Famed Actor Peter O'Toole Dead At 81

BuzzFeed - Star Of Lawrence Of Arabia and eight time Oscar nominee Peter O’Toole died in a hospital in London on Saturday, The Guardian reports. GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP / Getty Images Peter O'Toole, who rose to fame in David Lean's critically acclaimed film Lawrence of Arabia, has died at age 81, his agent said on Sunday.The actor, who was born in County Galway, Ireland, died at Wellington Hospital in London after suffering through a long illness. He had previously overcome stomach cancer in the 1970s.According to The Guardian, early in O'Toole's career, he "became emblematic of a new breed of hard-drinking Hollywood hellraiser."The Irish actor was nominated for Academy Awards for his performances in Lawrence of Arabia, Becket, The Lion in Winter, Goodbye, Mr. Chips, The Ruling Class, The Stunt Man, My Favorite Year, and most recently, the 2006 film Venus. He received an honorary Academy Award in 2003. O'Toole said his career as an actor fulfilled him both emotionally and fi