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Peter O'Toole

The Savannah Film Festival, 2004
Born Peter Seamus O’Toole
August 2, 1932 (1932-08-02) (age 75)
Connemara, Ireland, or [1][2]
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Years active 1956-present
Spouse(s) Siân Phillips (1959-1976)

Peter Seamus O'Toole[2] (born August 2, 1932) is an eight-time Academy Award-nominated Irish actor. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. Connemara (in Irish: Conamara) which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning descendants of Con Mhac of the sea is a district in the west of Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Siân Phillips CBE (pronounced ʃɑːn 'fɪlɪps born Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips; May 14, 1933) is a Welsh actress Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world He has received three Golden Globes and an Emmy Award. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner He was awarded an honorary Oscar for his body of work in 2003. The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the

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Biography

Early life

O'Toole was born in 1932, with some sources giving his birthplace as Connemara, County Galway, Ireland, and others as Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England, where he also grew up. Connemara (in Irish: Conamara) which derives from Conmhaicne Mara (meaning descendants of Con Mhac of the sea is a district in the west of County Galway (Contae na Gaillimhe is located on the West Coast of Ireland. Leeds ( is located on the River Aire in West Yorkshire, England West Yorkshire is a Metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland O'Toole himself is not certain of his birthplace or date, noting in his autobiography that while he accepts August 2 as his birthdate, he has conflicting birth certificates in both countries, with the Irish one giving a June, 1932 birthdate. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the [2] O'Toole is the son of Constance Jane (née Ferguson), a Scottish-born nurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish bookmaker. A nurse is responsible—along with other Health care Professionals —for the treatment safety and recovery of acutely or chronically A bookmaker, bookie or turf accountant, is an organization or a person that takes bets and pays winnings depending upon results and depending on the nature [3][4] When O'Toole was one year old, the O’Tooles began a five-year tour of major racetrack towns in northern England. Peter O'Toole went to a Catholic School for seven or eight years, where he was "implored" to become right-handed. “I used to be scared stiff of the nuns: their whole denial of womanhood—the black dresses and the shaving of the hair—was so horrible, so terrifying,” he later commented. “Of course, that's all been stopped. They're sipping gin and tonic in the Dublin pubs now, and a couple of them flashed their pretty ankles at me just the other day. ”[5]

O'Toole later took pride in his Irish ancestry, even to the point of apparently always wearing at least one item of green clothing - usually his socks. [6]

O'Toole was called up for National Service in Britain. "National Service" redirects here For national service in other countries see National service. As reported in a radio interview in 2006 on NPR, he was asked by an officer whether he had something he'd always wanted to do. His reply was that he'd always wanted to try being either a poet or an actor. O'Toole attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) (1952–1954) on a scholarship after being rejected by the Abbey Theatre's Drama School in Dublin by the then director Ernest Blythe, because he couldn't speak Irish. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world The Abbey Theatre (Amharclann na Mainistreach also known as the National Theatre of Ireland (Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann is a Theatre located in Dublin Ernest Blythe (Earnán de Blaghd 13 April 1889 &ndash 23 February 1975 was an Irish politician At RADA, he was in the same class as Albert Finney, Richard Harris, Alan Bates and Brian Bedford. Albert Finney Jr (born 9 May 1936 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning English Actor. Richard St John Harris ( October 1 1930 - October 25 2002) was a two-time Academy Award -nominated and Grammy Award Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003 was a British Actor. Brian Bedford (born 16 February 1935) is an English Tony Award -winning Actor. O'Toole described this as "the most remarkable class the academy ever had, though we weren't reckoned for much at the time. We were all considered dotty". [7]

