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Peter O'Toole
Actor

Peter O'Toole

2 Aug 1932Born
14 Dec 2013Died
81Age at death
106Credits

Biography

Peter Seamus O'Toole (August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013) was a British-Irish 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.

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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).

Known for

Filmography

The 80 most recent of 106 credits.

  1. 2025Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of PretendersFilm: Archive
  2. 2018Hangover in Death ValleyFilm: Narrator (voice)
  3. 2015Diamond CartelFilm: Tugboat
  4. 2014Katherine of AlexandriaFilm: Gallus
  5. 2012Outlaws - For Greater GloryFilm: Father Christopher
  6. 2012EldoradoFilm: Narrator (voice)
  7. 2010Eager to DieFilm: Lord Pelican
  8. 2009Iron RoadSeries: Lionel Relic (2 episodes)
  9. 2009Iron RoadFilm: Relic
  10. 2009Behind The Scenes of CaligulaFilm
  11. 2008Dean SpanleyFilm: Fisk Senior
  12. 2008Christmas CottageFilm: Glen
  13. 2007StardustFilm: King
  14. 2007RatatouilleFilm: Anton Ego (voice)
  15. 2007The TudorsSeries: Pope Paul III (10 episodes)
  16. 2006One Night with the KingFilm: Samuel, the Prophet
  17. 2006VenusFilm: Maurice
  18. 2005LassieFilm: The Duke
  19. 2005CasanovaSeries: Giacomo Casanova (3 episodes)
  20. 2005Mystic IndiaFilm: Narrador
  21. 2004TroyFilm: Priam
  22. 2003Augustus: The First EmperorFilm: Augustus Caesar
  23. 2003Augustus: The First EmperorSeries: Augustus Caesar (2 episodes)
  24. 2003Bright Young ThingsFilm: Colonel Blount
  25. 2003Hitler: The Rise of EvilSeries: President Paul von Hindenburg (2 episodes)
  26. 2002The Final CurtainFilm: JJ Curtis
  27. 2002Global HeresyFilm: Lord Foxley
  28. 2000The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt ManFilm
  29. 1999Jeffrey Bernard Is UnwellFilm: Jeffrey Bernard, Director
  30. 1999Joan of ArcSeries: Bishop Cauchon (2 episodes)
  31. 1999Molokai: The Story of Father DamienFilm: William Williamson
  32. 1999The ManorFilm: Mr. Ravenscroft
  33. 1998Coming HomeSeries: Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis (2 episodes)
  34. 1998Coming HomeFilm: Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
  35. 1998PhantomsFilm: Dr. Timothy Flyte
  36. 1997FairyTale: A True StoryFilm: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  37. 1996TFI FridaySeries (1 episode)
  38. 1996Gulliver's TravelsSeries: King of Lilliput (2 episodes)
  39. 1995Heavy WeatherFilm: Clarence, Earl of Emsworth
  40. 1994The Rainbow ThiefFilm: Prince Meleagre
  41. 1993The Seventh CoinFilm: Emil Saber
  42. 1992CivviesSeries: Barry Newman (3 episodes)
  43. 1992Rebecca's DaughtersFilm: Lord Sarn
  44. 1991Isabelle EberhardtFilm: Maj. Lyautey
  45. 1991King RalphFilm: Willingham
  46. 1990The Nutcracker PrinceFilm: Pantaloon (voice)
  47. 1990Crossing to FreedomFilm: John Sidney Howard
  48. 1990Wings of FameFilm: Cesar Valentin
  49. 1989On a Moonlit NightFilm: Prof. Yan McShoul
  50. 1989The Dark AngelSeries: Silas Ruthyn (2 episodes)
  51. 1988High SpiritsFilm: Peter Plunkett
  52. 1987The Last EmperorFilm: Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
  53. 1987The Dark AngelFilm: Uncle Silas Ruthyn
  54. 1986Club ParadiseFilm: Anthony Cloyden Hayes
  55. 1985North and SouthSeries: Sam Trump (3 episodes)
  56. 1985CreatorFilm: Dr. Harry Wolper
  57. 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries: John Hampton (1 episode)
  58. 1984SupergirlFilm: Zaltar
  59. 1984KimFilm: Lama
  60. 1983Sherlock Holmes and a Study in ScarletFilm: Sherlock Holmes (voice)
  61. 1983Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of FourFilm: Sherlock Holmes (voice)
  62. 1983PygmalionFilm: Professor Henry Higgins
  63. 1983Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James JoyceFilm
  64. 1983SvengaliFilm: Anton Bosnyak
  65. 1983Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of FearFilm: Sherlock Holmes (voice)
  66. 1983Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville CurseFilm: Sherlock Holmes (voice)
  67. 1982Man and SupermanFilm: Jack Tanner
  68. 1982My Favorite YearFilm: Alan Swann
  69. 1981MasadaSeries: General Cornelius Flavius Silva (4 episodes)
  70. 1980The Stunt ManFilm: Eli Cross
  71. 1980Strumpet CitySeries: Jim Larkin (7 episodes)
  72. 1979CaligulaFilm: Tiberius
  73. 1979Zulu DawnFilm: Lord Chelmsford
  74. 1978Power PlayFilm: Colonel Zeller
  75. 1976Rogue MaleFilm: Sir Robert Thorndyke
  76. 1976FoxtrotFilm: Liviu
  77. 1975RosebudFilm: Larry Martin
  78. 1975Man FridayFilm: Robinson Crusoe
  79. 1972Man of La ManchaFilm: Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
  80. 1972The Ruling ClassFilm: Jack 14th Earl of Gurney

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