Plex |
| 1991 | Mel Gibson Goes Back to School · as Player King |
| 1991 | The Grass Arena · as The Dipper |
| 1990 | Hamlet · as Player KingOn Plex |
| 1990 | El C.I.D. · as Vince |
| 1990 | Treasure Island · as George Merry |
| 1990 | Zorro · as Bandit |
| 1988 | The Dressmaker · as Jack |
| 1988 | Number 27 · as Becket |
| 1988 | Distant Voices, Still Lives · as Father |
| 1988 | To Kill A Priest · as Josef |
| 1988 | Tumbledown · as Major (rehabilitation Centre) |
| 1986 | Casualty · as Hank |
| 1986 | Sunday Premiere · as Major - Rehabilitation Centre |
| 1986 | Screenplay (1986) · as Paula's Father |
| 1986 | Boon · as Steve MclaughlinOn Plex |
| 1986 | Lovejoy · as Terence Sullivan |
| 1985 | Cyrano de Bergerac · as Ragueneau |
| 1985 | Deceptions · as Driver |
| 1985 | Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV · as Barry |
| 1984 | Screen Two · as Mitch |
| 1984 | A Private Function · as Nuttol |
| 1984 | The Bill · as Ray Goller |
| 1984 | Mitch · as Jack Frost |
| 1983 | Fords on Water · as Winston's Boss |
| 1979 | Minder · as Jack Wragg |
| 1979 | Afternoon Off · as Attendant In Art Gallery |
| 1978 | Doris and Doreen · as Mr. Lomax |
| 1978 | Going Straight · as Thomas Clifford Crowther |
| 1977 | The Duellists · as Orderly Shaving Gen. Treillard |
| 1976 | Plays for Britain · as Soldier |
| 1976 | Occupy! · as Player In Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool |
| 1973 | Second City Firsts · as Duffy |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer Wine · as Man In Cafe |
| 1972 | Crown Court · as Cast |
| 1970 | Play for Today · as Danny Duggan |
| 2021 | Daniel Day Lewis - The Heir · as Self |
| 2011 | The 83rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute |
| 2011 | 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam |
| 2009 | Tattoos: A Scarred History · as Self |
| 2007 | Movie Connections · as Self |
| 2007 | Liyarn Ngarn · as Self |
| 2006 | Something for the Weekend · as Self |
| 2003 | Enough Rope with Andrew Denton · as Self |
| 2001 | Richard & Judy · as Self |
| 2001 | Beyond Jurassic Park · as Self |
| 2000 | BBC Breakfast · as Self |
| 1999 | |
| 1997 | |
| 1997 | Making the 'Lost World' · as Self |
| 1994 | The 66th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 1992 | Heroes of Comedy · as Self |
| 1971 | Film · as Self - Interviewee |
| 1955 | This is Your Life (UK) · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1949 | The BAFTA Film Awards · as Self |
| 2007 |