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Pete Postlethwaite
Actor 1946 - 2011

Pete Postlethwaite

Warrington, Cheshire, England, UK

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... Read full bio →

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18 roles
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Æon Flux

2005

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Character David

Alien³

1992

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Character William Carpenter

Anchoress

1993

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Character Kobayashi
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Character Spyros
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Character Maurice Fischer

Inception

2010

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Character Fergus 'Fergie' Colm

The Town

2010

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Character William Crowthorn
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Character Father Brennan

The Omen

2006

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Character Dr. Lorbeer aka Dr. Brandt
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Character Tert Card
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Character Holabird

Amistad

1997

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Character Gilbert of Glockenspur
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Character Giuseppe Conlon
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Character Paulsen
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Character Capt. Beams
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Character Father
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Character Karl

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

43 titles
Killing Bono
Killing Bono 2011
The Town
The Town 2010
Inception
Inception 2010
Clash of the Titans
Clash of the Titans 2010
The Age of Stupid
The Age of Stupid 2009
Solomon Kane
Solomon Kane 2009
Ghost Son
Ghost Son 2007
Closing the Ring
Closing the Ring 2007
The Omen
The Omen 2006
Æon Flux
Æon Flux 2005
The Constant Gardener
The Constant Gardener 2005
Dark Water
Dark Water 2005
Strange Bedfellows
Strange Bedfellows 2004
Cowboy Up
Cowboy Up 2002
The Shipping News
The Shipping News 2001
When the Sky Falls
When the Sky Falls 2000
Wayward Son
Wayward Son 1999
Animal Farm
Animal Farm 1999
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 1999
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997
Sharpe: The Legend
Sharpe: The Legend 1997
Bandyta
Bandyta 1997
Amistad
Amistad 1997
When Saturday Comes
When Saturday Comes 1996
Romeo + Juliet
Romeo + Juliet 1996
James and the Giant Peach
James and the Giant Peach 1996
Dragonheart
Dragonheart 1996
Brassed Off
Brassed Off 1996
The Usual Suspects
The Usual Suspects 1995
Suite 16
Suite 16 1994
Sharpe's Enemy
Sharpe's Enemy 1994
Sharpe's Company
Sharpe's Company 1994
In the Name of the Father
In the Name of the Father 1993
Anchoress
Anchoress 1993
Waterland
Waterland 1992
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans 1992
Split Second
Split Second 1992
Alien³
Alien³ 1992
Treasure Island
Treasure Island 1990
Hamlet
Hamlet 1990
Distant Voices, Still Lives
Distant Voices, Still Lives 1988
A Private Function
A Private Function 1984
The Duellists
The Duellists 1977

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