Peter O'Toole

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

130

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-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. 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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • Die Harald Schmidt Show

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • The View

    The View

  • The Tudors

    The Tudors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Ratatouille

    Ratatouille

  • Troy

    Troy

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • North and South

    North and South

  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Today

    Today

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia

  • Hitler: The Rise of Evil

    Hitler: The Rise of Evil

  • Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Caligula

    Caligula

  • Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

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

    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four

    Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four

  • Lord Jim

    Lord Jim

  • Bright Young Things

    Bright Young Things

  • The Last Emperor

    The Last Emperor

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

    Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

  • The Nutcracker Prince

    The Nutcracker Prince

  • The Bible: In the Beginning...

    The Bible: In the Beginning...

  • An Evening with Spike Milligan

    An Evening with Spike Milligan

  • Gulliver's Travels

    Gulliver's Travels

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Venus

    Venus

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

  • On a Moonlit Night

    On a Moonlit Night

  • The Night of the Generals

    The Night of the Generals

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse

    Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse

  • The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

  • High Spirits

    High Spirits

  • Rebecca's Daughters

    Rebecca's Daughters

  • Great Catherine

    Great Catherine

  • The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

    The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

  • The Sandpiper

    The Sandpiper

  • Wings of Fame

    Wings of Fame

  • Diamond Cartel

    Diamond Cartel

  • The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

    The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

  • Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

  • The Rainbow Thief

    The Rainbow Thief

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • Heavy Weather

    Heavy Weather

  • The Savage Innocents

    The Savage Innocents

  • Man of La Mancha

    Man of La Mancha

  • Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

  • Global Heresy

    Global Heresy

  • King Ralph

    King Ralph

  • The Manor

    The Manor

  • Behind The Scenes of Caligula

    Behind The Scenes of Caligula

  • Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

    Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

  • Kim

    Kim

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Hangover in Death Valley

    Hangover in Death Valley

  • Becket

    Becket

  • Rosebud

    Rosebud

  • Supergirl

    Supergirl

  • The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

    The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

  • Coming Home

    Coming Home

  • Iron Road

    Iron Road

  • Pygmalion

    Pygmalion

  • Club Paradise

    Club Paradise

  • Masada

    Masada

  • The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man

  • Casanova

    Casanova

  • Foxtrot

    Foxtrot

  • FairyTale: A True Story

    FairyTale: A True Story

  • Crossing to Freedom

    Crossing to Freedom

  • Stiletto

    Stiletto

  • Rogue Male

    Rogue Male

  • Man Friday

    Man Friday

  • The Lion in Winter

    The Lion in Winter

  • The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

    The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

  • Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

  • Svengali

    Svengali

  • The Seventh Coin

    The Seventh Coin

  • Hellraisers

    Hellraisers

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • Phantoms

    Phantoms

  • One Night with the King

    One Night with the King

  • Zulu Dawn

    Zulu Dawn

  • My Favorite Year

    My Favorite Year

  • Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

    Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

  • Iron Road

    Iron Road

  • How to Steal a Million

    How to Steal a Million

  • Man and Superman

    Man and Superman

  • Augustus: The First Emperor

    Augustus: The First Emperor

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

    Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

  • Coming Home

    Coming Home

  • Power Play

    Power Play

  • The Dark Angel

    The Dark Angel

  • The Dark Angel

    The Dark Angel

  • Creator

    Creator

  • Present Laughter

    Present Laughter

  • Murphy's War

    Murphy's War

  • Under Milk Wood

    Under Milk Wood

  • What's New Pussycat?

    What's New Pussycat?

  • Christmas Cottage

    Christmas Cottage

  • Katherine of Alexandria

    Katherine of Alexandria

  • Civvies

    Civvies

  • The Public's Right to Know

    The Public's Right to Know

  • The Ruling Class

    The Ruling Class

  • Strumpet City

    Strumpet City

  • Isabelle Eberhardt

    Isabelle Eberhardt

  • Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

    Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

  • Eldorado

    Eldorado

  • Dean Spanley

    Dean Spanley

  • Supergirl: The Making of the Movie

    Supergirl: The Making of the Movie

  • Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

    Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

  • Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders

    Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders

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

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

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

    Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic

  • Wind Sand and Star

    Wind Sand and Star

  • The Final Curtain

    The Final Curtain

  • Augustus: The First Emperor

    Augustus: The First Emperor

  • The Castiglioni Brothers

    The Castiglioni Brothers

  • Eager to Die

    Eager to Die

  • Mystic India

    Mystic India

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

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