Peter O'Toole
Biography
Peter Seamus O'Toole (August 2, 1932 – December 14, 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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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-08-02
Place of birth
Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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Cast
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
8.00
Ratatouille
2007
7.83
Troy
2004
7.16
The Last Emperor
1987
7.62
How to Steal a Million
1966
7.50
Stardust
2007
7.28
Rosebud
1975
4.90
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
7.30
What's New Pussycat?
1965
6.00
King Ralph
1991
5.40
High Spirits
1988
5.80
Lord Jim
1965
6.80
My Favorite Year
1982
6.70
The Ruling Class
1972
6.40
Casino Royale
1967
5.26
Caligula
1979
6.00
Club Paradise
1986
5.10
Phantoms
1998
5.40
Supergirl
1984
5.35
Christmas Cottage
2008
6.30
Murphy's War
1971
6.12
The Nutcracker Prince
1990
6.40
The Rainbow Thief
1994
5.40
Venus
2006
6.60
Stiletto
1969
5.20
Creator
1985
6.30
The Manor
1999
5.80
The Stunt Man
1980
6.70
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
6.40
Lassie
2005
6.40
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
6.72
The Night of the Generals
1967
6.80
The Final Curtain
2002
5.00
Kidnapped
1960
6.40
One Night with the King
2006
6.60
Under Milk Wood
1972
6.20
Becket
1964
7.10
On a Moonlit Night
1989
7.10
Global Heresy
2002
5.20
Man of La Mancha
1972
6.60
Zulu Dawn
1979
6.03
Dean Spanley
2008
7.50
Isabelle Eberhardt
1991
5.70
The Lion in Winter
1968
7.40
Man Friday
1975
6.90
Eldorado
2012
2.30
The Savage Innocents
1960
6.70
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
2012
6.75
Hellraisers
2000
0.00
Rogue Male
1976
6.50
The Dark Angel
1987
7.50
The Seventh Coin
1993
3.00
Heavy Weather
1995
10.00
Rebecca's Daughters
1992
6.00
Kim
1984
6.00
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
1999
8.70
Pygmalion
1983
8.50
Svengali
1983
5.20
Crossing to Freedom
1990
6.00
Power Play
1978
7.00
Man and Superman
1982
0.00
Great Catherine
1968
5.60
The Castiglioni Brothers
1958
0.00
Brotherly Love
1970
5.90
Wind Sand and Star
1963
0.00
Iron Road
2009
6.30
Foxtrot
1976
4.70
Diamond Cartel
2015
5.70
Coming Home
1998
5.50
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
4.50
Katherine of Alexandria
2014
2.70
Wings of Fame
1990
6.70
Sly
2023
7.20
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
2000
10.00
Hangover in Death Valley
2018
0.00
Bright Young Things
2003
6.33
The Sandpiper
1965
6.40
Mystic India
2005
7.00
An Evening with Spike Milligan
1996
0.00
And the Oscar Goes To...
2014
7.00
The Public's Right to Know
1974
0.00
Present Laughter
1967
0.00
Eager to Die
2010
0.00
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
0.00