Peter Seamus O'Toole was born on 2nd August 1932 in Connemara, County Galway, Ireland.

O'Toole was educated as a scholarship student at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts, in London, England. 1952-1954

He married actress Sian Phillips 1959-1979 (divorced). They have two daughters - Patricia and Catherine. Kate - who has her own acting career. After that he married with model Karen Brown and they have a son, Lorcan. Peter O'Toole and Brown were married in secret due to Ireland's arcane marriage/divorce laws - he lived with her from 1982-1988 and sued for custody of Lorcan in 1988.

The title character of the comic strip "Alan Ford", popular in Italy, is styled after O'Toole's features.

He currently coaches cricket professionally in London, England when not shooting films.

Sian Phillips' Obituary for Joyce Ruth Getz, whose husband founded Keep Films with O'Toole and was a member of the wedding party at Phillips' and O'Toole's nuptials.

An interview with Sian in The Independant on Sunday, July 29, 2001 "After Peter". For a titbit of information on Kate O'Toole's acting project, in Anjelica Huston's "The Mammy". Peter's passions in life are cricket and fly-fishing.

The most famous movie in witch he apeared are The Rainbow Thief (1990); The Nutcracker Prince (1990); Isabelle Eberhardt (1991); King Ralph (1991); The Seventh Coin (1992); Rebecca's Daughters (1992); Fairy Tale: A True Story (1997); Phantoms (1998); The Manor House (1999); and Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999).

Her recent movie is Venus (2006). O'Toole nominated for Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role.

Filmography

• Fenice, La (2006)
• Love and Virtue (2008)
• Stardust (2007)
• One Night with the King (2006)
• Venus (2006)
• Romeo and Me (2006)
• Lassie (2005)
• Casanova (2005)
• Troy (2004)
• Imperium: Augustus (2003)
• Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003)
• Bright Young Things (2003)
• The Final Curtain (2002)
• Global Heresy (2002)
• "The Education of Max Bickford" (1 episode, 2002)
• Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (1999)
• Joan of Arc (1999)
• Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
• The Manor (1999)
• Coming Home (1998)
• Phantoms (1998)
• FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
• Gulliver's Travels (1996)
• Heavy Weather (1995)
• "Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III" (1994)
• The Seventh Coin (1993)
• Isabelle Eberhardt (1992)
• Rebecca's Daughters (1992)
• Civvies (1992)
• King Ralph (1991)
• The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
• Crossing to Freedom (1990)
• Wings of Fame (1990)
• The Rainbow Thief (1990)
• In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989)
• High Spirits (1988)
• The Dark Angel (1987)
• The Last Emperor (1987)
• Club Paradise (1986)
• "The Ray Bradbury Theater" (1 episode, 1986)
• Creator (1985)
• Supergirl (1984)
• Kim (1984)
• Svengali (1983)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four (1983)
• Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet (1983)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse (1983)
• Pygmalion (1983)
• Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear (1983)
• Man and Superman (1982)
• My Favorite Year (1982)
• "Masada" (1981)
• The Stunt Man (1980)
• "Strumpet City" (1980)
• Caligola (1979)
• Zulu Dawn (1979)
• Power Play (1978)
• Foxtrot (1976)
• Rogue Male (1976)
• Man Friday (1975)
• Rosebud (1975)
• Man of La Mancha (1972)
• The Ruling Class (1972)
• Under Milk Wood (1972)
• Murphy's War (1971)
• Country Dance (1970)
• Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
• Great Catherine (1968)
• The Lion in Winter (1968)
• Present Laughter (1968)
• Casino Royale (1967)
• The Night of the Generals (1967)
• The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
• How to Steal a Million (1966)
• The Sandpiper (1965)
• What's New, Pussycat (1965)
• Lord Jim (1965)
• Becket (1964)
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
• "Rendezvous" (3 episodes, 1959-1961)
• The Savage Innocents (1960)
• The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
• Kidnapped (1960)
• "The Scarlet Pimpernel" (1 episode, 1956)

Awards

• Honorary Academy Award Lifetime Achievement 2003
• Special Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement 2000
• Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie "Joan of Arc" 1998 - 99
• CableACE Award Actor (Drama Series) "Ray Bradbury Theatre: Banshee" 1986
• National Society of Film Critics Award Best Actor "The Stunt Man" 1980
• National Board of Review Award Best Actor "The Ruling Class" and "Man of La Mancha" 1972
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor (Musical or Comedy) "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" 1969
• National Board of Review Award Best Actor "Goodbye, Mr. Chips" 1969
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor (Drama) "The Lion in Winter" 1968
• Golden Globe Award Best Actor (Drama) "Becket" 1964
• British Film Academy Award Best British Actor "Lawrence of Arabia" 1962