Peter O'Toole (I) (1932–2013)


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A leading man of prodigious talents, Peter O'Toole was raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of Constance Jane Eliot (Ferguson), a Scottish nurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player and racecourse bookmaker. Upon leaving school, he decided to become a journalist, beginning as a newspaper copy boy. Although he... See full bio »

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(age 81) in London, England, UK

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Nominated for 8 Oscars. Another 28 wins & 40 nominations. See more awards »

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Arabian Lawrence Lawrence
(1962)
Leijona talvella Henry II
(1968)
Troija Priam
(2004)

Filmography

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 2014 Katherine of Alexandria
Gallus
 2012 Eldorado (Video)
Narrator (voice)
 2010 Eager to Die
Lord Pelican
 2009 Iron Road (TV Mini-Series)
Relic
- Episode #1.2 (2009) ... Relic (credit only)
- Episode #1.1 (2009) ... Relic
 2008 Christmas Cottage
Glen
 2008 Dean Spanley
Fisk Senior
 2008 Tudors (TV Series)
Pope Paul III
- Lady in Waiting (2008) ... Pope Paul III
- Matters of State (2008) ... Pope Paul III
- The Definition of Love (2008) ... Pope Paul III
- His Majesty's Pleasure (2008) ... Pope Paul III
- The Act of Succession (2008) ... Pope Paul III
 2007 Tähtisumua
King
 2007 Rottatouille
Anton Ego (voice)
 2007 Vanity Fair: Killers Kill, Dead Men Die (Video short)
The Watchman (credit only)
 2006 Ester - Persian kuningatar
Samuel, the Prophet
 2006/I Venus
Maurice
 2005 Lassie
The Duke
 2005 Casanova (TV Mini-Series)
Older Casanova
- Episode #1.3 (2005) ... Older Casanova
- Episode #1.2 (2005) ... Older Casanova
- Episode #1.1 (2005) ... Older Casanova
 2004 Troija
Priam
 2003 Imperium: Augustus (TV Movie)
Augustus Caesar
 2003 Hitler - pahuuden nousu (TV Mini-Series)
President Paul von Hindenburg
- Episode #1.2 (2003) ... President Paul von Hindenburg
- Episode #1.1 (2003) ... President Paul von Hindenburg
 2003 Bright Young Things
Colonel Blount
 2002 The Final Curtain
JJ Curtis
 2002 Global Heresy
Lord Foxley
 2002 Sydämen sivistystä (TV Series)
Sidney McKnight
- One More Time (2002) ... Sidney McKnight
 2001 You Can (Video short)
Ancient Druid
 1999 Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (TV Movie)
Jeffrey Bernard
 1999 Orleansin neitsyt - pyhimyksen elämä (TV Mini-Series)
Bishop Pierre Cauchon
- Part II (1999) ... Bishop Pierre Cauchon
- Part I (1999) ... Bishop Pierre Cauchon
 1999 Molokai - isä Damienin tarina
William Williamson
 1999 The Manor
Mr. Ravenscroft
 1998 Coming Home (TV Mini-Series)
Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
- Episode #1.2 (1998) ... Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
- Episode #1.1 (1998) ... Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
 1998 Aaveet
Dr. Timothy Flyte
 1997 Fairy Tale - Keijukaisten maailma
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
 1996 Gulliverin matkat (TV Mini-Series)
Emperor of Lilliput
- Episode #1.1 (1996) ... Emperor of Lilliput
 1995 Myrskyä ilmassa (TV Movie)
Clarence, Earl of Emsworth
 1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (TV Mini-Series)
Sam Trump
- Spring 1866 - Spring/Summer 1866 (1994) ... Sam Trump (credit only)
- Autumn 1865 - Spring 1866 (1994) ... Sam Trump
- Summer 1865 - Autumn 1865 (1994) ... Sam Trump
 1993 The Seventh Coin
Emil Saber
 1992 Civvies (TV Series)
Barry Newman
- Episode #1.6 (1992) ... Barry Newman
- Episode #1.4 (1992) ... Barry Newman
- Episode #1.1 (1992) ... Barry Newman
 1992 Rebecca's Daughters
Lord Sarn
 1991 Isabelle Eberhardt
Maj. Lyautey
 1991 Kuningas Ralph
Willingham
 1990 Pähkinänsärkijä ja hiirten kuningas
Pantaloon (voice)
 1990 The Rainbow Thief
Prince Meleagre
 1990 Wings of Fame
Cesar Valentin
 1989 Kävellen halki Euroopan (TV Movie)
John Sidney Howard
 1989 In una notte di chiaro di luna
Prof. Yan McShoul
 1989 The Dark Angel (TV Mini-Series)
Uncle Silas Ruthyn
- Episode #1.3 (1989) ... Uncle Silas Ruthyn
- Episode #1.2 (1989) ... Uncle Silas Ruthyn
 1988 Haamuhotelli
Peter Plunkett
 1987 Viimeinen keisari
Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
