One of the last, or possibly the last, of the great hell raisers from the 1950s and 60s cinema. He was a great actor too.
Also in the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2524166/Film-legend-Peter-OToole-dies-age-81.html
A pretty long life for a Hollywood type. Probably with all the alcohol and drugs that are consumed by actors, he was able to live a long life.
RIP. He was great in the “Lion in Winter” and “Murphy’s War”.
RIP, T.E. Lawrence and Henry II.
No prisonerssss
Man, could he act.
from the era of hollywood arabs
Wow. Just watched that movie about 2 weeks ago...
RIP to a great actor!
Had the pleasure of meeting him. Very nice, very humorous man!
RIP Peter O’ Toole
My all time favorite actor. He was THE BEST!
His acting in “Rogue Male” took my breath away.
/johnny
I’m not shocked to hear of his passing, but I am sad. He was my favourite actor. Loved some of his roles and his off screen/stage personality. Watched My Favourite Year in the 80’s over and over again. Have loved Lawrence of Arabia since I was a teen. That movie captivated me and that’s how I became a David Lean fan as well as Maurice Jarre, Omar Sharif and Peter O’Toole. Great actor and what a character! Thank you Peter for wonderful memories and expanding my mind. You were one of a kind.
When all the spoiled Hollywood brats were complaining at some big awards thingy about the evil America after 9/11, wasn’t it Peter O’Toole who said “America has always been very good to me.” And each time he spoke in public, didn’t he always have praise for her? Correct me if I’m mistaken, but that’s what I remember about him. May he rest in peace.
Goodbye Mr. Chips
High Spirits (1988)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTf25FJdGYI
Two threads I posted about him last year...one upon hearing he was retiring and one on his birthday:
Peter O’Toole retires, says his ‘heart’ for acting is gone
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2905265/posts
Peter O’Toole at 80: The best drinking stories
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2913994/posts
Peter O’Toole said in an interview that he got this note on his dry cleaning one time. He thought it would be comical to have it has his epitaph: “It distresses us to return work which is not perfect.”
The truly great actors of yesteryear are leaving us at a rapid pace.
Such a huge and wonderful body of work. Lawrence of Arabia, of course, but so many more. My favorite was as the drunken washed up actor in My Favorite Year. Another was as tutor to the child emperor in The Last Emperor.
Rest in peace, Mr. O’Toole.