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Peter O'Toole

Actor, Producer, Director
Born August 2, 1932Died December 14, 2013 (81 years)
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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Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Becket
  • The Stunt Man
  • Zulu Dawn
  • Gulliver's Travels (1996)
  • The Ruling Class
  • Bright Young Things
  • Creator
  • Man Friday
  • The Party's Over
  • Foxtrot
Known For
  • Lawrence of Arabia
  • Ratatouille
  • The Last Emperor
  • Venus
  • How to Steal a Million
  • The Stunt Man
  • My Favorite Year
  • Becket
  • Phantoms
  • High Spirits
  • Caligula
  • The Night of the Generals
  • King Ralph
  • Supergirl
  • The Ruling Class
  • Gulliver's Travels (1996)
  • Goodbye, Mr. Chips
  • Man of La Mancha
  • What's New Pussycat
  • Lassie
  • Lord Jim
  • Murphy's War
  • One Night with the King
  • Hitler: The Rise of Evil

Filmography

2023
2018
Hangover in Death Valley · as Narrator (voice)
2015
Diamond Cartel · as Tugboat
2014
2013
2012
2012
Eldorado · as Narrator (voice)
2011
These Amazing Shadows · as Lawrence
2009
Iron Road (TV Series) · as Lionel Relic
2009
Iron Road · as Relic
2008
Dean Spanley · as Fisk Senior
2008
2007
Stardust · as King
2007
Ratatouille · as Anton Ego (voice)
2007
The Tudors (TV Series) · as Pope Paul Iii
2006
One Night with the King · as Samuel, The Prophet
2006
Venus · as Maurice
2006
2005
Lassie · as The Duke
2005
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons · as Lawrence
2005
Casanova (TV Series) · as Giacomo Casanova
2005
Mystic India · as Narrador
2004
Troy · as Priam
2003
Augustus: The First Emperor · as Augustus Caesar
2003
Augusto - Il primo imperatore (TV Series) · as Augusto
2003
Bright Young Things · as Colonel Blount
2003
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (TV Series) · as President Paul Von Hindenburg
2002
The Final Curtain · as Jj Curtis
2002
Rock My World · as Lord Foxley
2001
The Education of Max Bickford (TV Series) · as Sidney Mcknight
2000
1999
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell · as Jeffrey Bernard
1999
Joan of Arc (TV Series) · as Bishop Cauchon
1999
Molokai · as William Williamson
1999
The Manor · as Mr. Ravenscroft
1998
Coming Home (1998) (TV Series) · as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
1998
Coming Home · as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
1998
Phantoms · as Dr. Timothy Flyte
1997
FairyTale: A True Story · as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1996
Gulliver's Travels (1996) (TV Series) · as King Of Lilliput
1995
Heavy Weather · as Clarence, Earl Of Emsworth
1993
Rosamunde Pilcher (TV Series) · as Edgar Carey-Lewis
1993
The Seventh Coin · as Emil Saber
1992
Civvies (TV Series) · as Barry Newman
1992
Rebecca's Daughters · as Lord Sarn
1991
Isabelle Eberhardt · as Maj. Lyautey
1991
King Ralph · as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
1990
The Nutcracker Prince · as Pantaloon (voice)
1990
The Rainbow Thief · as Prince Meleagre
1990
Wings of Fame · as Cesar Valentin
1989
Crossing to Freedom · as John Sidney Howard
1989
1989
The Dark Angel (TV Series) · as Uncle Silas Ruthyn
1988
High Spirits · as Peter Plunkett
1987
The Last Emperor · as Reginald Johnston (r.j.)
1986
Club Paradise · as Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes
1985
North and South (TV Series) · as Sam Trump
1985
Creator · as Dr. Harry Wolper
1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV Series) · as John Hampton
1984
Supergirl · as Zaltar
1984
Kim · as Lama
1983
Pygmalion · as Professor Henry Higgins
1983
Svengali · as Anton Bosnyak
1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse · as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1983
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet · as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear · as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four · as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1982
My Favorite Year · as Alan Swann
1981
Masada (TV Series) · as Gen. Cornelius Flavius Silva
1980
The Stunt Man · as Eli Cross
1980
Strumpet City (TV Series) · as Jim Larkin
1979
Zulu Dawn · as Lord Chelmsford
1979
Caligula · as Tiberius
1978
Power Play · as Colonel Zeller
1976
Rogue Male · as Sir Robert Thorndyke
1976
Foxtrot · as Liviu
1975
Rosebud · as Larry Martin
1975
Man Friday · as Robinson Crusoe
1972
Man of La Mancha · as Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel De Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
1972
The Ruling Class · as Jack 14th Earl Of Gurney
1971
Under Milk Wood · as Captain Tom Cat
1971
Murphy's War · as Murphy
1970
Brotherly Love · as Sir Charles Ferguson
1969
Goodbye, Mr. Chips · as Arthur Chipping
1969
Stiletto · as Man At The Premiere (uncredited)
1968
Great Catherine · as Capt. Charles Edstaston
1968
The Lion in Winter · as Henry Ii
1967
Casino Royale · as Scottish Piper (uncredited)
1967
The Night of the Generals · as General Tanz
1966
The Bible in the Beginning... · as The Three Angels
1966
How to Steal a Million · as Simon Dermott
1965
The Sandpiper · as (voice) (uncredited)
1965
What's New Pussycat · as Michael James
1965
Lord Jim · as Lord Jim
1964
Becket · as King Henry Ii Of England
1963
1962
Lawrence of Arabia · as T.e. Lawrence
1960
1960
The Savage Innocents · as First Trooper
1960
Kidnapped · as Robin Macgregor
1956
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Paddy
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Garry Essendine
1955
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series) · as First Soldier
1950
Sunday Night Theatre (TV Series) · as Rene Latour

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