Peter Seamus O'Toole (/oʊˈtuË l/; 2 August 1932 â€" 14 December
2013) was a British stage and film actor of Irish descent. 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 as a "hellraiser" off it.Making
his film debut in 1959, O'Toole achieved international recognition
playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he
received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He
was nominated for this award another seven times â€" for playing King
Henry II in both Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye,
Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My
Favorite Year (1982), and Venus (2006) â€" and holds the record for
the most Academy Award nominations for acting without a win. In 2002,
O'Toole was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for his career
achievements. He was additionally the recipient of four Golden Globe
Awards, one BAFTA Award for Best British Actor and one Primetime Emmy
Award.
2013) was a British stage and film actor of Irish descent. 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 as a "hellraiser" off it.Making
his film debut in 1959, O'Toole achieved international recognition
playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he
received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He
was nominated for this award another seven times â€" for playing King
Henry II in both Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye,
Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My
Favorite Year (1982), and Venus (2006) â€" and holds the record for
the most Academy Award nominations for acting without a win. In 2002,
O'Toole was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for his career
achievements. He was additionally the recipient of four Golden Globe
Awards, one BAFTA Award for Best British Actor and one Primetime Emmy
Award.
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