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...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Sly
2023
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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
2022
as Self (archive footage)
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
2021
as Self (archive footage)
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
2020
as Self - Actor (archive footage)
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
2018
as Narrator (voice)
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
2015
as Tugboat
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
2014
as Gallus
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...
2014
as Self (archive footage)
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
2012
as Father Christopher
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
2012
as Self
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
2012
as Narrator (voice)
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
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
2009
as Relic
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
2009
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
2008
as Fisk Senior
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
2008
as Glen
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
2007
as King
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
2007
as Anton Ego (voice)
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
2006
as Samuel, the Prophet
In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.

Venus
2006
as Maurice
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
2005
as The Duke
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
2005
as Narrador
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
2004
as Priam
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
2003
as Augustus Caesar
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
2003
as Colonel Blount
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
2003
as President Paul von Hindenburg

The Final Curtain
2002
as JJ Curtis
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
2002
as Lord Foxley
A rock band bursts onto the scene and then their frontman disappears on the eve of a European tour.

Hellraisers
2000
as Self
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
2000
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
2000
as Self (archive footage)
Documentary about the making of the epic 1962 film, with reminiscences from surviving cast and crew.

Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
1999
as Jeffrey Bernard
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
1999
Director, Producer
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
1999
as William Williamson
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
1999
as Mr. Ravenscroft
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
1998
as Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis
Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2.

Phantoms
1998
as Dr. Timothy Flyte
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
1997
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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
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
1995
as Clarence, Earl of Emsworth
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
1994
as Prince Meleagre
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
1993
as Emil Saber
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
1992
as Lord Sarn
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
1991
as Maj. Lyautey
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
1991
as Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
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
1990
as Pantaloon (voice)
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
1990
as John Sidney Howard
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
1990
as Cesar Valentin
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
1989
as Prof. Yan McShoul
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
1988
as Peter Plunkett
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'
1988
as Self
Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South Bank Show".

The Last Emperor
1987
as Reginald Johnston (R.J.)
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
1987
as Uncle Silas Ruthyn
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
1986
as Anthony Cloyden Hayes
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
1985
as Dr. Harry Wolper
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
1984
as Zaltar
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
1984
as Lama
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
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
1983
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Third Sherlock Holmes animated film starring Peter O'Toole.

Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
1983
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Holmes & Watson have one baffling clue to help them track down the crime of an American visitor in London.

Pygmalion
1983
as Professor Henry Higgins
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
1983
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
1983
as Anton Bosnyak
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
1983
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
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
1983
as Sherlock Holmes (voice)
Holmes & Watson investigate a cursed family.
Man and Superman
1982
as Jack Tanner
An adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play.

My Favorite Year
1982
as Alan Swann
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
1980
as Eli Cross
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
1979
as Tiberius
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
1979
as Lord Chelmsford
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Power Play
1978
as Colonel Zeller
A group of military officers frustrated by government corruption and brutality attempts a coup.

Rogue Male
1976
as Sir Robert Thorndyke
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
1976
as Liviu
A Romanian aristocrat retreats to a desert isle with his wife and servants on the eve of World War II.

Rosebud
1975
as Larry Martin
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
1975
as Robinson Crusoe
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
1974
as Self
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
1972
as Don Quixote De La Mancha / Miguel de Cervantes / Alonso Quijana
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
1972
as Jack 14th Earl of Gurney
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
1972
as Captain Tom Cat
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
1971
as Murphy
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
1970
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
1970
as Sir Charles Ferguson
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
1969
as Arthur Chipping
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
1969
as Man at the Premiere (uncredited)
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
1968
as Capt. Charles Edstaston
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
1968
as Henry II
Henry II and his estranged queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine, battle over the choice of an heir.

Casino Royale
1967
as Scottish Piper (uncredited)
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
1967
as Garry Essendine
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
1967
as General Tanz
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...
1966
as The Three Angels
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
1966
as Simon Dermott
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.

The Sandpiper
1965
as (voice) (uncredited)
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.

What's New Pussycat?
1965
as Michael James
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
1965
as Lord Jim
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
1965
Associate Producer
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
1964
as King Henry II of England
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
1963
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
1963
as Self
This madcap comic short features (incredibly) Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave and a young Peter O'Toole.

Lawrence of Arabia
1962
as T.E. Lawrence
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
1962
Producer
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
1960
as Capt. Monty Fitch
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
1960
as First Trooper
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
1960
as Robin MacGregor
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
Based on Alberto Colantuoni's play, with the first feature film appearance of Peter O'Toole.