Peter O'Toole

 

Peter O'Toole + Omar Shariff in Lawrence of ArabiaKatharine Hepburn + Peter O'Toole in The lion in winterPeter O'Toole in My favorite year

Biography

Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise
Congratulations, next month it's Peter's 78th birthday.

Remarkable:

Marlon Brando would play the part of Larence of Arabia but he changed his mind when he was offered the lead role in Mutiny on the Bounty, giving Peter his big break.

Born:

August 2, 1932

Born as:

Peter Seamus O'Toole

Peter was born in Ireland , and was raised in Leeds (U.K.). He left school at an early age and became a journalist. He discovered the theatre and made his stage debut at 17 and acted with the Bristol Old Vic Company from 1955 to 1958 and made his London debut in Shaw 's Major Barbara (1956).

O'Toole was first seen on the screen in 1960 in secondary roles and in 1962 soared to international fame with his performance of Lawrence of Arabia. In 1964 he played Henry II in Becket and again in The Lion in Winter (1968).

Personal problems brought on by his drinking contributed to a decline in his popularity during the 1970s. But in the '80s he was back with with The Stunt Man (1980) and My Favorite Year (1982). Peter has maintained his status with performances in independent films (Wings of fame (1989)) and in Blockbusters (Troy (2004)).

Selected Movies:

Academy awards:

2003 Honorary Award
1983 Nominated Best Actor for: My favorite year (1982)
1981 Nominated Oscar Best Actor for: The stunt man (1980)
1973 Nominated Oscar Best Actor for: The ruling class (1972)
1970 Nominated Oscar Best Actor for: Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
1969 Nominated Oscar Best Actor for: The lion in winter (1968)
1965 Nominated Oscar Best Actor for: Becket (1964)
1963 Nominated Oscar Best Actor for: Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

Books:

Peter O'Toole -> Loitering with Intent: The Child (1992)
Peter O'Toole -> Loitering with Intent: The Apprentice (1996)

 

Peter O'Toole in The last emperor

Birtday counter

Within 4 days it will be mr O'Toole's 78th birthday.

Trivia

Peter was nominated eight times for an Academy award (Oscar) but never won. In 2003 he won a Honorary Award.

Marlon Brando would play the part of Larence of Arabia but he changed his mind when he was offered the lead role in Mutiny on the Bounty, giving Peter his big break. Source / More (Book)

In 1984, Peter was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award (Worst Actor) for his role in Supergirl (1984).

Peter: “It was the charge at ’Aqabaa mile and a half, and we were in front of five hundred Arab stallions. The day of the shooting, we turned up to the kickoff. And Omar, a gambling man, Omar, worked out the odds of whether he would fall off. So he tied himself to the camel. And I said, I’m going to get drunk. So we both drank milk and brandy, it was terrifying and a mile and a half later, horses, madness, we both finish up in the sea. And Omar was upside down with his head in the water, still tied to the camel.” Source / More (Web)

Peter knows all 154 Shakespeare sonnets. He reads them daily.

Bibliography