1. Peter O'Toole
None from Ireland have won as much acclaim as Peter O'Toole. Known for his award-winning performance in Lawrence of Arabia (1962), O'Toole has been engraved into the history of cinema, having won 33 awards and receiving 29 nominations.
Born in Connemara, Ireland, O'Toole began his career as a journalist and served as a radioman in the Royal Navy before he pursued theater. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art with Albert Finney, Alan Bates and Richard Harris. He performed a few minor roles in films such as Robin MacGregor in Kidnapped (1960) and Capt. Monty Finch in The Day They Robbed the Bank of England (1960).
O'Toole is most remembered for his performance of Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia. For that role, he received three nominations and two awards. In 2003, O'Toole received the Oscars Honorary Award for his memorable performances.
O'Toole also performed the roles of kings, nobility, leaders and a few comic or animated characters. Some of his kingly roles included Henry II in The Lion in Winter (1968), Tiberius in Caligula (1979), Eli Cross in The Stunt Man (1980), Anton Bosnyak in Svengali (1983) and Reginald "R. J." Johnston in The Last Emperor (1987).
O'Toole performed the comic character Arthur Chipping in Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), for which he won a Golden Globe award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture Film - Comedy or Musical. He also performed Maurice in Venus (2006), for which he received 11 nominations for his performance as best actor in a comedy.
Before his death, O'Toole's recent performances included King Priam in Troy (2004) and Pope Paul III in the TV series The Tudors (2008). O'Toole passed away Dec. 14, 2013, in London.
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