Acting
Peter O'Toole
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
TFI Unplugged
Series · 2026
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
Film · 2025
Henry Fonda for President
Film · 2025
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Film · 2022
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Film · 2021
Peter O'Toole Réalta & Rógaire
Film · 2021
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Film · 2020
Hangover in Death Valley
Film · 2018
Diamond Cartel
Film · 2015
Katherine of Alexandria
Film · 2014
Talking Pictures
Series · 2013
Eldorado
Film · 2012
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
Film · 2012
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Film · 2012
Hollywood Invasion
Film · 2011
Eager to Die
Film · 2010
Iron Road
Film · 2009
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
Film · 2009
Iron Road
Series · 2009
Christmas Cottage
Film · 2008
Dean Spanley
Film · 2008
Ratatouille
Film · 2007
Stardust
Film · 2007
The Tudors
Series · 2007
Venus
Film · 2006
One Night with the King
Film · 2006
Lassie
Film · 2005
Mystic India
Film · 2005
Casanova
Series · 2005
Troy
Film · 2004
Parkinson
Series · 2004
Bright Young Things
Film · 2003
Augustus: The First Emperor
Film · 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Series · 2003
Augustus: The First Emperor
Series · 2003
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
Series · 2003
The Final Curtain
Film · 2002
Global Heresy
Film · 2002
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Film · 2001
Hellraisers
Film · 2000
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
Film · 2000
The Manor
Film · 1999
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
Film · 1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
Film · 1999
The Early Show
Series · 1999
Joan of Arc
Series · 1999
Phantoms
Film · 1998
Coming Home
Film · 1998
Coming Home
Series · 1998
FairyTale: A True Story
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
An Evening with Spike Milligan
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
Gulliver's Travels
Series · 1996
TFI Friday
Series · 1996
Heavy Weather
Film · 1995
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Series · 1995
The Rainbow Thief
Film · 1994
The Seventh Coin
Film · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
Rebecca's Daughters
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Civvies
Series · 1992
King Ralph
Film · 1991
Isabelle Eberhardt
Film · 1991
The Nutcracker Prince
Film · 1990
Crossing to Freedom
Film · 1990
Wings of Fame
Film · 1990
On a Moonlit Night
Film · 1989
The Dark Angel
Series · 1989
High Spirits
Film · 1988
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Film · 1988
The Last Emperor
Film · 1987
The Dark Angel
Film · 1987
Club Paradise
Film · 1986
Creator
Film · 1985
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
Film · 1985
North and South
Series · 1985
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Series · 1985
Supergirl
Film · 1984
Kim
Film · 1984
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
Film · 1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
Film · 1983
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
Film · 1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
Film · 1983
Pygmalion
Film · 1983
Svengali
Film · 1983
Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce
Film · 1983
My Favorite Year
Film · 1982
Man and Superman
Film · 1982
Wogan
Series · 1982
Wetten, dass..?
Series · 1981
Masada
Series · 1981
The Stunt Man
Film · 1980
Strumpet City
Series · 1980
Caligula
Film · 1979
Zulu Dawn
Film · 1979
Power Play
Film · 1978
The South Bank Show
Series · 1978
Rogue Male
Film · 1976
Foxtrot
Film · 1976
Rosebud
Film · 1975
Man Friday
Film · 1975
The Public's Right to Know
Film · 1974
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Series · 1973
The Ruling Class
Film · 1972
Under Milk Wood
Film · 1972
Man of La Mancha
Film · 1972
Murphy's War
Film · 1971
Film '72
Series · 1971
Brotherly Love
Film · 1970
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic
Film · 1970
Stiletto
Film · 1969
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Film · 1969
The Lion in Winter
Film · 1968
Great Catherine
Film · 1968
The Dick Cavett Show
Series · 1968
Casino Royale
Film · 1967
The Night of the Generals
Film · 1967
Present Laughter
Film · 1967
How to Steal a Million
Film · 1966
The Bible: In the Beginning...
Film · 1966
What's New Pussycat?
Film · 1965
Lord Jim
Film · 1965
The Sandpiper
Film · 1965
Becket
Film · 1964
Wind, Sand and Star
Film · 1963
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
Film · 1963
Lawrence of Arabia
Film · 1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Series · 1962
The Merv Griffin Show
Series · 1962
Kidnapped
Film · 1960
The Savage Innocents
Film · 1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Film · 1960
The Castiglioni Brothers
Film · 1958
Armchair Theatre
Series · 1956
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Series · 1955
The Oscars
Series · 1953
Today
Series · 1952
Sunday Night Theatre
Series · 1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
Series · 1948