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Peter O'Toole

Film Producer / Actor / Film Director / Author | * 08/02/1932 († 81, 12/14/2013) | Connemara, County Galway (Ireland)
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Peter Seamus O'Toole (2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was an English stage and film actor. He attended RADA (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), ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Documentaries

Known for these Movies & Shows

Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, ...

My Favorite Year

PG

1982 | 3.5/5 | 1h 32min
Comedy, Drama
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The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in th ...

Lawrence of Arabia

NR

1962 | 4.0/5 | 3h 47min
Adventure, Drama, History, War
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Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir. ...

The Lion in Winter

PG

1968 | 3.7/5 | 2h 14min
Drama, History
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In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to ...

Troy

R

2004 | 3.6/5 | 2h 43min
Adventure, History, War, Action
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Awards & Nominations for Peter O'Toole

Academy Honorary Award 2x Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 2x BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role 2x Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor 2x Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 3x David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor 2x National Board of Review Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie 8x Academy Award for Best Actor 5x Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor 3x Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 5x National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy Performance 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
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Movies with Peter O'Toole as Actor(91)

2022 Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
as Self (archive footage)2022 Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
as Self - Actor (archive footage)2020 Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
as Narrator (voice)2018 Hangover in Death Valley
as Tugboat2015 Diamond Cartel
as Gallus2014 Katherine of Alexandria
as Self (archive footage)2014 And the Oscar Goes To...
2012 Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
as Father Christopher2012 For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
as Narrator (voice)2012 Eldorado
as Glen2008 Christmas Cottage
as Fisk Senior2008 Dean Spanley
as The Watchman2007 Killers Kill, Dead Men Die
as Anton Ego (voice)2007 Ratatouille
as King2007 Stardust
as Samuel, the Prophet2006 One Night with the King
as Maurice2006 Venus
as The Duke2005 Lassie
as Narrador2005 Mystic India
as Priam2004 Troy
as Augustus Caesar2003 Augustus: The First Emperor
as Self (archive footage)2003 The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
as Colonel Blount2003 Bright Young Things
as JJ Curtis2002 The Final Curtain
as Lord Foxley2002 Global Heresy
as Self (archive footage)2000 The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
2000 The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000 Hellraisers
as William Williamson1999 Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
as Jeffrey Bernard1999 Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
as Mr. Ravenscroft1999 The Manor
as Dr. Timothy Flyte1998 Phantoms
as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis1998 Coming Home
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle1997 FairyTale: A True Story
as himself1996 An Audience with Spike Milligan
as Clarence, Earl of Emsworth1995 Heavy Weather
as Prince Meleagre1994 The Rainbow Thief
as Emil Saber1993 The Seventh Coin
as Lord Sarn1992 Rebecca's Daughters
as Maj. Lyautey1991 Isabelle Eberhardt
as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham1991 King Ralph
as Pantaloon (voice)1990 The Nutcracker Prince
as John Sidney Howard1990 Crossing to Freedom
as Cesar Valentin1990 Wings of Fame
as Prof. Yan McShoul1989 On a Moonlit Night
as himself1988 Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
as Peter Plunkett1988 High Spirits
as Reginald Fleming Johnston1987 The Last Emperor
as Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes1986 Club Paradise
as Dr. Harry Wolper1985 Creator
as Lama1984 Kim
as Zaltar1984 Supergirl
as Himself / Zaltar1984 Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
as Anton Bosnyak1983 Svengali
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)1983 Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
as Professor Henry Higgins1983 Pygmalion
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)1983 Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
1983 Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)1983 Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)1983 Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
as Alan Swann1982 My Favorite Year
as Jack Tanner1982 Man and Superman
as Eli Cross1980 The Stunt Man
as Tiberius1979 Caligula
as Lord Chelmsford1979 Zulu Dawn
as Colonel Zeller1978 Power Play
as Sir Robert Thorndyke1976 Rogue Male
as Liviu1976 Foxtrot
as Larry Martin1975 Rosebud
as Robinson Crusoe1975 Man Friday
as Captain Tom Cat1972 Under Milk Wood
as Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana1972 Man of La Mancha
as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney1972 The Ruling Class
as Murphy1971 Murphy's War
as Sir Charles Ferguson1970 Brotherly Love
as Arthur Chipping1969 Goodbye, Mr. Chips
as Man at the Premiere (uncredited)1969 Stiletto
as Henry II1968 The Lion in Winter
as Capt. Charles Edstaston1968 Great Catherine
as Scottish Piper (uncredited)1967 Casino Royale
as General Tanz1967 The Night of the Generals
as The Three Angels1966 The Bible: In the Beginning...
as Simon Dermott1966 How to Steal a Million
as Lord Jim1965 Lord Jim
as Michael James1965 What's New Pussycat?
as his King / King Henry II1964 Becket
as T.E. Lawrence1962 Lawrence of Arabia
as Capt. Monty Fitch1960 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
as First Trooper1960 The Savage Innocents
as Robin MacGregor1959 Kidnapped
as Mario1958 The Castiglioni Brothers

TV Shows/Series with Peter O'Toole as Actor(22)

as Self (archive footage)2013 Talking Pictures
as Lionel Relic2009 Iron Road
as Pope Paul III2007 The Tudors
as President Paul von Hindenburg2003 Hitler: The Rise of Evil
as himself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as himself1999 The Early Show
as himself1997 The View
as himself1996 The Daily Show
as himself1995 The Harald Schmidt Show
as himself1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Barry Newman1991 Civvies
as John Hampton1985 The Ray Bradbury Theater
as himself1982 Wogan
as himself1981 Wetten, dass..?
as Gen. Cornelius Flavius Silva1981 Masada
as himself1973 The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self - Guest1968 The Dick Cavett Show
as himself1962 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as First Soldier1955 The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
as himself1952 Today
as himself1948 The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - Singer1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Peter O'Toole as Crew(4)

Directing/Director1999 Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
Production/Producer1999 Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
Production/Associate Producer1965 Lord Jim
Production/Producer1962 Operation Snatch

Full Name: Peter Séamus O'Toole
Born: Tuesday, 08/02 1932 (August) in Connemara, County Galway (Ireland)
Died: Saturday, 12/14 2013 (December) in Wellington Hospital, London (aged: 81)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Member of: Royal Shakespeare Company
Spouses (current/former): Siân Phillips
Children: Kate O'Toole, Lorcan O'Toole
Influenced by/Role models: Eric Porter
Other names for Peter O'Toole (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Питер О’Тул"
"彼得奧圖"
"彼德·奥图"
"Peter Seamus Lorcan O’Toole"
"Peter O’Toole"
Peter O'Toole frequently works together with these people:
Tyra Banks (10x, Actress)
Tony Bennett (10x, Actor)
Drew Barrymore (9x, Actress)
Charlton Heston (9x, Actor)
Denzel Washington (8x, Actor)
Julie Andrews (8x, Actress)
Jane Fonda (8x, Actress)
Bob Newhart (8x, Actor)
Wanda Sykes (8x, Actress)
Meredith Vieira (8x, Actress)
Natalie Cole (8x, Actress)
Richard Rush (8x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1329, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/01/2024