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Peter Postlethwaite
Born As: Peter Postlethwaite
Date of Birth: February 7, 1945
Place of Birth: Warrington, England
 
 He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company until 1987.
 
 
 
Film Highlights:  
Actor - filmography 
(2000s) (1990s) (1980s) (1970s)  
When the Sky Falls (2000)  .... The Commandant  
Ring of Fire (2000)  
Latest acting roll TV Production BBC1 SINS October 2000 
Peter plays a ex-con trying to go straight, but finds it harder than he thought, well worth watching 

Divine Ryans, The (1999)  .... Uncle Reg  
Animal Farm (1999) (TV) .... Benjamin (voice), Jones  
Wayward Son (1999)  .... Ben Alexander  
"Butterfly Collectors" (1999) (mini)  TV Series .... John McKeown  
Alice in Wonderland (1999) (TV)  .... Carpenter  
Lost for Words (1998) (TV)  .... Deric Longden  
Among Giants (1998)  .... Ray  
Bandyta (1997) .... Sincai  
... aka Bastard (1998) (Germany) 
... aka Brute (1998) (France)  
Amistad (1997)  .... Holabird  
Lost World: Jurassic Park, The (1997)  .... Roland Tembo </Quotes?0119567>  
Serpent's Kiss, The (1997)  .... Thomas Smithers  
... aka Baiser du serpent, Le (1997) (France) 
... aka Schlangenkuss, Der (1997) (Germany)  
Crimetime (1996)  .... Sidney  
Brassed Off (1996)  .... Danny   
Romeo + Juliet (1996)  .... Father Laurence  
... aka Romeo and Juliet (1996) 
... aka William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet (1996) (USA: complete title)  
Dragonheart (1996)  .... Gilbert   
James and the Giant Peach (1996)  .... Old Man  
When Saturday Comes (1996)  .... Ken Jackson  
Suite 16 (1995)  .... Glover  
Usual Suspects, The (1995)  .... Kobayashi   
"Martin Chuzzlewit" (1994) (mini)  TV Series .... Montague Tigg/Tigg Montague  
Sharpe's Enemy (1994) (TV) .... Hakeswill  
Sharpe's Company (1994) (TV)  .... Hakeswill   
Anchoress (1993)  .... William Carpenter  
In the Name of the Father (1993)  .... Giuseppe Conlon  
Split Second (1992)  .... Paulsen  
Waterland (1992) .... Henry Crick  
Last of the Mohicans, The (1992)  .... Captain Beams  
Alien³ (1992)  .... David  
Child From the South, A (1991) (TV)  .... Harry  
Grass Arena, The (1991)   
"Needle" (1990)  TV Series .... Paula's father  
Hamlet (1990)  .... Player King  
They Never Slept (1990) .... Panter  
Treasure Island (1990) (TV)  (as Peter Postlethwaite) .... George Merry  

Tumbledown (1989) (TV)  .... Major - Rehabilitation Center  
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) </Title?0095037> .... Father  
Dressmaker, The (1988) (as Peter Postlethwaite) .... Jack  
Number 27 (1988)  .... Becket  
To Kill a Priest (1988) .... Josef  
... aka Complot, Le (1988) (France) 
... aka Popieluszko (1988) 
... aka Zabic ksiedza (1988) (Poland)  
Coast to Coast (1987) (TV)  .... Kecks McGuinness  
Cyrano de Bergerac (1985) (TV)  .... Ragueneau  
Private Function, A (1985)  .... Nuttol  

Afternoon Off (1979) (TV)   
... aka Six Plays by Alan Bennett: Afternoon Off (1979) (TV) (UK: series title)  
Doris and Doreen (1978) (TV) </Title?0137471>  
... aka Six Plays by Alan Bennett: Doris and Doreen (1978) (TV) (UK: series title)  
Duellists, The (1977) (as Peter Postlethwaite)  

Filmography as: Actor, Notable TV guest appearances  

Notable TV guest appearances 
"Minder" (1979) </Title?0078657> playing "Logie" in episode: "Roof Of All Evil, The" 1993  
"Between the Lines" (1992)  playing "Ch. Supt. Jameson"  
"Boon" (1986) </Title?0090400> playing "Steve McLaughlin" in episode: "Undercover" (episode # 5.9) 11/20/1990  
"Casualty" (1986)  playing "Hank"  
"Minder" (1979)  playing "Jack" in episode: "Back In Good Old England" 1982