Peter O'toole's biography

Peter Seamus O`Toole is 81 years old voice actor born at Leeds. He was born on Tuesday 2nd of August 1932. Peter is often nicknamed as T.E. Lawrence O`Toole. According to year of birth 1932 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 2nd of August means he is Leo. As sign in itself indicates “Lion” or “King”, hence people born under Leo sign are considered to be leaders in every aspects of life. They are royal in nature.

He is white irish. He is citizen of Republic of Ireland. He is roman catholic. Peter´s primary profession is to be voice actor. You can know Peter also as film producer, stage actor, film actor, actor, film director. He is recently known as television actor.

Peter O'toole's family

Peter O'toole's ex wife

Siân Phillips

Peter O'toole and Siân Phillips have been together since 1959 for 20 years. Sian is known as actor. His ex wife was born on Sunday 14th of May 1933.

Peter has 1 son.

Peter O'toole's son: Lorcan O'Toole

Peter O'toole's son's name is Lorcan O'Toole. He is known as actor. His son was born on Thursday 17th of March 1983 in Dublin.

Peter O'toole's schools

We found 1 school Peter attended. Name of the school: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.

Detailed informations about Peter´s schools

He attended a Catholic school where the nuns beat him to correct his left-handedness.

Peter O'toole's career

His main focus is to be voice actor. Peter is famous thanks to Lawrence of Arabia, The Lion in Winter. He is also a member of Royal Shakespeare Company.

Is Peter O'toole gay ?

Peter is known to be straight.

How did Peter O'toole die

He died on on Saturday 14th of December 2013 when he was 81 years old at Wellington Hospital, London. Peter O'tooles death was caused by following a long illness. It happend like natural causes.

Awards and competitions

Peter O'toole's Awards

He received award for Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor for work Lawrence of Arabia in 1962
Peter received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Becket in 1964
He received award for David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor for work Lawrence of Arabia in 1964
Peter received award for David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor for work The Night of the Generals in 1967
He received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for work Goodbye, Mr. Chips in 1969
He received award for National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for work Goodbye, Mr. Chips in 1969
Peter received award for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work The Lion in Winter in 1968
He received award for National Board of Review Award for Best Actor for work The Ruling Class in 1972
He received award for David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor for work Goodbye, Mr. Chips in 1970
Peter received award for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor for work The Stunt Man in 1980
Peter received award for David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for work The Last Emperor in 1988
He received award for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work Lawrence of Arabia in 1963
Peter received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for work Joan of Arc in 1999

Peter O'toole's Rankings

His performance as T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) is the #1-ranked performance of all time in" Premiere" Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
His performance as Alan Swann in My Favourite Year (1982) is ranked #56 on "Premiere" Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

Peter O'toole's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Lawrence of Arabia in 1962
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Lawrence of Arabia in 1962
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Becket in 1964
Peter was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work The Lion in Winter in 1968
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Goodbye, Mr. Chips in 1969
Peter was nominated for Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor for work Lawrence of Arabia in 1962
Peter was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for work Goodbye, Mr. Chips in 1969
Peter was nominated for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor for work Goodbye, Mr. Chips in 1969
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work The Lion in Winter in 1968
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Becket in 1964
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for work Man of La Mancha in 1972
Peter was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work The Ruling Class in 1972
He was nominated for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor for work The Ruling Class in 1972
He was nominated for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor for work The Stunt Man in 1980
He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for work Masada in 1981
Peter was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work The Stunt Man in 1980
Peter was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work My Favorite Year in 1982
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for work My Favorite Year in 1982
He was nominated for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor for work My Favorite Year in 1982
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work The Stunt Man in 1980
Peter was nominated for David di Donatello for Best Supporting Actor for work The Last Emperor in 1988
He was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for work The Last Emperor in 1989
He was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for work Joan of Arc in 1999
Peter was nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for work Hitler: The Rise of Evil in 2003
Peter was nominated for Academy Award for Best Actor for work Venus in 2006
He was nominated for Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture for work Venus in 2006
He was nominated for National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor for work Venus in 2006
Peter was nominated for BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film for work Venus in 2006
He was nominated for Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama for work Venus in 2006
Peter was nominated for Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor for work Venus in 2006
Peter was nominated for Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy for work Venus in 2006
He was nominated for BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for work Venus in 2007
Peter was nominated for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for work Venus in 2007
He was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor for work Supergirl in 1985
He was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor for work Club Paradise in 1987

What else you don't know about Peter O'toole ?

Peter´s middle name is Seamus.

What Peter O'toole has done for a first time

He played the first Roman Emperor Augustus in Augustus: The First Emperor (2003), whereas his ex-wife, SiÃ¢n Phillips, played Augustus' wife, Livia, in I, Claudius (1976).
He was Billy Wilder's first choice to play Sherlock Holmes in The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970).
He was Harry Saltzman's first choice for Albert Finney's breakthrough role in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960).
He was Sam Spiegel's first choice for James Fox's role in The Chase (1966).

Peter O'toole's quotes

I can't stand light. I hate weather. My idea of heaven is moving from one smoke-filled room to another.
For me, life has either been a wake or a wedding.
[on receiving a lifetime achievement at The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)] Always a bridesmaid, never a bride - my foot!
The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise.
The nicest buttocks in the world are in Ireland. Irish women are always carrying water on their heads, and always carrying their husbands home from pubs. Such things are the greatest posture-builders in the world.
For a young actor it was intimidating. But! You look into the eyes and you see actors know actors. It's like playing jazz. You really have to go there with your trumpet and compete.
Books have been written about that so-called renaissance at the Royal Court Theatre. Bollocks. I watched this appalling bunch of strange young men creeping around, talking pompously.
[on Katharine Hepburn] I worship that bloody woman. I've never enjoyed working with anyone so much in my whole life, not even Richard Burton. There were no problems, not a one.
[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!
Booze is the most outrageous of drugs, which is why I chose it.
[re his Lord Jim (1965) performance] It was a mistake and I made the mistake because I was conservative and played safe. And that way lies failure. It was a juvenile lead part and I've decided now at 33 that I'll never become another aging juvenile.
If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it. If you give up drinking, don't go moaning about it. Go back on the bottle. Do. As. Thou. Will.
The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the interesting people. Lear doesn't make do.
It's time for me to chuck in the sponge. To retire from films ans stage. The heart for it has gone out of me. It won't come back.
I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony.
I will not be a common man because it is my right to be an uncommon man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony.
I hitched to London on a lorry, looking for adventure. I was dropped at Euston Station and was trying to find a hostel. I passed the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and walked in just to case the joint.
Stardom is insidious. It creeps up through the toes. You don't realise what's happening until it reaches your nut. That's when it becomes dangerous.
[I have long been] happy to grasp the hand of misfortune, dissipation, riotous living and violence.
I'm a professional, and I'll do anything - a poetry reading, television, cinema, anything that allows me to act... [And also because] it's what I do for a living and, besides, I've got bookies to keep.
[about his time serving in the Royal Navy] At that point His Majesty felt it was vital to the security of the nation that I join the armed forces [...] I vomited over every cubic foot of the seven seas.
It's all so political. Keep the director happy. Keep the unit happy. Keep them working well. Because in the end, it's you up there on the screen.
When I got the part I did what every actor does. I looked in the mirror and realised that this is meat, this is what you have to work with.
The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise.

Peter O'toole's height, body shape, eye color

Lets describe how Peter O'toole looks. We will focus on Peter´s height, body shape, eye color and hair color. He is tall as 6' 2" (188 cm). Body build is average. Peter´s eyes are tinted blue. Peter´s hair is shade of blonde.

Peter O'Toole