Career

O'Toole began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company, before making his television debut in 1954 and a very minor film debut in 1959. William Shakespeare ( baptised The Bristol Old Vic is a Theatre complex and theatrical company in the centre of Bristol, England. Court Theatre The Royal Court Theatre is a non-commercial theatre on Sloane Square, in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. O'Toole's major break came when he was chosen to play T.E. Lawrence in David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia (1962), after Marlon Brando proved unavailable and Albert Finney turned down the role. Sir David Lean KBE ( 25 March, 1908 &ndash 16 April, 1991) was an English Film director and producer Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 Epic film based on the life of T Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century Albert Finney Jr (born 9 May 1936 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning English Actor. [8] His performance was ranked number one in Premiere magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Performances of All Time. Premiere was an American and New York City -based film Magazine published by Hachette Filipacchi Media U The role introduced him to U. S. audiences and earned him the first of his eight nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize

O'Toole is also one of a handful of actors to be Oscar-nominated for playing the same role in two different films; he played King Henry II in both 1964's Becket and 1968's The Lion in Winter. Becket is a 1964 Film adaptation of the play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical Costume drama made by Avco Embassy Pictures, based on the Broadway play by O'Toole played Hamlet under Laurence Olivier's direction in the premiere production of the Royal National Theatre in 1963. Hamlet is a Tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601 Laurence Kerr Olivier Baron The Royal National Theatre, located on the South Bank in the London Borough of Lambeth, England. He has also appeared in Sean O'Casey's Juno and the Paycock at Gaiety Theatre, Dublin, fulfilling a lifetime ambition when taking to the stage of the Irish capital's Abbey Theatre in 1970 to play in Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett, alongside the stage actor Donal McCann. Seán O'Casey ( Irish Seán Ó Cathasaigh (30 March 1880 &ndash 18 September 1964 was a major Irish dramatist and Memoirist A committed irish Juno and the Paycock is a play by Sean O'Casey, the second of his well-known "Dublin Trilogy" and one of the most highly regarded and oft-performed The Gaiety Theatre is a theatre on South King Street in Dublin, Ireland, off Grafton Street and close to St The Abbey Theatre (Amharclann na Mainistreach also known as the National Theatre of Ireland (Amharclann Náisiúnta na hÉireann is a Theatre located in Dublin Waiting for Godot is a play by Samuel Beckett, in which two characters wait for someone named Godot who never arrives Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989 was an Irish Writer, Dramatist and poet Donal McCann ( May 7, 1943 &ndash July 17, 1999) was an Irish stage, Film, and Television His 1980 performance as Macbeth is often considered one of the greatest disasters in theatre history, but he has redeemed his theatrical reputation with his performances as John Tanner in Man and Superman and Henry Higgins in Pygmalion, and won a Laurence Olivier Award for his performance in Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell (1989). Macbeth is among the best-known of William Shakespeare 's plays, and is his shortest tragedy, believed to have been written some time between Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw was written in 1903 as a four act drama responding to those who had questioned Shaw as to why he had never written a play Pygmalion (1913 is a play by George Bernard Shaw based on the Greek myth of the same name. The Laurence Olivier Award is regarded as the most prestigious award in British theatre and is presented in recognition of artistic achievement in London theatre Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell is a play by Keith Waterhouse about real-life journalist Jeffrey Bernard who was still alive at the time the play was

O'Toole won an Emmy Award for his role in the 1999 mini-series Joan of Arc. In 2004, O'Toole played King Priam in the summer blockbuster Troy. In Greek mythology, Priam ( Greek Πρίαμος Priamos) was the king of Troy during the Trojan War and youngest son Troy is an epic movie released on May 14, 2004 concerning the Trojan War. In 2005, he appeared on television as the older version of legendary 18th century Italian adventurer Giacomo Casanova in the BBC drama serial Casanova. Casanova is a 2005 British television drama serial, written by the acclaimed television scriptwriter Russell T Davies and directed O'Toole's role was mainly to frame the drama, telling the story of his life to serving maid Edith (Rose Byrne). Rose Judith Esther Byrne (born July 24 1979) is a Golden Globe -nominated Australian actress. The younger Casanova seen for most of the action was played by David Tennant, who had to wear contact lenses to match his brown eyes to O'Toole's blue. David Tennant (born David John McDonald; 18 April 1971 is a Scottish Actor.

