Peter James O’Toole (2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was a English-Irish stage and film 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, before making his film debut in 1959.
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[hr_invisible] He achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in
Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first Academy Awardnomination. He received seven further Oscar nominations – for
Becket (1964),
The Lion in Winter (1968),
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969),
The Ruling Class (1972),
The Stunt Man (1980),
My Favorite Year (1982) and
Venus (2006) – and holds the record for the most Academy Award acting nominations without a win. He won four Golden Globes, a BAFTA and an Emmy, and was the recipient of an Honorary Academy Awardin 2003.