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Peter O’Toole (1932-2013) was a British-Irish stage and film actor. During his long career he received 8 Best Actor Oscar® nominations….sadly he lost every single time. One of my father’s favorite movies was 1962’s Lawrence of Arabia which is now synonymous with O’Toole. Pretty sure that is one of the main reasons why I liked Mr. O’Toole so much. I guess the big question is why I wanted so long to do a movie ranking page on his career. I do not really have an answer for that….but….when I saw that Lyle and LucronFan had requested a Peter O’Toole page…. figured it was time to finally take a deeper look at the movie career of Sir Peter O’Toole.
His IMDb page shows 96 acting credits from 1956-2015. This page ranks Peter O’Toole movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos and movies not released in North America were not included in the rankings.
Peter O’Toole Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1962
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Actor Nom
1968
The Lion in Winter (1968)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Nom
1987
The Last Emperor (1987)
AA Best Picture Win
2007
Ratatouille (2007)
1964
Becket (1964)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Actor Nom
2004
Troy (2004)
1966
The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966)
1966
How To Steal a Million (1966)
1965
What's New Pussycat (1965)
1967
Casino Royale (1967)
1982
My Favorite Year (1982)
AA Best Actor Nom
1965
Lord Jim (1965)
2007
Stardust (2007)
1967
The Night of The Generals (1967)
1980
The Stunt Man (1980)
AA Best Actor Nom
1972
The Ruling Class (1972)
AA Best Actor Nom
1969
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969)
AA Best Actor Nom
2006
Venus (2006)
AA Best Actor Nom
1972
Man of La Mancha (1972)
1960
The Savage Innocents (1960)
1979
Caligula (1979)
1960
Kidnapped (1960)
2005
Lassie (2005)
1997
FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
1971
Murphy's War (1971)
1975
Man Friday (1975)
2008
My Talks With Dean Spanley (2008)
1990
The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
1991
King Ralph (1991)
2003
Bright Young Things (2003)
2008
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008)
1990
Wings of Fame (1990)
1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
1985
Creator (1985)
2012
For Greater Glory (2012)
1983
Pygmalion (1983)
Showtime Movies
1979
Zulu Dawn (1979)
1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
2006
One Night with the King (2006)
1971
Under Milk Wood (1971)
1988
High Spirits (1988)
1970
Brotherly Love/Country Dance (1970)
1976
The Far Side of Paradise/Foxtrot (1976)
1978
Power Play (1978)
1990
The Rainbow Thief (1990)
1968
Great Catherine (1968)
2010
Eager To Die (2010)
1975
Rosebud (1975)
1984
Supergirl (1984)
1993
The Seventh Coin (1993)
2014
Decline of an Empire (2014)
1986
Club Paradise (1986)
1998
Phantoms (1998)
2015
Diamond Cartel (2015)
Peter O’Toole Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Lawrence of Arabia (1962) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Actor Nom |
Alec Guinness & Omar Sharif |
41.50 | 595.9 | 595.90 | 1 | 94 | 10 / 07 | 100.0 | |
| 2 | The Lion in Winter (1968) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
Katharine Hepburn & Anthony Hopkins |
28.60 | 235.2 | 235.20 | 10 | 88 | 07 / 03 | 99.6 | |
| 3 | The Last Emperor (1987) AA Best Picture Win |
John Lone & Joan Chen |
44.00 | 121.3 | 121.30 | 25 | 85 | 09 / 09 | 99.5 | |
| 4 | Ratatouille (2007) | Patton Oswalt | 206.40 | 323.5 | 977.30 | 10 | 92 | 05 / 01 | 99.3 | |
| 5 | Becket (1964) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actor Nom |
Richard Burton & John Gielgud |
14.30 | 163.8 | 163.80 | 12 | 79 | 12 / 01 | 98.0 | |
| 6 | Troy (2004) | Brad Pitt & Orlando Bloom |
133.40 | 231.5 | 863.50 | 13 | 63 | 01 / 00 | 93.4 | |
| 7 | The Bible: In the Beginning... (1966) | George C. Scott & Directed by John Huston |
37.50 | 367.5 | 367.50 | 2 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 8 | How To Steal a Million (1966) | Audrey Hepburn | 11.00 | 107.8 | 107.80 | 26 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 9 | What's New Pussycat (1965) | Woody Allen | 22.80 | 241.4 | 241.40 | 8 | 46 | 01 / 00 | 87.9 | |
| 11 | Casino Royale (1967) | David Niven & Peter Sellers |
22.40 | 199.9 | 369.20 | 13 | 42 | 01 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 10 | My Favorite Year (1982) AA Best Actor Nom |
Mark Linn-Baker | 20.10 | 73.8 | 73.80 | 36 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 13 | Lord Jim (1965) | James Mason | 10.50 | 111.4 | 111.40 | 21 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 81.6 | |
