Peter William Postlethwaite 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.
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Importing filmography…
| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Return to Jurassic ParkMovie | Self | 65 |
| 2010 | InceptionMovie | Maurice Fischer | 64 |
| 2010 | The TownMovie | Fergus "Fergie" Colm | 64 |
| 2010 | Clash of the TitansMovie | Spyros | 64 |
| 2009 | Solomon KaneMovie | William Crowthorn | 63 |
| 2009 | Clough: The Brian Clough StoryMovie | Narrator | 63 |
| 2009 | Tattoos: A Scarred HistoryMovie | Self | 63 |
| 2008 | Criminal JusticeSeries | Hooch | 62 |
| 2007 | Closing the RingMovie | Quinlan | 61 |
| 2006 | The OmenMovie | Father Brennan | 60 |
| 2005 | Dark WaterMovie | Veeck | 59 |
| 2005 | Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Dark Water'Movie | Self | 59 |
| 2005 | Æon FluxMovie | Keeper | 59 |
| 2005 | The Constant GardenerMovie | Lorbeer | 59 |
| 2004 | Strange BedfellowsMovie | Russell McKenzie (taxman) | 58 |
| 2003 | Thora Hird TributeMovie | Deric Longden (archive footage, uncredited) | 57 |
| 2002 | Cowboy UpMovie | Reid Braxton | 56 |
| 2001 | The Shipping NewsMovie | Tert Card | 55 |
| 2001 | Richard & JudySeries | Self | 55 |
| 2000 | Victoria Wood with All the TrimmingsMovie | Various Characters | 54 |
| 1999 | Animal FarmMovie | Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones (voice) | 53 |
| 1999 | Alice in WonderlandMovie | Carpenter | 53 |
| 1999 | The Worlds of Harry Connick Jr.Movie | Self | 53 |
| 1999 | Butterfly CollectorsSeries | DI John McKeown | 53 |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic ParkMovie | Roland Tembo | 51 |
| 1997 | AmistadMovie | Holabird | 51 |
| 1997 | Sharpe: The LegendMovie | Hakeswill | 51 |
| 1996 | Romeo + JulietMovie | Father Laurence | 50 |
| 1996 | James and the Giant PeachMovie | The Magic Man | 50 |
| 1996 | CrimetimeMovie | Sidney | 50 |
| 1996 | DragonHeartMovie | Gilbert | 50 |
| 1996 | When Saturday ComesMovie | Ken Jackson | 50 |
| 1995 | The Usual SuspectsMovie | Kobayashi | 49 |
| 1994 | Pie in the SkySeries | Kevin Tasker | 48 |
| 1994 | Martin ChuzzlewitSeries | Montague Tigg | 48 |
| 1994 | Sharpe's CompanyMovie | Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill | 48 |
| 1994 | Sharpe's EnemyMovie | Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill | 48 |
| 1993 | SharpeSeries | Obadiah Hakeswill | 47 |
| 1993 | In the Name of the FatherMovie | Giuseppe Conlon | 47 |
| 1993 | AnchoressMovie | William Carpenter | 47 |
| 1992 | Shakespeare: The Animated TalesSeries | Quince (voice) | 46 |
| 1992 | Between the LinesSeries | Ch. Supt. Jameson | 46 |
| 1992 | Split SecondMovie | Paulsen | 46 |
| 1992 | Alien³Movie | David | 46 |
| 1990 | Treasure IslandMovie | George Merry | 44 |
| 1990 | HamletMovie | Player King | 44 |
| 1990 | ZorroSeries | Bandit | 44 |
| 1988 | To Kill a PriestMovie | Josef | 42 |
| 1988 | TumbledownMovie | Major (Rehabilitation Centre) | 42 |
| 1987 | Coast to CoastMovie | Kecks McGuinness | 41 |
| 1986 | CasualtySeries | Hank | 40 |
| 1986 | LovejoySeries | Terence Sullivan | 40 |
| 1986 | ScreenPlaySeries | Paula's Father | 40 |
| 1985 | Screen TwoSeries | Mitch | 39 |
| 1985 | A Crack in the IceMovie | Painter | 39 |
| 1985 | Cyrano de BergeracMovie | Ragueneau | 39 |
| 1984 | A Private FunctionMovie | Nuttol | 38 |
| 1984 | MitchSeries | Jack Frost | 38 |
| 1979 | MinderSeries | Logie | 33 |
| 1979 | Afternoon OffMovie | Attendant in Art Gallery | 33 |
| 1977 | The DuellistsMovie | Orderly shaving Gen. Treillard | 31 |
| 1976 | Plays for BritainSeries | Soldier | 30 |
| 1975 | The RacerMovie | Ecco | 29 |
| 1973 | Last of the Summer WineSeries | Man in Cafe | 27 |
| 1973 | Second City FirstsSeries | Duffy | 27 |
| 1970 | Play for TodaySeries | Danny Duggan | 24 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 7 |
| 1949 | The BAFTA AwardsSeries | Self | 3 |