Nominated for eight Academy Awards and awarded an honorary Oscar for his body of work, Irish actor Peter O'Toole made his film debut in the mid-50s, but his breakthrough role as T.E. Lawrence in David Lean's Lawarence of Arabia came in 1962 after Marlon Brandon turned down the role and Albert Finney proved to be unavailable. His performance as Lawrence ranked number one in Premiere magazine's of the 100 Greatest Performances of All Time.
His film career continued with appearances in such films as Becket, The Lion in Winter, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Ruling Class, The Stunt Man, My Favorite Year and Venus.
He is considered by many critics to be one of the greatest actors of his generation. He has two daughters, Pat and Kate O'Toole, from his marriage to actress Sian Phillips. He also has a son, Lorcan, by model Karen Brown.
Oscar Nominated Performances
Peter O'Toole Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
August 2, 1932: Born
1962: Lawrence of Arabia
1964: Becket
1968: The Lion in Winter
1969: Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1972: The Ruling Class
1979: Caligola
1980: The Stunt Man
1982: My Favorite Year
1987: The Last Emperor
1996: Gulliver's Travels
2004: Troy
2005: Casanova
2006: Venus
2008: The Tudors