| 12 | Stardust (2007) | Robert DeNiro & Michelle Pfeiffer |
38.60 | 60.5 | 212.40 | 71 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 81.0 | |
| 15 | The Night of The Generals (1967) | Omar Sharif | 6.00 | 53.5 | 53.50 | 45 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 77.4 | |
| 14 | The Stunt Man (1980) AA Best Actor Nom |
Steve Railsback & Barbara Hershey |
7.10 | 29.3 | 29.30 | 88 | 76 | 03 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 16 | The Ruling Class (1972) AA Best Actor Nom |
Alastair Sim | 2.70 | 17.3 | 17.30 | 101 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 73.1 | |
| 17 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969) AA Best Actor Nom |
Siân Phillips | 2.90 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 76 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 72.2 | |
| 18 | Venus (2006) AA Best Actor Nom |
Vanessa Redgrave | 3.30 | 5.5 | 12.80 | 196 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 70.8 | |
| 20 | Man of La Mancha (1972) | Sophia Loren | 11.50 | 73.0 | 73.00 | 34 | 58 | 01 / 00 | 69.3 | |
| 19 | The Savage Innocents (1960) | Anthony Quinn | 1.20 | 19.0 | 19.00 | 121 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 23 | Caligula (1979) | Helen Mirren & John Gielgud |
25.70 | 110.2 | 110.20 | 39 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 67.2 | |
| 22 | Kidnapped (1960) | Peter Finch | 2.90 | 44.6 | 44.60 | 78 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 64.4 | |
| 21 | Lassie (2005) | Samantha Morton | 0.70 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 232 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 24 | FairyTale: A True Story (1997) | Florence Hoath | 14.10 | 33.0 | 33.00 | 99 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.9 | |
| 25 | Murphy's War (1971) | Siân Phillips | 3.00 | 19.8 | 19.80 | 87 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 55.7 | |
| 26 | Man Friday (1975) | Richard Roundtree | 2.70 | 14.3 | 14.30 | 95 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 53.4 | |
| 27 | My Talks With Dean Spanley (2008) | Sam Neill | 0.10 | 0.1 | 2.30 | 330 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.3 | |
| 28 | The Nutcracker Prince (1990) | Kiefer Sutherland | 1.80 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 155 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 30 | King Ralph (1991) | John Goodman & John Hurt |
34.00 | 87.1 | 134.40 | 39 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 29 | Bright Young Things (2003) | Emily Mortimer & Dan Aykroyd |
0.90 | 1.7 | 4.80 | 188 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.2 | |
| 30 | Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage (2008) | Marcia Gay Harden | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 327 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.1 | |
| 30 | Wings of Fame (1990) | Colin Firth | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 231 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.3 | |
| 32 | The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960) | Elizabeth Sellers | 0.50 | 8.0 | 35.90 | 141 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 43.6 | |
| 34 | Creator (1985) | Mariel Hemingway | 5.30 | 16.2 | 16.20 | 112 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 42.6 | |
| 36 | For Greater Glory (2012) | Andy Garcia | 5.70 | 7.7 | 13.60 | 146 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 38.6 | |
| 35 | Pygmalion (1983) Showtime Movies |
Margot Kidder | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 172 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 37 | Zulu Dawn (1979) | Burt Lancaster | 2.30 | 10.1 | 10.10 | 112 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 36.7 | |
| 38 | Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999) | David Wenham & Kris Kristofferson |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 285 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.4 | |
| 39 | One Night with the King (2006) | Omar Sharif & Tiffany Dupont |
13.40 | 21.9 | 22.50 | 140 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 32.1 | |
| 40 | Under Milk Wood (1971) | Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor |
1.80 | 11.9 | 11.90 | 128 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 31.6 | |
| 42 | High Spirits (1988) | Liam Neeson | 8.60 | 22.5 | 22.50 | 98 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 30.3 | |
| 41 | Brotherly Love/Country Dance (1970) | Susannah York | 0.80 | 5.3 | 5.30 | 151 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 30.2 | |
