
Actor
Peter O'Toole
Born August 2, 1932 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, EnglandDied December 14, 201382 films
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.
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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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First watchLawrence of Arabia19628.0as T.E. LawrenceDuring World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks.View filmEssential films
Ranked by acclaim and reachFilmography
82 films as actor- 2018Hangover in Death ValleyNarrator (voice)
- 2015Diamond CartelTugboat
- 2014Katherine of AlexandriaGallus
- 2012Outlaws - For Greater GloryFather Christopher
- 2012EldoradoNarrator (voice)
- 2010Eager to DieLord Pelican
- 2009Iron RoadRelic
- 2009Behind The Scenes of Caligula
- 2008Dean SpanleyFisk Senior
- 2008Christmas CottageGlen
- 2007StardustKing
- 2007RatatouilleAnton Ego (voice)
- 2006One Night with the KingSamuel, the Prophet
- 2006VenusMaurice
- 2005LassieThe Duke
- 2004TroyPriam
- 2003Augustus: The First EmperorAugustus Caesar
- 2003Bright Young ThingsColonel Blount
- 2002The Final CurtainJJ Curtis
- 2002Global HeresyLord Foxley
- 1999Jeffrey Bernard Is UnwellJeffrey Bernard
- 1999Molokai: The Story of Father DamienWilliam Williamson
- 1999The ManorMr. Ravenscroft
- 1998Coming HomeColonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
- 1998PhantomsDr. Timothy Flyte
- 1997FairyTale: A True StorySir Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1995Heavy WeatherClarence, Earl of Emsworth
- 1994The Rainbow ThiefPrince Meleagre
- 1993The Seventh CoinEmil Saber
- 1992Rebecca's DaughtersLord Sarn
- 1991Isabelle EberhardtMaj. Lyautey
- 1991King RalphWillingham
- 1990The Nutcracker PrincePantaloon (voice)
- 1990Crossing to FreedomJohn Sidney Howard
- 1990Wings of FameCesar Valentin
- 1989On a Moonlit NightProf. Yan McShoul
- 1988High SpiritsPeter Plunkett
- 1987The Last EmperorReginald Johnston (R.J.)
- 1987The Dark AngelUncle Silas Ruthyn
- 1986Club ParadiseAnthony Cloyden Hayes
- 1985CreatorDr. Harry Wolper
- 1984SupergirlZaltar
- 1984KimLama
- 1983Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of FourSherlock Holmes (voice)
- 1983Sherlock Holmes and a Study in ScarletSherlock Holmes (voice)
- 1983PygmalionProfessor Henry Higgins
- 1983SvengaliAnton Bosnyak
- 1983Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of FearSherlock Holmes (voice)
- 1983Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville CurseSherlock Holmes (voice)
- 1982Man and SupermanJack Tanner
- 1982My Favorite YearAlan Swann
- 1980The Stunt ManEli Cross
- 1979CaligulaTiberius
- 1979Zulu DawnLord Chelmsford
- 1978Power PlayColonel Zeller
- 1976Rogue MaleSir Robert Thorndyke
- 1976FoxtrotLiviu
- 1975RosebudLarry Martin
- 1975Man FridayRobinson Crusoe
- 1972Man of La ManchaDon Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
- 1972The Ruling ClassJack 14th Earl of Gurney
- 1972Under Milk WoodCaptain Tom Cat
- 1971Murphy's WarMurphy
- 1970Brotherly LoveSir Charles Ferguson
- 1969Goodbye, Mr. ChipsArthur Chipping
- 1969StilettoMan at the Premiere (uncredited)
- 1968Great CatherineCapt. Charles Edstaston
- 1968The Lion in WinterHenry II
- 1967Casino RoyaleScottish Piper (uncredited)
- 1967Present LaughterGarry Essendine
- 1967The Night of the GeneralsGeneral Tanz
- 1966The Bible: In the Beginning...The Three Angels
- 1966How to Steal a MillionSimon Dermott
- 1965The Sandpiper(voice) (uncredited)
- 1965What's New Pussycat?Michael James
- 1965Lord JimLord Jim
- 1964BecketKing Henry II of England
- 1962Lawrence of ArabiaT.E. Lawrence
- 1960The Day They Robbed the Bank of EnglandCapt. Monty Fitch
- 1960The Savage InnocentsFirst Trooper
- 1960KidnappedRobin MacGregor
- 1958The Castiglioni BrothersMario