He was once again nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award for his portrayal of Maurice in the 2006 film Venus, directed by Roger Michell, his eighth such nomination. Venus is a 2006 film staring Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Vanessa Redgrave and Jodie Whittaker. Most recently, O'Toole co-stars in the Pixar animated film, Ratatouille, an animated film about a rat with dreams of becoming the greatest chef in Paris. Pixar Animation Studios is a CGI animation production company based in Emeryville California. Ratatouille (rat-a-too-e is a 2007 Computer-animated Family film produced by Pixar and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures Jeffrey M. Anderson of Combustible Celluloid praised O'Toole's performance in Ratatouille, "Peter O'Toole's performance as the critic Anton Ego is worthy of another Oscar nomination. "

O'Toole has recently joined the cast of Showtime's hit drama series The Tudors. Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United The Tudors is a historical fiction Television series created and entirely written by British screenwriter Michael Hirst. He will portray Pope Paul III. Season 2 of the series is scheduled to air in March 2008.

Personal life

In a BBC Radio interview in January 2007, O'Toole said that he had studied women for a very long time, had given it his best try, but knew "nothing". BBC Radio is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation which has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a Royal Charter since 1927 In 1960, he married Welsh actress, Siân Phillips, with whom he had two daughters, Kate O'Toole, born 1961 (an award-winning actress and resident of Clifden, Ireland) and Patricia; the couple divorced in 1979. The Welsh people ( Welsh: Cymro ("Welshman" Cymraes ("Welsh woman" Cymry ("Welshmen/women" Cymry Siân Phillips CBE (pronounced ʃɑːn 'fɪlɪps born Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips; May 14, 1933) is a Welsh actress Kate O'Toole is an award-winning Irish actress The daughter of actors Peter O'Toole and Siân Phillips, she was born in Stratford-upon-Avon Clifden (An Clochán meaning "bee-hive cell" is a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland and being Connemara 's largest town it is often Ms Phillips later revealed in two autobiographies that O'Toole had subjected her to mental cruelty - largely fuelled by drinking - and was subject to bouts of extreme jealousy when she finally left him for a younger lover. [9]

He and his ex-girlfriend, model Karen Brown, had a son, Lorcan Patrick O'Toole (born March 14, 1983), born when Peter was in his fifties. Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Lorcan, now an actor, was a pupil at Harrow School, boarding at West Acre from 1996.

Severe illness almost ended his life in the late 1970s. Due to his heavy drinking, he underwent surgery in 1976 to have his pancreas and a large portion of his stomach removed, which resulted in insulin dependent diabetes. The pancreas is a Gland organ in the digestive and Endocrine system of Vertebrates. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc O'Toole eventually recovered and returned to work, although he found it harder to get parts in films, resulting in more work for television and occasional stage roles. However, he gave a star turn in 1987's much-garlanded The Last Emperor. The Last Emperor is a Biopic about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, whose autobiography was the basis for the screenplay He has resided in Clifden, County Galway, Ireland since 1963 and at the height of his career maintained homes in Dublin, London and Paris (at the Ritz), but now only keeps his home in London. Clifden (An Clochán meaning "bee-hive cell" is a town on the coast of County Galway, Ireland and being Connemara 's largest town it is often While studying at RADA in the early 1950s he was active in protesting British involvement in the Korean War. Later in the 1960s he was an active opponent of the Vietnam War.

He is perhaps the only one of his "London" acting contemporaries not to be knighted. While a glaring omission at first glance, it is one that, according to London's Daily Mail in 2006, is one of his own making. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format According to the paper's Richard Kay, he was offered an honorary knighthood in 1987, but turned it down for personal and political reasons.

