Peter O'Toole

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Peter Seamus O'Toole was a British stage and film actor of Irish descent. 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 before making his film debut in 1959.

Birth Name

Peter Seamus O'Toole

Born

Tuesday, 02 August 1932

Died

Saturday, 14 December 2013

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
Diamond Cartel	Tugboat	2015
Brotherhood of the Popcorn	Himself	2015
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)	2014
Decline of an Empire	Gallus	2014
And the Oscar Goes To...	Himself (archive footage)	2014
Adolf Hitler: The Greatest Story Never Told	President Paul von Hindenburg	2013
Prometheus	T.E. Lawrence	2012
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada	Father Christopher	2012
Eager to Die	Lord Pelican	2010

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

Hollywood Insider	Self	2018
Diamond Cartel	Tugboat	2015
Brotherhood of the Popcorn	Himself	2015
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards	Himself - In Memoriam (archive footage)	2014
Decline of an Empire	Gallus	2014
And the Oscar Goes To...	Himself (archive footage)	2014
Adolf Hitler: The Greatest Story Never Told	President Paul von Hindenburg	2013
Prometheus	T.E. Lawrence	2012
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada	Father Christopher	2012
Eager to Die	Lord Pelican	2010
Iron Road	Relic (credit only), Relic	2009
Dean Spanley	Fisk Senior	2008
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage	Glen	2008
Stardust	King	2007
Ratatouille	Anton Ego (voice)	2007
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition	Himself	2007
The Tudors	Pope Paul III	2007
Venus	Maurice	2006
One Night with the King	Samuel, the Prophet	2006
Lassie	The Duke	2005
Casanova	Giacomo Casanova, Older Casanova	2005
Mystic India	Himself - Narrator	2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson	Himself	2005
Troy	Priam	2004
Imperium: Augustus	Augustus Caesar	2003
Sex at 24 Frames Per Second	Himself (archive footage)	2003
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'	himself	2003
Hitler: The Rise of Evil	President Paul von Hindenburg	2003
Bright Young Things	Colonel Blount	2003
The Final Curtain	JJ Curtis	2002
Rock My World	Lord Foxley	2002
The Education of Max Bickford	Sidney McKnight	2001
The Sinister Saga of Making 'The Stunt Man'	Himself	2000
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell	Jeffrey Bernard	1999
Joan of Arc	Bishop Pierre Cauchon	1999
Molokai	William Williamson	1999
The Manor	Mr. Ravenscroft	1999
The 11 O'Clock Show	Himself	1998
Coming Home	Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis	1998
Phantoms	Dr. Timothy Flyte	1998
Fairytale: A True Story	Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	1997
Life and Times	Himself (archive footage)	1996
The Daily Show	Self	1996
Gulliver's Travels	Emperor of Lilliput, King of Lilliput	1996
Heavy Weather	Clarence, Earl of Emsworth	1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show	Himself	1995
The Seventh Coin	Emil Saber	1993
HBO First Look	Himself	1992
Rebecca's Daughters	Lord Sarn	1992
Isabelle Eberhardt	Maj. Lyautey	1991
King Ralph	Willingham	1991
The Nutcracker Prince	Pantaloon	1990
The Rainbow Thief	Prince Meleagre	1990
Wings of Fame	Cesar Valentin	1990
Crossing to Freedom	John Sidney Howard	1989
High Spirits	Peter Plunkett	1988
The Last Emperor	Reginald 'R. J.' Johnston	1987
Club Paradise	Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes	1986
North and South, Book I	Sam Trump, Sam Trump (credit only)	1985
Creator	Dr. Harry Wolper	1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater	John Hampton	1985
Supergirl	Zaltar	1984
Kim	Lama	1984
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet	Sherlock Holmes (voice)	1983
Pygmalion	Professor Henry Higgins	1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four	Sherlock Holmes (voice)	1983
Svengali	Anton Bosnyak	1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear	Sherlock Holmes (voice)	1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse	Sherlock Holmes (voice)	1983
Man and Superman	Jack Tanner	1982
My Favorite Year	Alan Swann	1982
Wogan	Himself	1982
Masada	General Cornelius Flavius Silva, Gen. Cornelius Flavius Silva	1981
Wetten, dass..?		1981
The Stunt man	Eli Cross	1980
Strumpet City	Jim Larkin	1980
Zulu Dawn	Lord Chelmsford	1979
Caligula	Tiberius	1979
Power Play	Colonel Zeller	1978
The South Bank Show	Self	1978
Rogue Male	Sir Robert Thorndyke	1976
Foxtrot	Liviu	1976
Arena	Himself (archive footage)	1975
Rosebud	Larry Martin	1975
Man Friday	Robinson Crusoe	1975
Man of La Mancha	Alonso Quijana	1972
The Ruling Class	Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney - 14th Earl of Gurney	1972
Under Milk Wood	Captain Tom Cat	1972
Parkinson	Himself	1971
Murphy's War	Murphy	1971
Masterpiece Classic	Lord Emsworth	1971
Brotherly Love	Sir Charles Ferguson	1970
Goodbye, Mr. Chips	Arthur Chipping	1969
Great Catherine	Capt. Charles Edstaston	1968
The Lion In Winter	Henry II	1968
Casino Royale	Scottish Piper (uncredited)	1967
The Night of the Generals	General Tanz	1967
The Bible: In the Beginning...	The Three Angels	1966
How to Steal a Million	Simon Dermott	1966
The Sandpiper		1965
What's New Pussycat	Michael James (as Peter O'toole)	1965
Lord Jim	Lord Jim	1965
The American Sportsman	Himself	1965
Becket	King Henry II	1964
Lawrence Of Arabia	T.E. Lawrence	1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	Himself - Guest, Himself	1962
Here's Hollywood	Himself	1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England	Capt. Monty Fitch	1960
The Savage Innocents	First Trooper	1960
Kidnapped	Robin MacGregor	1960
The Castiglioni Brothers	Mario	1958
Rendezvous	John, Larry Dunne, Patrick O'Toole	1958
Armchair Theatre	Paddy	1956
The Scarlet Pimpernel	1st Soldier	1955
This Is Your Life	Himself	1955
The Magical World of Disney	Robin MacGregor	1954
The Ed Sullivan Show	Himself - Singer, Himself	1948

Director Filmography

Title	Year

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

1999

Producer Filmography

Title	Year

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell	1999
The Party's Over	1965
Lord Jim	1965
Becket	1964
Operation Snatch	1962

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Year	Type	Category	Won

2007	Oscar	Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
2007	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
2003	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Nominated
2000	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Nominated
1999	Emmy	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie	Won
1983	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
1983	Golden Globe	Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Nominated
1982	Golden Globe	Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television	Nominated
1981	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
1981	Golden Globe	Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama	Nominated
1981	Emmy	Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special	Nominated
1973	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
1973	Golden Globe	Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Nominated
1970	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
1970	Golden Globe	Best Actor - Comedy or Musical	Won
1969	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
1969	Golden Globe	Best Actor - Drama	Won
1965	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
1965	Golden Globe	Best Actor - Drama	Won
1963	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated