Peter O'Toole on screen and stage
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Peter Seamus O'Toole (1932 – 2013) was an actor of stage and screen who achieved film stardom in 1962 playing T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia.[1][2]
Honours and awards
[edit]He went on to become one of the most honoured film and stage actors of his time.[3][4] He won an Honorary Oscar in 2002, but holds the record for most competitive Academy Award nominations for an actor without winning, going winless in eight attempts.[5]
Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Kidnapped | Robin MacGregor | |
| The Savage Innocents | First Trooper | ||
| The Day They Robbed the Bank of England | Capt. Monty Fitch | ||
| 1962 | Lawrence of Arabia | T.E. Lawrence | |
| 1964 | Becket | Henry II of England | |
| 1965 | Lord Jim | Lord Jim | |
| What's New, Pussycat? | Michael James | ||
| The Sandpiper | Unknown | Voice; Uncredited | |
| 1966 | How to Steal a Million | Simon Dermott | |
| The Bible: In the Beginning... | The Three Angels | ||
| 1967 | The Night of the Generals | Gen. Wilhelm Tanz | |
| Casino Royale | Scottish Piper | Uncredited | |
| 1968 | The Lion in Winter | Henry II of England | |
| Great Catherine | Capt. Charles Edstaston | ||
| 1969 | Stiletto | Man at Premier | Uncredited |
| Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Arthur Chipping | ||
| 1970 | Country Dance | Sir Charles Ferguson | |
| 1971 | Murphy's War | Murphy | |
| 1972 | Under Milk Wood | Capt. Tom Cat | |
| The Ruling Class | Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney | ||
| Man of La Mancha | Don Quixote / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijano | ||
| 1975 | Rosebud | Larry Martin | |
| Man Friday | Robinson Crusoe | ||
| 1976 | Foxtrot | Liviu | |
| 1978 | Power Play | Col. Zeller | |
| 1979 | Caligula | Tiberius | |
| Zulu Dawn | Frederic Thesiger, 2nd Baron Chelmsford | ||
| 1980 | The Stunt Man | Eli Cross | |
| 1982 | My Favorite Year | Alan Swann | |
| 1984 | Supergirl | Zaltar | |
| 1985 | Creator | Dr. Harry Wolper | |
| 1986 | Club Paradise | Gov. Anthony Cloyden Hayes | |
| 1987 | The Last Emperor | Reginald Johnston | |
| 1988 | High Spirits | Peter Plunkett | |
| 1989 | Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love | Prof. Yan McShoul | |
| 1990 | Wings of Fame | Cesar Valentin | |
| The Rainbow Thief | Prince Meleagre | ||
| The Nutcracker Prince | Pantaloon | Voice | |
| 1991 | King Ralph | Sir Cedric Charles Willingham | |
| Isabelle Eberhardt | Maj. Lyautey | ||
| 1992 | Rebecca's Daughters | Lord Sarn | |
| 1993 | The Seventh Coin | Emil Saber | |
| 1997 | FairyTale: A True Story | Arthur Conan Doyle | |
| 1998 | Phantoms | Dr. Timothy Flyte | |
| 1999 | The Manor | Mr. Ravenscroft | |
| Molokai: The Story of Father Damien | William Williamson | ||
| 2002 | Global Heresy | Lord Charles Foxley | |
| The Final Curtain | J.J. Curtis | ||
| 2003 | Bright Young Things | Col. Blount | |
| 2004 | Troy | Priam | |
| 2005 | Lassie | The Duke | |
| Mystic India | Narrator | Voice | |
| 2006 | Venus | Maurice | |
| One Night with the King | Samuel | ||
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Anton Ego | Voice |
| Stardust | King of Stormhold | ||
| 2008 | Dean Spanley | Fisk Senior | |
| Christmas Cottage | Glen Wesman | ||
| 2010 | Eager to Die | Lord Pelican | |
| 2012 | Eldorado | Narrator | Voice; Direct-to-video |
| For Greater Glory | Father Christopher | ||
| 2014 | Decline of an Empire | Cornelius Gallus | Posthumous release; Direct-to-video |
| 2015 | Diamond Cartel | Tugboat | Posthumous release; Overdubbed |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel | First Soldier | Episode: "A Tale of Two Pigtails" |
| 1961 | Rendezvous | John | 3 episodes |
| 1968 | Present Laughter | Garry Essendine | Television film |
| 1976 | Rogue Male | Sir Robert Thorndyke | |
| 1980 | Strumpet City | Jim Larkin | Miniseries |
| 1981 | Masada | General Cornelius Flavius Silva | |
| 1982 | Man and Superman | Jack Tanner | Television film |
| 1983 | Pygmalion | Professor Henry Higgins | |
| Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet | Sherlock Holmes | Voice; Television film | |
| Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four | |||
| Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse | |||
| Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear | |||
| Svengali | Anton Bosnyak | Television film | |
| 1984 | Kim | Lama | |
| 1986 | The Ray Bradbury Theater | John Hampton | Episode: "Banshee" |
| 1989 | The Dark Angel | Silas | Television adaptation of Uncle Silas |
| 1990 | Crossing to Freedom | John Sidney Howard | Television film |
| 1992 | Civvies | Barry Newman | Miniseries |
| 1994 | Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III | Sam Trump | |
| 1995 | Heavy Weather | Clarence, Earl of Emsworth | Television film |
| 1996 | Gulliver's Travels | Emperor of Lilliput | Miniseries |
| 1998 | Coming Home | Colonel Carey-Lewis | |
| 1999 | Joan of Arc | Bishop Cauchon | |
| Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell | Jeffrey Bernard | Television film | |
| 2002 | The Education of Max Bickford | Sidney McKnight | Episode: "One More Time" |
| 2003 | Hitler: The Rise of Evil | President Paul von Hindenburg | Miniseries |
| Imperium: Augustus | Augustus Caesar | ||
| 2005 | Casanova | Older Casanova | |
| 2008 | The Tudors | Pope Paul III | 7 episodes |
| Iron Road | Lionel Relic | Miniseries |
Theatre
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | King Lear | Cornwall | Bristol Old Vic |
| The Recruiting Officer | Bullock | ||
| Major Barbara | Peter Shirley | ||
| Othello | Lodovico | ||
| The Slave of Truth | Clitandre | ||
| 1957 | Pygmalion | Henry Higgins | |
| A Midsummer Night's Dream | Lysander | ||
| Oh! My Papa! | Uncle Gustave | ||
| Look Back in Anger | Jimmy Porter | ||
| Waiting for Godot | Vladimir | ||
| 1958 | Man and Superman | Tanner | |
| Hamlet | Hamlet | ||
| The Holiday | Roger | ||
| Amphitryon '38 | Jupiter | ||
| 1959 | The Long and the Short and the Tall | Bamforth | Royal Court Theatre |
| 1960 | The Taming of the Shrew | Petruchio | Royal Shakespeare Company |
| The Merchant of Venice | Shylock | ||
| Troilus and Cressida | Thersites | ||
| 1963 | Hamlet | Hamlet | National Theatre directed by Laurence Olivier[6] |
| Baal | Performer | Phoenix Theatre | |
| 1965 | Ride a Cock Horse | Piccadilly Theatre | |
| 1966 | Juno and the Paycock | Jack Boyle | Gaiety Theatre, Dublin |
| Man and Superman | Tanner | ||
| 1969 | Waiting for Godot | Vladimir | Abbey Theatre, Dublin |
| 1973 | Uncle Vanya | Vanya | Bristol Old Vic |
| Plunder | D'Arcy Tuck | ||
| 1974 | The Apple Cart | King Magnus | |
| Judgement | Monologue | ||
| 1978 | Uncle Vanya | Vanya | Toronto |
| Present Laughter | Gary Essendine | Washington | |
| Caligula | Tiberius | Chicago | |
| 1980 | Macbeth | Macbeth | Old Vic Theatre |
| 1982 | Man and Superman | Performer | Theatre Royal, Haymarket |
| 1984 | Pygmalion | Professor Higgins | Shaftesbury Theatre |
| 1986 | The Apple Cart | Performer | Theatre Royal Haymarket |
| 1987 | Pygmalion | Professor Higgins | Plymouth Theatre, Broadway |
| 1989, 1991, 1999 |
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell | Performer | Apollo Theatre, Shaftesbury Theatre, Old Vic |
| 1992 | Our Song | Apollo Theatre |
References
[edit]- ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica (4 May 1999). "Peter O'Toole". Encyclopedia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ O'Toole, Peter (1992). Loitering With Intent. London: Macmillan. p. 10.
- ^ Hennesy, Mark (19 May 2014). "Larger than life actor Peter O'Toole remembered at Old Vic". The Irish Times. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Hammond, Pete (15 December 2013). "Peter O'Toole's Long And Frustrating Half-Century Dance With Oscar: "Always A Bridesmaid, Never A Bride"". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Robey, Tim (16 December 2013). "Peter O'Toole at the Oscars: the unluckiest actor in history". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Ellis, Samantha (12 March 2003). "Hamlet, National Theatre, October 1963". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
External links
[edit]- Peter O'Toole at IMDb
- Peter O'Toole at the Internet Broadway Database
- Peter O'Toole at the TCM Movie Database
- Peter O' Toole at the BFI's Screenonline