The actor Peter O'Toole, who's best known for playing Lawrence of Arabia, has died aged 81.
The role earned him the first of eight Oscar nominations.
He also got nods for his role in Becket, the Lion in Winter and Goodbye, Mr Chips.
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He received an honourary Oscar in 2003.
O'Toole also starred as the Older Casanova in the TV drama starring David Tennant and voiced the part of the food critic in Pixar's Ratatouille in 2007.
His agent says he passed away yesterday at the Wellington hospital in London after a long illness.