| 43 | The Far Side of Paradise/Foxtrot (1976) | Max Von Sydow | 1.90 | 9.5 | 9.50 | 125 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 25.7 | |
| 44 | Power Play (1978) | Donald Pleasence | 0.10 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 156 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.9 | |
| 45 | The Rainbow Thief (1990) | Omar Sharif | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 229 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.3 | |
| 46 | Great Catherine (1968) | Zero Mostel | 0.90 | 7.1 | 7.10 | 152 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 18.5 | |
| 47 | Eager To Die (2010) | Tony Devon | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 301 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.0 | |
| 48 | Rosebud (1975) | Richard Attenborough & Directed by Otto Preminger |
1.90 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 119 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 12.1 | |
| 49 | Supergirl (1984) | Faye Dunaway | 14.30 | 45.9 | 84.90 | 64 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 9.6 | |
| 50 | The Seventh Coin (1993) | Alexandra Powers | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 267 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 5.6 | |
| 51 | Decline of an Empire (2014) | Joss Ackland | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 279 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.5 | |
| 52 | Club Paradise (1986) | Robin Williams | 12.30 | 35.8 | 35.80 | 63 | 26 | 00 / 00 | 2.6 | |
| 53 | Phantoms (1998) | Ben Affleck | 5.60 | 12.9 | 12.90 | 142 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 2.2 | |
| 54 | Diamond Cartel (2015) | Armand Assante | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 300 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.1 |
Best IMDb Trivia On Peter O’Toole
1. Peter Seamus O’Toole was born in Leeds, England in 1932.
2. Peter Toole attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) from 1952 to 1954. Two of his classmates were Albert Finney and Alan Bates.
3. Peter O’Toole is one of six performers to be nominated for an Oscar® twice for playing the same role in two separate films. He was nominated as Henry II in Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968). The other five are Bing Crosby as Father O’Malley in Going My Way (1944) and The Bells of St. Mary’s (1945), Al Pacino as Michael Corleone in The Godfather (1972) and The Godfather: Part II (1974), Paul Newman as Fast Eddie Felson in The Hustler (1961) and The Color of Money (1986), Cate Blanchett as Elizabeth I in Elizabeth (1998) and Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007), and Sylvester Stallone as Rocky Balboa in Rocky (1976) and Creed (2015).
4. Peter O’Toole won his career-making part in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) after it was turned down by superstar Marlon Brando and a then-unknown Albert Finney. Both director David Lean and producer Sam Spiegel (who produced On the Waterfront (1954), the movie for which Brando and Spiegel won their first Oscars®) wanted Brando, but he turned the role down (allegedly saying he didn’t want to spend two years of his life riding on a camel). Finney was put through extensive screen-tests costing 100,000 pounds, but refused to sign a seven year contract demanded by Spiegel. O’Toole signed the seven-year contract and got the part.
5. Peter O’Toole was friends with fellow Irish actor Richard Harris. After Harris died, his family hoped that O’Toole would replace him as Professor Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), but the role went to Michael Gambon instead.
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what a loser. how could he lose Oscar to brando in godfather, to peck in to kill a mockingbird, to wayne in true grit, to rex Harrison in my fair lady, to deniro in raging bull, to ben kingsley in Gandhi. oh , okay, maybe his loses were more about the competition than any shortcoming of otoole..
otoole was truly great and one of my favorites and top 50 despite frequent Oscar loses and paucity of box office hits (only 8 breaking the $100,000,000 adjbo). otoole should have won in 1968 cliff robertson in charly against otoole in the lion in winter, a push with forest whitaker in last king of Scotland against otoole in venus (neither truly Oscar worthy).
Hey bob cox….love your comment…..I knew he had lost 8 times…but seeing who he lost to was interesting. I liked Venus…but it was not his best work…..so I can see Whitaker’s win. As the first 6 loses show….hard to argue against any of them. Which gets us back to Charley and the Cliff Robertson win. Looking back on it, seems they got that one wrong.
