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A leading man of prodigious talents, Irish-born Peter O'Toole was raised in Leeds, England, the son of a bookie. As a boy, he decided to become a journalist, beginning as a newspaper copy boy. Although he succeeded in becoming a reporter, he discovered the theater and made his stage debut at 17. He served as a radioman in the Royal Navy for two years... See full bio »

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Peter Seamus O'Toole
in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
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2014 Mary Mother of Christ (pre-production)
Symeon
 
2013 Katherine of Alexandria (completed)
Gallus
 
2013 The Whole World at Our Feet
 
2012 For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
Father Christopher
 
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 Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
Glen
 
2008 Dean Spanley
Fisk Senior
 
2008 The 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
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2007 Stardust
King
 
2007 Ratatouille
Anton Ego (voice)
 
2006 One Night with the King
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 Troy
Priam
 
2003 Imperium: Augustus (TV movie)
Augustus Caesar
 
2003 Hitler: The Rise of Evil (TV movie)
President Paul von Hindenburg
 
2003 Bright Young Things
Colonel Blount
 
2002 The Final Curtain
JJ Curtis
 
2002 Global Heresy
Lord Foxley
 
2002 The Education of Max Bickford (TV series)
Sidney McKnight
– One More Time (2002) … Sidney McKnight
 
1999 Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (TV movie)
Jeffrey Bernard
 
1999 Joan of Arc (TV movie)
Bishop Cauchon
 
1999 Molokai
William Williamson
 
1999 The Manor
Mr. Ravenscroft
 
1998 Coming Home (TV movie)
Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
 
1998 Phantoms
Dr. Timothy Flyte
 
1997 FairyTale: A True Story
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
 
1996 Gulliver's Travels (TV movie)
Emperor of Lilliput
 
1995 Heavy Weather (TV movie)
Clarence, Earl of Emsworth
 
1994 Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (TV mini-series)
Sam Trump
– Episode #1.3 (1994) … Sam Trump (credit only)
– Episode #1.2 (1994) … Sam Trump
– Episode #1.1 (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 King Ralph
Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
 
1990 The Nutcracker Prince
Pantaloon (voice)
 
1990 The Rainbow Thief
Prince Meleagre
 
1990 Crossing to Freedom (TV movie)
John Sidney Howard
 
1990 Wings of Fame
Cesar Valentin
 
1989 Up to Date
Prof. Yan McShoul
 
1989 Uncle Silas (TV series)
Uncle Silas Ruthyn
– Episode #1.3 (1989) … Uncle Silas Ruthyn
– Episode #1.2 (1989) … Uncle Silas Ruthyn
 
1988 High Spirits
Peter Plunkett
 
1987 The Last Emperor
Reginald 'R. J.' Johnston
 
1986 Club Paradise
Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes
 
1986 The Ray Bradbury Theater (TV series)
John Hampton
– Banshee (1986) … John Hampton
 
1985 Creator
Dr. Harry Wolper
 
1984 Supergirl
Zaltar
 
1984 Kim (TV movie)
Lama
 
1983 Svengali (TV movie)
Anton Bosnyak
 
1983 Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (TV movie)
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)
 
1983 Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
 
1983 Pygmalion (TV movie)
Professor Henry Higgins
 
1982 Man and Superman (TV movie)
Jack Tanner
 
1982 My Favorite Year
Alan Swann
 
1981 Masada (TV mini-series)
General Cornelius Flavius Silva / Gen. 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) … Gen. Cornelius Flavius Silva
 
1980 The Stunt Man
Eli Cross
 
1980 Strumpet City (TV 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 Zulu Dawn
Lord Chelmsford
 
1978 Power Play
Colonel Zeller
 
1977 Rogue Male (TV movie)
Sir Robert Hunter
 
1976 Foxtrot
Liviu
 
1975 Man Friday
Robinson Crusoe
 
1975 Rosebud
Larry Martin
 
1972 Man of La Mancha
Don Quixote de La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
 
1972 The Ruling Class
Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney - 14th Earl of Gurney
 
1972 Under Milk Wood
Captain Tom Cat
 
1971 Murphy's War
Murphy
 
1969 Brotherly Love
Sir Charles Ferguson
 
1969 Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Arthur Chipping
 
1968 Great Catherine
Capt. Charles Edstaston
 
1968 The Lion in Winter
Henry II
 
1967 Casino Royale
Scottish Piper (uncredited)
 
1967 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Garry Essendine
– Present Laughter (1967) … Garry Essendine
 
1967 The Night of the Generals
General Tanz
 
1966 The Bible: In the Beginning...
The Three Angels
 
1966 How to Steal a Million
Simon Dermott
 
1965 The Sandpiper (voice - uncredited)
 
1965 What's New Pussycat
Michael James (as Peter O'toole)
 
1965 Lord Jim
Lord Jim
 
1964 Becket
his King / King Henry II
 
1962 Lawrence of Arabia
T.E. Lawrence
 
1959-1961 Rendezvous (TV series)
John / Larry Dunne / Patrick O'Toole
– Once a Horseplayer (1961) … Patrick O'Toole
– End of a Good Man (1961) … Larry Dunne
– London-New York (1959) … John
 
