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
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 Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
2000
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as
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Age: 67
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
King Ralph
1991
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as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
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Age: 58
High Spirits
1988
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as Peter Plunkett
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Age: 56
The Last Emperor
1987
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as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
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Age: 55
Club Paradise
1986
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as Anthony Cloyden Hayes
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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
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
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
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic
1970
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as
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Age: 38
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
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