Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole is, for my money, the most magnetic screen presence British cinema ever produced. The towering frame, the trained stage voice, the eyes that seemed lit from inside — he could make stillness feel dangerous. What I admire most is his stubbornness: nominated again and again for the top acting prizes, he kept treating the work itself as the reward, and when the Academy finally handed him an honorary award in 2003, he accepted it like a man still planning to win outright. That mix of classical discipline and rogue charm is vanishingly rare now, and I doubt we will see his like again.

Name (English)

Peter O'Toole

Name (Japanese)

ピーター・オトゥール

Reading

ぴーたー・おとぅーる

Born

August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Leo / Monkey

Origin

Leeds, United Kingdom

Height

188 cm

Occupation

voice actor / film producer / stage actor / film actor / actor

Awards & achievements

• 2003 Academy Honorary Award
• 1969 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
• 1962 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
• 1962 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
• 1962 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
• 1964 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
• 1964 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
• 1967 David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%94%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%88%E3%82%A5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB

Tags

• voice actor
• film producer
• stage actor

Last updated

2026-06-11

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