Peter O'Toole
Acting
Born August 2, 1932 · 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).
Directed (1)
Acting (100)
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
2025
Henry Fonda for President
2025
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
2020
Hangover in Death Valley
2018
Diamond Cartel
2015
Katherine of Alexandria
2014
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
2012
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2012
Eldorado
2012
Eager to Die
2010
Iron Road
2009
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
2009
Dean Spanley
2008
Christmas Cottage
2008
Stardust
2007
Ratatouille
2007
One Night with the King
2006
Venus
2006
Lassie
2005
Mystic India
2005
Troy
2004
Augustus: The First Emperor
2003
Bright Young Things
2003
The Final Curtain
2002
Global Heresy
2002
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
2001
Hellraisers
2000
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
The Manor
1999
Coming Home
1998
Phantoms
1998
FairyTale: A True Story
1997
An Evening with Spike Milligan
1996
Heavy Weather
1995
The Rainbow Thief
1994
The Seventh Coin
1993
Rebecca's Daughters
1992
Isabelle Eberhardt
1991
King Ralph
1991
The Nutcracker Prince
1990
Crossing to Freedom
1990
Wings of Fame
1990
On a Moonlit Night
1989
High Spirits
1988
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
1988
The Last Emperor
1987
The Dark Angel
1987
Club Paradise
1986
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
1985
Creator
1985
Supergirl
1984
Kim
1984
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
1983
Pygmalion
1983
Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce
1983
Svengali
1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
1983
Man and Superman
1982
My Favorite Year
1982
The Stunt Man
1980
Caligula
1979
Zulu Dawn
1979
Power Play
1978
Rogue Male
1976
Foxtrot
1976
Rosebud
1975
Man Friday
1975
The Public's Right to Know
1974
Man of La Mancha
1972
The Ruling Class
1972
Under Milk Wood
1972
Murphy's War
1971
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic
1970
Brotherly Love
1970
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
Stiletto
1969
Great Catherine
1968
The Lion in Winter
1968
Casino Royale
1967
Present Laughter
1967
The Night of the Generals
1967
The Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
How to Steal a Million
1966
The Sandpiper
1965
What's New Pussycat?
1965
Lord Jim
1965
Becket
1964
Wind Sand and Star
1963
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
1963
Lawrence of Arabia
1962
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
The Savage Innocents
1960
Kidnapped
1960
The Castiglioni Brothers
1958