Peter William "Pete" Postlethwaite OBE (February 7, 1946 – January 2, 2011)[1] was an Academy Award-nominated English actor who played David in the 1992 film Alien3. Other notable films Postlethwaite appeared in include The Last of the Mohicans (1992), The Usual Suspects (1995), Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Inception (2010) and The Town (2010). Aside from his work in film, Postlethwaite had an extensive career in British television.
Postlethwaite was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (for In the Name of the Father) and four BAFTAs. In March 2009, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer,[2] from which he died at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital on January 2, 2011.[1][3] Postlethwaite continued acting almost to the end of 2010, showing clear signs of weight loss during his last performances.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | The Duellists | With Luke Scott, directed by Ridley Scott |
| 1983 | Fords on Water | |
| 1984 | A Private Function | |
| 1988 | Number 27 | |
| To Kill a Priest | With Brian Glover | |
| Distant Voices, Still Lives | With Carl Chase | |
| The Dressmaker | With Trevor Steedman | |
| 1990 | Hamlet | With Christopher Fairbank and Ian Holm |
| 1992 | Split Second | |
| Alien3 | ||
| Waterland | ||
| The Last of the Mohicans | ||
| 1993 | Anchoress | |
| In the Name of the Father | With Clive Curtis and Phil Davis | |
| 1994 | Suite 16 | |
| 1995 | The Usual Suspects | With Dan Hedaya |
| 1996 | When Saturday Comes | |
| Romeo + Juliet | ||
| James and the Giant Peach | ||
| DragonHeart | With Vladimir "Furdo" Furdik | |
| Brassed Off | ||
| Crimetime | With Phil Davis | |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | With Henry Kingi, Thomas Rosales, Jr., David St. James and Alan Purwin |
| Bandyta | With John Hurt | |
| The Serpent's Kiss | ||
| Amistad | With Ralph Brown and Henry Kingi | |
| 1998 | Among Giants | With Mark Anthony Newman |
| 1999 | The Divine Ryans | |
| Wayward Son | With Walton Goggins | |
| 2000 | When the Sky Falls | |
| Rat | ||
| 2001 | Cowboy Up | |
| The Shipping News | With Daniel Kash | |
| 2002 | Between Strangers | |
| Triggermen | ||
| 2004 | I Now Pronounce You Vince and Ralph | |
| The Limit | ||
| 2005 | Dark Water | |
| Red Mercury | ||
| The Constant Gardener | ||
| Æon Flux | With Charlize Theron | |
| 2006 | Valley of the Heart's Delight | |
| The Omen | ||
| 2007 | Ghost Son | |
| Closing the Ring | ||
| 2009 | Solomon Kane | With Ian Whyte |
| 2010 | Clash of the Titans | With Adrian Bouchet and Ian Whyte |
| Inception | ||
| The Town | ||
| 2011 | Killing Bono | With Ralph Brown |
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Oscar-nominated actor Pete Postlethwaite dies aged 64". BBC. Retrieved on 2011-01-04.
- ↑ "The measure of a man is what's left when the fame falls away: Pete Postlethwaite's moving memoir", Daily Mail.
- ↑ Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies age 64 The Independent (London) 3 January 2011
External Links[]
- Pete Postlethwaite at the Internet Movie Database
- Pete Postlethwaite on Wikipedia