Peter Seamus O'Toole (1932 – 2013) was an English and Irish actor of stage and screen who achieved film stardom in 1962 playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia.
Honours and awards He went on to become one of the most honoured film and stage actors of his time. He won an Honorary Oscar in 2002, but holds the record for most competitive Academy Award nominations for an actor without winning, going winless in eight attempts.
Film Year Title Role Notes 1960 Kidnapped Robin MacGregor The Savage Innocents First Trooper The Day They Robbed the Bank of England Capt. Monty Fitch 1962 Lawrence of Arabia T. E. Lawrence 1964 Becket Henry II of England 1965 Lord Jim Lord Jim What's New, Pussycat? Michael James The Sandpiper Voice; Uncredited 1966 How to Steal a Million Simon Dermott The Bible: In the Beginning... The Three Angels 1967 The Night of the Generals Gen. Wilhelm Tanz Casino Royale Scottish Piper Uncredited 1968 The Lion in Winter Henry II of England Great Catherine Capt. Charles Edstaston 1969 Stiletto Man at Premier Uncredited Goodbye, Mr. Chips Arthur Chipping 1970 Country Dance Sir Charles Ferguson 1971 Murphy's War Murphy Under Milk Wood Capt. Tom Cat 1972 The Ruling Class Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney Man of La Mancha Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijano 1975 Rosebud Larry Martin Man Friday Robinson Crusoe 1976 Foxtrot LiviuRogue MaleSir Robert Hunter 1978 Power Play Col. Zeller 1979 Caligula Tiberius Zulu Dawn Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford 1980 The Stunt Man Eli Cross 1982 My Favorite Year Alan Swann 1984 Supergirl Zaltar 1985 Creator Dr. Harry Wolper 1986 Club Paradise Gov. Anthony Cloyden Hayes 1987 The Last Emperor Reginald Johnston 1988 High Spirits Peter Plunkett 1989 Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love Prof. Yan McShoul 1990 Wings of Fame Cesar Valentin The Rainbow Thief Prince Meleagre The Nutcracker Prince Pantaloon Voice 1991 King Ralph Sir Cedric Charles Willingham Isabelle Eberhardt Maj. Lyautey 1992 Rebecca's Daughters Lord Sarn 1993 The Seventh Coin Emil Saber 1997 FairyTale: A True Story Arthur Conan Doyle 1998 Phantoms Dr. Timothy Flyte 1999 The Manor Mr. Ravenscroft Molokai: The Story of Father Damien William Williamson 2002 Global Heresy Lord Charles Foxley The Final Curtain J.J. Curtis 2003 Bright Young Things Col. Blount 2004 Troy Priam 2005 Lassie The Duke Mystic India Narrator Voice 2006 Venus Maurice One Night with the King Samuel 2007 Ratatouille Anton Ego Voice Stardust King of Stormhold 2008 Dean Spanley Fisk Senior Christmas Cottage Glen Wesman 2010 Eager to Die Lord Pelican 2012 Eldorado Narrator Voice; Direct-to-video For Greater Glory Father Christopher 2014 Decline of an Empire Cornelius Gallus Posthumous release; Direct-to-video 2015 Diamond Cartel Tugboat Posthumous release; Overdubbed
Television Year Title Role Notes 1956 The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel First Soldier Episode: "A Tale of Two Pigtails" 1961 Rendezvous John 3 episodes 1968 Present Laughter Garry Essendine Television film 1976 Rogue Male Sir Robert Hunter 1980 Strumpet City Jim Larkin Miniseries 1981 Masada General Cornelius Flavius Silva 1982 Man and Superman Jack Tanner Television film1983 Pygmalion Professor Henry Higgins Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet Sherlock Holmes Voice; Television film Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear Svengali Anton Bosnyak Television film 1984 Kim Lama 1986 The Ray Bradbury Theater John Hampton Episode: "Banshee" 1989 The Dark Angel Silas Television adaptation of Uncle Silas 1990 Crossing to Freedom John Sidney Howard Television film 1992 Civvies Barry Newman Miniseries 1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III Sam Trump 1995 Heavy Weather Clarence, Earl of Emsworth Television film 1996 Gulliver's Travels Emperor of Lilliput Miniseries 1998 Coming Home Colonel Carey-Lewis 1999 Joan of Arc Bishop Cauchon Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell Jeffrey Bernard Television film 2002 The Education of Max Bickford Sidney McKnight Episode: "One More Time" 2003 Hitler: The Rise of Evil President Paul von Hindenburg Miniseries Imperium: Augustus Augustus Caesar 2005 Casanova Older Casanova 2008 The Tudors Pope Paul III 7 episodes Iron Road Lionel Relic Miniseries
Theatre Year Title Role Venue1956 King Lear Cornwall Bristol Old Vic The Recruiting Officer Bullock Major Barbara Peter Shirley Othello Lodovico The Slave of Truth Clitandre 1957 Pygmalion Henry Higgins A Midsummer Night's Dream Lysander Oh! My Papa! Uncle Gustave Look Back in Anger Jimmy Porter Waiting for Godot Vladimir1958 Man and Superman Tanner Hamlet Hamlet The Holiday Roger Amphitryon '38 Jupiter 1959 The Long and the Short and the Tall Bamforth Royal Court Theatre, London1960 The Taming of the Shrew Petruchio Shakespeare Memorial Theatre, Stratford The Merchant of Venice Shylock Troilus and Cressida Thersites1963 Hamlet Hamlet Royal National Theatre, London Baal Baal Phoenix Theatre, West End1965 Ride a Cock Horse Peter Piccadilly Theatre, West End1966 Juno and the Paycock Jack Boyle Gaiety Theatre, Dublin Man and Superman Tanner1969 Waiting for Godot Vladimir Abbey Theatre, Dublin1973 Uncle Vanya Vanya Bristol Old Vic Plunder D'Arcy Tuck 1974 The Apple Cart King Magnus Judgement Monologue 1978 Uncle Vanya Vanya Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto Dr. Astrov North American Tour Present Laughter Gary Essendine 1980 Macbeth Macbeth The Old Vic, London1982 Man and Superman Tanner Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End1984 Pygmalion Henry Higgins Shaftesbury Theatre, West End 1986 The Apple Cart King Magnus Theatre Royal Haymarket, West End1987 Pygmalion Henry Higgins Plymouth Theatre, Broadway1989 Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell Jeffrey Bernard Apollo Theatre, West End 1991 Shaftesbury Theatre, West End 1992 Our SongRoger Piper Theatre Royal, Bath1992–1993 Apollo Theatre, West End1999 Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell Jeffrey Bernard The Old Vic, London
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