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Peter Seamus O'Toole ( / oʊˈtuːl /; 2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was an English stage and film actor. He attended RADA (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.
- 1954–2012
- 14 December 2013 (aged 81), St John's Wood, London, England
Peter O'Toole. Actor: Lawrence of Arabia. A leading man of prodigious talents, Peter O'Toole was born and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of Constance Jane Eliot (Ferguson), a Scottish nurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player and racecourse bookmaker.
- Actor, Producer, Director
- August 2, 1932
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- December 14, 2013
Peter O'Toole. Actor: Lawrence of Arabia. A leading man of prodigious talents, Peter O'Toole was born and raised in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, the son of Constance Jane Eliot (Ferguson), a Scottish nurse, and Patrick Joseph O'Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player and racecourse bookmaker.
- August 2, 1932
- December 14, 2013
Peter O'Toole as T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) 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. He went on to become one of the most honoured film and stage actors of his time.
Feb 13, 2024 · Peter O’Toole, English-born stage and film actor whose range extended from classical drama to contemporary farce. He was best known for the title role in Lawrence of Arabia. His other notable movies included Becket, The Lion in Winter, The Ruling Class, My Favorite Year, and The Last Emperor.
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Dec 15, 2013 · By TODAY staff and wire. Actor Peter O'Toole, who shot to international fame in the blockbuster movie "Lawrence of Arabia," has died at age 81 in London after a long illness, his agent said on...
Dec 15, 2013 · O'Toole, who has died aged 81, made his height, his giddy conviction and his theatricality hold that epic together. He was a freed bird in white robes, yet he shuddered like a schoolboy at the...