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Peter O'Toole

Peter Seamus O'Toole first appeared on film in British television's The Scarlet Pimpernel in 1955, and a minor role in Disney release of Kidnapped in 1960. His most famous role was that of T.E. Lawrence in 1962's Lawrence of Arabia. In a career that spanned six decades and more than eighty titles, he was seen in such films as Goodbye Mr Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), My Favorite Year(1982), The Last Emperor (1987), King Ralph (1991), Troy (2004), Ratatouille (2007), and recurring roles in such series as The Tudors, Casanova, Masada and Strumpet City.

Aliases
  • Peter O'toole
English
Filmography

Diamond Cartel

2017
as Tugboat

Brotherhood of the Popcorn

2015
as Peter O'Toole

Katherine of Alexandria

2014
as Gallus

For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada

2012
as Father Christopher

Eldorado

2012
as Narrator

Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival

2012
as Peter O'Toole

Hollywood Invasion

2011
as Peter O'Toole

Fractional

2011
as David Crowe

Eager to Die

2010
as Lord Pelican

Iron Road

2009
as Lionel Relic

Christmas Cottage

2008
as Glen

Dean Spanley

2008
as Fisk Senior

The Tudors

2007
as Pope Paul III

Ratatouille

2007
as Anton Ego (voice)

Stardust

2007
as King of Stormhold

Vanity Fair: Killers Kill, Dead Men Die

2007
as The Watchman

Venus

2006
as Maurice

One Night with the King

2006
as Samuel, the Prophet

Casanova

2005
as Old Giacomo Casanova

Lassie

2005
as The Duke

Mystic India

2005
as Peter O'Toole

Troy

2004
as Priam

The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'

2003
as himself

Augustus: The First Emperor

2003
as Augustus Caesar

Hitler: The Rise of Evil

2003
as President Paul von Hindenburg

Bright Young Things

2003

The Final Curtain

2002
as JJ Curtis

Global Heresy

2002
as Lord Foxley

The Manor

1999
as Mr. Ravenscroft

Joan of Arc

1999
as Bishop Pierre Cauchon

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

1999
as Jeffrey Bernard

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

1999
as William Williamson

Coming Home (1998)

1998

Phantoms

1998
as Dr. Timothy Flyte

FairyTale: A True Story

1997
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Heavy Weather

1995
as Clarence, Earl of Emsworth

The Seventh Coin

1993
as Emil Saber

Rebecca's Daughters

1992
as Lord Sarn

Civvies

1992
as Barry Newman

Isabelle Eberhardt

1991
as Maj. Lyautey

King Ralph

1991
as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham

The Nutcracker Prince

1990
as Pantaloon (voice)

Wings of Fame

1990
as Cesar Valentin

Crossing to Freedom

1990
as John Sidney Howard

The Rainbow Thief

1990
as Prince Meleagre

The Dark Angel

1989
as Uncle Silas Ruthyn

Up to Date

1989
as Prof. Yan McShoul

The Last Emperor

1988
as Interviewee

High Spirits

1988
as Peter Plunkett

The Last Emperor

1987
as Reginal Flemming Johnson

Club Paradise

1986
as Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes

Creator

1985
as Dr. Harry Wolper

Supergirl: The Making of the Movie

1984
as Himself / Zaltar

Kim

1984
as Lama

Supergirl

1984
as Zaltar

Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

1983
as Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse

1983
as Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

1983
as Sherlock Holmes

Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce

1983
as Self - Host

Pygmalion

1983
as Professor Henry Higgins

Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four

1983
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)

Svengali

1983
as Anton Bosnyak

My Favorite Year

1982
as Alan Swann

Man and Superman

1982
as Jack Tanner

Masada

1981
as Flavius Silva

The Stunt Man

1980
as Eli Cross

Strumpet City

1980
as Jim Larkin

Caligula

1979
as Tiberius

Zulu Dawn

1979
as Lord Chelmsford

Power Play

1978
as Colonel Zeller

Rogue Male

1976
as Sir Robert Thorndyke

Foxtrot

1976
as Liviu

Man Friday

1975
as Robinson Crusoe

Rosebud

1975
as Larry Martin

The Ruling Class

1972
as Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney - 14th Earl of Gurney

Man of La Mancha

1972
as Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana

Under Milk Wood

1972
as Captain Tom Cat

Murphy's War

1971
as Murphy

Country Dance

1970
as Sir Charles Ferguson

Stiletto

1969
as Man at Premier

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969
as Arthur Chipping

Great Catherine

1968
as Capt. Charles Edstaston

The Lion in Winter

1968
as Henry II

The Night of the Generals

1967
as General Tanz

How to Steal a Million

1966
as Simon Dermott

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966
as The Three Angels

What's New Pussycat?

1965
as Michael James

Lord Jim

1965
as Lord Jim

Becket

1964
as his King / King Henry II

Lawrence of Arabia

1962
as T.E. Lawrence

The Savage Innocents

1960
as First Trooper

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960
as Capt. Monty Fitch

Kidnapped

1960
as Robin MacGregor

The Castiglioni Brothers

1958
as Mario

Director

Movie Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell 1999

Producer

Movie Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell 1999

Guest Star

Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Show #2685 		2007
Episode The Daily Show
Peter O'Toole 		2007
Episode Parkinson
Michael Flatley, Peter O'Toole, Robbie Williams 		2005
Episode History Channel Documentaries
Troy: The Passion of Helen 		2004
Episode The Education of Max Bickford
One More Time 		2002
Episode BBC Drama
Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell 		1999
Episode Wetten, dass..?
Wetten, dass..? aus Kiel 		1987
Episode The Ray Bradbury Theater
Banshee 		1986
Episode The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson
Buddy Hackett, Peter O'Toole, William Demarest, Victor Buono 		1978
Episode The Dick Cavett Show
Peter O'Toole 		1972
Episode ITV Play of the Week
Present Laughter 		1967