Peter O'Toole dead at 81. Here, the Irish born actor as he appeared in the film 'Lawrence of Arabia' Actor Peter O'Toole, who found stardom in 1962 playing T. E. Lawrence in "Lawrence of Arabia," has died, BBC News reports. He was 81. O'Toole, who overcame a severe stomach sickness in the 1970s, died on Saturday (Dec. 14) at the Wellington hospital in London following a long illness, his agent Steve Kenis confirmed to The Guardian. The Irish-born leading man of the stage and screen announced last year that he was leaving acting behind, saying, "I bid the profession a dry-eyed and profoundly grateful farewell." Read more http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/...tml?utm_hp_ref=entertainment&ir=Entertainment