Highest rated as cast or director
Biography
Peter Seamus O'Toole (August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013) was a British-Irish actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. In 1959 he made his West End debut in The Long and the Short and the Tall, and played the title role in Hamlet in the National Theatre's first production in 1963. Excelling on the London stage, O'Toole was known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle off it. Making his film debut in 1959, O'Toole achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for this award another seven times – for playing King Henry II in both Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My Favorite Year (1982), and Venus (2006) – and holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for acting without a win (tied with Glenn Close). In 2002, he was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements. O'Toole was the recipient of four Golden Globe Awards, one BAFTA Award for Best British Actor and one Primetime Emmy Award. Other performances include What's New Pussycat? (1965), How to Steal a Million (1966), Supergirl (1984), and minor roles in The Last Emperor (1987) and Troy (2004). He also voiced Anton Ego, the restaurant critic in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007).
Acted in 103
2020s
- 2025
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
Archive
2010s
- 2015
Diamond Cartel
Tugboat
- 2014
- 2012
2000s
- 2009
Iron Road
Lionel Relic · 2 episodes
Iron Road
Relic
Behind The Scenes of Caligula
Movie
- 2008
Christmas Cottage
Glen
- 2007
- 2006
Venus
Maurice
- 2005
Casanova
Giacomo Casanova · 3 episodes
Mystic India
Narrador
- 2004
- 2003
Augustus: The First Emperor
Augustus Caesar
Augustus: The First Emperor
Augustus Caesar · 2 episodes
- 2002
The Final Curtain
JJ Curtis
Global Heresy
Lord Foxley
- 2000
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
Movie
1990s
- 1999
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
Jeffrey Bernard
The Manor
Mr. Ravenscroft
- 1998
Coming Home
Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis · 2 episodes
- 1997
FairyTale: A True Story
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- 1996
- 1995
Heavy Weather
Clarence, Earl of Emsworth
- 1994
The Rainbow Thief
Prince Meleagre
- 1993
The Seventh Coin
Emil Saber
- 1992
Civvies
Barry Newman · 3 episodes
Rebecca's Daughters
Lord Sarn
- 1991
- 1990
The Nutcracker Prince
Pantaloon (voice)
Crossing to Freedom
John Sidney Howard
1980s
- 1989
On a Moonlit Night
Prof. Yan McShoul
- 1988
- 1987
The Dark Angel
Uncle Silas Ruthyn
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
Kim
Lama
- 1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Pygmalion
Professor Henry Higgins
Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce
Movie
Svengali
Anton Bosnyak
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
Sherlock Holmes (voice)
- 1982
Man and Superman
Jack Tanner
My Favorite Year
Alan Swann
- 1981
- 1980
Strumpet City
Jim Larkin · 7 episodes
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1976
Rogue Male
Sir Robert Thorndyke
Foxtrot
Liviu
- 1975
- 1972
Under Milk Wood
Captain Tom Cat
- 1971
- 1970
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic
Movie
1960s
- 1969
Stiletto
Man at the Premiere (uncredited)
- 1968
Great Catherine
Capt. Charles Edstaston
- 1967
Present Laughter
Garry Essendine
- 1966
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
Wind, Sand and Star
Movie
- 1962
- 1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Capt. Monty Fitch
The Savage Innocents
First Trooper
Kidnapped
Robin MacGregor
1950s
- 1956
Armchair Theatre
Paddy · 1 episode
- 1955
- 1950
Produced 4
1990s
- 1999
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
Producer
1960s
- 1965
- 1962
Operation Snatch
Producer
Directed 1
1990s
- 1999
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
Director
Appearances35
2020s
- 2026
- 2025
Henry Fonda for President
Self (archive footage)
- 2022
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
Peter O'Toole Réalta & Rógaire
Self (archive footage)
- 2020
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
Self - Actor (archive footage)
2010s
- 2018
Hangover in Death Valley
Narrator (voice)
- 2013
- 2012
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Self
- 2011
2000s
- 2004
- 2003
- 2001
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
Self (archive footage)
- 2000
Hellraisers
Self
1990s
- 1999
- 1997
- 1996
An Evening with Spike Milligan
Himself
- 1995
- 1993
- 1992
1980s
- 1988
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
Self
- 1985
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
Self / Zaltar
- 1982
- 1981
1970s
- 1974
The Public's Right to Know
Self
- 1973
1960s
- 1968
- 1963
The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time
Self
- 1962
1950s
- 1953
- 1952
1940s
- 1948
