Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite
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  • Activity
    Actor
  • Birth Name
    Peter Postlethwaite
  • Nationality
    British
  • Born
    February 07, 1946 (Warrington, Cheshire - England)
  • Death
    January 02, 2011 at the age of 64
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Biography Pete Postlethwaite

Possessing broken-nose looks as distinctive as his name, stage-trained actor Pete Postlethwaite started out late in movies as a heavy, trading on the natural menace projected by his ruddy, angular face. He was over 40 when he made his first cinematic impression as the brutal father in "Distant Voices, Still Lives" (1988), Terence Davies' powerful slice of post-war working-class life in Liverpool, England. Though small, gaunt and rather frail, the character terrorizes his family with his unpre... Continue reading
  • 33 years In The Business
    • 55 films
      55 films
    • 0 direction
    • 0 production
    55 Projects Completed
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Filmography Pete Postlethwaite

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In The News Pete Postlethwaite

  • British Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies aged 64

    British Actor Pete Postlethwaite dies aged 64

    03 January 2011 - News - Celebrities

    Oscar-nominated actor has passed away.

  • Pete Postlethwaite's Most Memorable Roles

    Pete Postlethwaite's Most Memorable Roles

    03 January 2011 - Features - Features

    We celebrate the career of Pete Postelthwaite - who has tragically died at the age of 64 - with a louk at five of his most memorable screen ...

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