1932-08-02 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).
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Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders | Archive | 2025-06-17 |
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Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba | Self (archive footage) | 2022-11-26 |
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Hannibal Hopkins et Sir Anthony | Self (archive footage) | 2021-03-26 |
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Omar Sharif – Aus dem Leben eines Nomaden | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 2020-02-15 |
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Hangover in Death Valley | Narrator (voice) | 2018-12-06 |
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Весь мир у наших ног | Tugboat | 2015-03-06 |
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Katherine of Alexandria | Gallus | 2014-02-01 |
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For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada | Father Christopher | 2012-06-01 |
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Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival | Self | 2012-04-11 |
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Eldorado | Narrator (voice) | 2012-01-30 |
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Eager to Die | Lord Pelican | 2010-07-04 |
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Iron Road | Relic | 2009-06-24 |
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Behind The Scenes of Caligula | 2009-01-06 | |
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Dean Spanley | Fisk Senior | 2008-12-12 |
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Christmas Cottage | Glen | 2008-10-15 |
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Stardust | King | 2007-08-10 |
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Ratatouille | Anton Ego (voice) | 2007-06-28 |
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Venus | Maurice | 2006-09-02 |
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One Night with the King | Samuel, the Prophet | 2006-10-10 |
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Mystic India | Narrador | 2005-02-01 |
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Lassie | The Duke | 2005-12-16 |
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Troy | Priam | 2004-05-13 |
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Augustus: The First Emperor | Augustus Caesar | 2003-12-29 |
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Bright Young Things | Colonel Blount | 2003-10-03 |
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The Final Curtain | JJ Curtis | 2002-10-12 |
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Global Heresy | Lord Foxley | 2002-09-03 |
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The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man | 2000-02-21 | |
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The Making of Lawrence of Arabia | Self (archive footage) | 2000-01-01 |
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Hellraisers | Self | 2000-08-26 |
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Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | William Williamson | 1999-03-17 |
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Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell | Jeffrey Bernard | 1999-12-23 |
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The Manor | Mr. Ravenscroft | 1999-02-11 |
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Coming Home | Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis | 1998-04-11 |
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Phantoms | Dr. Timothy Flyte | 1998-01-23 |
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FairyTale: A True Story | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle | 1997-10-24 |
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An Evening with Spike Milligan | Himself | 1996-02-24 |
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Heavy Weather | Clarence, Earl of Emsworth | 1995-12-24 |
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The Rainbow Thief | Prince Meleagre | 1994-01-19 |
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The Seventh Coin | Emil Saber | 1993-04-30 |
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Rebecca's Daughters | Lord Sarn | 1992-03-05 |
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Isabelle Eberhardt | Maj. Lyautey | 1991-11-21 |
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King Ralph | Sir Cedric Charles Willingham | 1991-02-15 |
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The Nutcracker Prince | Pantaloon (voice) | 1990-11-21 |
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Crossing to Freedom | John Sidney Howard | 1990-04-08 |
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Wings of Fame | Cesar Valentin | 1990-03-23 |
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On a Moonlit Night | Prof. Yan McShoul | 1989-09-05 |
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Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' | Self | 1988-01-17 |
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High Spirits | Peter Plunkett | 1988-11-18 |
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The Last Emperor | Reginald Johnston (R.J.) | 1987-10-04 |
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The Dark Angel | Uncle Silas Ruthyn | 1987-02-01 |
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Club Paradise | Anthony Cloyden Hayes | 1986-07-11 |
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Creator | Dr. Harry Wolper | 1985-09-20 |
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Supergirl: The Making of the Movie | Self / Zaltar | 1985-12-29 |
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Supergirl | Zaltar | 1984-07-01 |
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Kim | Lama | 1984-05-16 |
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Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce | 1983-06-15 | |
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Pygmalion | Professor Henry Higgins | 1983-12-31 |
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Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet | Sherlock Holmes (voice) | 1983-12-31 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four | Sherlock Holmes (voice) | 1983-12-31 |
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Svengali | Anton Bosnyak | 1983-03-09 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear | Sherlock Holmes (voice) | 1983-01-01 |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse | Sherlock Holmes (voice) | 1983-01-01 |
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My Favorite Year | Alan Swann | 1982-10-01 |
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Man and Superman | Jack Tanner | 1982-12-31 |
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The Stunt Man | Eli Cross | 1980-06-27 |
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Caligola | Tiberius | 1979-08-14 |
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Zulu Dawn | Lord Chelmsford | 1979-05-14 |
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Power Play | Colonel Zeller | 1978-11-01 |
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Foxtrot | Liviu | 1976-03-01 |
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Rogue Male | Sir Robert Thorndyke | 1976-09-22 |
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Man Friday | Robinson Crusoe | 1975-03-04 |
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Rosebud | Larry Martin | 1975-03-24 |
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The Public's Right to Know | Self | 1974-01-01 |
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Under Milk Wood | Captain Tom Cat | 1972-01-27 |
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Man of La Mancha | Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana | 1972-12-12 |
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The Ruling Class | Jack 14th Earl of Gurney | 1972-09-13 |
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Murphy's War | Murphy | 1971-01-27 |
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Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic | 1970-12-31 | |
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Brotherly Love | Sir Charles Ferguson | 1970-01-07 |
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Stiletto | Man at the Premiere (uncredited) | 1969-07-30 |
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Arthur Chipping | 1969-11-05 |
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The Lion in Winter | Henry II | 1968-08-20 |
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Great Catherine | Capt. Charles Edstaston | 1968-11-29 |
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Present Laughter | Garry Essendine | 1967-02-28 |
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Casino Royale | Scottish Piper (uncredited) | 1967-04-13 |
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The Night of the Generals | General Tanz | 1967-01-29 |
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The Bible: In the Beginning... | The Three Angels | 1966-09-28 |
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How to Steal a Million | Simon Dermott | 1966-07-13 |
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Lord Jim | Lord Jim | 1965-02-15 |
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The Sandpiper | (voice) (uncredited) | 1965-06-23 |
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What's New Pussycat? | Michael James | 1965-06-22 |
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Becket | King Henry II of England | 1964-03-11 |
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Wind Sand and Star | 1963-12-31 | |
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The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time | Self | 1963-01-01 |
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Lawrence of Arabia | T.E. Lawrence | 1962-12-11 |
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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Capt. Monty Fitch | 1960-09-04 |
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Kidnapped | Robin MacGregor | 1960-02-24 |
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The Savage Innocents | First Trooper | 1960-03-20 |
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The Castiglioni Brothers | Mario | 1958-07-17 |
