Peter O'Toole was an `` absolute genius , '' British film critic Richard Fitzwilliams says . The actor died in a car crash on the way to his home in Los Angeles after being involved in another accident while filming "Lawrence of Arabia" in 1962. Born in Ireland and raised in England , O'Toole 's acting career began on stage in England as a teenager , moving later to television roles in the 1950s and then the big screen . ` O'Toole had `` been ill for some time , '' she says . His first major success came as T.E . Lawrence in `` Lawrence of Arabia '' in 1962 .
Peter O'Toole was an `` absolute genius , '' British film critic Richard Fitzwilliams says . The actor died in a car crash on the way to his home in Los Angeles after being involved in another accident while filming "Lawrence of Arabia" in 1962. O'Toole had `` been ill for some time , '' she says . His first major success came as T.E . Lawrence in `` Lawrence of Arabia '' in 1962 .