From early triumphs to his many missteps, the "Lawrence of Arabia" star's roles "in brilliant films and disasters" left THR's chief film critic mesmerized; McCarthy writes: "He has never failed to ...

The “Harry Potter” franchise nearly had a different legendary actor in the iconic role of Albus Dumbledore. While casting for 2001’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” successfully built out the ...

Peter O’Toole, the wry, fun-loving star who played the dashing English adventurer and army officer T.E. Lawrence in the 1962 epic masterpiece Lawrence of Arabia for one of his eight best actor Oscar ...

There have been anecdotes, legends and cautionary tales galore about the uncommonly talented generation of British, Irish and Scottish actors who came roaring out of the theater in the 1950s and ’60s ...

Nearly 10 years after his death, Peter O’Toole is making a return to the screen in a BritBox documentary from Jim Sheridan. The revered Irish director, known for narrative films including “My Left ...

-My father never claimed to be born in Ireland because he wasn't. He was born in Leeds, as the records show. He was born in Leeds, in an Irish ghetto, to an Irish father, in an emigrant city. So he ...

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O'Toole's ex-wife Sian Phillips was among the mourners at the Golders Green Crematorium where the funeral was held, according to WENN. Other attendees included band Alabama 3 and musician Sting.

Glenn Close has received eight Academy Award acting nominations throughout her career, including in 2021 Digital News Writer, PEOPLE Glenn Close was in the running to win her first Academy Award on ...

Richard Harris in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone;" Peter O'Toole (Warner Bros.; Getty Images) The “Harry Potter” franchise nearly had a different legendary actor in the iconic role of Albus ...