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Home/People/Earl Pastko
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Born
Dec 10, 1965
Age 60
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

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Movies
18
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IMDb Profile

Earl Pastko

Acting

Biography
Earl Pastko (born December 10, 1965) is an American actor. He was born in Chicago and moved to Canada in 1985. Pastko is a founding member of Chicago's Remains Theater Company. He worked extensively in theatre with noted directors Ken McDougall, Paul Bettis, Alexander Hausvater, Brian Quirt, Vikki Anderson and Morris Panych, among others. Pastko received a Dora nomination for his performance in La Ronde and a Jessie nomination for The Ends of The Earth. His most recent stage appearances were as Lars in The Company Theatre's production of Festen and as Alexander Stern in The Rant, presented by Chicago's Mary Arrcher Theatre Co. His best known film roles are as Satan in Bruce McDonald's Highway 61; as Hartley Otis in Atom Egoyan's The Sweet Hereafter; as the artist in Jeremy Podeswa's Eclipse; and the hotel detective in David Weaver's Century Hotel. Pastko worked with George A. Romero (Land of the Dead); Eugene Levy (Sodbusters); and Roger Christian (Masterminds and Battlefield Earth). Description above from the Wikipedia article Earl Pastko, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Birdland poster

Birdland

as Bob McIntyre, The Cowboy
2018
Manhattan Undying poster

Manhattan Undying

as Dr. Larry Wilkins
2016
The Colony poster

The Colony

as Scientist
2013
Cottage Country poster

Cottage Country

as Vagrant
2013
The Mountie poster

The Mountie

as Olaf
2011
Just Business poster

Just Business

as Eli Perla
2008
Premonition poster

Premonition

as Vargas
2005
Land of the Dead poster

Land of the Dead

as Roach
2005
Shelf Life poster

Shelf Life

as Old Man
2004
The Cremation of Sam McGee poster

The Cremation of Sam McGee

as Cap
2001
Battlefield Earth poster

Battlefield Earth

as Bartender
2000
Motel poster

Motel

as Louie
1998
Dog Park poster

Dog Park

as Bartender
1998
The Sweet Hereafter poster

The Sweet Hereafter

as Hartley Otto
1997
Masterminds poster

Masterminds

as Captain Jankel
1997
Eclipse poster

Eclipse

as Michael
1995
Sodbusters poster

Sodbusters

as Butch
1994
Heads poster

Heads

as Lloyd Hubbs
1994
Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer poster

Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer

as Bartender
1993
Highway 61 poster

Highway 61

as Mr. Skin (a.k.a. Satan)
1991