London Evening News (newspaper) ref1
London Film Festival ref1
London Welsh Society ref1
Lord Chamberlain’s office ref1
Lord Jim (1965) ref1, ref2, ref3
Lord Kilmorey’s Own Hibernians ref1
Loren, Sophia ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Los Angeles ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Los Angeles Times (newspaper) ref1
Losey, Joseph ref1, ref2
Luck, Gordon ref1
Lustleigh ref1
Lynch, Alfred ref1
Lyons’ Corner house restaurants ref1
McAnally, Ray ref1
McCann, Donal ref1, ref2
McCarthy, Joe ref1
McDowell, Malcolm ref1, ref2, ref3
McGann, Paul ref1
McGoohan, Patrick ref1
MacGowran, Jack ref1, ref2, ref3
McKellen, Ian ref1
McQueen, Steve ref1
Man of La Mancha (1972) ref1, ref2, ref3
Mao Zedong ref1
Margaret, Princess ref1
Marx, Groucho ref1
Marx Brothers ref1
Masada (TV mini-series) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Mason, James ref1, ref2
Mastroianni, Marcello ref1
May, Val ref1, ref2
MCA agency ref1
Medak, Peter ref1, ref2
Mellor, James ref1
Mendelssohn, Felix ref1
Mercer, David, Ride A Cock Horse ref1
Merrow, Jane ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Method acting ref1, ref2
Mexico ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
MGM studios ref1, ref2
Michell, Roger ref1
Middlesex Sevens rugby tournament ref1
Mifune, Toshiro ref1, ref2
Miller, Arthur, The Crucible ref1
Miller, Hugh ref1, ref2
Miller, Max ref1, ref2
Mills, John ref1, ref2, ref3
Mills, Royce ref1, ref2, ref3
Milton, Ernest ref1, ref2
Miramax ref1, ref2, ref3
Mirren, Helen ref1
Mirvish, Ed ref1
Mitchell, Adrian ref1
Mitchum, Robert ref1, ref2
Mohyeddin, Zia ref1
Monroe, Marilyn ref1
Montague, Bruce ref1, ref2, ref3
Montclare (submarine depot ship) ref1, ref2
Monte Carlo television festival ref1
Moody, John ref1, ref2, ref3
Moore, Roger ref1
Moreau, Jeanne ref1
Morecombe, Eric ref1
Morocco ref1
Moscow ref1
Mostel, Zero ref1
Mount Pleasant, Stratford ref1
Munster rugby team ref1, ref2
Murphy’s War (1971) ref1
My Favourite Year (1982) ref1, ref2, ref3
National Theatre ref1
National Theatre Company ref1
Neal, Patricia ref1
Neeson, Liam ref1
Neill, Sam ref1
Neilson, Michael ref1, ref2
Nelson, Lee ref1
Neville, John ref1
New Theatre (now the Noël Coward Theatre), West End ref1
New York ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
New York Times (newspaper) ref1, ref2, ref3
Newbrook, Peter ref1
Newsweek (news magazine) ref1
Nichols, Peter ref1
Nureyev, Rudolf ref1, ref2
Nutting, Anthony ref1
O’Connor, Joseph ref1
Odeon, Leicester Square ref1
Ogmore, Lord ref1
Oh! My Papa (musical) ref1, ref2
Old Vic, Waterloo ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
faces financial ruin ref1
Macbeth production 1980 ref1, ref2, ref3
Old Vic Company ref1
Oldie of the Year Awards ref1
Oliver! (musical) ref1
Oliver, Patrick ref1, ref2, ref3
Oliver, Richard ref1, ref2
Olivier, Laurence ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
Orinoco River ref1, ref2
Osborne, John ref1, ref2, ref3
Déja Vu ref1
Look Back in Anger ref1, ref2, ref3
O’Toole (née Ferguson), Constance (Peter’s mother)
cleaning jobs ref1
death ref1, ref2
literary conscience ref1
on location for Lawrence of Arabia ref1
marries Patrick O’Toole ref1
and Peter’s childhood ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
understanding of Peter ref1
O’Toole, Kate (Peter’s oldest daughter) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
acting career ref1
birth ref1
childhood ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
O’Toole, Lorcan (Peter’s son) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
acting career ref1
attends his father’s funeral ref1
childhood birthdays with his father ref1
custody battles ref1
father dotes on ref1, ref2
at Harrow ref1
shares passion for cricket with his father ref1, ref2
special bond with his father ref1
Sunday lunches with his father ref1
O’Toole, Patricia (Peter’s sister) ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
O’Toole, Patricia (Peter’s youngest daughter) ref1, ref2
attends Peter’s funeral ref1
birth ref1
career ref1, ref2
childhood ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
O’Toole, Patrick (Peter’s father) ref1
and the birth of Peter’s daughter Kate ref1
bookmaker ref1, ref2, ref3
death ref1
fecklessness ref1
influence on Peter ref1
Irishness ref1
on location for Lawrence of Arabia ref1
love of football ref1
marries Constance Ferguson ref1
moves to England ref1
and Peter’s childhood ref1, ref2, ref3
shipbuilder ref1
understanding of Peter ref1
War work ref1
O’Toole, Peter
Academy award nominations ref1
for Beckett ref1
for Lawrence ref1
for My Favourite Year ref1
