Pete Postlethwaite Biography (1945?-)

Surname is pronounced "poss-ul-thwait"; full name, Peter William Postlethwaite; born February 7, 1945 (some sources cite 1946), in Warrington, England; son of Bill Postlethwaite; married Jacqueline Morrish (a film technician); children: William, Lily. Addresses: Agent: IFA Talent Agency, 8730 SunsetBlvd., Suite 490, Los Angeles, CA 90069; Cunningham/Escott/Dipene & Associates, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 140, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor
Birth Details: February 7, 1945?; Warrington, United Kingdom

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Ecco, The Racer, 1975
(As Peter Postlethwaite) Player in Everyman Theatre Company, Occupy!, 1976
(As Peter Postlethwaite) Orderly shaving General Treillard, The Duellists, Paramount, 1977
(As Peter Postlethwaite) Winston's boss, Fords on Water, 1983
Douglas J. Nuttal, A Private Function, Island Alive, 1985
Becket, Number 27, 1988
Father, Distant Voices, Still Lives, British Film Institute/AvenueEntertainment, 1988
Jack, The Dressmaker, Euro American Films, 1988
Joseph, To Kill a Priest (also known as Le complot, Popieluszko, and Zabic ksiedza), Columbia, 1989
Panter, They Never Slept, 1990
Player king, Hamlet, Warner Bros., 1990
The Dipper, The Grass Arena, 1991
Captain Beams, The Last of the Mohicans, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
David, Alien 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Henry Crick, Waterland, Fine Line, 1992
Paulsen, Split Second, InterStar Releasing, 1992
Giuseppe Conlon, In the Name of the Father, Universal, 1993
Mitch, Sin Bin, 1994
William Carpenter, Anchoress, International Film Circuit/Upstate Films, 1994
Ken Jackson, When Saturday Comes, 1995
Kobayashi, The Usual Suspects (also known as Die Ueblichen Verdaechtigen), Gramercy Pictures, 1995
Danny, Brassed Off, Miramax, 1996
Father Laurence, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (also knownas Romeo and Juliet), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996
Gilbert of Glockenspur, Dragonheart, Universal, 1996
Glover, Suite 16, A-Pix Entertainment, 1996
Ken Jackson, When Saturday Comes, 1996
Old man, James and the Giant Peach, Buena Vista, 1996
Sidney, Crimetime, Trimark Pictures, 1996
Holabird (prosecutor), Amistad, DreamWorks, 1997
Roland Tembo, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (also known as TheLost World), Universal, 1997
Sincai, Bandyta (also known as Bastard and Brute), 1997
Thomas Smithers, The Serpent's Kiss (also known as Le baiser duserpent and Der Schlangenkuss), Lusomundo, 1997
Raymond (Ray), Among Giants, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Uncle Reg Ryan, The Divine Ryans, 1998
Ben Alexander, Wayward Son, Avenue Pictures, 1999
Martin Shaughnessy, When the Sky Falls, Trimark Video, 2000
Hubert Flynn, Rat, Universal Focus, 2001
Reid Braxton, Cowboy Up (also known as Ring of Fire), Destination Films, 2001
Tert Card, The Shipping News, Miramax, 2001
Ben Cutler, Triggermen, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2002
John, Between Strangers (also known as Coeurs inconnus andCuori estranei), First Look Home Entertainment, 2002
Gale Carmody, The Limit (also known as Gone Dark), Screen Media Ventures, 2003
Russell McKenzie, Strange Bedfellows, Instinct Entertainment, 2004
Dark Water, Buena Vista, 2004
Television Appearances

