Pete Postlethwaite
Peter William Postlethwaite (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English character actor. After various stage and minor television appearances, Postlethwaite's first major success arose through the film Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988), directed by Terence Davies. He had a breakthrough in Hollywood when he portrayed David in Alien 3 (1992), and his international reputation was further solidified when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Giuseppe Conlon, father of Gerry Conlon, in In the Name of the Father (1993).
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| Full name at birth | Peter William Postlethwaite
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| Claim to fame | his roles as David in the 1992 science fiction horror film Alien 3, Captain Beams in the 1992 epic historical action drama film The Last of the Mohicans, Giuseppe Conlon in the 1993 biographical crime drama film In the Name of the Father, Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill in the ITV drama series Sharpe, Mr. Kobayashi in the 1995 thriller film The Usual Suspects, the Magic Man Narrator (voice) in the 1996 animated musical fantasy film James and The Giant Peach, Brother Gilbert of Glockenspur in the 1996 fantasy adventure film Dragonheart, Friar Lawrence in the 1996 romantic crime drama film William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, Roland Tembo in the 1997 science fiction action film The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Dr. Lorbeer in the 2005 drama thriller film The Constant Gardener, Keeper in the 2005 science fiction action film Aeon Flux, Spyros in the 2010 action fantasy film Clash of the Titans, Maurice Fischer in the 2010 science fiction action film Inception, and Fergus "Fergie" Colm in the 2010 crime drama thriller film The Town
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| Date of birth | 7 February 1946
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| Place of birth | Warrington, Lancashire, England, UK
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| Date of death | 2 January 2011
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| Age | 64 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK
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| Cause of death | Pancreatic Cancer
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| Resting place | Unknown
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| Height | 5' 9" (175 cm)
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| Weight | 165 lbs (75 kg)
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| High school | Lymm High School, Lymm, Cheshire
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| University | St. Mary's University College in London
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- Formerly taught at a Catholic girl's convent school.
- He once let an agent go, after the agent suggested Pete change his last name to something more marquee-friendly.
- Was listed as a potential nominee on the 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballot. He was listed as a suggestion in the Worst Supporting Actor category for his performance in the film Æon Flux (2005). However he failed to receive a nomination.
- At the beginning of one hit wonder "Tubthumping" by Chumbawamba, it is his voice saying these words from the movie "Brassed Off!" (1996): "Truth is I thought it mattered, I thought that music mattered. But does it bollocks! Not compared to how people matter."
- His portrait by Christopher Thompson was acquired by The National Portrait Gallery.
Pete Postlethwaite is known for his role in the film The Town (2010) as Fergus 'Fergie' Colm.
He is also known for his role in the film Closing the Ring (2007) as Quinlan.
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