Peter O'Toole

About

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...

Known for

The TudorsSeries • 2007RatatouilleMovie • 2007TFI FridaySeries • 1996TroyMovie • 2004Sunday Night TheatreSeries • 1950North and SouthSeries • 1985The Ray Bradbury TheaterSeries • 1985Lawrence of ArabiaMovie • 1962StardustMovie • 2007Casino RoyaleMovie • 1967The Last EmperorMovie • 1987CaligulaMovie • 1979Hitler: The Rise of EvilSeries • 2003SupergirlMovie • 1984Gulliver's TravelsSeries • 1996The Bible: In the Beginning...Movie • 1966Joan of ArcSeries • 1999MasadaSeries • 1981The Lion in WinterMovie • 1968Outlaws - For Greater GloryMovie • 2012CasanovaSeries • 2005How to Steal a MillionMovie • 1966One Night with the KingMovie • 2006BecketMovie • 1964