Biographies: August 2
Peter O'Toole as T.E. Lawrence wears traditional Arab robes and headgear in a scene from the film Lawrence of Arabia.
Featured Biography Peter O’Toole

When the light hits me in a certain way
I’m almost attractive.

Peter O’Toole

Irish actor Peter O’Toole, born this day in 1932, began his career on the stage but rose to fame with his successful motion-picture portrayal of T.E. Lawrence in David Lean’s epic Lawrence of Arabia (1962).