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
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
as T.E. Lawrence
The Last Emperor (1987)
as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
Caligula (1979)
as Tiberius
Stardust (2007)
as King
Casino Royale (1967)
as Scottish Piper (uncredited)
Supergirl (1984)
as Zaltar
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
as The Three Angels
The Lion in Winter (1968)
as Henry II
One Night with the King (2006)
as Samuel, the Prophet
How to Steal a Million (1966)
as Simon Dermott
Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
as Father Christopher
Club Paradise (1986)
as Anthony Cloyden Hayes
The Night of the Generals (1967)
as General Tanz
High Spirits (1988)
as Peter Plunkett
What's New Pussycat? (1965)
as Michael James
Dean Spanley (2008)
as Fisk Senior
Phantoms (1998)
as Dr. Timothy Flyte
Zulu Dawn (1979)
as Lord Chelmsford
King Ralph (1991)
as Willingham
The Sandpiper (1965)
as (voice) (uncredited)
Creator (1985)
as Dr. Harry Wolper
Lord Jim (1965)
as Lord Jim
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Lassie (2005)
as The Duke
Man of La Mancha (1972)
as Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Becket (1964)
as King Henry II of England
Christmas Cottage (2008)
as Glen
Murphy's War (1971)
as Murphy
Man Friday (1975)
as Robinson Crusoe
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
as Arthur Chipping
Henry Fonda for President (2025)
as Self (archive footage)
Venus (2006)
as Maurice
The Ruling Class (1972)
as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
The Stunt Man (1980)
as Eli Cross
Hollywood Invasion (2011)
as Self (archive footage)
Brotherly Love (1970)
as Sir Charles Ferguson
My Favorite Year (1982)
as Alan Swann
The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
as Pantaloon (voice)
Coming Home (1998)
as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
Bright Young Things (2003)
as Colonel Blount
Kidnapped (1960)
as Robin MacGregor
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
as William Williamson
Rosebud (1975)
as Larry Martin
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie (1985)
as Self / Zaltar
Isabelle Eberhardt (1991)
as Maj. Lyautey
The Final Curtain (2002)
as JJ Curtis
Eldorado (2012)
as Narrator (voice)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World (2020)
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
The Savage Innocents (1960)
as First Trooper
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia (2001)
as Self (archive footage)
Wings of Fame (1990)
as Cesar Valentin
Mystic India (2005)
as Narrador
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
The Rainbow Thief (1994)
as Prince Meleagre
On a Moonlit Night (1989)
as Prof. Yan McShoul
Behind The Scenes of Caligula (2009)
Actor
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (1999)
as Jeffrey Bernard
Hangover in Death Valley (2018)
as Narrator (voice)
Rogue Male (1976)
as Sir Robert Thorndyke
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
as Capt. Monty Fitch
Power Play (1978)
as Colonel Zeller
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear (1983)
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Iron Road (2009)
as Relic
The Manor (1999)
as Mr. Ravenscroft
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four (1983)
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man (2000)
Actor
Heavy Weather (1995)
as Clarence, Earl of Emsworth
Diamond Cartel (2015)
as Tugboat
Stiletto (1969)
as Man at the Premiere (uncredited)
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders (2025)
as Archive
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (1983)
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Global Heresy (2002)
as Lord Foxley
Rebecca's Daughters (1992)
as Lord Sarn
Under Milk Wood (1972)
as Captain Tom Cat
Augustus: The First Emperor (2003)
as Augustus Caesar
Wind, Sand and Star (1963)
Actor
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (1983)
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' (1988)
as Self
An Evening with Spike Milligan (1996)
as Himself
Katherine of Alexandria (2014)
as Gallus
The Dark Angel (1987)
as Uncle Silas Ruthyn
Present Laughter (1967)
as Garry Essendine
Man and Superman (1982)
as Jack Tanner
The Public's Right to Know (1974)
as Self
Peter O'Toole Réalta & Rógaire (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
The Seventh Coin (1993)
as Emil Saber
Crossing to Freedom (1990)
as John Sidney Howard
Hellraisers (2000)
as Self
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time (1963)
as Self
Kim (1984)
as Lama
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (2012)
as Self
Foxtrot (1976)
as Liviu
Svengali (1983)
as Anton Bosnyak
Pygmalion (1983)
as Professor Henry Higgins
Great Catherine (1968)
as Capt. Charles Edstaston
Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce (1983)
Actor
Eager to Die (2010)
as Lord Pelican
The Castiglioni Brothers (1958)
as Mario
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic (1970)
Actor