Because of my dad’s love for Lawrence of Arabia, I have always had a fondness for him. So like you, despite the Oscar losses, and the huge amount of box office hits…..I am right there you….he is one of my favorites too.
FYI – So behind the scenes stuff…..so for reason…I keep track and want there to be 500 UMR pages that reach 10,000 views on this website…..so far 487 have reached that level…..I was looking at the ones closing in on 10,000 and saw that O’Toole still had aways to go….so I figured I would give one of my favorites a slight push. His 28,000 views listed here, are from all the websites….not just UMR. It also includes HubPages and the late CogersonMovieScore.com. Weird…but it is what makes me tick….lol.
I just watched BECKET last night and his performance is fabulous and he SHOULD have won!
No way he should have lost to Peck as much as admire that and other performances. O’Toole’s performance in Lawrence wasn’t only the best that year, it was arguably one of the best of all time. His performance in Lion was probably the second best all time. Both clearly masterful.
O’Toole is my all time favorite . No one chews up scenery like him. His elocution was amazing and inspiring . I loved The Stunt Man and the lesser known Rogue Male
1972’s The Ruling Class really allowed him to hit his stride. No one else could have made that role work nearly as well as O’Toole.
Hey Neil. I had not even heard of Rogue Male before reading your comment. Since it was a tv movie, it did not make my rankings page. I just saw a trailer for it…and it looks interesting. Thanks for making me aware of he movie.
Hey Kurt. Interesting point on O’Toole in The Ruling Class. Of his 8 nominated roles, that is the one I re-visit the least. I will have to re-watch it soon.
Hey David. I agree, he gave one of the greatest performances of all-time. Too bad it was at the start of his career. Peck was at the end of peak movie making days…one of those career Oscar wins…though he is excellent as Atticus Finch.
Hey George….I am thinking he split the vote with another big Oscar loser, Richard Burton. Both were excellent in Beckett….it is a shame both did not win an Oscar….thanks for stopping by and commenting.
I saw Supergirl in Madrid about 3 months before it came out here. Yes it was in Spanish. I don’t speak Spanish. Had to see it again in America when it was released and a scene from the film had been deleted (some sequence of a woman eating a bug).
In high school they took our class to his film Man of La Mancha.
Peter O’Toole is # 30 on the new Oracle of Bacon list. These are the people on the list he has appeared with.
1 CHRISTOPHER LEE The Rainbow Thief (1990)
2 HARVEY KEITEL FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
3 CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Night of the Generals (1967)
7 ROBERT DE NIRO Stardust (2007)
8 JOHN HURT King Ralph (1991)
10 ANTHONY HOPKINS The Lion in Winter (1968)
14 MAX VON SYDOW Foxtrot (1976)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Becket (1964)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Caligola (1979)
21 GERALDINE CHAPLIN Casino Royale (1967)
26 MALCOLM MCDOWELL Caligola (1979)
28 RUTGER HAUER In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989)
32 DEREK JACOBI Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
34 FRANCO NERO The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966)
36 ANTHONY QUINN Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
36 ANTHONY QUINN The Savage Innocents (1960)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE Power Play (1978)
41 DONALD PLEASENCE The Night of the Generals (1967)
46 VANESSA REDGRAVE Venus (2006/I)
47 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES One Night with the King (2006)
47 JOHN RHYS-DAVIES The Seventh Coin (1993)
55 JOHN MILLS Bright Young Things (2003)
