Peter O'Toole

Peter O'Toole

August 2, 1932 · 94 years old

Peter Seamus O'Toole (August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013) was a British-Irish actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. In 1959 he made his West End de…

Known For

47 titles
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Ratatouille

Ratatouille

2007 · 1h 51m · Movie

A rat who can cook makes an unusual alliance with a young kitchen worker at a famous Paris restaurant.

8.1
2
Troy

Troy

2004 · 2h 43m · Movie

An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces.

7.3
3
Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia

1962 · 3h 47m · Movie

The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.

8.3
4
The Last Emperor

The Last Emperor

1987 · 2h 43m · Movie

Bernardo Bertolucci's Oscar-winning dramatization of China's eleventh and final monarch of the Qing dynasty: Emperor Puyi.

7.7
5
Caligula

Caligula

1979 · 2h 36m · Movie

A dramatization of the ascent to Caesar and subsequent reign of Caligula, one of the most notorious leaders of ancient Rome.

5.3
6
The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter

1968 · 2h 14m · Movie

1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. When he allows his imprisoned wife Eleanor of Aquitaine out for a Christmas visit, they all variously plot to force him into a ...

7.8
7
How to Steal a Million

How to Steal a Million

1966 · 2h 3m · Movie

The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.

7.5
8
Supergirl

Supergirl

1984 · 2h 4m · Movie

After losing a powerful orb, Kara Zor-El, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.

4.4
9
Phantoms

Phantoms

1998 · 1h 36m · Movie

In the peaceful town of Snowfield, Colorado something evil has wiped out the community. And now, its up to a group of people to stop it, or at least get out of Snowfield alive.

5.4
10
King Ralph

King Ralph

1991 · 1h 37m · Movie

A regular guy from America becomes king of England after a royal wipe-out puts him next in line.

5.4
11
Becket

Becket

1964 · 2h 28m · Movie

King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's.

7.7
12
Venus

Venus

2006 · 1h 35m · Movie

Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager.

7.1
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High Spirits

High Spirits

1988 · 1h 39m · Movie

When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunted, two actual ghosts show up and end up falling for two guests.

5.8
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What's New Pussycat

What's New Pussycat

1965 · 1h 48m · Movie

A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.

6.0
15
The Stunt Man

The Stunt Man

1980 · 2h 11m · Movie

A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while facing off with his manipulative director.

7.0
16
My Favorite Year

My Favorite Year

1982 · 1h 32m · Movie

An aging, dissolute matinee idol is slated to appear on a live TV variety show in 1954, and a young comedy writer is tasked with the thankless job of keeping him ready and sober for the broadcast.

7.3
17
The Night of the Generals

The Night of the Generals

1967 · 2h 28m · Movie

In 1942, a Polish prostitute and German Agent is murdered in Warsaw. Suspicion falls on three Generals, and Major Grau of German Intelligence seeks justice which ends up taking decades.

7.2
18
One Night with the King

One Night with the King

2006 · 2h 3m · Movie

In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.

6.0
19
Club Paradise

Club Paradise

1986 · 1h 36m · Movie

A retired Chicago firefighter partners with a reggae singer to turn a seedy Caribbean nightclub into a resort for affluent tourists.

5.1
20
The Ruling Class

The Ruling Class

1972 · 2h 34m · Movie

A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. Their other, somewhat more respectable family members plot to steal the estate from him; murder and mayhem ensue.

7.2
21
The Bible in the Beginning...

The Bible in the Beginning...

1966 · 2h 54m · Movie

Extravagant production of the first part of the book of Genesis. Its main highlights are the Garden of Eden, the first brothers, Noah and his family obeying God to build an ark for the Flood and Abraham's attempted sacrifice of Is...

6.2
22
FairyTale: A True Story

FairyTale: A True Story

1997 · 1h 39m · Movie

In 1917, two children take a photograph, which is soon believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies.

6.5
23
Bright Young Things

Bright Young Things

2003 · 1h 42m · Movie

An adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies", is a look into the lives of a young novelist, his would-be lover, and a host of young people who beautified London in the 1930s.

6.5
24
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada

For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada

2012 · 2h 25m · Movie

A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929); a war by the people of Mexico against the atheistic Mexican government.

6.6
25
Man of La Mancha

Man of La Mancha

1972 · 2h 12m · Movie

The funny story of mad but kind and chivalrous elderly nobleman Don Quixote who, aided by his squire Sancho Panza, fights windmills that are seen as dragons to save prostitute Dulcinea who is seen as a noblewoman.

6.5
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Lassie

Lassie

2005 · 1h 40m · Movie

A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.

6.7
27
Murphy's War

Murphy's War

1971 · 1h 47m · Movie

A lone survivor from a British naval ship is obsessed with getting revenge on a German U-boat crew that massacred his shipmates in the water.

6.7
28
Lord Jim

Lord Jim

1965 · 2h 34m · Movie

After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.

6.7
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969 · 2h 35m · Movie

This musical version of James Hilton's novel concerns shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher Arthur Chipping, who falls for flashy showgirl Katherine Bridges while teaching at Brookfield Boys' School outside London in the 1920's.

6.8
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Dean Spanley

Dean Spanley

2008 · 1h 40m · Movie

Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or affection for his son, but when the pair visit an eccentric Indian, they start a s...

7.2
31
Creator

Creator

1985 · 1h 47m · Movie

An eccentric scientist teaches a student in his own manner while he looks for a way to clone his deceased wife.

6.1
32
Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage

Thomas Kinkade's Christmas Cottage

2008 · 1h 36m · Movie

A look at the inspiration behind Thomas Kinkade's painting The Christmas Cottage, and how the artist was motivated to begin his career after discovering his mother was in danger of losing their family home.

6.3
33
The Nutcracker Prince

The Nutcracker Prince

1990 · 1h 15m · Movie

An adaption of the classic tale of a girl's dreams turned reality when her new toy turns out to be a young man placed under a curse.

6.8
34
The Savage Innocents

The Savage Innocents

1960 · 1h 50m · Movie

An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accidentally kills a missionary and finds himself being pursued by the police.

6.8
35
Rock My World

Rock My World

2002 · 1h 46m · Movie

A rock band bursts onto the scene and then their frontman disappears on the eve of a European tour.

6.0
36
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1960 · 1h 37m · Movie

In Scotland in 1751, young David Balfour is shanghaied aboard a ship where he meets Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart with whom he escapes to the Scottish Highlands, dodging the redcoats.

6.6