for The Lion in Winter ref1
for The Ruling Class ref1
for The Stunt Man ref1
for Venus ref1, ref2
accident prone ref1, ref2, ref3
bad fall, cracks hip ref1
car accidents ref1, ref2, ref3
acting classes ref1, ref2, ref3
adolescence ref1, ref2
affairs ref1, ref2
Karen Brown Somerville ref1, ref2
Malinche Verdugo ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
rumours regarding Audrey Hepburn ref1
Trude Styler ref1, ref2
arrests ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
awards
wins best actor in the BAFTAs ref1
wins Golden Globe as Best Motion Picture Actor in a Drama ref1
wins Lifetime Achievement Oscar ref1
see also O’Toole, Peter, Academy award nominations
birth, in Yorkshire ref1
cared for by Lucy Villiers following her husband’s death ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
career in poor shape in the early 1970s ref1
cars ref1
Catholic upbringing ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
character
aloof ref1
ambitious ref1, ref2
argumentative ref1, ref2
bully ref1
contradictory ref1
dark side ref1
depressions ref1
&nb
sp; eccentricity ref1
frisson ref1
generous ref1, ref2
grating ref1
intimidating ref1
manipulative ref1
mischievousness ref1, ref2
moody ref1, ref2, ref3
narcissist ref1
natural leader ref1
panache ref1, ref2
perpetual lateness ref1, ref2, ref3
prima donna ref1
privateness ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8
rages ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
recluse in his last few months ref1
self-absorption/self-centredness ref1, ref2, ref3
self-destructiveness ref1, ref2
sense of humour ref1
sexual jealousy ref1
teasing nature ref1
theatricality ref1, ref2
unforgiving ref1
wildness ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
childhood ref1, ref2
evacuee ref1
ill health ref1
love of the cinema ref1, ref2
nickname ‘Bubbles’ ref1
War memories ref1
children
son Lorcan ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
see also O’Toole, Kate; O’Toole, Patricia
collector of archaeology and antiquities ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
confidence as a performer ref1
‘criminal class’ roots ref1
death ref1
ashes scattered on Eyrephort Beach ref1
funeral at Golders Green crematorium ref1
plans for his death ref1
wake ref1
on the death of his friends ref1, ref2
and domestic life ref1, ref2
drinking ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15, ref16, ref17, ref18, ref19, ref20, ref21, ref22, ref23, ref24, ref25, ref26, ref27, ref28, ref29, ref30, ref31, ref32, ref33, ref34, ref35, ref36, ref37, ref38
driving ref1, ref2
drug-taking ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
cocaine use ref1, ref2
Dexedrine ref1
marijuana ref1, ref2
overdoses ref1
uppers ref1
Valium ref1
education ref1, ref2, ref3
‘epitaph’ ref1
European tours ref1
on fate ref1
fees ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
fiftieth birthday ref1
in fights ref1
films
Becket ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
turns down Blind Date ref1
Bright Young Things ref1
Caligula ref1, ref2, ref3
Casino Royale ref1
Club Paradise ref1
conscientiousness ref1
Country Dance ref1, ref2
Creator ref1
disenchantment with the film industry ref1
Fairy Tale: A True Story ref1
For Greater Glory ref1
Foxtrot ref1
Goodbye, Mr Chips ref1
Great Catherine ref1
High Spirits ref1
How To Steal A Million ref1
Katherine of Alexandria ref1, ref2
Kidnapped (debut) ref1
King Ralph ref1
Lawrence of Arabia ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15
Lord Jim ref1, ref2, ref3
Man Friday ref1, ref2, ref3
Man of La Mancha (musical) ref1, ref2, ref3
Murphy’s War ref1
My Favourite Year ref1, ref2, ref3
Night of the Generals ref1, ref2
Phantoms ref1
Power Play ref1
Ratatouille (animation) ref1
Rogue Male ref1
Rosebud ref1
Stardust ref1
Supergirl ref1
The Bible: In the Beginning ref1, ref2, ref3
The Day they Robbed the Bank of England ref1, ref2, ref3
The Final Curtain ref1
The Last Emperor ref1, ref2, ref3
The Lion in Winter ref1, ref2, ref3
The Night of the Generals ref1
The Rainbow Thief ref1
The Ruling Class ref1
The Savage Innocents ref1
The Seventh Coin ref1
drops out of The Ski Bum ref1
The Stunt Man ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
The Whole World at Our Feet ref1
Troy ref1
Under Milk Wood ref1
Venus ref1, ref2, ref3
Waiting for Godot (failed project) ref1
What’s New Pussycat ref1, ref2
Zulu Dawn ref1, ref2
makes bad flatmate ref1
forms independent film company, Keep Films ref1, ref2
fortieth birthday ref1
friendships
drinking pals ref1
Jack Hawkins ref1
John Huston ref1
Kevin Spacey ref1
