Last Orders for O'Toole.

[s(k)aturation]

Mad Peter O'Toole dies.

While Lawrence of Arabia goes without saying, I loved his performance in the "musical" remake of "Goodbye, Mr Chips".

He was one of my favourites.

 

Hope he's enjoying a pint in some nice otherworldly hostelry.

[polymerpunkah]

One of my favourites as well.

 

L of A, of course. But my personal pick is "The Stuntman".

 

RIP

[Stickman]

Loved him in My Favourite Year oh and Murphy's War......last of the hellraisers I guess.

[BCM]

The entrance on the Letterman show. Legend..... Actually im going to find that.

[BCM]

[Skidfingers McGonical]

Friday's just won't be the same ever again.

[Son of L8]

Brilliant actor. His performance as Jeffrey Bernard was a comic masterpiece... A perfect union of character and actor.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI42lY9W9HE

 

Passing of a true legend, but it's hard to be sad. As Michael Parkinson said, he didn't leave much of life unlived.

[stevebaby]

Brilliant actor. His performance as Jeffrey Bernard was a comic masterpiece... A perfect union of character and actor.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KI42lY9W9HE

 

Passing of a true legend, but it's hard to be sad. As Michael Parkinson said, he didn't leave much of life unlived.

I haven't seen that before. A comic gem. There wasn't much in the acting field that he couldn't do and do superbly.

[Son of L8]

I haven't seen that before. A comic gem. There wasn't much in the acting field that he couldn't do and do superbly.

 

That show is fantastic. I love the script, and O'Toole couldn't have been more perfect for the part. He and the writer were both friends with the fellow the character was based on, and many of the stories in it were based on real life. This one is a corker, about going on the piss with Denis Shaw, who played a load of tv and film villains in the 50's and 60's... The best thing about it is how you can tell how much fun O'Toole is having.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyiiQvJeBKg

[Pidge]

Whole play here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbFjLo8gRBk

[Son of L8]

Ace. Think I'll watch that tonight after England are bowled out and drink a few vodkas with it.

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I used to drink at The Coach and Horses in Soho when I was living in London in 1990, and I got to know the landlord.

He told me a great story about how in years gone by O'Toole, Oliver Reed, Jeffrey Bernard and Richard Harris, among others of their acquaintance, used to come into the pub every Friday, get pissed and, after the inevitable lock-in, the place used to get pretty trashed.

 

Without fail, the landlord said, one of them would turn up on Monday morning and present him with a cheque for the damages.

[VladimirIlyich]

Used to read Jeffrey Bernards columns in the Mirror back in the late 70s early 80s and they were always entertaining to say the least.