Peter O'Toole
Birthday: 1932-08-02
Place of Birth: Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Biography: 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).
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Lawrence of Arabia
During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the div...
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Ratatouille
Remy, a resident of Paris, has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he ca...
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Troy
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan...
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The Last Emperor
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign...
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How to Steal a Million
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries....
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Stardust
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that h...
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Rosebud
In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires...
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The Bible: In the Beginning...
Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicki...
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What's New Pussycat?
A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love see...
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King Ralph
As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn...
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High Spirits
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising cam...
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Lord Jim
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem him...
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My Favorite Year
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matine...
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The Ruling Class
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the...
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Casino Royale
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thin...
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Caligula
After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the e...
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Club Paradise
When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriende...
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Phantoms
In the peaceful Colorado town of Snowfield, something evil has wiped out the community. And now, it'...
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Supergirl
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead find...
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Christmas Cottage
Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobi...
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Murphy's War
Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing d...
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The Nutcracker Prince
After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical b...
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Venus
Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest frien...
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The Rainbow Thief
A petty crook, in search of the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, hopes to cash in by befriendi...
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Stiletto
A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decide...
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Creator
With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to ...
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The Manor
The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". During a snowstorm, Patrick Roarke,...
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The Stunt Man
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to ...
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FairyTale: A True Story
In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific e...
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Lassie
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away fro...
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster ...
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The Night of the Generals
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He ...
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The Final Curtain
The Final Curtain is a British film from 2002 directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole...
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Kidnapped
Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventure...
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One Night with the King
In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new...
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Under Milk Wood
The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llar...
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Becket
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding w...
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On a Moonlit Night
An American journalist works for a French newspaper. He is writing an article about the reaction aga...
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Global Heresy
A rock band bursts onto the scene and then their frontman disappears on the eve of a European tour....
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Man of La Mancha
In the 16th century, poet, playwright and part-time actor Miguel de Cervantes has been arrested, tog...
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Zulu Dawn
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership....
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Dean Spanley
Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirel...
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Isabelle Eberhardt
The true story of explorer, journalist and writer Isabelle Eberhardt, originally from Switzerland. S...
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The Lion in Winter
Henry II and his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, battle over the choice of an heir....
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Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
A documentary filmed during production of the film "Supergirl" showing the world how and who made it...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
Holmes & Watson receive a letter from an informant who known by the pseudonym Fred Porlock. Porlock ...
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Man Friday
Englishman Robinson Crusoe, stranded alone on an island for years, is overjoyed to find a fellow man...
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Eldorado
The Stranger, a tall striking creature dressed in white sets into motions a series of events whilst ...
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The Savage Innocents
An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accidentally kil...
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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
London at the turn of the century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in ...
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Outlaws - For Greater Glory
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexic...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
Holmes & Watson investigate a cursed family....
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Hellraisers
Documentary about notorious British and Irish wildmen Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Oliver Reed and...
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Rogue Male
In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot miss...
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The Dark Angel
The Dark Angel is a sensual and stylish adaptation of Uncle Silas - Sheridan le Fanu’s influential V...
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Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
Peter O'Toole stars as the complex, funny, charming, and hard-drinking Jeffrey Bernard in this live ...
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Heavy Weather
At Blandings Castle, the Earl of Emsworth only cares about his prize pig 'The Empress' and is wilful...
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The Seventh Coin
In modern-day Jerusalem, an Arab boy and a beautiful American tourist are accidentally entrusted wit...
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Rebecca's Daughters
Young aristocrat Anthony Raine returns home from India to find the farmers of Pembrokeshire protesti...
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Crossing to Freedom
A very proper Englishman becomes saddled with youngsters that he has to help escape Nazi Germany. Ad...
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Kim
A friendly street kid in India, during the last years of the nineteenth century, looks and considers...
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Svengali
An old singer coaches a young woman whom he believes will be the next singing sensation. As she star...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
Third Sherlock Holmes animated film starring Peter O'Toole....
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Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
Holmes & Watson have one baffling clue to help them track down the crime of an American visitor in L...
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Pygmalion
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Dooli...
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Power Play
A group of military officers frustrated by government corruption and brutality attempts a coup....
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Brotherly Love
Having left her husband, Hilary moves in with her unbalanced brother, Pink, who uses wit and humor t...
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Great Catherine
When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, ...
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The Castiglioni Brothers
Based on Alberto Colantuoni's play, with the first feature film appearance of Peter O'Toole....
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Wind Sand and Star
A short documentary about the making of David Lean's LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. A 1970 documentary with a s...
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Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic
A short documentary about the making of David Lean's 1962 film LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Some behind the s...
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Iron Road
A poor but feisty Chinese woman, disguised as a boy, joins the railroad crew in the Rocky Mountains ...
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Foxtrot
A Romanian aristocrat retreats to a desert isle with his wife and servants on the eve of World War I...
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Diamond Cartel
A young woman, Aliya, catches the lustful eyes of several powerful men and is thrust against her wil...
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Coming Home
Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2....
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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Hopkins’ career has spanned several decades, which is why we will also use many interviews that he g...
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Katherine of Alexandria
The life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood ...
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Wings of Fame
A famous movie actor claims that he has written a book. As result, a real author, not a very well kn...
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The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Documentary about the making of the epic 1962 film, with reminiscences from surviving cast and crew....
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Hangover in Death Valley
Two Las Vegas entertainers find themselves in a mysterious town whose occupants may be cannibals. Re...
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Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts,...
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Bright Young Things
During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravaga...
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The Sandpiper
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian board...
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Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Renowned actor Peter O’Toole joined Robert Osborne at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival to discuss ...
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Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South...
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Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the islan...
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Mystic India
On June 29, 1792, Neelkanth begins his journey of awakening. Having resolved to embrace the challeng...
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An Evening with Spike Milligan
Spike recalls his exploits in the army, setting up a jazz band and other sources of his comic inspir...
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Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce
A documentary recreating the life and writings of celebrated Irish author James Joyce with readings ...
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Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Several high-budget epic films became Omar Sharif (1932-2015) a film star. He was an actor, but also...
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The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
In 1980, The Stunt Man, starring Peter O'Toole and Steve Railsback, became one of the most acclaimed...
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The Public's Right to Know
A documentary in which Kenneth Griffith, actor and filmmaker, endeavors to find the truth behind the...
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Present Laughter
An aging and self-obsessed actor finds himself in a situation bordering on farce when he is besieged...
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Eager to Die
A futuristic thriller about a politically incorrect television personality who is forced to change h...
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Behind The Scenes of Caligula
Extra from The Imperial Edition featuring extensive behind the scenes look at the production and set...
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The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
This madcap comic short features (incredibly) Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave and a young Peter O'...
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Augustus: The First Emperor
Old and ill, Augustus, the man who changed the fortunes and destiny of an empire by completing Juliu...
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Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
Peter Medak's films toy with notions of cosplay, masquerade, gamesmanship, and how power and permiss...
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