AP wrote:LONDON—Peter O'Toole, the charismatic actor who achieved instant stardom as Lawrence of Arabia and was nominated eight times for an Academy Award, has died. He was 81.
O'Toole's agent Steve Kenis says the actor died Saturday at a hospital following a long illness.
O'Toole began his acting career as one of the most exciting young talents on the British stage. His 1955 "Hamlet," at the Bristol Old Vic, was critically acclaimed.
He got his first Oscar nomination for 1962's "Lawrence of Arabia," his last for "Venus" in 2006. With that he set the record for most nominations without ever winning, though he had accepted an honorary Oscar in 2003.
A reformed—but unrepentant—hell-raiser, O'Toole long suffered from ill health. Kenis announced the death in an email Sunday.
Re: RIP Peter O'Toole
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:43 pm
by lilyvonschtupp26
one of my favorite actors...
Re: RIP Peter O'Toole
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 1:58 pm
by SportsFan68
He was awesome. I'm glad he accepted the honorary Oscar.
Re: RIP Peter O'Toole
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 2:43 pm
by silverscreenselect
TCM may have to change their tribute video.
It's amazing that neither he nor Richard Burton ever won an Oscar.
One of his best roles:
Re: RIP Peter O'Toole
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 4:11 pm
by themanintheseersuckersuit
I'll vote for My Favorite Year oh sure I've watched Laurence of Arabia many times buy My Favorite Year is like an old friend
Re: RIP Peter O'Toole
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 6:54 pm
by mellytu74
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:I'll vote for My Favorite Year oh sure I've watched Laurence of Arabia many times buy My Favorite Year is like an old friend
Absolutely. My favorite O'Toole.
I'm not an actor, I'm a MOVIE STAR!
Re: RIP Peter O'Toole
Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:32 pm
by Estonut
mellytu74 wrote:
themanintheseersuckersuit wrote:I'll vote for My Favorite Year oh sure I've watched Laurence of Arabia many times buy My Favorite Year is like an old friend
Absolutely. My favorite O'Toole.
I'm not an actor, I'm a MOVIE STAR!
The same friend who loved Olivia de Havilland (Joan Fontaine thread) also turned me on to "My Favorite Year." What a great movie!
Peter O'Toole used to appear on Letterman quite a bit and would always regale Dave with stories from the old days.
RIP, sir
Re: RIP Peter O'Toole
Posted: Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:17 pm
by silverscreenselect
Here's an interesting piece written by Joseph Wambaugh, a former cop, and creator of Police Story as well as best selling author (The New Centurions, The Onion Field, etc.) about the time he came across a then-mostly unknown Peter O'Toole, in a professional capacity, along with a far better known celebrity of the day: