Peter O'Toole
Known For
Acting
Born
1932-08-02 in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Died
2013-12-14
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).
Most Known For
The Daily Show
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
The View
as Self
The Tudors
as Pope Paul III
Die Harald Schmidt Show
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
as Self - Guest
Wetten, dass..?
as Self
Wogan
as Self
North and South
as Sam Trump
The Oscars
as Self
Ratatouille
as Anton Ego (voice)
Troy
as Priam
The Ray Bradbury Theater
as John Hampton
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
Casino Royale
as Scottish Piper (uncredited)
Caligula
as Tiberius
Lawrence of Arabia
as T.E. Lawrence