Peter O'Toole
Acting
Born August 2, 1932 · Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Biography
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 playi…
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Daily Show
Late Show with David Letterman
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Troy
The View
The Merv Griffin Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Wetten, dass..?
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Wogan
Ratatouille
The Tudors
Today
The Ed Sullivan Show
Film '72
The Oscars
North and South
TFI Friday
Sunday Night Theatre
The Ray Bradbury Theater
Lawrence of Arabia
Caligula
TFI Unplugged
The Last Emperor
Supergirl
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Stardust
Talking Pictures
Hitler: The Rise of Evil
The Early Show
Casino Royale
Masada
The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Gulliver's Travels
Joan of Arc
The Lion in Winter
Casanova
The Bible: In the Beginning...