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Birth Name: Peter William Postlethwaite
Date of Birth: 7 February, 1946
Place of Birth: Warrington, Lancashire, England, U.K.
Date of Death: 2 January, 2011
Place of Death: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, U.K.
Ethnicity: English, Irish
Pete Postlethwaite was an English actor. His roles included the films Distant Voices, Still Lives ; Alien³ , Waterland , The Last of the Mohicans (1992), In the Name of the Father , The Usual Suspects , James and the Giant Peach , Dragonheart , William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet , The Lost World: Jurassic Park , Amistad , Among Giants , The Shipping News , Dark Water (2005), The Constant Gardener , The Omen (2006), Clash of the Titans (2010), Inception , and The Town (2010), and television’s The Professionals and Sharpe .
Pete was the son of Mary Geraldine (Lawless) and William Postlethwaite, who was a cooper, wood machinist, and school caretaker. He was married to BBC producer Jacqueline Morrish, until his death, with whom he had two children, including actor Billy Postlethwaite.