In an NPR interview in December 2006, O'Toole revealed that he knows all 154 Shakespeare sonnets. William Shakespeare ( baptised A self-described romantic, O'Toole regards the sonnets as among the finest collection of English poems. He reads them daily. In the movie Venus, he recites Sonnet 18, "Shall I Compare Thee To A Summer's Day". Venus is a 2006 film staring Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Vanessa Redgrave and Jodie Whittaker. Sonnet 18, often alternately titled Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?, is one of the best-known of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright O'Toole has written two books. Loitering With Intent: The Child chronicles his childhood in the years leading up to World War II and was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1992. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including His second, Loitering With Intent: The Apprentice, is about his years spent training with a cadre of friends at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art ( RADA) in Bloomsbury, London, is generally regarded as one of the most prestigious Drama schools in the world The books have been praised by critics such as Charles Champlin of the Los Angeles Times, who wrote: "A cascade of language, a rumbling tumbling riot of words, a pub soliloquy to an invisible but imaginable audience, and the more captivating for it. Charles Davenport Champlin (born 17 July 1926 in Hammondsport, New York) is an American Film critic and Writer The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed O'Toole as raconteur is grand company. " O'Toole is taking the rest of 2007 to finish his third installment. This book will have (as he described it) "the meat", meaning highlights from his stage and filmmaking career.

O'Toole is a noted fan of rugby and used to attend Five Nations matches with friends and fellow rugby fans Richard Harris and Richard Burton. Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School Richard St John Harris ( October 1 1930 - October 25 2002) was a two-time Academy Award -nominated and Grammy Award Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 &ndash 5 August 1984 was a Welsh multiple award-winning Actor. He is also a lifelong player, coach and enthusiast of cricket. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries O'Toole is licensed to teach and coach cricket to children as young as ten. O'Toole is a fan of the football club Sunderland AFC. Sunderland Association Football Club is a professional Association football team based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, which plays in During an interview with DJ Chris Evans on his show TFI Friday, he was asked about his soccer allegiances and snarled 'Sunderland!' as if blighted by the experience.

O'Toole has been interviewed more than three times by Charlie Rose on The Charlie Rose Show. Charlie Rose (born Charles Peete Rose Jr, on January 5, 1942) is an American TV interviewer and journalist Charlie Rose is an American television interview show with Charlie Rose as executive producer executive editor and host In the last year interview January 17, 2007, O'Toole said that the actor who had influenced him the most was Eric Porter. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Eric Richard Porter (8 April 1928 - 15 May 1995 was a distinguished English actor who appeared on stage as well as in cinema and television He also said that the difference between actors of yesterday and today are that actors of his generation were trained for "theatre, theatre, theatre. " He also believes that the challenge for the actor is "to use his imagination to link to his emotion" and that "good parts make good actors. " However, in other venues (including the DVD commentary for Becket), O'Toole has also credited Donald Wolfit as being his most important mentor. Becket ou l'honneur de Dieu (Becket or The Honor of God is a Tony Award -winning play written in French by Jean Anouilh. Sir Donald Wolfit, KBE ( April 20, 1902 – February 17, 1968) was an English Actor -manager knighted in 1957 In an appearance on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on January 11, 2007, O'Toole said that the actor he most enjoyed working with was his close friend, actress Katharine Hepburn. The Daily Show (known in its current incarnation as The Daily Show Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage They made the movie The Lion in Winter. The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical Costume drama made by Avco Embassy Pictures, based on the Broadway play by He played King Henry II to her Eleanor of Aquitaine. Henry II may refer to King or Emperor Henry II Holy Roman Emperor, Saint Henry II (972-1024 Holy Roman Emperor Henry II of Castile For other Eleanors of England see Eleanor of England (disambiguation Eleanor Duchess of Aquitaine (1122&ndash1 April 1204

O'Toole remains close friends with his Lawrence of Arabia co-star Omar Sharif and his RADA classmate Albert Finney. Omar Sharif ( عمر الشريف; born April 10, 1932) is a two-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning Egyptian Albert Finney Jr (born 9 May 1936 is a five-time Academy Award -nominated and Emmy Award -winning English Actor.

