Peter O'Toole

ABOUT Sir Peter O'Toole as Pope Paul III Date of Birth: August 2, 1932 (date uncertain) - died December 14, 2013 aged 81 Birth Place: Connemara, County Galway, Ireland or Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (uncertain) Eye Color: Blue Height: 6'2" (1.88 m) Family: Two daughters, Pat & Kate O'Toole, with Sian Phillips, and a son, Lorcan, with Karen Brown Education: 1952 - 1954 - Royal Academy of Art Religious affiliation: Roman Catholic Health factors: stomach cancer (1970s), diabetes, alcoholism Actor Bio: Born in Ireland, O'Toole made his film debut as Rob Roy in Disney's Kidnapped (1960). One of the new wave of actors to emerge in British theatre in the late 1950s, O'Toole came to critical attention in The Long and the Short and the Tall (1959), though the more bankable Laurence Harvey played the part in the film version. O'Toole leapt to fame in the title role of Lawrence of Arabia (1962), for which he won a British Academy award and an Oscar nomination, followed by starring roles in Becket (1964) Lord Jim (1965), and The Lion in Winter (1968). He has always been attracted to eccentric roles, and the eccentricity began to express itself in the 1970s, outrageously in The Ruling Class (1972), and in a public persona which moved from star acting to scandalous celebrity. He received a US Film Critics award for The Stunt Man (1979), and gave a restrained performance as the tutor in Bertolucci's The Last Emperor (1987). CALLING ALL TUDORS CAST EXPERTS! Click EasyEdit to add to this profile. ● NEW TO WIKIS? [THE HELP SECTION] FOR TIPS & TRICKS

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Non-acting careers: Newspaper copy boy, reporter, Royal Navy radioman Selected Films: Kidnapped 1960 (Robin MacGregor), Becket 1964, Lord Jim 1965, The Bible - in the Beginning 1966, The Night of the Generals 1967, The Lion in Winter 1968, Goodbye Mr. Chips 1969, Murphy's War 1971, Zulu Dawn 1979, Caligula (1979), My Favorite Year 1982, The Last Emperor 1987, Troy 2004, Venus (2006), Ratatouille 2007 (voice), Stardust 2007 TV Shows: Masada 1981, Pygmalion 1983, Svengali 1983, Gulliver's Travels 1996, Hitler - The Rise of Evil 2003, Casanova 2005 Stage: Major Barbara (Bristol Old Vic Theatre, 1956, first appearance) Big break: "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962 Best known for: as being one of the great actors of his generation. Upcoming projects: Dean Spanley Talk about... <a href="/thread/1685612/Talk+about+Peter+O%27Toole" target="_self">Peter O´Toole</a>

Awards & Nominations: Oscar: 1963 Best Actor Lawrence of Arabia 1965 Best Actor Becket 1969 Best Actor The Lion in Winter 1970 Best Actor Goodbye, Mr Chips 1973 Best Actor The Ruling Class 1981 Best Actor The Stunt Man 1983 Best Actor My Favourite Year 2007 Best Actor Venus Honorary Oscar: 2003 "To Peter O'Toole, whose remarkable talents have provided cinema history with some of its most memorable characters." BAFTA: 1963 Best British Actor Lawrence of Arabia (won) 1965 Best British Actor Becket 1989 Actor in a Supporting Role The Last Emperor 2007 Best Actor Venus David di Donatello: (Italian film awards) 1967 Best Foreign Actor The Night of the Generals (won) 1970 Best Foreign Actor Goodbye, Mr Chips (won) 1988 Best Supporting Actor The Last Emperor (won) Emmy: 1981 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special Masada 1999 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Joan of Arc (won) 2003 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Movie Hitler: The Rise of Evil Golden Globe: 1963 Most Promising Newcomer - Male (won) 1963 Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Lawrence of Arabia 1965 Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Becket (won) 1969 Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama The Lion in Winter (won) 1970 Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy Goodbye Mr Chips (won) 1973 Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy Man of La Mancha 1981 Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama The Stunt Man 1982 Best Actor - Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV Masada 1983 Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical/Comedy My Favourite Year 2000 Best Supporting Actor - Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Joan of Arc 2007 Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama Venus Screen Actors Guild: 2007 Best Actor Venus Many other nominations and awards including British Independent Film, Chicago Film Critics Association, London Critics Circle, Irish Film and Television, National Board of Review (USA)...the man has been around a very long time!

MEMORABLE QUOTES "The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise." "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." "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."

FUN FACTS Peter's daughter, Kate, appeared in season 1 of The Tudors, as Lady Salisbury in episode 5. Peter turned down the role of Professor Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series after the original actor Richard Harris died.

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PHOTOS

	with Natalie Dormer & Jonathan Rhys Meyers
	giving JRM the benefit of his advice?
On the set of the Tudors with smokes and a pint
Peter as "Lawrence of Arabia" & (above right) the real T.E. Lawrence.
	Becket
The Lion in Winter with Katharine Hepburn
Goodbye Mr, Chips with Petula Clark <embed height="255" src="http://wikifoundrytools.com/wiki/thetudorswiki/widget/youtubevideo/0452cfb60a206abd065406069af12822f0d1a4b6" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="309" wmode="transparent"/>	Receiving his lifetime achievement award at the 75th Oscars from Meryl Streep
arrives at the 79th annual Academy Awards Nominees luncheon at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills 5th February 2007	nominated for an Oscar for best actor in a leading role for his work in "Venus," arrives for the 79th Academy Awards Sunday, Feb. 25, 2007, in Los Angeles.
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