Series
Paula's father, Needle, beginning 1990
Miniseries
Montague Tigg and Tigg Montague, Martin Chuzzlewit, BBC, 1994, also broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, c. 1995
Detective inspector John McKeown, Butterfly Collectors, Granada Television and HBO Signature, 1999
Len Green, The Sins, BBC and BBC America, 2000
Charles Burchell (prosecuting attorney), Shattered City: The Halifax Explosion, CBC, 2003
Movies
Uncle Doug, Horse in the House, 1978
Major at rehabilitation center, Tumbledown, 1989
George Merry, Treasure Island (also known as Devil's Treasure), 1990
Harry, A Child from the South, 1991
Carpenter, Alice in Wonderland, NBC, 1999
Mr. Jones and voice of Benjamin, Animal Farm, TNT, 1999
Specials
"Doris and Doreen," By Alan Bennett--Six Plays (also known as Six Plays by Alan Bennett: Doris and Doreen), London Weekend Television, 1978
"Afternoon Off," By Alan Bennett--Six Plays (also known as SixPlays by Alan Bennett: Afternoon Off), London Weekend Television, 1979
Voice of Quince, A Midsummer Night's Dream, HBO, 1992
Ragueneau, Cyrano de Bergerac, Bravo, 1994
(In archive footage) Himself, First Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review, 1997
Deric Longden, Lost for Words, Yorkshire Television and PBS, 1999
Clem Hardicroft, Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings, BBC, 2000
(In archive footage) Chief superintendent Jameson, Total Cops, 2003
(In archive footage) Himself, Making It at Holby, 2004
Awards Presentations
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards, 1994
The 66th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1994
Episodic
Thomas Clifford Crowther, "Going, Going, Gone," Going Straight, BBC, 1978
Detective sergeant Cross, Coronation Street, Granada Television, 1981
(As Peter Postlethwaite) Jack, "Back in Good Old England," Minder,Thames Television, 1982
Barry, Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV, BBC-2, 1985
Ralph Peters, "Close to Home," Casualty, BBC, 1990
Steve McLaughlin, "Undercover," Boon, Central Television, 1990
"The Marked Man," Zorro, 1990
Chief superintendent Jameson, "Out of the Game," Between the Lines, BBC, 1992
Hank, "The Good Life," Casualty, BBC, 1993
Logie, "The Roof of All Evil," Minder, Thames Television, 1993
Terence Sullivan, "Goose Bumps," Lovejoy, BBC, 1993
Kevin Tasker, "A Matter of Taste," Pie in the Sky, BBC, 1994
Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, "Sharpe's Company," Sharpe (also knownas Sharpe II), Central Independent Television, 1994, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1995
Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill, "Sharpe's Enemy," Sharpe (also known as Sharpe II), Central Independent Television, 1994, broadcast on Masterpiece Theatre, PBS, 1995
Himself, TFI Friday, 1997
Himself, The Fat, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 2003
Stage Appearances
Antonio, The Duchess of Malfi, Round House Theatre, London, 1981
Langer, Favourite Nights, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, London, 1981
Malcolm Thomas, Having a Ball! (also known as Private Practices), Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, 1981
Cornwall, King Lear, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre,The Pit, London, 1983
Grumio, The Taming of the Shrew, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, 1983
Walt, The Body, Royal Shakespeare Company, Barbican Theatre, The Pit, 1983
Ragueneau, Cyrano de Bergerac, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, BarbicanTheatre, 1983, then George Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 1984-1985
Brodin, Red Noses, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Barbican Theatre, 1985
Duke of Exeter, Henry V, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Barbican Theatre, 1985
Lord Hastings, Richard III, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Barbican Theatre, 1985
Roughean, The Fair Maid of the West, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Mermaid Theatre, London, 1987
Thomas Mowbray, Richard II, Phoenix Theatre, London, 1988
Yang Sun, The Good Person of Sichuan, Olivier Theatre, London, 1989
Ray Say, The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, National Theatre Company, Cottesloe Theatre, London, 1992, then Alwych Theatre, London, 1992
The Homecoming, Manchester, England, 2002
Appeared as Banquo and Macduff in Macbeth, and as Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, both Royal Shakespeare Company. Appeared in productions of the Old Vic Theatre Company, Bristol, England, the Everyman TheatreCompany, Liverpool, England, and the Royal Exchange Theatre Company, Manchester, England.
Major Tours
Title role, Scaramouche Jones (solo show), Australian, British, and Canadian cities, beginning 2003
Stage Work
Director of Funny Peculiar.
RECORDINGS
Videos
Himself, The Making of "Lost World," 1997
Himself, Beyond Jurassic Park, Universal Studios Home Video, 2001

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Empire (Great Britain), November, 1996, p. 11; October, 1997, p. 107
Filmink, June, 1999, pp. 56-57
Interview, March, 1999, pp. 60-61
Los Angeles Times, Calendar, May 18, 1997, pp. 8, 69
Maclean's, May 26, 2003, p. 60
Madison, April, 1999, pp. 70-72
Newsday, March 10, 1994
Times (London), July 14, 1997

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