Academy Award nominations

O'Toole has been nominated eight times for the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, making him the most-nominated actor never to win the award. Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS to recognize

Nominations

In 2003, the Academy honoured him with an Academy Honorary Award for his entire body of work and his lifelong contribution to film. Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 Epic film based on the life of T Becket is a 1964 Film adaptation of the play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical Costume drama made by Avco Embassy Pictures, based on the Broadway play by Goodbye Mr Chips is a 1969 American Musical film directed by Herbert Ross. The Ruling Class is a 1972 film adaptation of Peter Barnes ' satirical Stage play which tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic The Stunt Man is a critically acclaimed 1980 American Film directed by Richard Rush, starring Peter O'Toole, Steve My Favorite Year is a 1982 Comedy film which tells the story of a young comedy writer Venus is a 2006 film staring Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Vanessa Redgrave and Jodie Whittaker. The Academy Honorary Award, instituted in 1948 for the 21st Academy Awards (previously called the Special Award) is given by the discretion of the [10] O'Toole initially balked about accepting, and wrote the Academy a letter saying he was "still in the game" and would like more time to "win the lovely bugger outright. " The Academy informed him that they would bestow the award whether he wanted it or not. Further, as he related on The Charlie Rose Show in January 2007, his children admonished him, saying that it was the highest honor one could receive in the filmmaking industry. Charlie Rose is an American television interview show with Charlie Rose as executive producer executive editor and host And so, O'Toole agreed to appear at the ceremony and receive his Honorary Oscar. It was presented to him by Meryl Streep, who has the most Oscar nominations of any actor (14). Mary Louise "Meryl" Streep (born June 22, 1949) is an award-winning American Actress who has worked in Theatre,

