Adolphe Menjou

Menjou has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6822 Hollywood Blvd. In 1984, he was nominated for a Golden Raspberry Award as "Worst Actor" for his role in the abysmal Supergirl. He ended his career with such roles as a French officer during World War I in 1957's Paths of Glory, and as the town curmudgeon in Pollyanna in 1960. He is tied with Becket costar Richard Burton for most nominations for an acting Oscar (7) without winning. He published his autobiography, It Took Nine Tailors in that year. O'Toole also has the distinction of being the only actor ever nominated for Academy Awards for playing the same character in two different films; he played King Henry II in both 1964's Becket and 1968's The Lion in Winter. In 1947, Menjou cooperated with the House Un-American Activities Committee in its hunt for Communists in Hollywood. O'Toole initially balked about accepting and wrote the academy a letter saying he was "still in the game" and would like more time to "win the lovely bugger outright." In the end, O'Toole relented and agreed to appear at the ceremony and pick up his Oscar.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for The Front Page in 1931. In 2003, the Academy bestowed upon him the Academy Honorary Award for his lifetime achievements in film. His career stalled with the coming of talkies, but in 1930 he starred in Morocco. After Lawrence of Arabia, O'Toole received six more nominations for the Best Actor Oscar but never won the award. When he starred in 1923's A Woman of Paris, he solidified the image of a well-dressed man-about-town. Severe illness related to his heavy drinking almost ended his life in the late 1970s, but he recovered and returned to work, although he found it harder to get in films, resulting in more work for television and occasional stage roles. Returning from the war, he became a star in such films as The Sheik and The Three Musketeers. His subsequent film choices have ranged from superb to mediocre (with a couple of clinkers tossed in for good measure).

During World War I, he served as a captain in the ambulance service. His performance introduced him to US audiences and earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Attracted to the vaudeville stage, he made his movie debut in 1916 in The Blue Envelope Mystery. O'Toole's major break came when he was chosen to play Lawrence in David Lean's Lawrence of Arabia (1962), after Albert Finney turned down the role. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he attended the Culver Military Academy and graduated from Cornell University with a degree in engineering. In 1958 he married actress Siān Phillips; they divorced in 1979. Adolphe Jean Menjou (February 18, 1890 - October 29, 1963) was an American actor. He worked in theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company, before making his television debut in 1954 and a very minor film debut in 1959.

But after National Service he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (1952-54) on a scholarship. He left school at an early age and became a journalist, working at the Yorkshire Evening News. He was born Peter Seamus O'Toole in County Galway, Ireland, and was raised in Leeds, England. Peter O'Toole (born August 2, 1932) is a famous Irish film actor.

Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell (1989). Troy (2004). Hitler: Rise of Evil (2003). Phantoms (1998).

FairyTale: A True Story (1997). The Seventh Coin (1992). King Ralph (1991). Wings of Fame (1990).

High Spirits (1988). The Last Emperor (1987). My Favorite Year (1982). The Stunt Man (1980).

Caligula (1979). Zulu Dawn (1979). Power Play (1978). Rosebud (1975).

Under Milk Wood (1973). Man of La Mancha (1972). The Ruling Class (1972). Murphy's War (1971).

Brotherly Love (1969). Chips (1969). Goodbye, Mr. The Lion in Winter (1968).