I woke up one morning to find I was famous. I bought a white Rolls-Royce and drove down Sunset Boulevard, wearing dark specs and a white suit, waving like the Queen Mum.

In 2003 the Academy honoured him with an Academy Honorary Award for his entire body of work and his lifelong contribution to film. He has been nominated for eight Academy Awards - for Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Becket (1964) The Lion in Winter (1968) Goodbye Mr. O'Toole as raconteur is grand company.

Chips (1969) The Ruling Class (1972) The Stunt Man (1980) My Favorite Year (1982) and Venus (2006) - and holds the record for most competitive Academy Award acting nominations without a win. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia and then went on to become a highly-honoured film and stage actor. He has been nominated for eight Academy Awards - for Lawrence of Arabia (1962) Becket (1964) The Lion in Winter (1968) Goodbye Mr.