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Pope Paul III is Bishop of Rome and Head of the Catholic Church during Season Two of The Tudors. Acclaimed actor Peter O'Toole portrays him in a recurring role.
Pope Paul III. Pope Paul III as played by Peter O'Toole. born February 29, 1468 - died November 10, 1549. Pope from 1534 - 1549. Character's back story :born Alessandro Farnese & descended through his mother from the Caetani family which also produced Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303).
The character of Pope Paul III, played by Peter O'Toole in the Showtime series The Tudors, is loosely inspired by him. The young Alessandro Farnese is played by Diarmuid Noyes in the StudioCanal serial Borgia , and Cyron Melville in Showtime 's The Borgias .
Portrayed as a skilled politician with a dry sense of humour, Pope Paul sends a "Soldier in Christ" to assassinate the new Queen, with the promise that he will gain access into heaven no matter if it succeeds or fails.
Character NamePortrayed ByHistorical BasisFirst AppearanceKing Henry VIIIJonathan Rhys Meyers (2007–2010)Episode 1.01Cardinal WolseyEpisode 1.01Sir Anthony KnivetCallum Blue (2007)Episode 1.01Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of SuffolkHenry Cavill (2007–2010)Episode 1.01Pope Paul III (Peter O'Toole) in "The Tudors". James C. 836 subscribers. 9.8K views 11 years ago. ...more. on the whore Ann Boleyn.
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Jul 26, 2007 · Six decades after his altar-boy childhood and subsequent loss of faith, Peter O’Toole portrays the 16th-century pope Paul III in Showtime’s series “The Tudors,” which returns for its ...
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Peter O'Toole was an acclaimed Anglo-Irish actor who played Pope Paul III in Season Two of The Tudors. O'Toole's most famous role is as T.E. Lawrence in the classic Academy Award-winning film Lawrence of Arabia.