Filmography

Film

Year Film Role Notes

Augustus, Caesar, Augustus
1960 Kidnapped Robin MacGregor
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England Captain Fitch
The Savage Innocents First Trooper
1962 Lawrence of Arabia T.E. Lawrence
1964 Becket Henry II
1965 Lord Jim Lord Jim
What's New Pussycat? Michael James
The Sandpiper (voice)
1966 How to Steal a Million Simon Dermott
The Bible: In the Beginning. This article is about the 1960 film For other meanings and films see Kidnapped. The Day They Robbed the Bank of England is a 1960 film directed by John Guillermin. The Savage Innocents is a 1960 Film, adapted from the novel Top of the World by Swiss writer Hans Rüesch. Lawrence of Arabia is a 1962 Epic film based on the life of T Becket is a 1964 Film adaptation of the play Becket or the Honour of God by Jean Anouilh made by Hal Wallis Productions Lord Jim is a 1965 Adventure film made by Columbia Pictures. It was produced and directed by Richard Brooks with Jules Buck What's New Pussycat? is a Comedy film directed by Clive Donner and starring Peter Sellers, Peter O'Toole, Romy Schneider The Sandpiper is a 1965 film starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor. How to Steal a Million ( 1966) is an art-heist movie, directed by William Wyler, starring Peter O'Toole as Simon Dermott caught . . The Three Angels
1967 The Night of the Generals General Tanz
Casino Royale Piper (uncredited)
1968 The Lion in Winter Henry II
Great Catherine Capt. The Night of the Generals is a 1967 Suspense / thriller film set in World War II, adapted from the novel of the same name by Hans Casino Royale is a 1967 epic surrealistic Satire originally produced by Columbia Pictures starring an Ensemble cast The Lion in Winter is a 1968 historical Costume drama made by Avco Embassy Pictures, based on the Broadway play by Charles Edstaston
1969 Goodbye, Mr. Chips Arthur Chipping
1970 Country Dance Sir Charles Ferguson
1971 Murphy's War Murphy
1972 Under Milk Wood Captain Tom Cat
The Ruling Class Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney
Man of La Mancha Don Quixote de La Mancha/Miguel de Cervantes/Alonso Quijana
1975 Rosebud Larry Martin
Man Friday Robinson Crusoe
1976 Foxtrot Liviu
Rogue Male Sir Robert Thorndyke
1978 Power Play Colonel Zeller
1979 Zulu Dawn Lord Chelmsford
Caligula Tiberius Caesar
1980 The Stunt Man Eli Cross
1982 My Favorite Year Alan Swann
1983 Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1984 Supergirl Zaltar
1985 Creator Harry
1986 Club Paradise Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes
1987 The Last Emperor Reginald Johnston
1988 High Spirits Peter Plunkett
1989 As Long as It's Love Prof. Goodbye Mr Chips is a 1969 American Musical film directed by Herbert Ross. Folk dance is a term used to describe a large number of dances mostly of European origin that tend to share the following attributes originally danced in about the For the novel by Gary Paulsen see Murphy's War (novel Murphy's War is a 1971 War film starring Peter O'Toole Under Milk Wood is a play for radio by Dylan Thomas, later adapted for the stage. The Ruling Class is a 1972 film adaptation of Peter Barnes ' satirical Stage play which tells the story of a paranoid schizophrenic Man of La Mancha is a 1972 film version of the Broadway musical Man of La Mancha by Dale Wasserman, with Rosebud is a 1975 motion picture directed by Otto Preminger, and starring Peter O'Toole, Richard Attenborough, and Man Friday is a 1975 British/American film Being based on Daniel Defoe 's novel Robinson Crusoe, it reverses the roles portraying Crusoe as a blunt and stiff FoxTrot is an American Comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Amend. Zulu Dawn is a 1979 book and War film about the Battle of Isandlwana between British and Zulu military units Caligula is a 1979 Film directed by Tinto Brass, with additional scenes filmed by Giancarlo Lui and Penthouse Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (or Tiberius I) born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16 42 BC – March 16 AD 37) was the second Roman The Stunt Man is a critically acclaimed 1980 American Film directed by Richard Rush, starring Peter O'Toole, Steve My Favorite Year is a 1982 Comedy film which tells the story of a young comedy writer Sherlock Holmes is a famous fictional detective of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries who first appeared in Publication in 1887 Supergirl is a 1984 Superhero Film. It stars Helen Slater in her first motion picture role in the title role of the DC Comics Creator is a 1985 film directed by Ivan Passer, starring Peter O'Toole, Vincent Spano, Mariel Hemingway and Virginia Club Paradise is a 1986 Comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, and starring Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, and Jimmy The Last Emperor is a Biopic about the life of Puyi, the last Emperor of China, whose autobiography was the basis for the screenplay Sir Reginald Fleming Johnston (1874&ndash1938 was a Scottish Academic, Diplomat and Pedagogue and the tutor of Puyi, the last High Spirits is an 1988 comedy film directed by Neil Jordan. Set in a remote Irish castle High Spirits is a topsy-turvy comedy with Yan McShoul
1990 The Rainbow Thief Prince Meleagre
Wings of Fame Cesar Valentin
The Nutcracker Prince Pantaloon (voice)
1991 King Ralph Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
1992 Rebecca's Daughters Lord Sarn
Isabelle Eberhardt Maj. The Nutcracker Prince is a 1990 animated film made by Lacewood Productions and released by Warner Bros King Ralph is also a nickname for Canadian Politician Ralph Klein. Isabelle Eberhardt ( 17 February 1877 &ndash 21 October 1904) was a Swiss - Algerian Explorer and Writer Lyautey
1993 The Seventh Coin Emil Saber
1997 FairyTale: A True Story Arthur Conan Doyle
1998 Phantoms Dr. The Seventh Coin is a 1993 independent film starring Peter O'Toole. FairyTale A True Story is a 1997 film from Paramount Pictures, loosely based on the story of the Cottingley Fairies. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930 was an Anglo-Scottish Author most noted for his stories about the Phantoms is the 1998 film adaptation of Dean Koontz 's 1983 novel Phantoms. Timothy Flyte
1999 The Manor Mr. Ravenscroft
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien William Williamson
2002 Global Heresy Lord Charles Foxley
The Final Curtain J. Global Heresy ( Rock My World in the United States) is a 2002 drama and comedy film about a struggling American rock band in The Final Curtain is a Compilation album and DVD by the Pompano Beach Florida rock band Further Seems Forever, released J. Curtis
2003 Bright Young Things Colonel Blount
2004 Troy Priam
2005 Lassie The Duke
2006 Venus Maurice
One Night with the King Samuel, the Prophet
2007 Ratatouille Anton Ego (voice)
Stardust Lord of Stormhold
2008 Thomas Kinkade's Home for Christmas Glen Wessler awaiting release
Dean Spanley Fisk Senior post-production

