
He shot to stardom in the 1962 film of TE Lawrence's life story and went on to take leading roles in Goodbye Mr Chips, The Ruling Class, The Stunt Man and My Favourite Year. O'Toole is believed to have been born in Connemara in County Galway in Ireland, and lived in London.
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It is believed he completed filming on the project alongside Joss Ackland, Steven Berkoff and Edward Fox and the movie is due to be released next year. Last month it was reported he had been coaxed out of retirement to act in a film about ancient Rome called Katherine of Alexandria in which he would play Cornelius Gallus, a palace orator. O'Toole's version sold out the Old Vic theatre in 1999. In the 1990s he found stage fame starring in Keith Waterhouse's play, Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell, about a hard-drinking journalist who propped up bars in Soho. "Me, Burton, Richard Harris we did in public what everyone else did in private then, and does for show now. The O'Toole family announced there will be "a memorial filled with song and good cheer, as he would have wished", but until then they would like to be allowed to grieve privately.Įarly in his career O'Toole became emblematic of a new breed of hard-drinking Hollywood hellraiser.


O'Toole's agent, Steve Kenis, said: "He was one of a kind in the very best sense and a giant in his field." The British prime minister, David Cameron, paid tribute to the actor, saying that Lawrence of Arabia, his favourite film, was "stunning". "He was unsurpassed for the grace he brought to every performance on and off the stage," he said. Higgins, who knew O'Toole as a friend since 1969, said "all of us who knew him in the west will miss his warm humour and generous friendship. Those who saw him play leading roles on the screen from Lawrence in 1962, or through the role of Henry II in Becket, and The Lion in Winter, or through the dozens of films, will recognise a lifetime devoted to the artform of the camera. While he was nominated as best actor for an Oscar eight times, and received a special Oscar from his peers for his contribution to film, he was deeply committed to the stage. "He had a deep interest in literature and a love of Shakespearean sonnets in particular. "In a long list of leading roles on stage and in film, Peter brought an extraordinary standard to bear as an actor," Higgins said. The president of Ireland, Michael Higgins, was among the first to pay tribute: "Ireland, and the world, has lost one of the giants of film and theatre." He said his career on stage and screen fulfilled him emotionally and financially, bringing him together "with fine people, good companions with whom I've shared the inevitable lot of all actors: flops and hits." O'Toole announced last year he was stopping acting saying: "I bid the profession a dry-eyed and profoundly grateful farewell." Thank you all, from the bottom of our hearts." Siddharth Shukla said goodbye to the world at the age of 40.His daughter Kate O'Toole said: "His family are very appreciative and completely overwhelmed by the outpouring of real love and affection being expressed towards him, and to us, during this unhappy time. Although Siddharth was not doing workouts, but everyone was surprised that how this happened to Siddharth, who paid so much attention to his own fitness.
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Abir has been a part of TV shows like 'Pyaar Ka Dard Hai Meetha-Meetha', 'Kusum' and films like 'Lakshya' and 'Khaki'.īigg Boss 13 winner Siddharth Shukla also had a heart attack. Everyone was shocked by the death of the actor.Ībir Goswami, who made his mark by working in TV and films, also had a heart attack while running on the treadmill in the gym. But his life was not saved and he died at the age of 46. Renowned Kannada film actor Puneet Rajkumar suffered a heart attack during a workout in the gym, after which he was admitted to the hospital. He died after fighting to the death on a ventilator for almost a month. According to doctors, Raju Srivastava had suffered a heart attack and from there, his condition started deteriorating. After which he was admitted to AIIMS for about a month. This has happened to many stars even before this.Ĭomedian Raju Srivastava, popularly known as 'Gajodhar Bhaiyya', also suddenly deteriorated while working out in the gym. Let us tell you that this is not the first time that a star has suffered a heart attack and died during a workout. Doctors say that he died due to a heart attack during a workout. When he was taken to the hospital in chaos when doctors declared him brought dead. According to media reports, suddenly the actor's health started deteriorating during a workout in the gym.

Veteran actor Siddhant Veer Suryavanshi, who starred in 'Sufiana Ishq Mera', has passed away.
