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Peter William Postlethwaite was born into a working-class Catholic family at 101 Norris Street [3] in Warrington on 7 February 1946, [4] [5] the son of Mary Geraldine (née Lawless; 1913–2000) and cooper, wood machinist, and school caretaker William Postlethwaite (1913–1988).
Jan 3, 2011 · He played the hero’s brutal alcoholic father, a man who flew into slashing fits of anger, and Postlethwaite made those explosions so feral and terrifying, such a stark bulletin from the bottom ...
Apr 3, 2002 · For a man who has such a powerful and riveting presence on the screen and stage, Postlethwaite in the flesh is a surprise: not quite shy or diffident, but quietly spoken, warm, convivial. Yet he...
Jan 4, 2011 · For several years in the late Seventies the pair lived together in a bed-sit in Soho. Postlethwaite gained further years of experience with the Manchester Royal Exchange and the Royal Shakespeare Company, and played occasional small roles on television and in films (billed as Peter Postlethwaite).
Jan 2, 2011 · Peter William Postlethwaite, OBE was an English actor best known for his work as a character actor. After minor television appearances including The Professionals, Postlethwaite's first major success arose through the British autobiographical film Distant Voices, Still Lives .
Jan 3, 2011 · An intensely private man away from the screen, Postlethwaite said the number one passion in his life was his family. He leaves behind wife Jacqui, son Will and daughter Lily.
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A versatile actor, Postlethwaite was BAFTA nominated for a clutch of television roles but was more widely known for movie work including In The Name of The Father (1993), The Usual Suspects (1995) , Brassed Off (1996), The Lost World (1997) and more recently Inception (2010) and The Town (2010).
