Peter Seamus O'Toole (2 August 1932 – 14 December 2013) was an actor of stage and screen who achieved film stardom in 1962 playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia. He went on to become one of the most honoured film and stage actors of his time. He won an Honorary Oscar in 2002, but holds the record for most competitive Academy Award nominations for an actor without winning, going winless in eight attempts.