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Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Actor · 1932 – 2013 · Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England

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).

Movies24

  • Movie7.2

    Troy

    2004 · 11K votes

  • Movie7.8

    Ratatouille

    2007 · 18K votes

  • Movie8.0

    Lawrence of Arabia

    1962 · 3.6K votes

  • Movie7.6

    The Last Emperor

    1987 · 2K votes

  • Movie7.3

    Stardust

    2007 · 4.6K votes

  • Movie6.0

    Caligola

    Caligula

    1979 · 1K votes

  • Movie5.4

    Supergirl

    1984 · 731 votes

  • Movie5.2

    Casino Royale

    1967 · 858 votes

  • Movie7.3
  • Movie7.4

    The Lion in Winter

    1968 · 421 votes

  • Movie7.5

    How to Steal a Million

    1966 · 683 votes

  • Movie5.6

    Phantoms

    1998 · 420 votes

  • Movie6.8

    The Night of the Generals

    1967 · 189 votes

  • Movie7.2

    Becket

    1964 · 208 votes

  • Movie5.8

    High Spirits

    1988 · 252 votes

  • Movie6.9

    For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada

    Outlaws - For Greater Glory

    2012 · 179 votes

  • Movie6.1

    Zulu Dawn

    1979 · 121 votes

  • Movie6.7

    One Night with the King

    2006 · 76 votes

  • Movie6.4

    Lassie

    2005 · 148 votes

  • Movie5.4

    Coming Home

    1998 · 10 votes

  • Movie6.4

    FairyTale: A True Story

    1997 · 126 votes

  • Movie5.2

    Club Paradise

    1986 · 107 votes

  • Movie5.4

    King Ralph

    1991 · 328 votes

  • Movie6.8

    Lord Jim

    1965 · 87 votes

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  • TV7.5
  • TV6.4
  • TV4.3

    The View

    1997 · 113 votes

  • TV6.4

    The Daily Show

    1996 · 660 votes

  • TV7.4

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

    1995 · 21 votes

  • TV5.4
  • TV6.8

    The Merv Griffin Show

    1962 · 12 votes

  • TV5.6

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    2003 · 179 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Dick Cavett Show

    1968 · 22 votes

  • TV5.6

    Today

    1952 · 32 votes

  • TV7.8

    The Tudors

    2007 · 860 votes

  • TV5.3

    Wogan

    1982 · 7 votes

  • TV6.8

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948 · 23 votes

  • TV7.0

    The Oscars

    1953 · 84 votes

  • TV5.6

    Wetten, dass..?

    1981 · 24 votes

  • TV6.2

    The Early Show

    1999 · 10 votes

  • TV5.1

    Film '72

    1971 · 8 votes

  • TV6.9

    The Ray Bradbury Theater

    1985 · 37 votes

  • TV7.5

    North and South

    1985 · 185 votes

  • TV3.5

    Sunday Night Theatre

    1950 · 2 votes

  • TV7.1

    TFI Friday

    1996 · 10 votes

  • TV
  • TV7.1

    Hitler: The Rise of Evil

    2003 · 378 votes