Peter O'Toole
Acting
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).
Known for
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tvTFI Unplugged
2026
Self (Archive Footage)
movieHenry Fonda for President
2025
Self (archive footage)
moviePeter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieHannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2021
Self (archive footage)
movieOmar Sharif: Citizen of the World
2020
Self - Actor (archive footage)
movieHangover in Death Valley
2018
Narrator (voice)
movieDiamond Cartel
2015
Tugboat
tvTalking Pictures
2013
Self (archive footage)
movieOutlaws - For Greater Glory
2012
Father Christopher
movieEldorado
2012
Narrator (voice)
Eager to Die
2010
Lord Pelican
tvIron Road
2009
Lionel Relic
movieIron Road
2009
Relic
movieDean Spanley
2008
Fisk Senior
movieRatatouille
2007
Anton Ego (voice)
tvThe Tudors
2007
Pope Paul III
movieOne Night with the King
2006
Samuel, the Prophet
movieVenus
2006
Maurice
movieLassie
2005
The Duke
tvCasanova
2005
Giacomo Casanova
movieMystic India
2005
Narrador
movieTroy
2004
Priam
movieAugustus: The First Emperor
2003
Augustus Caesar
tvAugustus: The First Emperor
2003
Augustus Caesar
movieBright Young Things
2003
Colonel Blount
tvHitler: The Rise of Evil
2003
President Paul von Hindenburg
movieThe Final Curtain
2002
JJ Curtis
movieGlobal Heresy
2002
Lord Foxley
movieThe Making of Lawrence of Arabia
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieJeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
1999
Jeffrey Bernard
tvJoan of Arc
1999
Bishop Cauchon
movieMolokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999
William Williamson
movieThe Manor
1999
Mr. Ravenscroft
tvComing Home
1998
Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
movieComing Home
1998
Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
moviePhantoms
1998
Dr. Timothy Flyte
movieFairyTale: A True Story
1997
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
tvThe View
1997
Self
tvGulliver's Travels
1996
King of Lilliput
movieHeavy Weather
1995
Clarence, Earl of Emsworth
movieThe Rainbow Thief
1994
Prince Meleagre
tvLate Show with David Letterman
1993
Self - Guest
movieThe Seventh Coin
1993
Emil Saber
tvCivvies
1992
Barry Newman
movieRebecca's Daughters
1992
Lord Sarn
movieIsabelle Eberhardt
1991
Maj. Lyautey
movieKing Ralph
1991
Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
movieThe Nutcracker Prince
1990
Pantaloon (voice)
movieCrossing to Freedom
1990
John Sidney Howard
movieWings of Fame
1990
Cesar Valentin
movieOn a Moonlit Night
1989
Prof. Yan McShoul
tvThe Dark Angel
1989
Silas Ruthyn
movieHigh Spirits
1988
Peter Plunkett
movieThe Last Emperor
1987
Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
movieThe Dark Angel
1987
Uncle Silas Ruthyn
movieClub Paradise
1986
Anthony Cloyden Hayes
movieSupergirl: The Making of the Movie
1985
Self / Zaltar
tvNorth and South
1985
Sam Trump
movieCreator
1985
Dr. Harry Wolper
tvThe Ray Bradbury Theater
1985
John Hampton
movieSupergirl
1984
Zaltar
movieKim
1984
Lama
movieSherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
1983
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
movieSherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
1983
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
moviePygmalion
1983
Professor Henry Higgins
movieSvengali
1983
Anton Bosnyak
movieSherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
1983
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
movieSherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
1983
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Man and Superman
1982
Jack Tanner
movieMy Favorite Year
1982
Alan Swann
tvWogan
1982
Self
tvMasada
1981
General Cornelius Flavius Silva
movieThe Stunt Man
1980
Eli Cross
tvStrumpet City
1980
Jim Larkin
movieCaligula
1979
Tiberius
movieZulu Dawn
1979
Lord Chelmsford
moviePower Play
1978
Colonel Zeller
movieRogue Male
1976
Sir Robert Thorndyke
movieFoxtrot
1976
Liviu
movieRosebud
1975
Larry Martin
movieMan Friday
1975
Robinson Crusoe
movieMan of La Mancha
1972
Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
movieThe Ruling Class
1972
Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
movieUnder Milk Wood
1972
Captain Tom Cat
movieMurphy's War
1971
Murphy
movieBrotherly Love
1970
Sir Charles Ferguson
movieGoodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
Arthur Chipping
movieStiletto
1969
Man at the Premiere (uncredited)
movieGreat Catherine
1968
Capt. Charles Edstaston
movieThe Lion in Winter
1968
Henry II
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
movieCasino Royale
1967
Scottish Piper (uncredited)
moviePresent Laughter
1967
Garry Essendine
movieThe Night of the Generals
1967
General Tanz
movieThe Bible: In the Beginning...
1966
The Three Angels
movieHow to Steal a Million
1966
Simon Dermott
movieThe Sandpiper
1965
(voice) (uncredited)
movieWhat's New Pussycat?
1965
Michael James
movieLord Jim
1965
Lord Jim
movieBecket
1964
King Henry II of England
movieLawrence of Arabia
1962
T.E. Lawrence
movieThe Day They Robbed the Bank of England
1960
Capt. Monty Fitch
movieThe Savage Innocents
1960
First Trooper
movieKidnapped
1960
Robin MacGregor
tvThe Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
1955
First Soldier
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvToday
1952
Self
tvSunday Night Theatre
1950
Rene Latour
Production4
movieThe Party's Over
1965
Producer
movieLord Jim
1965
Associate Producer
movieOperation Snatch
1962
Producer