 1986 Paratiisiklubi
Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes
 1986 Ray Bradbury esittää (TV Series)
John Hampton
- Banshee (1986) ... John Hampton
 1985 Lemmenkoe
Dr. Harry Wolper
 1984 Terästyttö
Zaltar
 1984 Kim (TV Movie)
Lama
 1983 Pygmalion (TV Movie)
Professor Henry Higgins
 1983 Svengali (TV Movie)
Anton Bosnyak
 1983 Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (TV Movie)
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
 1983 Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
 1983 Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
 1983 Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
 1982 Man and Superman (TV Movie)
Jack Tanner
 1982 Vuosi huipulla
Alan Swann
 1981 Masada (TV Mini-Series)
General Cornelius Flavius Silva
- Part IV (1981) ... General Cornelius Flavius Silva
- Part III (1981) ... General Cornelius Flavius Silva
- Part II (1981) ... General Cornelius Flavius Silva
- Part I (1981) ... General Cornelius Flavius Silva
 1980 Strumpet City (TV Mini-Series)
Jim Larkin
- Episode #1.7 (1980) ... Jim Larkin
- Episode #1.6 (1980) ... Jim Larkin
- Episode #1.3 (1980) ... Jim Larkin
- Episode #1.2 (1980) ... Jim Larkin
 1979 Caligula
Tiberius
 1979 Taistelu aamunkoitteessa
Lord Chelmsford
 1978 Power Play
Colonel Zeller
 1976 Rogue Male (TV Movie)
Sir Robert Hunter
 1976 Foxtrot
Liviu
 1975 Robinson ja Perjantai
Robinson Crusoe
 1975 Rosebud
Larry Martin
 1972 Don Quijote - mies La Manchasta
Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
 1972 The Ruling Class
Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
 1971 Under Milk Wood
Captain Tom Cat
 1971 Murphyn sota
Murphy
 1970 Country Dance
Sir Charles Ferguson
 1969 Hyvästi, Mr. Chips
Arthur Chipping
 1968 Suuri Katariina
Capt. Charles Edstaston
 1968 Leijona talvella
Henry II
 1967 Casino Royale
Scottish Piper (uncredited)
 1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV Series)
Garry Essendine
- Present Laughter (1967) ... Garry Essendine
 1967 Kenraalien yö
General Tanz
 1966 Raamattu... alussa loi Jumala
The Three Angels
 1966 Kuinka miljoona varastetaan
Simon Dermott
 1965 Kuuma ranta (voice, uncredited)
 1965 Hei Pussycat
Michael James (as Peter O'toole)
 1965 Lordi Jim
Lord Jim
 1964 Becket
His King / King Henry II
 1962 Arabian Lawrence
Lawrence
 1961 Rendezvous (TV Series)
John / Patrick O'Toole / Larry Dunne
- London-New York (1961) ... John
- Once a Horseplayer (1961) ... Patrick O'Toole
- End of a Good Man (1961) ... Larry Dunne
 1960 Kun Englannin pankki ryöstettiin
Capt. Monty Fitch
 1960 Paholaisen hampaat
First Trooper
 1960 Siwan: The King's Daughter (TV Movie)
Gwilym De Breos
 1959/II Ebenezerin juoni
Robin MacGregor
 1959 Theatre Night (TV Series)
877 Private Bamforth, C.
- The Long and the Short and the Tall (1959) ... 877 Private Bamforth, C.
 1958 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV Series)
Rene Latour
- The Laughing Woman (1958) ... Rene Latour
 1958 The Castiglioni Brothers (TV Movie)
Mario
 1957 Armchair Theatre (TV Series)
Paddy
- The Pier (1957) ... Paddy
 1955 The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV Series)
1st Soldier
- A Tale of Two Pigtails (1955) ... 1st Soldier
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Other Works:

He acted in Freddy Perlman's play, "Plunder," at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre in Bristol, England with Nigel Stock, Sara Kestelman, Marie Kean, Edward Hardwicke, Penelope Wilton, Timothy Kightley, June Barrie, and David Ryall in the cast. Nat Brenner was director. See more »

Publicity Listings:

3 Print Biographies | 8 Interviews | 15 Articles | 4 Pictorials | 10 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Alternate Names:

Peter O'toole

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[on Sophia Loren] Sophia is gorgeous, a marvelously put together machine. But she's a grievous card sharp; in Naples, they're born with a pack of cards. Give her a nudge and she's the funniest woman in the world. A helluva woman! See more »

Trivia:

He was originally considered for Freddie Jones' role in Married 2 Malcolm (2000). See more »

Trademark:

Frequently played real life characters See more »

Star Sign:

Leo

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