
Peter O'Toole
- Date of Birth: 1932-08-02
- Date of Death: 2013-12-14
- Place of Birth: Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
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 ... 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter O'Toole, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Drama, Action & Adventure • 1955 September

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Documentary • 2022 November

The Dark Angel
Horror, Thriller, Drama, TV Movie • 1987 February

How to Steal a Million
Comedy, Crime, Romance • 1966 July

North and South
Drama, War & Politics • 1985 November

Dean Spanley
Comedy, Drama • 2008 December

The Lion in Winter
Drama, History • 1968 August

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Talk • 1962 October

The Bible: In the Beginning...
Adventure, History, Drama • 1966 September

Stardust
Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Family • 2007 August