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
