Peter O'Toole
Born August 02, 1932 (Age: 93)
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Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Biography
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).
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).
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Filmography
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
2012
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as Father Christopher
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Age: 79
No Image
Eager to Die
2010
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as Lord Pelican
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Age: 77
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
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as
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Age: 76
Stardust
2007
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as King
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Age: 75
Ratatouille
2007
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as Anton Ego (voice)
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Age: 74
One Night with the King
2006
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as Samuel, the Prophet
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Age: 74
Lassie
2005
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as The Duke
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Age: 73
Troy
2004
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as Priam
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Age: 71
The Final Curtain
2002
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as JJ Curtis
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Age: 70
Global Heresy
2002
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as Lord Foxley
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Age: 70
Hellraisers
2000
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as Self
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Age: 68
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
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as
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Age: 67
Coming Home
1998
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as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
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Age: 65
Phantoms
1998
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as Dr. Timothy Flyte
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Age: 65
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
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as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Age: 65
An Evening with Spike Milligan
1996
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as Himself
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Age: 63
The Seventh Coin
1993
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as Emil Saber
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Age: 60
Rebecca's Daughters
1992
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as Lord Sarn
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Age: 59
Isabelle Eberhardt
1991
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as Maj. Lyautey
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Age: 59
King Ralph
1991
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as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
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Age: 58
The Nutcracker Prince
1990
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as Pantaloon (voice)
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Age: 58
Crossing to Freedom
1990
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as John Sidney Howard
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Age: 57
Wings of Fame
1990
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as Cesar Valentin
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Age: 57
On a Moonlit Night
1989
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as Prof. Yan McShoul
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Age: 57
High Spirits
1988
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as Peter Plunkett
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Age: 56
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
1988
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as Self
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Age: 55
The Last Emperor
1987
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as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
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Age: 55
The Dark Angel
1987
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as Uncle Silas Ruthyn
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Age: 54
Club Paradise
1986
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as Anthony Cloyden Hayes
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Age: 53
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
1985
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as Self / Zaltar
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Age: 53
Creator
1985
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as Dr. Harry Wolper
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Age: 53
Supergirl
1984
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as Zaltar
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Age: 51
Svengali
1983
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as Anton Bosnyak
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Age: 50
My Favorite Year
1982
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as Alan Swann
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Age: 50
The Stunt Man
1980
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as Eli Cross
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Age: 47
Caligula
1979
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as Tiberius
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Age: 47
Zulu Dawn
1979
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as Lord Chelmsford
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Age: 46
Power Play
1978
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as Colonel Zeller
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Age: 46
The Public's Right to Know
1974
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as Self
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Age: 41
Man of La Mancha
1972
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as Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
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Age: 40
Under Milk Wood
1972
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as Captain Tom Cat
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Age: 39
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic
1970
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as
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Age: 38
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
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as Arthur Chipping
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Age: 37
Stiletto
1969
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as Man at the Premiere (uncredited)
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Age: 36
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
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as The Three Angels
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Age: 34
How to Steal a Million
1966
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as Simon Dermott
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Age: 33
The Sandpiper
1965
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as (voice) (uncredited)
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Age: 32
What's New Pussycat?
1965
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as Michael James
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Age: 32
Lord Jim
1965
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as Lord Jim
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Age: 32
Becket
1964
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as King Henry II of England
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Age: 31
Wind Sand and Star
1963
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as
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Age: 31
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
1963
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as Self
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Age: 30
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
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as T.E. Lawrence
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Age: 30
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
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as Capt. Monty Fitch
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Age: 28
The Savage Innocents
1960
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as First Trooper
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Age: 27
Kidnapped
1960
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as Robin MacGregor
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Age: 27
No Image
The Castiglioni Brothers
1958
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as Mario
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Age: 25