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 (2 August 1932 – 14 December 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:

The Castiglioni Brothers The Castiglioni Brothers

1958

Iron Road Iron Road

2009

Great Catherine Great Catherine

1968

Brotherly Love Brotherly Love

1970

Power Play Power Play

1978

Foxtrot Foxtrot

1976

Diamond Cartel Diamond Cartel

2015

Katherine of Alexandria Katherine of Alexandria

2014

Bright Young Things Bright Young Things

2003

Coming Home Coming Home

1998

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

2003

Man and Superman Man and Superman

1982

Pygmalion Pygmalion

1983

The Seventh Coin The Seventh Coin

1993

Heavy Weather Heavy Weather

1995

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

1999

The Dark Angel The Dark Angel

1987

Rebecca's Daughters Rebecca's Daughters

1992

Crossing to Freedom Crossing to Freedom

1990

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

1983

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

1983

Svengali Svengali

1983

Kim Kim

1984

Wings of Fame Wings of Fame

1990

Man of La Mancha Man of La Mancha

1972

Hangover in Death Valley Hangover in Death Valley

2018

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

2000

Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony

2021

Hellraisers Hellraisers

2000

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

2022

Wind Sand and Star Wind Sand and Star

1963

Caligula: The Ultimate Cut Caligula: The Ultimate Cut

2023

Prometheus Prometheus

2012

Sly Sly

2023

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

1970

Stiletto Stiletto

1969

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

2000

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

Casino Royale Casino Royale

1967

Global Heresy Global Heresy

2002

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

1999

Mystic India Mystic India

2005

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

1983

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

2020

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

2014

An Evening with Spike Milligan An Evening with Spike Milligan

1996

Rogue Male Rogue Male

1976

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

1983

Supergirl Supergirl

1984

Phantoms Phantoms

1998

Club Paradise Club Paradise

1986

Caligula Caligula

1979

My Favorite Year My Favorite Year

1982

Christmas Cottage Christmas Cottage

2008

Murphy's War Murphy's War

1971

Creator Creator

1985

The Rainbow Thief The Rainbow Thief

1994

Venus Venus

2006

The Nutcracker Prince The Nutcracker Prince

1990

The Ruling Class The Ruling Class

1972

Lord Jim Lord Jim

1965

Ratatouille Ratatouille

2007

Rosebud Rosebud

1975

Lawrence of Arabia Lawrence of Arabia

1962

The Last Emperor The Last Emperor

1987

Stardust Stardust

2007

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

1966

High Spirits High Spirits

1988

King Ralph King Ralph

1991

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

1965

How to Steal a Million How to Steal a Million

1966

The Manor The Manor

1999

The Stunt Man The Stunt Man

1980

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

1984

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

1983

The Lion in Winter The Lion in Winter

1968

Dean Spanley Dean Spanley

2008

Man Friday Man Friday

1975

Eldorado Eldorado

2012

Outlaws - For Greater Glory Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012

Augustus: The First Emperor Augustus: The First Emperor

2003

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

1960

The Savage Innocents The Savage Innocents

1960

Zulu Dawn Zulu Dawn

1979

Isabelle Eberhardt Isabelle Eberhardt

1991

The Night of the Generals The Night of the Generals

1967

Goodbye, Mr. Chips Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969

Lassie Lassie

2005

FairyTale: A True Story FairyTale: A True Story

1997

Kidnapped Kidnapped

1960

One Night with the King One Night with the King

2006

On a Moonlit Night On a Moonlit Night

1989

Under Milk Wood Under Milk Wood

1972

Becket Becket

1964

The Final Curtain The Final Curtain

2002

Troy Troy

2004

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