55 JOHN MILLS Zulu Dawn (1979)
58 ELI WALLACH How to Steal a Million (1966)
58 ELI WALLACH Lord Jim (1965)
63 HELEN MIRREN Caligula (1979)
66 OMAR SHARIFF Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
66 OMAR SHARIFF One Night with the King (2006)
66 OMAR SHARIFF The Night of the Generals (1967)
66 OMAR SHARIFF The Rainbow Thief (1990)
75 LIAM NEESON High Spirits (1988)
79 BRUCE MCGILL Club Paradise (1986)
86 CHARLOTTE RAMPLING Foxtrot (1976)
88 SAM NEILL Dean Spanley (2008)
88 SAM NEILL Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
90 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH Rosebud (1975)
91 EDWARD FOX Lassie (2005)
94 BRIAN COX Troy (2004)
95 IAN HOLM Ratatouille (2007)
98 DAVID NIVEN Casino Royale (1967)
102 ORSON WELLES Casino Royale (1967)
108 JAMES MASON Lord Jim (1965)
112 KIEFER SUTHERLAND The Nutcracker Prince (1990)
117 RICHARD HARRIS The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966)
119 JIM BROADBENT Bright Young Things (2003)
123 JOHN GOODMAN King Ralph (1991)
125 LIEV SCHREIBER Phantoms (1998)
127 DENHOLM ELLIOTT Zulu Dawn (1979)
131 BURT LANCASTER Zulu Dawn (1979)
138 FAYE DUNAWAY In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989)
138 FAYE DUNAWAY Supergirl (1984)
139 TOM WILKINSON Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
145 BOB HOSKINS Zulu Dawn (1979)
148 MICHELLE PFEIFFER Stardust (2007)
151 ANJELICA HUSTON Casino Royale (1967)
156 BRAD PITT Troy (2004)
157 GRETA SCACCHI The Manor (1999)
165 JACQUELINE BISSET Casino Royale (1967)
167 KRIS KRISTOFFERSON Molokai: The Story of Father Damien (1999)
171 MEL GIBSON FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
179 RICHARD GRIFFITHS King Ralph (1991)
179 RICHARD GRIFFITHS Venus (2006/I)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Brotherly Love (1970)
184 HARRY ANDREWS Man of La Mancha (1972)
184 HARRY ANDREWS The Night of the Generals (1967)
184 HARRY ANDREWS The Ruling Class (1972)
195 JASON FLEMYNG Stardust (2007)
207 JEFF COREY Creator (1985)
208 ROBIN WILLIAMS Club Paradise (1986)
213 JULIE CHRISTIE Troy (2004)
216 JEANNE MOREAU Great Catherine (1968)
225 DAVID HEMMINGS Power Play (1978)
227 BILL NIGHY FairyTale: A True Story (1997)
228 JOHN RATZENBERGER Ratatouille (2007)
230 WOODY ALLEN Casino Royale (1967)
230 WOODY ALLEN What’s New Pussycat (1965)
238 COLIN FIRTH Wings of Fame (1990)
242 DAN AYKROYD Bright Young Things (2003)
247 RICHARD E. GRANT Bright Young Things (2003)
253 RANCE HOWARD Creator (1985)
258 SOPHIA LOREN Man of La Mancha (1972)
259 MIA FARROW Supergirl (1984)
277 JULIAN GLOVER King Ralph (1991)
277 JULIAN GLOVER Troy (2004)
284 WALTER GOTELL Lord Jim (1965)
284 WALTER GOTELL Wings of Fame (1990)
287 JAMES REMAR Ratatouille (2007)
294 RICHARD BURTON Becket (1964)
294 RICHARD BURTON The Sandpiper (1965)
294 RICHARD BURTON Under Milk Wood (1972)
294 RICHARD BURTON What’s New Pussycat (1965)
306 JOSE FERRER Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
313 AVA GARDNER The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966)
315 CHARLES BRONSON The Sandpiper (1965)
316 SIMON CALLOW BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS (2003)
323 BRIAN DENNEHY Ratatouille (2007)
327 BURT KWOUK Casino Royale (1967)
330 ISABELLE HUPPERT Rosebud (1975)
331 EMILY MORTIMER BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS (2003)
355 JAMES COSMO TROY (2004)
356 STOCKARD CHANNING Bright Young Things (2003)
367 JOHN STANDING LASSIE (2005)
370 DARYL HANNAH High Spirits (1988)
379 WILLIAM HOLDEN Casino Royale (1967)
383 MARK STRONG STARDUST (2007)
384 BEVERLY D’ANGELO High Spirits (1988)
387 PETER VAUGHAN Zulu Dawn (1979)
399 NASTASSJA KINSKI In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989)
401 IAN MCKELLEN STARDUST (2007)
411 JENNIFER TILLY High Spirits (1988)
416 JIM CARTER BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS (2003)
