Peter O'Toole

Acting

Born 1932-08-02 Died 2013-12-14 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England 140 credits Primetime Emmy Awards 1 Golden Globe Awards 5 BAFTA Awards 2 National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor 1 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor 3 National Board of Review Award for Best Actor 2

Awards

Nominated for 8 Academy Awards

Academy Awards 8 nominated

2007 Best Actor Nominated Venus
1983 Best Actor Nominated My Favorite Year
1981 Best Actor Nominated The Stunt Man
1973 Best Actor Nominated The Ruling Class
1970 Best Actor Nominated Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969 Best Actor Nominated The Lion in Winter
1965 Best Actor Nominated Becket
1963 Best Actor Nominated Lawrence of Arabia

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won · 2 nominated

2003 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated Hitler: The Rise of Evil
1999 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Won Joan of Arc
1981 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated Masada

Golden Globe Awards 5 won · 5 nominated

2006 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated Venus
1982 Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated My Favorite Year
1980 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated The Stunt Man
1972 Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated Man of La Mancha
1969 Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Won Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1968 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Won The Lion in Winter
1964 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Won Becket
1963 Golden Globe Awards Won
1962 Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated Lawrence of Arabia
1962 New Star of the Year – Actor Won Lawrence of Arabia

BAFTA Awards 2 won · 2 nominated

2007 Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated Venus
1989 Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated The Last Emperor
1963 Best Actor in a Leading Role Won Lawrence of Arabia
1962 Best Actor in a Leading Role Won

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 nominated

2007 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated Venus

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor 1 won · 4 nominated

2006 Best Actor Nominated Venus
1982 Best Actor Nominated My Favorite Year
1980 Best Actor Won The Stunt Man
1972 Best Actor Nominated The Ruling Class
1969 Best Actor Nominated Goodbye, Mr. Chips

David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor 3 won

1970 Best Foreign Actor Won Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1967 Best Foreign Actor Won The Night of the Generals
1964 Best Foreign Actor Won Lawrence of Arabia

National Board of Review Award for Best Actor 2 won

1972 Best Actor Won The Ruling Class
1969 Best Actor Won Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy 1 nominated

2006 Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Nominated Venus

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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).