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Peter William Postlethwaite (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) 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. He had a breakthrough in Hollywood when he portrayed David in Alien 3 (1992), and his international reputation was further solidified when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Giuseppe Conlon, father of Gerry Conlon, in In the Name of the Father (1993).

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Born	Peter William Postlethwaite 7 February 1946 Warrington, Lancashire, England, UK
Died	2 January 2011 (aged 64) Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, UK
Zodiac	Aquarius
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