Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

1932-08-02 Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England 104 Credits

Biography

Peter Seamus O'Toole (August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013) was a British 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" life...

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Sly

Sly

2023

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.2
Acting

His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba

2022

as Self (archive footage)

7.6
Acting

Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about O'Toole that enc...

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

2021

as Self (archive footage)

4.5
Acting

Hopkins’ career has spanned several decades, which is why we will also use many interviews that he gave throughout his life, allowing us to put him ba...

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World

2020

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

Several high-budget epic films became Omar Sharif (1932-2015) a film star. He was an actor, but also a bridge player, a womanizer, a bon vivant; he wa...

Hangover in Death Valley

Hangover in Death Valley

2018

as Narrator (voice)

1.0
Acting

Two Las Vegas entertainers find themselves in a mysterious town whose occupants may be cannibals. Re-cut version of the film Eldorado (2012).

Diamond Cartel

Diamond Cartel

2015

as Tugboat

5.3
Acting

A young woman, Aliya, catches the lustful eyes of several powerful men and is thrust against her will into a vast criminal ocean. As passion, violence...

Katherine of Alexandria

Katherine of Alexandria

2014

as Gallus

2.7
Acting

The life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts, ...

And the Oscar Goes To...

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

as Self (archive footage)

7.0
Acting

The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy ...

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

Outlaws - For Greater Glory

2012

as Father Christopher

6.8
Acting

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.

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

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

2012

as Self

Acting

Renowned actor Peter O’Toole joined Robert Osborne at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival to discuss his life and career. Told in his own words, O’Tool...

Eldorado

Eldorado

2012

as Narrator (voice)

2.2
Acting

The Stranger, a tall striking creature dressed in white sets into motions a series of events whilst reciting the Edgar Allen Poe Poem "Eldorado", whic...

Eager to Die

2010

as Lord Pelican

Acting

A futuristic thriller about a politically incorrect television personality who is forced to change his identity after several death attempts by his go...

Iron Road

Iron Road

2009

as Relic

6.3
Acting

A poor but feisty Chinese woman, disguised as a boy, joins the railroad crew in the Rocky Mountains to search for her long-lost father, and falls in l...

Behind The Scenes of Caligula

Behind The Scenes of Caligula

2009

Acting

Extra from The Imperial Edition featuring extensive behind the scenes look at the production and setting up the sets accompanied by the score from the...

Dean Spanley

Dean Spanley

2008

as Fisk Senior

7.4
Acting

Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or af...

Christmas Cottage

Christmas Cottage

2008

as Glen

6.3
Acting

Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to...

Stardust

Stardust

2007

as King

7.3
Acting

In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the ...

Ratatouille

Ratatouille

2007

as Anton Ego (voice)

7.8
Acting

Remy, a resident of Paris, appreciates good food and has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he can create and enjoy culin...

One Night with the King

One Night with the King

2006

as Samuel, the Prophet

6.6
Acting

In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.

Venus

Venus

2006

as Maurice

6.6
Acting

Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and p...

Lassie

Lassie

2005

as The Duke

6.4
Acting

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on ...

Mystic India

Mystic India

2005

as Narrador

7.0
Acting

On June 29, 1792, Neelkanth begins his journey of awakening. Having resolved to embrace the challenges of nature, he leaves his home in the city of Ay...

Troy

Troy

2004

as Priam

7.2
Acting

In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leav...

Augustus: The First Emperor

Augustus: The First Emperor

2003

as Augustus Caesar

Acting

Old and ill, Augustus, the man who changed the fortunes and destiny of an empire by completing Julius Caesar's project, recounts the two most importan...

Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

2003

as Colonel Blount

6.3
Acting

During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the a...

Hitler: The Rise Of Evil

Hitler: The Rise Of Evil

2003

as President Paul von Hindenburg

8.0
Acting
The Final Curtain

The Final Curtain

2002

as JJ Curtis

4.5
Acting

The Final Curtain is a British film from 2002 directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole. It tells the story of J. J. Curtis, ageing games...

Global Heresy

Global Heresy

2002

as Lord Foxley

5.0
Acting

A rock band bursts onto the scene and then their frontman disappears on the eve of a European tour.

Hellraisers

Hellraisers

2000

as Self

Acting

Documentary about notorious British and Irish wildmen Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Oliver Reed and Keith Moon and their excesses and exploits.

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man

2000

7.0
Acting

In 1980, The Stunt Man, starring Peter O'Toole and Steve Railsback, became one of the most acclaimed motion pictures of the decade -- an odd mixture o...

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

The Making of Lawrence of Arabia

2000

as Self (archive footage)

10.0
Acting

Documentary about the making of the epic 1962 film, with reminiscences from surviving cast and crew.

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

1999

as Jeffrey Bernard

8.7
Acting

Peter O'Toole stars as the complex, funny, charming, and hard-drinking Jeffrey Bernard in this live performance at the Old Vic Theatre in London.

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell

1999

Director, Producer

8.7
Directing Producing

Peter O'Toole stars as the complex, funny, charming, and hard-drinking Jeffrey Bernard in this live performance at the Old Vic Theatre in London.

