Actor
Peter O'Toole
August 2, 1932 · 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.
Notable work
7.8Ratatouille (2007)
as Anton Ego (voice)
7.2Troy (2004)
as Priam
7.3Stardust (2007)
as King
8Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
as T.E. Lawrence
7.6The Last Emperor (1987)
as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
6Caligula (1979)
as Tiberius
7.8The Tudors (2007)
as Pope Paul III
5.3Casino Royale (1967)
as Scottish Piper (uncredited)
5.4Supergirl (1984)
as Zaltar
7.5How to Steal a Million (1966)
as Simon Dermott
6.4The Daily Show (1996)
as Self
5.6Phantoms (1998)
as Dr. Timothy Flyte
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