Peter O'Toole

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AKA: Seamus Peter O'Toole
Nationality: Irish
Birthdate: 08/02/1932
Birthplace: Connemara, County Galway, Ireland

biography

One of filmdom’s greatest living leading men, Irish actor Peter O’Toole first came to international superstardom at age 30 for his eponymous role in Sir David Lean’s epic masterpiece, “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962). Named in 2006 by Premiere magazine as the #1 ranked performance of all time, O’Toole’s unforgettable turn as the British expatriate T.E. Lawrence, kicked off a film career that spanned over four decades and garnered a record seven Academy Award nominations for Best Actor (tied only by his friend, Richard Burton.) Though, amazingly enough, he never won, the Academy of Motion Picture Continued

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2008-2009
Pope Paul III
2009
Pope Paul III
2008
Pope Paul III
2008
Pope Paul III
2008
Pope Paul III
2008
Pope Paul III
2008
Pope Paul III
2008
Pope Paul III
2008
Pope Paul III
2008
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Voice of Anton Ego
2007
Maurice
2006
the Duke
2006
Colonel Blount
2004
King Priam of Troy
2004
William Williamson
1999
Reginald "RJ" Johnson
1998
Timothy Flyte
1998
King Henry II
1998
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1997
of Pantaloon
1990
Alan Swann
1982
Lord Chelmsford
1980
Eli Cross
1980
Larry Martin
1975
Captain Cat
1973
Jack Gurney--14th Earl of Gurney
1972
Actor
1966
Simon Dermott
1966
T E Lawrence
1962
Mr Ravenscroft
Robin Oig MacGregor
Atlantes
1st Trooper
Governor Anthony C Hayes
Emil Saber
Zaltar
Tiberius
Major Lyautey
Michael James
Willingham
King Henry II
Producer
Cesar Valentin
Dr Harry Wolper
Sir Charles Ferguson
Actor
Crusoe
Lord Jim
Lord Foxley
Fisk Sr
Don Quixote-Quijana
Prince Meleagre
Peter Plunkett
Murphy
Captain Edstaston
Arthur Chipping
Liviu
Actor
Colonel Zeller

milestones

Year
Milestone
 
Raised in Leeds; family subsequently moved to London
 
First job was wrapping cartons in a warehouse
 
At 14, joined the Yorkshire Evening News, working first as messenger and copy boy, then reporter
1949 
Made amateur stage debut with Leeds Civic Theatre at age 17
 
Spent two years with Royal Navy as a seaman and decoder on a submarine
Continued

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