Πέθανε ο διάσημος ηθοποιός Peter O' Toole

Ο Ιρλανδός ηθοποιός Peter O' Toole, ο κινηματογραφικός «Λόρενς της Αραβίας» άφησε την τελευταία του πνοή σε ηλικία 81 ετών, μετά από μακρά ασθένεια, ανακοίνωσε σήμερα ο ατζέντης του.

Ο Ο' Τουλ πέθανε το Σάββατο 14 Δεκεμβρίου σε νοσοκομείο του Λονδίνου όπου νοσηλευόταν το τελευταίο διάστημα, είπε ο ατζέντης Στιβ Κένις. «Η οικογένεια ανακοινώνει σήμερα ότι δυστυχώς ο Πίτερ πέθανε χθες, γαλήνια, στο νοσοκομείο. Ήταν άρρωστος για μεγάλο διάστημα», σημείωσε.

Ο Peter O' Toole γεννήθηκε το 1932 από Ιρλανδό πατέρα και Σκωτσέζα μητέρα. Μεγάλωσε στη Βρετανία και φοίτησε σε καθολικό σχολείο. Σε νεανική ηλικία ασχολήθηκε με τη δημοσιογραφία αλλά καθώς το όνειρό του ήταν να γίνει ηθοποιός, φοίτησε στη Βασιλική Ακαδημία της Δραματικής Τέχνης.

Καταξιώθηκε αρχικά ως θεατρικός ηθοποιός και ασχολήθηκε ελάχιστα με τον κινηματογράφο και την τηλεόραση μέχρι το 1962, όταν ο Ντέιβιντ Λιν τον επέλεξε να πρωταγωνιστήσει στο ρόλο του συνταγματάρχη Λόρενς στην ταινία «Ο Λόρενς της Αραβίας».

Η ερμηνεία του αυτή τον έφερε υποψήφιο για Όσκαρ. Ακολούθησαν άλλες επτά υποψηφιότητες για Όσκαρ πρώτου ανδρικού ρόλου αλλά δεν κέρδισε ποτέ το πολυπόθητο αγαλματάκι παρά μόνο το 2003, όταν η Αμερικανική Ακαδημία τον τίμησε με ένα βραβείο για το σύνολο της καριέρας του.

Πρωταγωνίστησε σε περισσότερες από 90 διαφορετικές παραγωγές της τηλεόρασης και του κινηματογράφου με σημείο αναφοράς της μεγάλης του καριέρας να παραμένει πάντα η θρυλική του ερμηνεία στις ταινίες «Lawrence of Arabia», «Goodbye, Mr Chips» και «Venus». Είναι ο ηθοποιός με τις περισσότερες υποψηφιότητες για Oscar.

Αποσύρθηκε από τα φώτα των πλατό πέρυσι, λέγοντας χαρακτηριστικά πως δεν έχει πια το κουράγιο να συνεχίσει.

