Peter O'Toole
Biography
Peter O'Toole was a British-Irish actor who gained recognition for his Shakespearean work at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. He made his West End debut in 1959 and played Hamlet in the National Theatre's first production in 1963, before achieving international success playing T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) and King Henry II in Becket (1964). O'Toole was nominated for eight Academy Awards throughout his career, including an Honorary Award in 2002.
