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Zoneboy · 12-15-2013, 02:41 PM

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The actor Peter O’Toole, who shot to fame in the Oscar-winning epic Lawrence of Arabia, has died aged 81, his agent Steve Kenis said today.

The acclaimed leading man who overcame stomach cancer in the 1970s passed away yesterday at the Wellington hospital in London following a long illness.

O’Toole announced last year he was stopping acting saying: “I bid the profession a dry-eyed and profoundly grateful farewell.”

Born in 1932, he was the son of Constance Jane Eliot, a Scottish nurse, and Patrick Joseph O’Toole, an Irish metal plater, football player, and racecourse bookmaker.

Early in his career O’Toole became emblematic of a new breed of hard-drinking Hollywood hellraiser.

“We heralded the ‘60s,” he once said. “Me, [Richard] Burton, Richard Harris; we did in public what everyone else did in private then, and does for show now. We drank in public, we knew about pot.”

Last month it was reported he had been coaxed out of retirement to act in a film about ancient Rome called Katherine of Alexandria in which he would play Cornelius Gallus, a palace orator.

He shot to stardom in the 1962 film of TE Lawrence’s life story and went on to star in Goodbye Mr Chips, The Ruling Class, The Stunt Man and My Favourite Year. He received an honorary Oscar in 2003 after receiving eight nominations and no wins - an unassailed record.

He is survived by his two daughters, Pat and Kate O’Toole, from his marriage to actress Siân Phillips, and his son, Lorcan O’Toole, by Karen Brown.

In a statement this evening, President Michael D Higgins said the world had lost one of the giants of film and theatre.

“In a long list of leading roles on stage and in film, Peter brought an extraordinary standard to bear as an actor. He had a deep interest in literature and a love of Shakespearean sonnets in particular.

“While he was nominated as Best Actor for an Oscar eight times, and received a special Oscar from his peers for his contribution to film, he was deeply committed to the stage.”

Mr Higgins said O’Toole was unsurpassed for the grace he brought to every performance on and off the stage.

“Those who saw him play leading roles on the screen from Lawrence in 1962, or through the role of Henry II in Becket, and The Lion in Winter, or through the dozens of films, will recognise a lifetime especially devoted to the art form of film.”

“I was privileged to know him as a friend since 1969. I spent part of 1979 in Clifden where we met almost daily and all of us who knew him in the West will miss his warm humour and generous friendship,” he said.

Nighthawk76 · 12-15-2013, 04:50 PM

R.I.P. Mr. O' Toole

HuntingtonM15 · 12-15-2013, 06:11 PM

RIP to a true legend.

Marvo301 · 12-15-2013, 07:13 PM

Peter O'Toole

Skywalker · 12-16-2013, 05:21 PM

R.I.P. Peter. My Favorite Year is one of my favorite comedies. Such a great actor. Not many left who are as good as him.

MrCleveland · 12-19-2013, 02:54 PM

O'Toole will be missed.

MacLeaper · 12-19-2013, 04:13 PM

Of course, I know he was probably most famous for "Lawrence of Arabia", but I still remember Peter O'Toole best for his role in the 1984 "Supergirl" movie.

Sorry to hear of his death. He was a great actor and will certainly be remembered and missed. May God comfort his family in this sad time.

Schmoopie · 12-26-2013, 04:43 AM

My favorite movie of his is "How To Steal a Million" with Audrey Hepburn. They made the cutest couple.

Mr. Television · 12-26-2013, 12:50 PM

A great actor. R.I.P. Mr. O'toole.

Edison · 12-27-2013, 07:12 PM

The Lion forevermore.

Steve_uk · 12-27-2013, 08:31 PM

His most memorable performance was of course as the misfit T.E. Lawrence in David Lean's 1962 production of Lawrence of Arabia,where his attempt to unite the Arabs against Ottoman rule proves abortive. Misfit Peter O'Toole might well have been too as he wasted his good looks on the booze along with contemporaries Richard Burton,Peter Finch,Richard Harris and Oliver Reed,which took an inevitable toll on his health. Like many actors he went on for too long and by 1980 at the Old Vic had audiences rolling with laughter in the aisles at his interpretation of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth in which he took the eponymous role.

He married twice and leaves three children.

12-15-2013, 02:41 PM	#1
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12-15-2013, 04:50 PM	#2
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12-16-2013, 05:21 PM	#5
Skywalker Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 14,204	R.I.P. Peter. My Favorite Year is one of my favorite comedies. Such a great actor. Not many left who are as good as him.

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12-27-2013, 08:31 PM	#11
Steve_uk Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Jun 29, 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 5,803	His most memorable performance was of course as the misfit T.E. Lawrence in David Lean's 1962 production of Lawrence of Arabia,where his attempt to unite the Arabs against Ottoman rule proves abortive. Misfit Peter O'Toole might well have been too as he wasted his good looks on the booze along with contemporaries Richard Burton,Peter Finch,Richard Harris and Oliver Reed,which took an inevitable toll on his health. Like many actors he went on for too long and by 1980 at the Old Vic had audiences rolling with laughter in the aisles at his interpretation of Shakespeare's tragedy Macbeth in which he took the eponymous role. He married twice and leaves three children.