Peter O'Tul died

On Saturday, December 14, in London, at the 82nd year of his life, the British theater and film actor Peter O'Tul died.

It is reported by The Guardian .

Peter O'Tul was born in 1932 in Ireland, studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London, and worked at the Old Vic Bristolsky Theater.

World fame to the actor brought the main role in the film "Lawrence of Arabian" (1962). The picture received seven “Oscars”, and Peter O'Tul - the first nomination for the Award of the American Cinema Academy in the category of “Best Male Role”.

Subsequently, O'Tul was nominated for an Oscar as the best actor seven times, including twice - for the role of King Henry II Plantagenet (in the films “Beket”, 1964 and “Leo in winter”, 1968), but never received this award. When in 2003 the American film academy awarded the EGU Honorary Prize for his contribution to the development of cinema, he first refused to accept it, but in the end nevertheless appeared at the ceremony.

Peter O'Tul starred in the cinema until 2012, played in dozens of films, including “How to steal a million” (1966), Caligula (1979), “The Last Emperor” (1987), was awarded four “gold globes” (twice as the best dramatic actor), BAFTA and Emmy Awards.