Omar Sharif ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Patrick Oliver ref1, ref2
Petula Clark ref1
Richard Burton ref1, ref2
Richard Harris ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Ronnie Fraser ref1
Tom Stoppard ref1
and his parents ref1, ref2
hoax IRA threats against ref1
Hollywood walk of fame inclusion ref1
homes
acquires land in Mexico ref1
Brondesbury residence ref1
Bryanston Street residence ref1, ref2
Clifden, Connemara ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
Potternewton Lane, Leeds ref1
see also Guyon House, Heath Street, Hampstead
ill-health ref1, ref2, ref3
and drinking ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
eye problems ref1
legs go ref1
picks up chest infection during hospital stay ref1
plumbing removed ref1, ref2
stomach pains and digestive problems ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10
in Wellington Hospital, St John’s Wood ref1
insomnia ref1
interests/passions
bagpipes ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Connemara pony breeding ref1
cricket ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
favourite restaurant, La Gaffe ref1
literature ref1
Mendelssohn ref1
photography ref1
poetry ref1, ref2, ref3
politics ref1, ref2
wish to trace his ancestors ref1
interviews ref1, ref2
David Letterman Show ref1, ref2
Johnny Carson Show ref1
Jon Stewart Show ref1
Irish connections ref1
on Italian tour with Kenneth Griffith ref1
jobs
cement mixer ref1
copyboy ref1, ref2
dish washer ref1
postman ref1
steeplejack and demolition man ref1
meets Yanomami Indians ref1
memoir, Loitering with Intent ref1
memory of ref1
mental breakdown ref1
National Service in the Royal Navy ref1, ref2, ref3
nicknames
‘bard of the bog’ ref1
‘Bubbles’ ref1
‘the wild man of Stratford’ ref1
pantomime ref1, ref2, ref3
and the paparazzi ref1, ref2
physical appearance
abdominal scars ref1, ref2, ref3
develops ‘polished look’ ref1
frailty ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11
haggard ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
loss of his looks ref1
nose job ref1, ref2
on pov
erty ref1
pranks ref1, ref2, ref3
at RADA ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
reputation as hell-raiser ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9, ref10, ref11, ref12, ref13, ref14, ref15
retirement from acting ref1
seasickness ref1
smokes Gauloises ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
stardom ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
develops ‘polished look’ ref1
god status ref1
sparks of genius ref1
star qualities ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7, ref8, ref9
trappings of ref1
stunt work under pseudonyms Walter Plings, Charlie Staircase and Arnold Hearthrug ref1
on success ref1
superstition ref1
on taking life’s opportunities ref1
Telluride Film Festival celebration of his career 2002 ref1
theatre work
Baal ref1, ref2
Bristol Old Vic ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
contemplates performing ‘an evening with Peter O’Toole’ ref1
Déja Vu ref1
Hamlet ref1, ref2, ref3
Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
Macbeth ref1, ref2, ref3
Man and Superman ref1, ref2, ref3
Our Song ref1
Plunder ref1, ref2
Present Laughter ref1
Pygmalion ref1, ref2, ref3
Ride A Cock Horse ref1, ref2
Royal Shakespeare Company ref1, ref2
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre,
Stratford ref1, ref2
stage fright ref1
The Taming of the Shrew ref1
The Apple Cart ref1, ref2, ref3
The Long and the Short and the Tall ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
The Merchant of Venice ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Troilus and Cressida ref1
Uncle Vanya ref1, ref2
Waiting for Godot ref1
TV appearances
chat shows ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Civvies ref1
Gulliver’s Travels ref1
Heavy Weather ref1
Hitler: The Rise of Evil ref1
Imperium: Augustus ref1
Iron Road ref1
Jesus of Nazareth ref1
Kim ref1
Masada ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Pygmalion ref1
Rendezvous ref1
Strumpet City ref1
Svengali ref1
The Pier ref1
The Scarlet Pimpernel ref1
The Tudors ref1
vocal training ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
watering holes
Black Swan (Dirty Duck) pub ref1
Frank Murphy’s pub ref1
Harbour Bar ref1
Hovel pub ref1
King’s Head pub ref1
Royal Navy Volunteer ref1
Salisbury pub ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6, ref7
The White Bear ref1
wife Siân see Phillips, Siân
working class roots ref1, ref2, ref3
Ouarzazate ref1
Oxford Union Dramatic Society ref1
P. J. Clarke, New York ref1
Pacino, Al ref1
Palmer, Tony ref1
Pao, Basil ref1