Peter O'Toole

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

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 Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Die Harald Schmidt Show

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

  • Casino Royale

    Casino Royale

  • The View

    The View

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • The Tudors

    The Tudors

  • Ratatouille

    Ratatouille

  • Troy

    Troy

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • North and South

    North and South

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Lawrence of Arabia

    Lawrence of Arabia

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Caligula

    Caligula

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

    Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

  • The Last Emperor

    The Last Emperor

  • The Ray Bradbury Theater

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • Global Heresy

    Global Heresy

  • The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

    The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

  • Hitler: The Rise of Evil

    Hitler: The Rise of Evil

  • Lord Jim

    Lord Jim

  • High Spirits

    High Spirits

  • Club Paradise

    Club Paradise

  • Supergirl

    Supergirl

  • Iron Road

    Iron Road

  • Kim

    Kim

  • Foxtrot

    Foxtrot

  • King Ralph

    King Ralph

  • Man Friday

    Man Friday

  • Gulliver's Travels

    Gulliver's Travels

  • Rogue Male

    Rogue Male

  • Heavy Weather

    Heavy Weather

  • Sunday Night Theatre

    Sunday Night Theatre

  • Kidnapped

    Kidnapped

  • The Sandpiper

    The Sandpiper

  • The Nutcracker Prince

    The Nutcracker Prince

  • How to Steal a Million

    How to Steal a Million

  • Coming Home

    Coming Home

  • Becket

    Becket

  • Phantoms

    Phantoms

  • Stiletto

    Stiletto

  • Pygmalion

    Pygmalion

  • Power Play

    Power Play

  • Lassie

    Lassie

  • Today

    Today

  • Venus

    Venus

  • Great Catherine

    Great Catherine

  • The Bible: In the Beginning...

    The Bible: In the Beginning...

  • The Night of the Generals

    The Night of the Generals

  • Masada

    Masada

  • Hellraisers

    Hellraisers

  • Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • Rosebud

    Rosebud

  • Talking Pictures

    Talking Pictures

  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips

    Goodbye, Mr. Chips

  • Zulu Dawn

    Zulu Dawn

  • Brotherly Love

    Brotherly Love

  • On a Moonlit Night

    On a Moonlit Night

  • Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

  • Man of La Mancha

    Man of La Mancha

  • Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory

  • Bright Young Things

    Bright Young Things

  • The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

    The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

  • Svengali

    Svengali

  • Behind The Scenes of Caligula

    Behind The Scenes of Caligula

  • The Lion in Winter

    The Lion in Winter

  • The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

    The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four

    Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four

  • Casanova

    Casanova

  • Creator

    Creator

  • The Savage Innocents

    The Savage Innocents

  • The Stunt Man

    The Stunt Man

  • Katherine of Alexandria

    Katherine of Alexandria

  • Murphy's War

    Murphy's War

  • The Early Show

    The Early Show

  • The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

    The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

  • The Seventh Coin

    The Seventh Coin

  • Isabelle Eberhardt

    Isabelle Eberhardt

  • Diamond Cartel

    Diamond Cartel

  • The Rainbow Thief

    The Rainbow Thief

  • Rebecca's Daughters

    Rebecca's Daughters

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse

    Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse

  • What's New Pussycat?

    What's New Pussycat?

  • My Favorite Year

    My Favorite Year

  • Eldorado

    Eldorado

  • One Night with the King

    One Night with the King

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

    Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

  • Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

    Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

  • Under Milk Wood

    Under Milk Wood

  • Crossing to Freedom

    Crossing to Freedom

  • Wings of Fame

    Wings of Fame

  • An Evening with Spike Milligan

    An Evening with Spike Milligan

  • Augustus: The First Emperor

    Augustus: The First Emperor

  • Dean Spanley

    Dean Spanley

  • Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

    Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

  • The Dark Angel

    The Dark Angel

  • Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

    Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

  • The Ruling Class

    The Ruling Class

  • Iron Road

    Iron Road

  • Supergirl: The Making of the Movie

    Supergirl: The Making of the Movie

  • Man and Superman

    Man and Superman

  • Christmas Cottage

    Christmas Cottage

  • Coming Home

    Coming Home

  • The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

    The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

  • FairyTale: A True Story

    FairyTale: A True Story

  • The Public's Right to Know

    The Public's Right to Know

  • Hangover in Death Valley

    Hangover in Death Valley

  • Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

    Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

  • Civvies

    Civvies

  • Strumpet City

    Strumpet City

  • The Dark Angel

    The Dark Angel

  • The Manor

    The Manor

  • Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

    Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

  • The Final Curtain

    The Final Curtain

  • Mystic India

    Mystic India

  • The Castiglioni Brothers

    The Castiglioni Brothers

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

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

  • Eager to Die

    Eager to Die

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Augustus: The First Emperor

    Augustus: The First Emperor

  • Present Laughter

    Present Laughter