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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Caligula: The Ultimate Cut | Tiberius | 2023-05-17 |
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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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Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival | Self | 2012-04-11 |
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For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada | Father Christopher | 2012-06-01 |
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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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Behind The Scenes of Caligula | 2009-01-06 | |
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Iron Road | Relic | 2009-06-24 |
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Christmas Cottage | Glen | 2008-10-15 |
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Dean Spanley | Fisk Senior | 2008-12-12 |
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Ratatouille | Anton Ego (voice) | 2007-06-28 |
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Stardust | King | 2007-08-10 |
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One Night with the King | Samuel, the Prophet | 2006-10-10 |
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Venus | Maurice | 2006-09-02 |
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Lassie | The Duke | 2005-12-16 |
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Mystic India | Narrador | 2005-02-01 |
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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 Making of Lawrence of Arabia | Self (archive footage) | 2001-04-02 |
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Hellraisers | Self | 2000-08-26 |
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The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man | 2000-02-21 | |
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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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King Ralph | Sir Cedric Charles Willingham | 1991-02-15 |
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Isabelle Eberhardt | Maj. Lyautey | 1991-11-21 |
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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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The Nutcracker Prince | Pantaloon (voice) | 1990-11-21 |
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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 Dark Angel | Uncle Silas Ruthyn | 1987-02-01 |
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The Last Emperor | Reginald Johnston (R.J.) | 1987-10-04 |
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Club Paradise | Anthony Cloyden Hayes | 1986-07-11 |
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Supergirl: The Making of the Movie | Self / Zaltar | 1985-12-29 |
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Creator | Dr. Harry Wolper | 1985-09-20 |
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Supergirl | Zaltar | 1984-07-01 |
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Kim | Lama | 1984-05-16 |
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Pygmalion | Professor Henry Higgins | 1983-12-31 |
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Svengali | Anton Bosnyak | 1983-03-09 |
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Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce | 1983-06-15 | |
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Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four | Sherlock Holmes (voice) | 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 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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Man and Superman | Jack Tanner | 1982-12-31 |
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My Favorite Year | Alan Swann | 1982-10-01 |
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The Stunt Man | Eli Cross | 1980-06-27 |
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Zulu Dawn | Lord Chelmsford | 1979-05-14 |
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Caligola | Tiberius | 1979-08-14 |
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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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Man of La Mancha | Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana | 1972-12-12 |
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Under Milk Wood | Captain Tom Cat | 1972-01-27 |
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The Ruling Class | Jack 14th Earl of Gurney | 1972-05-24 |
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Murphy's War | Murphy | 1971-01-13 |
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Brotherly Love | Sir Charles Ferguson | 1970-01-07 |
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Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic | 1970-12-31 | |
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Arthur Chipping | 1969-11-05 |
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Stiletto | Man at the Premiere (uncredited) | 1969-07-30 |
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Great Catherine | Capt. Charles Edstaston | 1968-11-29 |
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The Lion in Winter | Henry II | 1968-08-20 |
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The Night of the Generals | General Tanz | 1967-01-29 |
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Casino Royale | Scottish Piper (uncredited) | 1967-04-18 |
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Present Laughter | Garry Essendine | 1967-02-28 |
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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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The Sandpiper | (voice) (uncredited) | 1965-06-23 |
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Lord Jim | Lord Jim | 1965-02-15 |
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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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The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time | Self | 1963-01-01 |
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Wind Sand and Star | 1963-12-31 | |
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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 |
