Peter O'Toole
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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).
Known for
Credits
Ratatouille (2007)
as Anton Ego (voice)
Troy (2004)
as Priam
Supergirl (1984)
as Zaltar
Caligula (1979)
as Tiberius
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
as T.E. Lawrence
The Last Emperor (1987)
as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
as Henry II
Stardust (2007)
as King
Casino Royale (1967)
as Scottish Piper (uncredited)
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
as The Three Angels
King Ralph (1991)
as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
How to Steal a Million (1966)
as Simon Dermott
Phantoms (1998)
as Dr. Timothy Flyte
High Spirits (1988)
as Peter Plunkett
Zulu Dawn (1979)
as Lord Chelmsford
Becket (1964)
as King Henry II of England
One Night with the King (2006)
as Samuel, the Prophet
What's New Pussycat? (1965)
as Michael James
Creator (1985)
as Dr. Harry Wolper
The Night of the Generals (1967)
as General Tanz
Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
as Father Christopher
Club Paradise (1986)
as Anthony Cloyden Hayes
Lassie (2005)
as The Duke
Lord Jim (1965)
as Lord Jim
The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
as Pantaloon (voice)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
as Arthur Chipping
Bright Young Things (2003)
as Colonel Blount
The Manor (1999)
as Mr. Ravenscroft
Murphy's War (1971)
as Murphy
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sandpiper (1965)
as (voice) (uncredited)
The Stunt Man (1980)
as Eli Cross
Man Friday (1975)
as Robinson Crusoe
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Rogue Male (1976)
as Sir Robert Thorndyke
Dean Spanley (2008)
as Fisk Senior
Venus (2006)
as Maurice
Stiletto (1969)
as Man at the Premiere (uncredited)
Isabelle Eberhardt (1991)
as Maj. Lyautey
Kidnapped (1960)
as Robin MacGregor
Christmas Cottage (2008)
as Glen
The Ruling Class (1972)
as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
Power Play (1978)
as Colonel Zeller
Iron Road (2009)
as Relic
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
as William Williamson
Under Milk Wood (1972)
as Captain Tom Cat
Man of La Mancha (1972)
as Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
The Savage Innocents (1960)
as First Trooper
Coming Home (1998)
as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
Global Heresy (2002)
as Lord Foxley
Wings of Fame (1990)
as Cesar Valentin
My Favorite Year (1982)
as Alan Swann
Diamond Cartel (2015)
as Tugboat
Rosebud (1975)
as Larry Martin
The Final Curtain (2002)
as JJ Curtis
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie (1985)
as Self / Zaltar
Eldorado (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Mystic India (2005)
as Narrador
Augustus: The First Emperor (2003)
as Augustus Caesar
Kim (1984)
as Lama
Great Catherine (1968)
as Capt. Charles Edstaston
Heavy Weather (1995)
as Clarence, Earl of Emsworth
Rebecca's Daughters (1992)
as Lord Sarn
On a Moonlit Night (1989)
as Prof. Yan McShoul
The Rainbow Thief (1994)
as Prince Meleagre
Brotherly Love (1970)
as Sir Charles Ferguson
The Seventh Coin (1993)
as Emil Saber
The Dark Angel (1987)
as Uncle Silas Ruthyn
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
as Capt. Monty Fitch
Svengali (1983)
as Anton Bosnyak
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (1999)
as Jeffrey Bernard
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World (2020)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Foxtrot (1976)
as Liviu
Man and Superman (1982)
as Jack Tanner
Katherine of Alexandria (2014)
as Gallus
Hangover in Death Valley (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' (1988)
as Self
Behind The Scenes of Caligula (2009)
Actor
Henry Fonda for President (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Hellraisers (2000)
as Self
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear (1983)
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four (1983)
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (1983)
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Crossing to Freedom (1990)
as John Sidney Howard
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Wind Sand and Star (1963)
Actor
An Evening with Spike Milligan (1996)
as Himself
Pygmalion (1983)
as Professor Henry Higgins
Eager to Die (2010)
as Lord Pelican
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (1983)
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Present Laughter (1967)
as Garry Essendine
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man (2000)
Actor
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2012)
as Self
The Castiglioni Brothers (1958)
as Mario
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders (2025)
as Archive
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time (1963)
as Self
The Public's Right to Know (1974)
as Self
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic (1970)
Actor
Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce (1983)
Actor