o'toole's career lasted almost 60 years. he became famous for his role as t. e. lawrence in "lawrence of arabia" (1962). he received his first academy award nomination for that role. he received seven more academy award nominations – for "becket" (1964), "the lion in winter" (1968), "goodbye, mr. chips" (1969), "the ruling class" (1972), "the stunt man" (1980), "my favorite year" (1982), and "venus" (2006). o'toole holds the record for the most academy award nominations by an actor without a win.