Peter O'Toole
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 2, 1932
- Died
- December 14, 2013
- Birthplace
- 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. 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).
Filmography
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders 2025
as Archive
Henry Fonda for President 2025
as Self (archive footage)
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba 2022
as Self (archive footage)
Peter O'Toole Réalta & Rógaire 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony 2021
as Self (archive footage)
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World 2020
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
Hangover in Death Valley 2018
as Narrator (voice)
Diamond Cartel 2015
as Tugboat
Katherine of Alexandria 2014
as Gallus
Outlaws - For Greater Glory 2012
as Father Christopher
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival 2012
as Self
Eldorado 2012
as Narrator (voice)
Hollywood Invasion 2011
as Self (archive footage)
- Eager to Die
Eager to Die 2010
as Lord Pelican
Iron Road 2009
as Relic
Behind The Scenes of Caligula 2009
Actor
Dean Spanley 2008
as Fisk Senior
Christmas Cottage 2008
as Glen
Stardust 2007
as King
Ratatouille 2007
as Anton Ego (voice)
One Night with the King 2006
as Samuel, the Prophet
Venus 2006
as Maurice
Lassie 2005
as The Duke
Mystic India 2005
as Narrador
Troy 2004
as Priam
Augustus: The First Emperor 2003
as Augustus Caesar
Bright Young Things 2003
as Colonel Blount
The Final Curtain 2002
as JJ Curtis
Global Heresy 2002
as Lord Foxley
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia 2001
as Self (archive footage)
Hellraisers 2000
as Self
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man 2000
Actor
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell 1999
as Jeffrey Bernard, Director, Producer
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien 1999
as William Williamson
The Manor 1999
as Mr. Ravenscroft
Coming Home 1998
as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
Phantoms 1998
as Dr. Timothy Flyte
FairyTale: A True Story 1997
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
An Evening with Spike Milligan 1996
as Himself
Heavy Weather 1995
as Clarence, Earl of Emsworth
The Rainbow Thief 1994
as Prince Meleagre
The Seventh Coin 1993
as Emil Saber
Rebecca's Daughters 1992
as Lord Sarn
Isabelle Eberhardt 1991
as Maj. Lyautey
King Ralph 1991
as Willingham
The Nutcracker Prince 1990
as Pantaloon (voice)
Crossing to Freedom 1990
as John Sidney Howard
Wings of Fame 1990
as Cesar Valentin
On a Moonlit Night 1989
as Prof. Yan McShoul
High Spirits 1988
as Peter Plunkett
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor' 1988
as Self
The Last Emperor 1987
as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
The Dark Angel 1987
as Uncle Silas Ruthyn
Club Paradise 1986
as Anthony Cloyden Hayes
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie 1985
as Self / Zaltar
Creator 1985
as Dr. Harry Wolper
Supergirl 1984
as Zaltar
Kim 1984
as Lama
Pygmalion 1983
as Professor Henry Higgins
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet 1983
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four 1983
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce 1983
Actor
Svengali 1983
as Anton Bosnyak
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse 1983
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear 1983
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Man and Superman 1982
as Jack Tanner
My Favorite Year 1982
as Alan Swann
The Stunt Man 1980
as Eli Cross
Caligula 1979
as Tiberius
Zulu Dawn 1979
as Lord Chelmsford
Power Play 1978
as Colonel Zeller
Rogue Male 1976
as Sir Robert Thorndyke
Foxtrot 1976
as Liviu
Rosebud 1975
as Larry Martin
Man Friday 1975
as Robinson Crusoe
The Public's Right to Know 1974
as Self
Man of La Mancha 1972
as Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
The Ruling Class 1972
as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
Under Milk Wood 1972
as Captain Tom Cat
Murphy's War 1971
as Murphy
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic 1970
Actor
Brotherly Love 1970
as Sir Charles Ferguson
Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1969
as Arthur Chipping
Stiletto 1969
as Man at the Premiere (uncredited)
Great Catherine 1968
as Capt. Charles Edstaston
The Lion in Winter 1968
as Henry II
Casino Royale 1967
as Scottish Piper (uncredited)
Present Laughter 1967
as Garry Essendine
The Night of the Generals 1967
as General Tanz
The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966
as The Three Angels
How to Steal a Million 1966
as Simon Dermott
The Sandpiper 1965
as (voice) (uncredited)
What's New Pussycat? 1965
as Michael James
The Party's Over 1965
Producer
Lord Jim 1965
as Lord Jim, Associate Producer
Becket 1964
as King Henry II of England
Wind, Sand and Star 1963
Actor
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time 1963
as Self
Lawrence of Arabia 1962
as T.E. Lawrence
Operation Snatch 1962
Producer
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England 1960
as Capt. Monty Fitch
The Savage Innocents 1960
as First Trooper
Kidnapped 1960
as Robin MacGregor
- The Castiglioni Brothers
The Castiglioni Brothers 1958
as Mario
Credits from TMDB.