02/07/1946
Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK:
Peter William „Pete“ Postlethwaite, OBE (* 7. Februar 1946 in Warrington, Cheshire[1]; † 2. Januar 2011 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire) war ein britischer Schauspieler. Postlethwaite war zunächst Lehrer an einer Klosterschule. Später sammelte er jahrzehntelange Bühnenerfahrung: Er trat mit den Theaterensembles Manchester Royal Exchange, Liverpool Everyman und später mit der Royal Shakespeare Company auf. Seit Mitte der 1970er Jahre übernahm er zunächst meist kleinere Film- und Fernsehrollen, der erste größere Erfolg stellte sich 1988 mit Entfernte Stimmen – Stilleben ein. In diesem autobiografischen, preisgekrönten Drama des Regisseurs Terence Davies verkörperte Postlethwaite den prügelnden Vater einer englischen Arbeiterfamilie. Weithin bekannt wurde er im Jahr 1993 durch seinen Auftritt in dem Film Im Namen des Vaters. Es folgten größere und kleinere Nebenrollen in Hollywood-Produktionen wie Dragonheart, Vergessene Welt: Jurassic Park, Die üblichen Verdächtigen, Æon Flux und der Shakespeare-Adaption Romeo + Julia, in der er die Rolle des Paters Lorenzo (Friar Laurence) übernahm, sowie in dem 2010 erschienenen Film Inception. Steven Spielberg, der mit Postlethwaite bei zwei seiner Filme zusammenarbeitete, bezeichnete ihn als „wahrscheinlich besten Schauspieler der Welt“.
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Killing Bono (2011) as Karl |
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Return to Jurassic Park (2011) as Self |
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The Town (2010) as Fergus "Fergie" Colm |
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Inception (2010) as Maurice Fischer |
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Clash of the Titans (2010) as Spyros |
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Solomon Kane (2009) as William Crowthorn |
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The Age of Stupid (2009) as The Archivist |
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Tattoos: A Scarred History (2009) as Self |
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Clough: The Brian Clough Story (2009) as Narrator |
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Waving at Trains (2009) as Douglas Warren |
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Player (2008) as Colin |
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Closing the Ring (2007) as Quinlan |
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Ghost Son (2007) as Doc |
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The Omen (2006) as Father Brennan |
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Valley of the Heart's Delight (2006) as Albion Munson |
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Anatomy of a Global Thriller: Behind the Scenes of The Constant Gardener (2006) as Self |
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Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water' (2005) as Self |
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Æon Flux (2005) as Keeper |
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The Constant Gardener (2005) as Lorbeer |
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Dark Water (2005) as Veeck |
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Red Mercury (2005) as Gold Commander |
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The Limit (2004) as Gale |
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Strange Bedfellows (2004) as Russell McKenzie (taxman) |
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Wilde Stories: The Nightingale and the Rose (2003) as Arthur (voice) |
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Thora Hird Tribute (2003) as Deric Longden (archive footage, uncredited) |
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Cowboy Up (2002) as Reid Braxton |
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Between Strangers (2002) as John |
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Triggermen (2002) as Ben Cutler |
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The Shipping News (2001) as Tert Card |
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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings (2000) as Various Characters |
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Rat (2000) as Hubert Flynn |
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When the Sky Falls (2000) as Martin Shaughnessy |
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Animal Farm (1999) as Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones (voice) |
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Wayward Son (1999) as Ben Alexander |
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Alice in Wonderland (1999) as Carpenter |
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Lost for Words (1999) as Deric Longden |
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The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr. (1999) as Self |
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The Divine Ryans (1999) as Uncle Reg Ryan |
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Among Giants (1998) as Ray |
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Amistad (1997) as Holabird |
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Bandyta (1997) as Sincai |
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Sharpe: The Legend (1997) as Hakeswill |
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) as Roland Tembo |
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The Serpent's Kiss (1997) as Thomas Smith |
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The Making of 'The Lost World' (1997) as Self |
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Romeo + Juliet (1996) as Father Laurence |
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Brassed Off (1996) as Danny |
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Crimetime (1996) as Sidney |
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DragonHeart (1996) as Gilbert |
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James and the Giant Peach (1996) as The Magic Man |
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When Saturday Comes (1996) as Ken Jackson |
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The Usual Suspects (1995) as Kobayashi |
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Suite 16 (1994) as Glover |
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Sharpe's Enemy (1994) as Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill |
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Sharpe's Company (1994) as Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill |
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Sin Bin (1994) as Mitch |
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In the Name of the Father (1993) as Giuseppe Conlon |
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Anchoress (1993) as William Carpenter |
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The Last of the Mohicans (1992) as Captain Beams |
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Waterland (1992) as Henry Crick |
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Alien³ (1992) as David |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1992) as Quince (voice) |
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Split Second (1992) as Paulsen |
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The Grass Arena (1992) as The Dipper |
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They Never Slept (1991) as Panter |
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Hamlet (1990) as Player King |
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A Box of Swan (1990) as Tony |
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Kingdom Come (1990) as Keef |
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Needle (1990) as Paula's Father |
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Treasure Island (1990) as George Merry |
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The Dressmaker (1988) as Jack |
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Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) as Father |
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Number 27 (1988) as Becket |
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To Kill a Priest (1988) as Josef |
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Tumbledown (1988) as Major (Rehabilitation Centre) |
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Coast to Coast (1987) as Kecks McGuinness |
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A Crack in the Ice (1985) as Painter |
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Cyrano de Bergerac (1985) as Ragueneau |
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A Private Function (1984) as Nuttol |
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Fords on Water (1983) as Winston's Boss |
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Strike: The Birth of Solidarity (1981) as Ireneusz Lesniak |
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The Muscle Market (1981) as Danny Duggan |
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Afternoon Off (1979) as Attendant in Art Gallery |
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Doris and Doreen (1978) as Mr. Lomax |
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The Duellists (1977) as Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard |
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The Paradise Run (1976) as Soldier |
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Occupy! (1976) as Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Liverpool |
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Thwum (1975) as Duffy |
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The Racer (1975) as Ecco |