Peter Seamus OToole August 2 1932 December 14 2013 was a British 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 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 Theatres first production in 1963 Excelling on the London stage OToole was known for his hellraiser lifestyle off it Making his film debut in 1959 OToole 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 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 and holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for acting without a win tied with Glenn Close In 2002 he was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements OToole was the recipient of four Golden Globe Awards one BAFTA Award for Best British Actor and one Primetime Emmy Award Other performances include Whats New Pussycat 1965 How to Steal a Million 1966 Supergirl 1984 and minor roles in The Last Emperor 1987 and Troy 2004 He also voiced Anton Ego the restaurant critic in Pixars Ratatouille 2007 Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter OToole licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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