419 ALEC GUINNESS Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
423 BO HOPKINS Phantoms (1998)
432 RICHARD ROUNDTREE Man Friday (1975)
436 BARBARA HERSHEY The Stunt Man (1980)
437 SEAN BEAN TROY (2004)
438 RUPERT EVERETT STARDUST (2007)
443 LESLIE PHILLIPS King Ralph (1991)
443 LESLIE PHILLIPS Venus (2006/I)
451 GRAHAM STARK Becket (1964)
451 GRAHAM STARK Casino Royale (1967)
460 KIM CATTRALL Rosebud (1975)
478 BRAD GARRETT RATATOUILLE (2007)
498 TCHEKY KARYO Isabelle Eberhardt (1991)
509 AKIM TAMIROFF Great Catherine (1968)
509 AKIM TAMIROFF Lord Jim (1965)
522 MICHAEL PARKS The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966)
534 CURT JURGENS Lord Jim (1965)
550 PHILIPPE NOIRET Murphy’s War (1971)
550 PHILIPPE NOIRET The Night of the Generals (1967)
555 SUSANNAH YORK Brotherly Love (1970)
564 CYRIL CUSACK Brotherly Love (1970)
566 STEVE GUTTENBERG High Spirits (1988)
570 BEN AFFLECK Phantoms (1998)
579 GEORGE C. SCOTT The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966)
581 VIRGINIA MADSEN Creator (1985)
591 CARY-HIROYUKI TAGAWA THE LAST EMPEROR (1987)
599 BRENDAN GLEESON TROY (2004)
601 FREDDIE JONES Zulu Dawn (1979)
611 JEAN-PAUL BELMONDO Casino Royale (1967)
645 ROSE BYRNE TROY (2004)
661 JACK HAWKINS Great Catherine (1968)
661 JACK HAWKINS Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
661 JACK HAWKINS Lord Jim (1965)
663 JOAN CHEN THE LAST EMPEROR (1987)
667 PETER LAWFORD Rosebud (1975)
681 STEPHEN FRY BRIGHT YOUNG THINGS (2003)
683 ALLEN GARFIELD The Stunt Man (1980)
698 TIMOTHY DALTON The Lion in Winter (1968)
707 RAF VALLONE Rosebud (1975)
713 MARNE MAITLAND Lord Jim (1965)
713 MARNE MAITLAND Man of La Mancha (1972)
716 KENNETH GRIFFITH Great Catherine (1968)
716 KENNETH GRIFFITH THE LION IN WINTER (1968)
722 JOHN HUSTON Casino Royale (1967)
722 JOHN HUSTON The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966)
723 NIGEL DAVENPORT Zulu Dawn (1979)
733 MICHAEL IRONSIDE Power Play (1978)
741 GABRIELE FERZETTI The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966)
750 LIZ SMITH HIGH SPIRITS (1988)
759 CHARLES BOYER Casino Royale (1967)
759 CHARLES BOYER How to Steal a Million (1966)
769 RONALD PICKUP ZULU DAWN (1979)
779 ELIZABETH TAYLOR The Sandpiper (1965)
779 ELIZABETH TAYLOR Under Milk Wood (1972)
780 JOHN DEHNER Creator (1985)
788 MARCEL DALIO How to Steal a Million (1966)
794 ALEX ROCCO The Stunt Man (1980)
797 ANTHONY QUAYLE Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
800 BRIAN DOYLE-MURRAY Club Paradise (1986)
807 PERCY HERBERT Becket (1964)
807 PERCY HERBERT Casino Royale (1967)
808 JOANNA CASSIDY Club Paradise (1986)
826 IAN MCNEICE THE FINAL CURTAIN (2002)
834 ROGER ASHTON – GRIFFITHS KING RALPH (1991)
840 ROBERT STEPHENS Wings of Fame (1990)
843 RICHARD VERNON GOODBYE, MR. CHIPS (1969)
851 ALDO RAY The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
869 CAMERON MITCHELL My Favorite Year (1982)
872 JANEANE GAROFALO RATATOUILLE (2007)
892 ROBERT WEBBER The Sandpiper (1965)
914 GLYNIS JOHNS Under Milk Wood (1972)
923 RONALD LACEY (I) ZULU DAWN (1979)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER Casino Royale (1967)
931 JOHN LE MESURIER The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
937 RIC YOUNG LORD JIM (1965)
937 RIC YOUNG THE LAST EMPEROR (1987)
950 DAVID OGDEN-STEIRS CREATOR (1985)
957 BERNARD LEE Kidnapped (1960)
963 DEXTER FLETCHER STARDUST (2007)
969 HUGH GRIFFITH How to Steal a Million (1966)
969 HUGH GRIFFITH The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
992 ROMY SCHNEIDER What’s New Pussycat (1965)
998 GEOFFREY BAYLDON BECKET (1964)
998 GEOFFREY BAYLDON CASINO ROYALE (1967)
998 GEOFFREY BAYLDON THE DAY THEY ROBBED THE BANK OF ENGLAND (1960)
Peter appeared with 29 Oscar winners which seems somewhat disappointing, he’s not John Carradine. No appearances with Sir Michael either.
