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Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Personal Info

Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-08-02
Day of Death
2013-12-14 (81 years old)
Place of Birth
Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

Peter O'Toole

Biography

Peter Seamus O'Toole (August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013) was a British actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. In 1959 he made his West End debut in The Long and the Short and the Tall, and played the title role in Hamlet in the National Theatre's first production in 1963. Excelling on the London stage, O'Toole was known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle off it.

Making his film debut in 1959, O'Toole achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for this award another seven times – for playing King Henry II in both Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My Favorite Year (1982), and Venus (2006) – and holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for acting without a win (tied with Glenn Close). In 2002, he was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements.

Known For

Acting

(2023)
Sly
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2022)
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self (archive footage)
(2020)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
(2018)
Hangover in Death Valley
as Narrator (voice)
(2015)
Diamond Cartel
as Tugboat
(2014)
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Katherine of Alexandria
as Gallus
(2012)
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
as Father Christopher
(2012)
Eldorado
as Narrator (voice)
(2012)
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
as Self
(2010)
Eager to Die
as Lord Pelican
(2009)
Iron Road
as Relic
(2009)
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
(2008)
Christmas Cottage
as Glen
(2008)
Dean Spanley
as Fisk Senior
(2007)
Ratatouille
as Anton Ego (voice)
(2007)
Stardust
as King
(2006)
One Night with the King
as Samuel, the Prophet
(2006)
Venus
as Maurice
(2005)
Lassie
as The Duke
(2005)
Mystic India
as Narrador
(2004)
Troy
as Priam
(2003)
Bright Young Things
as Colonel Blount
(2003)
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
as Self (archive footage)
(2002)
Global Heresy
as Lord Foxley
(2002)
The Final Curtain
as JJ Curtis
(2000)
Hellraisers
as Self
(2000)
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
(2000)
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as William Williamson
(1999)
The Manor
as Mr. Ravenscroft
(1999)
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
as Jeffrey Bernard
(1998)
Phantoms
as Dr. Timothy Flyte
(1998)
Coming Home
as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
(1997)
FairyTale: A True Story
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
(1996)
An Evening with Spike Milligan
as Himself
(1995)
Heavy Weather
as Clarence, Earl of Emsworth
(1994)
The Rainbow Thief
as Prince Meleagre
(1993)
The Seventh Coin
as Emil Saber
(1992)
Rebecca's Daughters
as Lord Sarn
(1991)
King Ralph
as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
(1991)
Isabelle Eberhardt
as Maj. Lyautey
(1990)
The Nutcracker Prince
as Pantaloon (voice)
(1990)
Wings of Fame
as Cesar Valentin
(1990)
Crossing to Freedom
as John Sidney Howard
(1989)
On a Moonlit Night
as Prof. Yan McShoul
(1988)
High Spirits
as Peter Plunkett
(1988)
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
as Self
(1987)
The Last Emperor
as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
(1987)
The Dark Angel
as Uncle Silas Ruthyn
(1986)
Club Paradise
as Anthony Cloyden Hayes
(1985)
Creator
as Dr. Harry Wolper
(1984)
Supergirl
as Zaltar
(1984)
Kim
as Lama
(1984)
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
as Self / Zaltar
(1983)
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
(1983)
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
(1983)
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
(1983)
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
(1983)
Pygmalion
as Professor Henry Higgins
(1983)
Svengali
as Anton Bosnyak
(1983)
Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce
(1982)
My Favorite Year
as Alan Swann
(1982)
Man and Superman
as Jack Tanner
(1980)
The Stunt Man
as Eli Cross
(1979)
Caligula
as Tiberius
(1979)
Zulu Dawn
as Lord Chelmsford
(1978)
Power Play
as Colonel Zeller
(1976)
Rogue Male
as Sir Robert Thorndyke
(1976)
Foxtrot
as Liviu
(1975)
Rosebud
as Larry Martin
(1975)
Man Friday
as Robinson Crusoe
(1974)
The Public's Right to Know
as Self
(1972)
The Ruling Class
as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
(1972)
Man of La Mancha
as Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
(1972)
Under Milk Wood
as Captain Tom Cat
(1971)
Murphy's War
as Murphy
(1970)
Brotherly Love
as Sir Charles Ferguson
(1970)
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic
(1969)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Arthur Chipping
(1969)
Stiletto
as Man at the Premiere (uncredited)
(1968)
The Lion in Winter
as Henry II
(1968)
Great Catherine
as Capt. Charles Edstaston
(1967)
Casino Royale
as Scottish Piper (uncredited)
(1967)
The Night of the Generals
as General Tanz
(1967)
Present Laughter
as Garry Essendine
(1966)
The Bible: In the Beginning...
as The Three Angels
(1966)
How to Steal a Million
as Simon Dermott
(1965)
What's New Pussycat?
as Michael James
(1965)
Lord Jim
as Lord Jim
(1965)
The Sandpiper
as (voice) (uncredited)
(1964)
Becket
as King Henry II of England
(1963)
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
as Self
(1963)
Wind Sand and Star
(1962)
Lawrence of Arabia
as T.E. Lawrence
(1960)
The Savage Innocents
as First Trooper
(1960)
Kidnapped
as Robin MacGregor
(1960)
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as Capt. Monty Fitch
(1958)
The Castiglioni Brothers
as Mario

Crew

(1999)
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
Director, Producer
(1965)
Lord Jim
Associate Producer
(1962)
Operation Snatch
Producer