Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Date of Birth:

Aug 02, 1932

Place of Birth:

Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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.

O'Toole was the recipient of four Golden Globe Awards, one BAFTA Award for Best British Actor and one Primetime Emmy Award. Other performances include What's New Pussycat? (1965), How to Steal a Million (1966), Supergirl (1984), and minor roles in The Last Emperor (1987) and Troy (2004). He also voiced Anton Ego, the restaurant critic in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007).

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filmography:

Man and Superman Man and Superman

1982

Pygmalion Pygmalion

1983

Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

1983

Svengali Svengali

1983

Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four

1983

Power Play Power Play

1978

Great Catherine Great Catherine

1968

Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic

1970

Wind Sand and Star Wind Sand and Star

1963

The Castiglioni Brothers The Castiglioni Brothers

1958

Brotherly Love Brotherly Love

1970

Crossing to Freedom Crossing to Freedom

1990

Kim Kim

1984

Hellraisers Hellraisers

2000

Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse

1983

Outlaws - For Greater Glory Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960

Rogue Male Rogue Male

1976

The Dark Angel The Dark Angel

1987

Rebecca's Daughters Rebecca's Daughters

1992

Heavy Weather Heavy Weather

1995

The Seventh Coin The Seventh Coin

1993

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

1999

Iron Road Iron Road

2009

Foxtrot Foxtrot

1976

Mystic India Mystic India

2005

An Evening with Spike Milligan An Evening with Spike Milligan

1996

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

1999

Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

1988

Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

2012

And the Oscar Goes To... And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce

1983

Present Laughter Present Laughter

1967

The Public's Right to Know The Public's Right to Know

1974

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

2000

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

2020

The Sandpiper The Sandpiper

1965

Bright Young Things Bright Young Things

2003

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

Coming Home Coming Home

1998

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'

2003

Diamond Cartel Diamond Cartel

2015

Katherine of Alexandria Katherine of Alexandria

2014

Wings of Fame Wings of Fame

1990

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022

Hangover in Death Valley Hangover in Death Valley

2018

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

2000

Sly Sly

2023

Augustus: The First Emperor Augustus: The First Emperor

2003

The Savage Innocents The Savage Innocents

1960

Club Paradise Club Paradise

1986

Phantoms Phantoms

1998

Caligula Caligula

1979

Casino Royale Casino Royale

1967

The Ruling Class The Ruling Class

1972

Supergirl Supergirl

1984

Christmas Cottage Christmas Cottage

2008

Venus Venus

2006

The Rainbow Thief The Rainbow Thief

1994

The Nutcracker Prince The Nutcracker Prince

1990

Murphy's War Murphy's War

1971

My Favorite Year My Favorite Year

1982

Lord Jim Lord Jim

1965

How to Steal a Million How to Steal a Million

1966

The Last Emperor The Last Emperor

1987

Troy Troy

2004

Ratatouille Ratatouille

2007

Stardust Stardust

2007

Rosebud Rosebud

1975

High Spirits High Spirits

1988

King Ralph King Ralph

1991

What's New Pussycat? What's New Pussycat?

1965

The Bible: In the Beginning... The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966

Stiletto Stiletto

1969

Creator Creator

1985

Dean Spanley Dean Spanley

2008

Zulu Dawn Zulu Dawn

1979

Man of La Mancha Man of La Mancha

1972

Global Heresy Global Heresy

2002

Isabelle Eberhardt Isabelle Eberhardt

1991

The Lion in Winter The Lion in Winter

1968

Eldorado Eldorado

2012

Man Friday Man Friday

1975

Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

1983

Supergirl: The Making of the Movie Supergirl: The Making of the Movie

1984

On a Moonlit Night On a Moonlit Night

1989

Becket Becket

1964

Lassie Lassie

2005

FairyTale: A True Story FairyTale: A True Story

1997

The Stunt Man The Stunt Man

1980

The Manor The Manor

1999

Goodbye, Mr. Chips Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969

The Night of the Generals The Night of the Generals

1967

Under Milk Wood Under Milk Wood

1972

One Night with the King One Night with the King

2006

Kidnapped Kidnapped

1960

The Final Curtain The Final Curtain

2002

Lawrence of Arabia Lawrence of Arabia

1962

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