Peter O'Toole
Peter Seamus O'Toole (; 2 August 1932 – 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.
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| Full name at birth | Peter Seamus O`Toole
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| Claim to fame | Lawrence of Arabia, The Lion in Winter
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| Date of birth | 2 August 1932
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| Place of birth | Connemara, County Galway, Ireland
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| Date of death | 14 December 2013
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| Age | 81 (age at death)
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| Place of death | London, England, United KIngdom
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| Cause of death | Following A Long Illness
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| Occupation | Actor, Producer
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| Height | 6' 2" (188 cm)
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| Distinctive feature | Bold blue eyes
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| High school | Cathlolic High School
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| University | Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
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| Talent agency | Steve Kenis & Company
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- O'Toole & Karen Brown's son's name is Lorcan.
- Is a supporter of Sunderland football club of the English Premiership.
- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#47). [1995]
- The 1976 film adaptation of the book "The Man Who Fell To Earth", directed by Nicolas Roeg, was originally meant to be a vehicle for O'Toole.
- Father was Irish, mother was Scottish.
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