Sunday, December 15, 2013

Peter O'Toole: A Life in Film and Television



With the passing of Peter O'Toole today at 81 


Here is a rundown of his filmography for those who may be unfamiliar 
and for those of us who are on the honors roll of life 


as we approach our own shuffling off of this mortal coil:









1956

The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel (TV)
"A Tale of Two Pigtails"
First Soldier

Not Mr. O'Toole but it's the closest I could find

1960 

Kidnapped
Robin MacGregor



The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
Captain Monty Fitch


The Savage Innocents
First Trooper


1961

Rendezvous
(TV - 3 Episodes)
John


1962

Lawrence of Arabia
T.E. Lawrence


BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor
Golden Globe Award for New Star of the year - Actor
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Laurel Award for Top Male Dramatic Performance

1964

Becket 
Henry II


Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Sant Jordi Award for Best Performance in a Foreign Film
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated - Laurel Award for Top Male Dramatic Performance

1965 

Lord Jim
Lord Jim


What's New Pussycat?
Michael James


The Sandpiper
(voice)


1966

How to Steal a Million
Simon Dermott


The Bible: In the Beginning . . .
The Three Angels


1967

 The Night of the Generals
General Tanz

 
 David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor


Casino Royale
Piper
(uncredited)


1968

The Lion in Winter
Henry II


Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (3rd Place)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor


Great Catherine
Capt. Charles Edstaston


Present Laughter
Garry Essendine


1969

Goodbye Mr. Chips
Arthur Chipping

 

David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd Place)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor

1970

Country Dance
Sir Charles Ferguson
?????

1971

Murphy's War
Murphy





1972

Under Milk Wood
Captain Tom Cat

The Ruling Class
Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney


National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (3rd Place)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor


Man of La Mancha
Don Quixote de la Mancha
Miguel de Cervantes
Alonso Quijana


National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture or Musical Comedy

1975

Rosebud
Larry Martin

 

Man Friday
Robinson Crusoe


1976

Foxtrot
Liviu


Rogue Male
Sir Robert Thorndyke


1978

Power Play
Colonel Zeller


1979

Zulu Dawn
Lord Chelmsford


Caligula
Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus


1980

The Stunt Man
Eli Cross


Making of Documentary

National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (3rd Place)
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama

Strumpet City
Jim Larkin


1981

Masada (Miniseries)
General Cornelius Flavius Silva


Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie

1982

My Favorite Year
Alan Swann


Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (2nd Place)
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (3rd Place)
New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (3rd Place)
Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Man and Superman
Jack Tanner


Pygmalion
Professor Henry Higgins


1983

Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
Sherlock Holmes
(voice)


 Svengali
Anton Bosnyak



1984 
Supergirl
Zaltar


Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor

Kim
Lama

(overdubbed not in thee English)

1985

Creator
Harry



1986

Club Paradise
Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes

 

Nominated - Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor

The Ray Bradbury Theater 
(TV - 1 episode)
John Hampton


1987

The Last Emperor
Reginald Johnston


David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actor
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

The Dark Angel (TV serial)
Uncle Silas


1988

High Spirits
Peter Plunkett


1989

As Long as It's Love
Prof. Yan McShoul




1990

The Rainbow Thief
Prince Meleagre


Wings of Fame
Cesar Valentin


The Nutcracker Prince
Pantaloon
(voice)


Crossing to Freedom
John Sidney Howard



1991

King Ralph
Sir Cedric Charles Willingham


1992

Rebecca's Daughters
Lord Sarn




Civvies
Barry Newman


Isabelle Eberhardt
Maj. Lyautey


1993
The Seventh Coin
Emil Saber


1994

Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III (Miniseries)
Sam Trump


1995

Heavy Weather
Clarence, Earl of Emsworth



1996

Gulliver's Travels
Emperor of Lilliput



1997

FairyTale: A True Story
Arthur Conan Doyle


1998

Phantoms
Dr. Timothy Flyte



Coming Home
Colonel Edgar Carey-Lewis



1999

The Manor
Mr. Ravenscroft




Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
William Williamson


Joan of Arc
Bishop Pierre Cauchon


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Miniseries or Television Film


Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell
Jeffrey Bernard



2002 

Global Heresy
Lord Charles Foxley


Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film Award for Best Actor
DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actor


The Final Curtain
J.J. Curtis



The Education of Max Bickford
(TV - 1 episode)
Sidney McKnight


2003

Bright Young Things
Colonel Blount


Hitler: The Rise of Evil
President Paul von Hindenburg


Imperium: Augustus
Augustus Ceasar


2004

Troy
King Priam


Irish Film & Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role

2005

Lassie
The Duke


Mystic India
Narrator



Casanova
(TV serial - 3 episodes)
Older Casanova



2006 

Venus 
Maurice


National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Academy Award for Best Actor
Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role
Nominated - BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film
Nominated - Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Chicago Film Critics Association Award
Nominated - Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Drama
Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor
Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture
Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role


One Night with the King
Samuel, the Prophet


2007

Ratatouille
Anton Ego
(voice)



Stardust
King of Stormhold


2008

The Tudors
(TV - 7 episodes)
Pope Paul III


Irish Film & Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Television series
Nominated - Golden Nymph Award for Outstanding Actor - Drama Series

Dean Spanley
Fisk Senior


New Zealand Film and TV Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film
Nominated - Irish Film & Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Nominated - London Critics Circle Film Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year


Thomas Kinkade's The Christmas Cottage
Glen Wesman


Iron Road
Lionel Relic


2009

Love and Virtue
Atlantes


2010

Mary Mother of Christ
Symeon


2012

Eldorado
Narrator


Cristiada
Father Christopher


2013

Katherine of Alexandria
Gallus

 






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