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

1999

as William Williamson

6.0
Acting

The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.

The Manor

The Manor

1999

as Mr. Ravenscroft

5.8
Acting

The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". During a snowstorm, Patrick Roarke, a manservant, is found dead at the bottom of the ...

Coming Home

Coming Home

1998

as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis

5.5
Acting

Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2.

Phantoms

Phantoms

1998

as Dr. Timothy Flyte

5.4
Acting

In the peaceful Colorado town of Snowfield, something evil has wiped out the community. And now, it's up to a group of people to stop it, or at least ...

FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997

as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

6.4
Acting

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on the ...

An Evening with Spike Milligan

1996

as Himself

Acting

Spike recalls his exploits in the army, setting up a jazz band and other sources of his comic inspiration. He patiently answers impertinent questions ...

Heavy Weather

Heavy Weather

1995

as Clarence, Earl of Emsworth

7.5
Acting

At Blandings Castle, the Earl of Emsworth only cares about his prize pig 'The Empress' and is wilfully ignorant of the fact that his brother is planni...

The Rainbow Thief

The Rainbow Thief

1994

as Prince Meleagre

5.4
Acting

A petty crook, in search of the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, hopes to cash in by befriending the heir to a huge fortune.

The Seventh Coin

The Seventh Coin

1993

as Emil Saber

3.0
Acting

In modern-day Jerusalem, an Arab boy and a beautiful American tourist are accidentally entrusted with a priceless coin from the age of King Herod. Soo...

Rebecca's Daughters

Rebecca's Daughters

1992

as Lord Sarn

6.0
Acting

Young aristocrat Anthony Raine returns home from India to find the farmers of Pembrokeshire protesting about the rates of a tollgate run by The Whitma...

Isabelle Eberhardt

Isabelle Eberhardt

1991

as Maj. Lyautey

5.7
Acting

The true story of explorer, journalist and writer Isabelle Eberhardt, originally from Switzerland. She moved to Annaba in Algeria in 1897 with her mot...

King Ralph

King Ralph

1991

as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham

5.4
Acting

As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.

The Nutcracker Prince

The Nutcracker Prince

1990

as Pantaloon (voice)

6.4
Acting

After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical battle between her Nutcracker Prince and the evil M...

Crossing to Freedom

Crossing to Freedom

1990

as John Sidney Howard

6.0
Acting

A very proper Englishman becomes saddled with youngsters that he has to help escape Nazi Germany. Adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel.

Wings of Fame

Wings of Fame

1990

as Cesar Valentin

6.4
Acting

A famous movie actor claims that he has written a book. As result, a real author, not a very well known writer, vengefully kills him but then dies as ...

On a Moonlit Night

On a Moonlit Night

1989

as Prof. Yan McShoul

6.1
Acting

An American journalist works for a French newspaper. He is writing an article about the reaction against people with AIDS, without knowing he is infec...

High Spirits

High Spirits

1988

as Peter Plunkett

5.8
Acting

When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunte...

Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'

1988

as Self

Acting

Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South Bank Show".

The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

1987

as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)

7.6
Acting

A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by h...

The Dark Angel

The Dark Angel

1987

as Uncle Silas Ruthyn

7.5
Acting

The Dark Angel is a sensual and stylish adaptation of Uncle Silas - Sheridan le Fanu’s influential Victorian literary masterpiece. Sheltered heiress M...

Club Paradise

Club Paradise

1986

as Anthony Cloyden Hayes

5.1
Acting

When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they...

Creator

Creator

1985

as Dr. Harry Wolper

6.2
Acting

With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an eg...

Supergirl

Supergirl

1984

as Zaltar

5.3
Acting

After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.

Kim

Kim

1984

as Lama

6.0
Acting

A friendly street kid in India, during the last years of the nineteenth century, looks and considers himself Indian, but is in fact a Brit. The Brits ...

Supergirl: The Making of the Movie

1984

as Self / Zaltar

6.3
Acting

A documentary filmed during production of the film "Supergirl" showing the world how and who made it. This interesting featurette includes interviews ...

Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four

Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four

1983

as Sherlock Holmes (voice)

2.5
Acting

Third Sherlock Holmes animated film starring Peter O'Toole.

Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet

1983

as Sherlock Holmes (voice)

5.2
Acting

Holmes & Watson have one baffling clue to help them track down the crime of an American visitor in London.

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

1983

as Professor Henry Higgins

8.5
Acting

When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training,...

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

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

1983

Acting

A documentary recreating the life and writings of celebrated Irish author James Joyce with readings from his most famous works filmed on location in D...

Svengali

Svengali

1983

as Anton Bosnyak

5.2
Acting

An old singer coaches a young woman whom he believes will be the next singing sensation. As she starts off with her career, their bond gets stronger. ...

Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear

1983

as Sherlock Holmes (voice)

4.1
Acting

Holmes & Watson receive a letter from an informant who known by the pseudonym Fred Porlock. Porlock is a man well connected with criminals. The letter...

Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse

Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse

1983

as Sherlock Holmes (voice)

6.3
Acting

Holmes & Watson investigate a cursed family.

Man and Superman

1982

as Jack Tanner

Acting

An adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play.

My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year

1982

as Alan Swann

6.7
Acting

Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the va...

The Stunt Man

The Stunt Man

1980

as Eli Cross

6.7
Acting

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while faci...

Caligula

Caligula

1979

as Tiberius

6.0
Acting

After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravit...

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

1979

as Lord Chelmsford

6.0
Acting

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Power Play

Power Play

1978

as Colonel Zeller

7.0
Acting

A group of military officers frustrated by government corruption and brutality attempts a coup.

Rogue Male

Rogue Male

1976

as Sir Robert Thorndyke

6.5
Acting

In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo ...

Foxtrot

Foxtrot

1976

as Liviu

4.7
Acting

A Romanian aristocrat retreats to a desert isle with his wife and servants on the eve of World War II.

Rosebud

Rosebud

1975

as Larry Martin

4.9
Acting

In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it. At first they demand film c...

Man Friday

Man Friday

1975

as Robinson Crusoe

6.9
Acting

Englishman Robinson Crusoe, stranded alone on an island for years, is overjoyed to find a fellow man, a black islander whom he names Friday. But Cruso...

The Public's Right to Know

The Public's Right to Know

1974

as Self

Acting

A documentary in which Kenneth Griffith, actor and filmmaker, endeavors to find the truth behind the banning of two of his films, one on the life of M...

Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

1972

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

6.6
Acting

In the 16th century, poet, playwright and part-time actor Miguel de Cervantes has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish Inquisit...

The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

1972

as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney

6.4
Acting

When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman; ...

Under Milk Wood

Under Milk Wood

1972

as Captain Tom Cat

6.2
Acting

The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" in which we meet a host of curious characte...

Murphy's War

Murphy's War

1971

as Murphy

6.1
Acting

Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at...

Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic

Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic

1970

Acting

A short documentary about the making of David Lean's 1962 film LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Some behind the scenes footage comes from the 1963 promotional feat...

Brotherly Love

Brotherly Love

1970

as Sir Charles Ferguson

5.9
Acting

Having left her husband, Hilary moves in with her unbalanced brother, Pink, who uses wit and humor to hide his amorous yearnings.

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969

as Arthur Chipping

6.7
Acting

Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help...

Stiletto

Stiletto

1969

as Man at the Premiere (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds tha...

Great Catherine

Great Catherine

1968

as Capt. Charles Edstaston

5.8
Acting

When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, he is stunned by the palace's disorderly c...

The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter

1968

as Henry II

7.4
Acting

Henry II and his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, battle over the choice of an heir.

Casino Royale

Casino Royale

1967

as Scottish Piper (uncredited)

5.2
Acting

Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be...

Present Laughter

Present Laughter

1967

as Garry Essendine

Acting

An aging and self-obsessed actor finds himself in a situation bordering on farce when he is besieged by the demands of his estranged wife, women who w...

The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

1967

as General Tanz

6.8
Acting

A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, tw...

The Bible: In the Beginning...

The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966

as The Three Angels

7.3
Acting

Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in...

How to Steal a Million

How to Steal a Million

1966

as Simon Dermott

7.5
Acting

A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.

The Sandpiper

The Sandpiper

1965

as (voice) (uncredited)

6.4
Acting

A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.

What's New Pussycat?

What's New Pussycat?

1965

as Michael James

6.0
Acting

A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is havin...

Lord Jim

Lord Jim

1965

as Lord Jim

6.8
Acting

After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in pa...

Lord Jim

Lord Jim

1965

Associate Producer

6.8
Producing

After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in pa...

Becket

Becket

1964

as King Henry II of England

7.2
Acting

Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of C...

Wind Sand and Star

Wind Sand and Star

1963

Acting

A short documentary about the making of David Lean's LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. A 1970 documentary with a similar title uses some footage but is otherwise a ...

The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

The Greatest All-Star Advertial of All Time

1963

as Self

Acting

This madcap comic short features (incredibly) Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave and a young Peter O'Toole.

Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962

as T.E. Lawrence

8.0
Acting

The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Law...

Operation Snatch

Operation Snatch

1962

Producer

Producing

Legend has it that if the famous Barbary Apes leave the Rock of Gibraltar, it's a sign that the British will lose control of it. During World War II, ...

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

The Day They Robbed the Bank of England

1960

as Capt. Monty Fitch

6.1
Acting

London at the turn of the century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in the vaults of the Bank of England. Norgate, their ...

The Savage Innocents

The Savage Innocents

1960

as First Trooper

6.7
Acting

An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accidentally kills a missionary and finds himself being pursued by...

Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1960

as Robin MacGregor

6.4
Acting

Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventurer, Alan Breck Stewart. Falsely accused of murder, ...

The Castiglioni Brothers

1958

as Mario

Acting

Based on Alberto Colantuoni's play, with the first feature film appearance of Peter O'Toole.