1960 The Savage Innocents
First Trooper
 
1960 The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Capt. Monty Fitch
 
1960 Kidnapped
Robin MacGregor
 
1958 The Castiglioni Brothers (TV movie)
Mario
 
1956 The Scarlet Pimpernel (TV series)
First Soldier
– A Tale of Two Pigtails (1956) … First Soldier
 
Show ShowProducer (4 titles)
1999 Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (TV movie) (producer)
 
1965 The Party's Over (producer - uncredited)
 
1965 Lord Jim (associate producer - uncredited)
 
1962 Operation Snatch (producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (4 titles)
1972 Man of La Mancha (performer: "Man of La Mancha" I, Don Quixote, "Dulcinea", "Golden Helmet of Mambrino", "The Impossible Dream", "The Impossible Dream" reprise, "Man of La Mancha" reprise, "Man of La Mancha" second reprise / "The Impossible Dream" second reprise)
 
1969 Goodbye, Mr. Chips (performer: "Where Did My Childhood Go?", "What A Lot of Flowers", "What A Lot of Flowers Reprise", "Fill the World With Love Reprise")
 
1965 What's New Pussycat (performer: "Boston City" - uncredited)
 
1962 Lawrence of Arabia (performer: "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" 1892 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1999 Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (TV movie)
 
Show ShowSelf (47 titles)
2012 Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Golden Globes, Portugal (TV movie)
Himself
 
2002-2008 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 24 March 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 May 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2007-2008 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #16.54 (2008) … Himself
– Episode #15.37 (2007) … Himself
 
1981-2008 Today (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 March 2008 (2008) … Himself
– Episode dated 29 December 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
2007 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Deadline (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The 79th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
2007 Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 February 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.2 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The View (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 January 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (TV series)
Himself
– Peter O'Toole (2007) … Himself
 
2007 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 January 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
1976-2005 Parkinson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 10 December 2005 (2005) … Himself
– Episode #6.3 (1976) … Himself
 
2005 Mystic India (documentary short)
(narrator)
 
2005 Troy: From Ruins to Reality (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Troy: The Passion of Helen (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 The Making of 'Troy' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Troy (2004) … Himself
 
2003 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Honorary Award Recipient (also archive footage)
 
2002 The John Thaw Story (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Gran premio internazionale della TV (TV series)
Himself - Winner
– 19th Edition (2002) … Himself - Winner
 
2000 The Sinister Saga of Making 'The Stunt Man' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1998 The Best of Hollywood (TV documentary)
Himself - Interview
 
1996 TFI Friday (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 October 1996 (1996) … Himself
 
1996 Die Harald Schmidt Show (TV series)
Himself
– Show #142 - So sieht die Schmidt-Show im Irak, in Japan und in Polen aus (1996) … Himself
 
1995 Northern Eye (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Man Behind the Dresser (1995) … Himself
 
1990 Un dia és un dia (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.13 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 CBS This Morning (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 1990 (1990) … Himself
 
1990 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to David Lean (TV special)
Himself
 
1989 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Arts Review '89 (1989) … Himself
 
1989 Más estrellas que en el cielo (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #1.7 (1989) … Himself
 
1987 Wetten, dass..? (TV series)
Himself
– Wetten, dass..? aus Kiel (1987) … Himself
 
1984 Supergirl: The Making of the Movie (TV documentary)
Himself / Zaltar
 
1983 Is There One Who Understands Me?: The World of James Joyce (TV documentary)
Himself/Host
 
1982 The American Sportsman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #18.2 (1982) … Himself
 
1981 The 33rd Annual Emmy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Special & Presenter: Paddy Chayefsky Tribute
 
1981 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 6 April 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1981 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role & Co-Presenter: Best Art Direction
 
1981 Starring Katharine Hepburn (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1981 The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture [Drama]
 
1980 The British Greats (TV series)
Himself
– Jack Hawkins (1980) … Himself
 
1978 The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself - Presenter
 
1972 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– Peter O'Toole (1972) … Himself
 
1965 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Peter O'Toole (1965) … Himself
 
1963-1964 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself / Himself - Singer
– Episode #17.24 (1964) … Himself - Singer
– Episode #16.28 (1963) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (16 titles)
2012 Prometheus
T.E. Lawrence (uncredited)
 
2011 Hollywood Invasion (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
 
2008-2009 Memòries de la tele (TV series)
 
2008 Il était une fois... (TV series documentary)
 
2008 The Comedy Map of Britain (TV series documentary)
 
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (documentary)
T.E. Lawrence (uncredited)
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (documentary)
T.E. Lawrence [in 'Lawrence of Arabia']
 
2003 The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (video documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Life and Times (TV series documentary)
 
2000 The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1963 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 

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Appeared on Broadway as "Professor Henry Higgins" in the 1987 production of "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw. See more »

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Alternate Names:

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Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Personal Quote:

Noel Coward (to O'Toole): "If you'd been any prettier, it would have been Florence of Arabia". See more »

Trivia:

Was a close friend of late actress Katharine Hepburn. Although some believe his daughter, Kate O'Toole is named after Hepburn, according to Sian Phillips' autobiography they named their daughter after Kate, the title character in Shakespeare's "Taming of the Shrew". They were inspired by the line in the play "Kate, sweet Kate, the prettiest Kate in Christendom". See more »

Trademark:

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Star Sign:

Leo