Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

Deceased · Born: Aug 2, 1932 · Died: Dec 14, 2013

2014
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004

Known For

Lawrence of ArabiaLawrence of Arabia
RatatouilleRatatouille
TroyTroy
The Last EmperorThe Last Emperor

Personal Details

Height6' 2"
BornAug 2, 1932 Hunslet, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, UK
Parents
  • Constance Jane Eliot Ferguson
  • Patrick Joseph O'Toole
Relatives
  • Patricia Coombs (Sibling)
  • Jessica (Grandchild)

Biography

Peter O'Toole, a leading man of remarkable talents, was born and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, to Constance Jane Eliot (Ferguson),a Scottish nurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player, and racecourse bookmaker.

Career

2025
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders as Archive
2018
Hangover in Death Valley
Hangover in Death Valley as Narrator (voice)
2015
Diamond Cartel
Diamond Cartel as Tugboat
2014
Decline of an Empire
Decline of an Empire as Gallus
2012
Eldorado
Eldorado as Narrator (voice)
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada as Father Christopher
2009
Iron Road
Iron Road as Lionel Relic
2008
Dean Spanley
Dean Spanley as Fisk Senior
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage as Glen
The Tudors
The Tudors as Pope Paul III
2007
Stardust
Stardust as King
Ratatouille
Ratatouille as Anton Ego (voice)
2006
Venus
Venus as Maurice
One Night with the King
One Night with the King as Samuel, the Prophet
2005
Mystic India
Mystic India as Narrador
Lassie
Lassie as The Duke
Casanova
Casanova as Giacomo Casanova
2004
Troy
Troy as Priam
2003
Bright Young Things
Bright Young Things as Colonel Blount
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
Hitler: The Rise of Evil as President Paul von Hindenburg
2002
The Final Curtain
The Final Curtain as JJ Curtis
Rock My World
Rock My World as Lord Foxley
2000
The Sinister Saga of Making 'the Stunt Man'
The Sinister Saga of Making 'the Stunt Man'
1999
The Manor
The Manor as Mr. Ravenscroft
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell as Jeffrey Bernard
Molokai
Molokai as William Williamson
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc as Bishop Cauchon
1998
Phantoms
Phantoms as Dr. Timothy Flyte
Coming Home
Coming Home as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
1997
FairyTale: A True Story
FairyTale: A True Story as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1996
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels as King of Lilliput
1995
Heavy Weather
Heavy Weather as Clarence, Earl of Emsworth
1994
The Rainbow Thief
The Rainbow Thief as Prince Meleagre
North and South, Book I
North and South, Book I as Sam Trump
1993
The Seventh Coin
The Seventh Coin as Emil Saber
1992
Rebecca's Daughters
Rebecca's Daughters as Lord Sarn
Civvies
Civvies as Barry Newman
1991
Isabelle Eberhardt
Isabelle Eberhardt as Maj. Lyautey
King Ralph
King Ralph as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
1990
Wings of Fame
Wings of Fame as Cesar Valentin
Crossing to Freedom
Crossing to Freedom as John Sidney Howard
The Nutcracker Prince
The Nutcracker Prince as Pantaloon (voice)
1989
Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love
Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love as Prof. Yan McShoul
1988
High Spirits
High Spirits as Peter Plunkett
1987
The Last Emperor
The Last Emperor as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
1986
Club Paradise
Club Paradise as Anthony Cloyden Hayes
The Ray Bradbury Theater
The Ray Bradbury Theater as John Hampton
1985
Creator
Creator as Dr. Harry Wolper
1984
Supergirl
Supergirl as Zaltar
Kim
Kim as Lama
1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Svengali
Svengali as Anton Bosnyak
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Pygmalion
Pygmalion as Professor Henry Higgins
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
1982
My Favorite Year
My Favorite Year as Alan Swann
Man and Superman
Man and Superman as Jack Tanner
1981
Masada
Masada as General Cornelius Flavius Silva
1980
The Stunt Man
The Stunt Man as Eli Cross
1979
Caligula
Caligula as Tiberius
Zulu Dawn
Zulu Dawn as Lord Chelmsford
1978
Power Play
Power Play as Colonel Zeller
1976
Foxtrot
Foxtrot as Liviu
Rogue Male
Rogue Male as Sir Robert Thorndyke
1975
Rosebud
Rosebud as Larry Martin
Man Friday
Man Friday as Robinson Crusoe
1972
The Ruling Class
The Ruling Class as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
Man of La Mancha
Man of La Mancha as Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
Under Milk Wood
Under Milk Wood as Captain Tom Cat
1971
Murphy's War
Murphy's War as Murphy
1970
Brotherly Love
Brotherly Love as Sir Charles Ferguson
1969
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Goodbye, Mr. Chips as Arthur Chipping
Stiletto
Stiletto as Man at the Premiere (uncredited)
1968
The Lion in Winter
The Lion in Winter as Henry II
Great Catherine
Great Catherine as Capt. Charles Edstaston
1967
The Night of the Generals
The Night of the Generals as General Tanz
Casino Royale
Casino Royale as Scottish Piper (uncredited)
1966
How to Steal a Million
How to Steal a Million as Simon Dermott
The Bible: In the Beginning...
The Bible: In the Beginning... as The Three Angels
1965
Lord Jim
Lord Jim as Lord Jim
What's New Pussycat
What's New Pussycat as Michael James
The Sandpiper
The Sandpiper as (voice) (uncredited)
1964
Becket
Becket as King Henry II of England
1962
Lawrence of Arabia
Lawrence of Arabia as T.E. Lawrence
1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England as Capt. Monty Fitch
Kidnapped
Kidnapped as Robin MacGregor
The Savage Innocents
The Savage Innocents as First Trooper
2025
Henry Fonda for President
Henry Fonda for President
2022
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2018
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
2015
Brotherhood of the Popcorn
Brotherhood of the Popcorn
2012
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
2004
Troy: The Passion of Helen
Troy: The Passion of Helen
2000
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
Hellraisers
Hellraisers
1996
An Evening with Spike Milligan
An Evening with Spike Milligan
1992
The South Bank Show
The South Bank Show
1984
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
1999
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell as Director