According to an announcement make by O’Toole’s agent today, O’Toole passed away on Saturday. O’Toole has been ill for awhile, so his death was not completely unexpected. O’Toole was born on August 2, 1932 in Ireland. He was 81 years old at the time of his death.
From Cinelinx:
It’s rare that we hit a home run when it’s our first time at bat, but that’s exactly what Peter O’Toole did with his performance in Lawrence of Arabia. Join us as we discuss what made this performance so great.
There are actors who have given performances where they recite lines of dialogue perfectly and memorably. There are performances that steal scenes, or even entire movies. There are performances that are nominated for prestigious awards, and there are those that win these awards. There are performances that define a year, a decade, even a career. There are performances that audiences love. There are performances that make audiences love a film. There are performances that define a genre.
Peter O’Toole’s performance as T.E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia is all of these things.
Following the death of legendary screen actor Peter O’Toole, WOW247 writer and long-time fan Mark Butler argues that despite an incredible eight Best Actor nominations at the Oscars, the performer’s greatest film role was one for which he never received enough recognition - Anton Ego in Ratatouille.