Television

Year TV Role Notes
1956 The Scarlet Pimpernel First Soldier TV show (1 episode)
1961 Rendezvous John TV show (3 episodes)
1980 Strumpet City Jim Larkin TV show
1981 Masada General Cornelius Flavius Silva miniseries
1982 Man and Superman Jack Tanner TV movie
1983 Pygmalion Professor Henry Higgins TV movie
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse Sherlock Holmes (voice) TV movie
Svengali Anton Bosnyak TV movie
1984 Kim Lama TV movie
1986 The Ray Bradbury Theater John Hapmton TV show (1 episode)
1987 The Dark Angel Uncle Silas TV movie
1990 Crossing to Freedom John Sidney Howard TV movie
1992 Civvies Barry Newman TV movie
1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III Sam Trump miniseries
1995 Heavy Weather Clarence, Earl of Emsworth TV movie
1996 Gulliver's Travels Emperor of Lilliput TV movie
1998 Coming Home Colonel Carey-Lewis TV movie
1999 Joan of Arc Bishop Cauchon Won Emmy
Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell Jeffrey Bernard TV movie
2002 The Education of Max Bickford Sidney McKnight TV show (1 episode)
2003 Hitler: The Rise of Evil President Paul von Hindenberg TV movie
Imperium: Augustus Augustus Caesar TV movie
2005 Casanova Older Casanova TV movie
2008 The Tudors Pope Paul III TV show
Iron Road Relic miniseries

Stage appearances

1955-58 Bristol Old Vic

1959 Royal Court Theatre

1960 Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford

1963 National Theatre

1963-1965

1966 Gaiety Theatre, Dublin

1969 Abbey Theatre, Dublin

1973-74 Bristol Old Vic

1978 Toronto, Washington, and Chicago

1980-1999

References

  1. ^ O'Toole's birthplace is unclear as two birth certificates exist. Although he, himself is uncertain, most sources list Connemara.
  2. ^ a b c O'Toole, Peter, Loitering With Intent, London: Macmillan London Ltd. , 1992, p. 10
  3. ^ Peter O'Toole Biography. filmreference (2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-04. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I.
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Awards
Preceded by
Peter Finch
for No Love for Johnnie		 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
1962
for Lawrence of Arabia		 Succeeded by
Dirk Bogarde
for The Servant
Preceded by
Sidney Poitier
for Lilies of the Field		 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
1965
for Becket		 Succeeded by
Omar Sharif
for Doctor Zhivago
Preceded by
Rod Steiger
for In the Heat of the Night		 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
1969
for The Lion in Winter		 Succeeded by
John Wayne
for True Grit
Preceded by
Ron Moody
for Oliver!		 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1970
for Goodbye, Mr. Chips		 Succeeded by
Albert Finney
for Scrooge
Preceded by
Sidney Poitier, Robert Redford		 Academy Honorary Award
2003		 Succeeded by
Blake Edwards


Persondata
NAME O'Toole, Peter Seamus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Toole, Peter James (birth name)
SHORT DESCRIPTION actor
DATE OF BIRTH 2 August 1932
PLACE OF BIRTH Connemara, County Galway, Ireland?
DATE OF DEATH living
PLACE OF DEATH
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