Peter O'Toole biography
Peter O'Toole was a British-Irish actor, born on 2 August 1932 in Leeds, who died on 14 December 2013.
Peter O'Toole's screen career began in 1956 with The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel, playing First Soldier.
Peter O'Toole appeared in 67 films and 29 television or streaming titles between 1956 and 2015.
Honours include Academy Honorary Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Musical or Comedy and BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role.
- Also known as
- Peter Seamus O'Toole, Peter Seamus Lorcan O'Toole
- Born
- 2 August 1932
- Died
- 14 December 2013 (aged 81)
- Birthplace
- Leeds
- Work
- Voice actor, Film producer, Stage actor, Film actor, Actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1954 to 2012
- Awards
- Academy Honorary Award
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
- Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year , Actor (2 times)
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama
Peter O'Toole filmography
67 films and 29 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Diamond Cartel | Tugboat | Posthumous release; Overdubbed | |
| 2014 | Katherine of Alexandria | English | ||
| 2014 | Decline of an Empire | Cornelius Gallus | Posthumous release; Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | Prometheus | English | ||
| 2012 | Cristiada | English | ||
| 2012 | Eldorado | Narrator | Voice; Direct-to-video | |
| 2012 | For Greater Glory | Father Christopher | ||
| 2010 | Eager to Die | Lord Pelican | ||
| 2008 | Dean Spanley | Fisk Senior | ||
| 2008 | Christmas Cottage | Glen Wesman | ||
| 2007 | Stardust | King of Stormhold | ||
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Anton Ego | Voice | |
| 2006 | Venus | Maurice | ||
| 2006 | One Night with the King | Samuel | ||
| 2005 | Lassie | The Duke | ||
| 2005 | Mystic India | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2004 | Troy | Priam | ||
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Col. Blount | ||
| 2002 | The Final Curtain | J.J. Curtis | ||
| 2002 | Global Heresy | Lord Charles Foxley | ||
| 1999 | The Manor | Mr. Ravenscroft | ||
| 1999 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | William Williamson | ||
| 1998 | Phantoms | Dr. Timothy Flyte | ||
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story | Arthur Conan Doyle | ||
| 1993 | The Seventh Coin | Emil Saber |
Show all 67 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Rebecca's Daughters | Lord Sarn | ||
| 1991 | Isabelle Eberhardt | Maj. Lyautey | ||
| 1991 | King Ralph | Sir Cedric Charles Willingham | ||
| 1990 | Wings of Fame | Cesar Valentin | ||
| 1990 | The Rainbow Thief | Prince Meleagre | ||
| 1990 | The Nutcracker Prince | Pantaloon | Voice | |
| 1989 | Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love | Prof. Yan McShoul | ||
| 1988 | High Spirits | Peter Plunkett | ||
| 1987 | The Last Emperor | Reginald Johnston | ||
| 1986 | Club Paradise | Gov. Anthony Cloyden Hayes | ||
| 1985 | Creator | Dr. Harry Wolper | ||
| 1984 | Supergirl | Zaltar | ||
| 1982 | My Favorite Year | Alan Swann | ||
| 1980 | The Stunt Man | Eli Cross | ||
| 1979 | Zulu Dawn | Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford | ||
| 1979 | Caligula | Tiberius | ||
| 1978 | Power Play | Col. Zeller | ||
| 1976 | Foxtrot | Liviu | ||
| 1976 | Rogue Male | Sir Robert Hunter | ||
| 1975 | Man Friday | Robinson Crusoe | ||
| 1975 | Rosebud | Larry Martin | ||
| 1972 | Man of La Mancha | Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijano | ||
| 1972 | The Ruling Class | Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney | ||
| 1971 | Murphy's War | Murphy | ||
| 1971 | Under Milk Wood | Capt. Tom Cat | ||
| 1970 | Country Dance | Sir Charles Ferguson | ||
| 1969 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Arthur Chipping | ||
| 1969 | Stiletto | Man at Premier | Uncredited | |
| 1968 | The Lion in Winter | Henry II of England | ||
| 1968 | Great Catherine | Capt. Charles Edstaston | ||
| 1967 | Casino Royale | Scottish Piper | Uncredited | |
| 1967 | The Night of the Generals | Gen. Wilhelm Tanz | ||
| 1966 | How to Steal a Million | Simon Dermott | ||
| 1966 | The Bible: In the Beginning | The Three Angels | ||
| 1965 | What's New, Pussycat? | Michael James | ||
| 1965 | The Sandpiper | Unknown | Voice; Uncredited | |
| 1965 | Lord Jim | Lord Jim | ||
| 1964 | Becket | Henry II of England | ||
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | T. E. Lawrence | ||
| 1960 | Kidnapped | Robin MacGregor | ||
| 1960 | The Savage Innocents | First Trooper | ||
| 1960 | The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Capt. Monty Fitch |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | The Tudors | Pope Paul III | 7 episodes | |
| 2008 | Iron Road | Lionel Relic | Miniseries | |
| 2005 | Casanova | Older Casanova | Miniseries | |
| 2003 | Imperium: Augustus | Augustus Caesar | Miniseries | |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | President Paul von Hindenburg | Miniseries | |
| 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Sidney McKnight | Episode: "One More Time" | |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc | Bishop Cauchon | Miniseries | |
| 1999 | Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell | Jeffrey Bernard | Television film | |
| 1998 | Coming Home | Colonel Carey-Lewis | Miniseries | |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Emperor of Lilliput | Miniseries | |
| 1995 | Heavy Weather | Clarence, Earl of Emsworth | Television film | |
| 1994 | Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III | Sam Trump | Miniseries | |
| 1992 | Civvies | Barry Newman | Miniseries | |
| 1990 | Crossing to Freedom | John Sidney Howard | Television film | |
| 1989 | The Dark Angel | Silas | Television adaptation of Uncle Silas | |
| 1986 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | John Hampton | Episode: "Banshee" | |
| 1984 | Kim | Lama | Television film | |
| 1983 | Svengali | Anton Bosnyak | Television film | |
| 1983 | Pygmalion | Professor Henry Higgins | Television film | |
| 1983 | Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear | Sherlock Holmes | Voice; Television film | |
| 1983 | Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four | Sherlock Holmes | Voice; Television film | |
| 1983 | Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse | Sherlock Holmes | Voice; Television film | |
| 1983 | Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet | Sherlock Holmes | Voice; Television film | |
| 1982 | Man and Superman | Jack Tanner | Television film | |
| 1981 | Masada | General Cornelius Flavius Silva | Miniseries |
Show all 29 titles
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Strumpet City | Jim Larkin | Miniseries | |
| 1968 | Present Laughter | Garry Essendine | Television film | |
| 1961 | Rendezvous | John | 3 episodes | |
| 1956 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel | First Soldier | Episode: "A Tale of Two Pigtails" |