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).
Acting
Movie
Ratatouille
as Anton Ego (voice)
2007
Movie
Troy
as Priam
2004
Movie
Stardust
as King
2007
Movie
Lawrence of Arabia
as T.E. Lawrence
1962
Movie
The Last Emperor
as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
1987
Movie
Caligula
as Tiberius
1979
TV
The Tudors
as Pope Paul III
2007
Movie
Casino Royale
as Scottish Piper (uncredited)
1967
Movie
Supergirl
as Zaltar
1984
Movie
How to Steal a Million
as Simon Dermott
1966
TV
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
Movie
The Lion in Winter
as Henry II
1968
Movie
Phantoms
as Dr. Timothy Flyte
1998
TV
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
as President Paul von Hindenburg
2003
Movie
King Ralph
as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
1991
Movie
The Bible: In the Beginning...
as The Three Angels
1966
Movie
High Spirits
as Peter Plunkett
1988
Movie
Becket
as King Henry II of England
1964
Movie
The Night of the Generals
as General Tanz
1967
TV
North and South
as Sam Trump
1985
TV
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
Movie
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
as Father Christopher
2012
Movie
What's New Pussycat?
as Michael James
1965
Movie
The Stunt Man
as Eli Cross
1980