ALEC GUINNESS Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
ANJELICA HUSTON Casino Royale (1967)
ANTHONY HOPKINS The Lion in Winter (1968)
ANTHONY QUINN Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
ANTHONY QUINN The Savage Innocents (1960)
AUDREY HEPBURN How to Steal a Million (1966)
BRAD PITT Troy (2004)
BURT LANCASTER Zulu Dawn (1979)
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER The Night of the Generals (1967)
COLIN FIRTH Wings of Fame (1990)
DAVID NIVEN Casino Royale (1967)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR The Sandpiper (1965)
ELIZABETH TAYLOR Under Milk Wood (1972)
EVA MARIE SAINT The Sandpiper (1965)
FAYE DUNAWAY In una notte di chiaro di luna (1989)
FAYE DUNAWAY Supergirl (1984)
GEORGE C. SCOTT The Bible: In the Beginning… (1966)
HELEN MIRREN Caligula (1979)
HUGH GRIFFITH The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960)
JIM BROADBENT Bright Young Things (2003)
JOHN GIELGUD Becket (1964)
JOHN GIELGUD Caligola (1979)
JOHN MILLS Bright Young Things (2003)
JOHN MILLS Zulu Dawn (1979)
JOSE FERRER Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
JULIE CHRISTIE Troy (2004)
KATHARINE HEPBURN The Lion in Winter (1968)
PAUL LUKAS Lord Jim (1965)
PETER FINCH Kidnapped (1960)
ROBERT DE NIRO Stardust (2007)
ROBIN WILLIAMS Club Paradise (1986)
SOPHIA LOREN Man of La Mancha (1972)
VANESSA REDGRAVE Venus (2006/I)
WILLIAM HOLDEN Casino Royale (1967)
Hey Dan. Thanks for sharing your lists on the great Peter O’Toole. I know I have seen his name high on the Oracle list….but I guess it is registering with me that he is 30th. It does seem like he made that many movies. Granted, I know that I only show 37 here, and he has some more movies…but not that many more.
As bad as Supergirl is, watching it in Spanish might make it better….lol. Interesting that you saw Man of La Mancha on a field trip.
Alright first list, no Michael Caine…that is a surprise. I know they worked together in the theater…but surprised they never crossed paths in a movie. Looks like there is a three tie for most frequent Oracle co-stars….Omar, Richard and Harry Andrews each show 4 movies a piece. Second list is not too impressive. For as many prestige films as he made, I would have guessed a lot higher than this total. As always your efforts are appreciated.
Steve’s You Tube Video is now part of our O’Toole page.
1 STEVEI can certainly see where Noel Coward was coming from as Peter was at his most physically impressive and iconic best in Lawrence. Unfortunately when the drink finally dissipated his looks one leading British columnist referred to him as “the wizened O’Toole” or as his pal Ollie would have it Peter [and Harris] looked like **** all !”
2 By one of those marvellous coincidences I have just watched a 2003 episode of the TV sitcom Frasier in which Daphne Frazier’s young English housemaid confesses to being a great fan of O’Toole. In that episode Frasier who is of course frightfully snobbish is fawning over the head of the Seattle Opera Company Alistair Burke deliciously played by Sir Patrick Stewart of X Men fame on the big screen.
3 Burke calls at Frasier’s apartment to invite him to a forthcoming high society party [and then on to a holiday at the villa of Bertolucci director of Mumbles’ Last Tango in Paris and O’Toole’s The Last Emperor] and Burke extends the invitation to Daphne and the other members of Frasier’s family, so Daphne pipes up “Will Peter O’Toole be there?” to which Burke replies “No. And he knows why!” Great stuff!
4 I really look forward to your feedback to my posts as not only do I usually learn something new from you but it’s nice to know that one is not wasting time writing something in which nobody is interested.
5 I have acknowledged before that I have more time to spend on posts than probably many if not most other regulars of this site but if you look at matters purely from my perspective you might appreciate that I see it as superfluous to send out communications that are being ignored albeit possibly because as often as not other parties cannot find the time to at least acknowledge them Whilst as said I usually have a good deal of time to spare it can be argued that life is too short to waste time in any circumstances. Anyway enough moping and let me wish you a great Xmas and I will be keeping an eye out for your future videos.
PS STEVE
As I have often paid tribute to how much I learn from your videos and feedback may I refer to both of the latter as “teaching” aids?
1 STEVE O’Toole’s fellow Brit great Albert Finney was actually first cast as Lawrence in the movie and indeed participated in initial shooting of scenes when he was fired for reasons with which nobody today seems familiar. Mr. Mumbles was next offered the part and in fact met with David Lean to discuss a contract but again for reasons that are unclear Mr M’s signing never went ahead. For once I’m not too sorry that one of my idols lost out on a plumb part because in my opinion O’Toole’s “Orance” could not have been bettered even if it ,could have been equaled which is doubtful, at least on the screen.
2 For a time in real life Lawrence went into hiding in the British Royal Air Force under the alias of Aircraftman Ross and Sir Alec Guinness portrayed him during that period in the play ROSS in 1960. Of course I never saw the play but it was highly successful commercially and was in fact Sir Terence Rattigan’s 2nd most successful play ever. Sir John Mills played Lawrence/Ross in a New York production in 1961. NB: Aircraftman was actually my own first rank when I joined the British Royal Air Force in 1961. Now there’s a link that DAN never would have spotted!
3 The posters that I like most in your O’Toole video are those for Rosebud, High Spirits, Creator, Man of La Mancha, Zulu Dawn, Mr. Chips, Venus, Night of the Generals and the Lion in Winter. But I thought that par excellence were the two for The Ruing Class.
4 Your opening still from Supergirl was excellent and I admired as well the Man Friday lobby card and the stills of Peter with the lovely Ursula, with both Burtons, Peter as “Errol Flynn” in My Favourite Year [one of my own favourite O’Toole flicks] and lastly Peter with Katie Hepburn.
5 You and Bruce agree on 4 of Peter’s Top 5 for artistic merit. He includes How to Steal a Million in his 5 whereas you plump for Becket. For what it’s worth I support your choice and I thought that overall your video presentation merited 97.5% rating. Anyway 2 “hell-raisers” profiled! – how many more to go?
STEVE
Please forgive my misspelling of equalled and Becket in my last post.
Wow….almost 2 and a half years since Steve published his Peter O’Toole page. As I just typed in another comment…since moving this one to UMR….it has not reached 10,000 views…..that is in over 5 years….I wonder how Steve’s video has done. Well…now I have to go and check. 6,276 views for Steve…I declare Steve the winner….his video has outperformed this page.
WoC told me the other day…..that the future of the internet will be videos….and if I want UMR to survive and thrive….maybe we need to incorporate more videos here. Good stuff as always.
Fixed your Becket.
Hi Bob, thanks for the review, rating, info, trivia, comment, observation, appraisal and comparison, always appreciated.
Glad you enjoyed the pictorial content of the presentation.
I thought O’Toole would be a good capper to my youtube year. One of the most respected actors in movieland but astonishingly, like Richard Burton and James Mason, never picked up an Oscar statuette for any of his movies. He did receive an Honorary Oscar in 2003.
I read a couple of David Lean books and, like you said, Alec Guinness played Lawrence on stage, and was hoping to play him in Lean’s movie too but had to settle for King Feisal instead.
Noel Coward after seeing the film “If he’d been any prettier they’d have had to call it Florence of Arabia”
Four Peter O’Toole films scored 10 out of 10 from my sources – The Stunt Man, Becket, The Lion in Winter and Lawrence of Arabia.
And four scored 9 – Troy, The Ruling Class, Ratatouille and The Last Emperor.
Lawrence topped all the charts including Bruce’s UMR,Critics and Box Office charts.
That’s it for the ‘hellraisers’ I may do an Oliver Reed video some time next year. I’ll have a Xmas break and post more videos in the new year!
Merry Christmas Bob, enjoy this yuletide season. Many thanks for checking out all these videos. I enjoyed reading your comments.