 Φιλμογραφία

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1960	Kidnapped	Robin MacGregor
1960	The Day They Robbed the Bank of England	Captain Monty Fitch
1960	The Savage Innocents	First Trooper
1962	Lawrence of Arabia	T. E. Lawrence	BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Laurel Award for Top Male Dramatic Performance
1964	Becket	Henry II	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Sant Jordi Award for Best Performance in a Foreign Film Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – Laurel Award for Top Male Dramatic Performance
1965	Lord Jim	Lord Jim
1965	What's New Pussycat?	Michael James
1965	The Sandpiper		(voice)
1966	How to Steal a Million	Simon Dermott
1966	The Bible: In the Beginning...	The Three Angels
1967	The Night of the Generals	General Tanz	David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor
1967	Casino Royale	Piper	(uncredited)
1968	The Lion in Winter	Henry II	Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (3rd place) Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
1968	Great Catherine	Capt. Charles Edstaston
1969	Goodbye, Mr. Chips	Arthur Chipping	David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy National Board of Review Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place) Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
1970	Country Dance	Sir Charles Ferguson
1971	Murphy's War	Murphy
1972	Under Milk Wood	Captain Tom Cat
1972	The Ruling Class	Jack Gurney, 14th Earl of Gurney	National Board of Review Award for Best Actor National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (3rd place) Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor
1972	Man of La Mancha	Don Quixote de La Mancha/Miguel de Cervantes/Alonso Quijano	National Board of Review Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1975	Rosebud	Larry Martin
1975	Man Friday	Robinson Crusoe
1976	Foxtrot	Liviu
1976	Rogue Male	Sir Robert Thorndyke
1978	Power Play	Colonel Zeller
1979	Zulu Dawn	Lord Chelmsford
1979	Caligula	Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus
1980	The Stunt Man	Eli Cross	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (3rd place) Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1981	Masada	General Cornelius Flavius Silva	Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
1982	My Favorite Year	Alan Swann	Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor (2nd place) National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (3rd place) New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor (3rd place) Sant Jordi Award for Best Foreign Actor Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
1983	Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear	Sherlock Holmes	(voice)
1983	Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet	Sherlock Holmes	(voice)
1983	Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four	Sherlock Holmes	(voice)
1984	Supergirl	Zaltar	Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor
1985	Creator	Harry
1986	Club Paradise	Governor Anthony Cloyden Hayes	Nominated – Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor
1987	The Last Emperor	Reginald Johnston	David di Donatello Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
1988	High Spirits	Peter Plunkett
1989	As Long as It's Love	Prof. Yan McShoul
1990	The Rainbow Thief	Prince Meleagre
1990	Wings of Fame	Cesar Valentin
1990	The Nutcracker Prince	Pantaloon	(voice)
1991	King Ralph	Sir Cedric Charles Willingham
1992	Rebecca's Daughters	Lord Sarn
1992	Isabelle Eberhardt	Maj. Lyautey
1993	The Seventh Coin	Emil Saber
1997	FairyTale: A True Story	Arthur Conan Doyle
1998	Phantoms	Dr. Timothy Flyte
1999	The Manor	Mr. Ravenscroft
1999	Molokai: The Story of Father Damien	William Williamson
2002	Global Heresy	Lord Charles Foxley	Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film Award for Best Actor Nominated – DVD Exclusive Award for Best Actor
2002	The Final Curtain	J. J. Curtis
2003	Bright Young Things	Colonel Blount
2004	Troy	King Priam	Irish Film & Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role
2005	Lassie	The Duke
2005	Mystic India	Narrator
2006	Venus	Maurice	National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Actor (2nd place) Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role Nominated – BIFA Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a British Independent Film Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
2006	One Night with the King	Samuel, the Prophet
2007	Ratatouille	Anton Ego	(voice)
2007	Stardust	King of Stormhold
2008	Dean Spanley	Fisk Senior	New Zealand Film and TV Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Feature Film Nominated – Irish Film & Television Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated – London Critics Circle Film Award for British Supporting Actor of the Year
2008	Thomas Kinkade's The Christmas Cottage	Glen Wesman
2009	Love and Virtue	Atlantes
2009	God's Spy
2012	Eldorado	Narrator
2012	Cristiada	Father Christopher
2013	Katherine of Alexandria	Gallus

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1956	The Adventures of the Scarlet Pimpernel	First Soldier	TV show (1 episode) "A Tale of Two Pigtails"
1961	Rendezvous	John	TV show (3 episodes)
1968	Present Laughter	Garry Essendine	television film
1980	Strumpet City	Jim Larkin	TV show
1981	Masada	General Cornelius Flavius Silva	miniseries
1982	Man and Superman	Jack Tanner	television film
1983	Pygmalion	Professor Henry Higgins	television film
	Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse	Sherlock Holmes	(voice) television film
	Svengali	Anton Bosnyak	television film
1984	Kim	Lama	television film
1986	The Ray Bradbury Theater	John Hapmton	TV show (1 episode)
1987	The Dark Angel	Uncle Silas	TV serial, based on the novel Uncle Silas by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
1990	Crossing to Freedom	John Sidney Howard	television film
1992	Civvies	Barry Newman	television film
1994	Heaven & Hell: North & South, Book III	Sam Trump	miniseries
1995	Heavy Weather	Clarence, Earl of Emsworth	television film
1996	Gulliver's Travels	Emperor of Lilliput	television film
1998	Coming Home	Colonel Carey-Lewis	television film
1999	Joan of Arc	Bishop Cauchon	Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
	Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell	Jeffrey Bernard	television film
2002	The Education of Max Bickford	Sidney McKnight	TV show (1 episode)
2003	Hitler: The Rise of Evil	President Paul von Hindenburg	television film Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
	Imperium: Augustus	Augustus Caesar	television film
2005	Casanova	Older Casanova	TV serial (3 episodes)
2008	The Tudors	Pope Paul III	TV show (7 episodes)
	Iron Road	Lionel Relic	miniseries

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