Film buffs?

[resonant]

I know some of y'all are rather scarily knowledgeable about movies. Can anyone six-degree me Peter O'Toole with any of the presentable people from the Harry Potter movies?

Ciaran Hinds, Gary Oldman, or David Thewlis would be my top choices; barring that, anyone whose character either died or survived the series without being tidily sewn up in marriage and children in the Epilogue; barring that, anyone with a nose.

Oh, no reason. Nothing to do with the fact that my cliche bingo card has a "weird crossovers" square. [whistles] Just idle curiosity.

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[sage]

Peter O'Toole & David Tennant (Barty Crouch Jr.) were both in Casanova. Does that help?

[rhivolution]

Perhaps too minor, but David Tennant's first degree. (RTD's Casanova--DT was young, Peter O'Toole was old.)

Or you could use DT as a degree to get to anyone in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

[wildestranger]

Peter O'Toole was in Troy with Eric Bana, who was in Star Trek with Zachary Quinto, who was in Heroes with Christopher Eccleston, who was in Doctor Who with Zoe Wanamaker, who was in HP. Just about six, I think?

I did it in less than 6 degrees...

[rainbow_dervish]

Peter O'Toole to Jennifer Tilly in "High Spirits".

Jennifer Tilly to James Marsden in "Bella Mafia".

James Marsden to Norman Reedus in "Gossip".

Norman Reedus to Alan Rickman in "Dark Harbor".

And of course, Alan "Voice of God" Rickman is our beloved Severus Snape.

[lim]

Liev Schreiber

And for that matter...

[rainbow_dervish]

Peter O'Toole to Anthony Hopkins in "Lion in Winter"

Anthony Hopkins to Gary Oldman in "Hannibal"

(if you're looking for a very quick route)

OR!

Peter O'Toole to Anthony Hopkins in "Lion..."

Anthony Hopkins to Anthony Heald in "Silence of the Lambs" (or in "Red Dragon"): he played Dr. Chilton

Anthony Heald to James Marsden in X3 (yes, he died, but he was in it!)

James Marsden to Norman Reedus

Norman back to Alan Rickman in "Dark Harbor"

[bethbethbeth]

Okay, first of all, there was Richard Griffiths (Vernon Dursley) in Venus (they played best friends). But if he's not "hot" enough for you (*g*), then:

Julie Christie (Rosmerta) in Troy
John Hurt (Ollivander) in King Ralph
David Tennant (Barty Crouch Jr, who...didn't survive, but was very presentable *G*) and Jim Broadbent (Slughorn) in Bright Young Things

Sadly, none of your top three are available.

[bethbethbeth]

Oh...did you really want 6 Degrees? because I could match O'Toole with absolutely anybody in the HP films in two moves.

[resonant]

I'm looking for maximum movie options to choose from; the narrative path that I use to get them together can be cracky, but it can't be nonsense.

And I accept voice roles in animated films, too.

Go for it.

[bethbethbeth]

Okay, so Ciarin Hinds and Robbie Coltrane (Hagrid) both voiced in The Tale of Despereaux, Robbie Coltrane was in Eat the Rich with Nigel Planer, who was, in turn in Bright Young Things with O'Toole

Or...Ciarin Hinds [Munich] with Geoffrey Rush; Rush [Pirates] Bill Nighy; Nighy [Fairy Tale] O'Toole.

Or Ciarin Hinds (in Munich) with Eric Bana, then Bana with O'Toole in Troy.

***

Gary Oldman (Hannibal) -->Anthony Hopkins (Lion in Winter) --> O'Toole

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David Thewliss (HP) --> Robert Hardy (Lassie) --> O'Toole (or via Jim Broadbent in HP and then to Bright Young Things...or Seven Years in Tibet with Brad Pitt and then via Troy to O'Toole)

More? *g*

[bethbethbeth]

Sorry for the insanely large picture...I'm obsessed with Peter O'Toole. :)

[fairestcat]

As well one should be.

*stares at those blue, blue eyes*

[zeenell]

You can always try the oracle of bacon *G*

http://oracleofbacon.org/cgi-bin/movielinks

[xof1013]

You left comments off of your Six-Degress with Peter O'Toole post. :)

How about this:

Peter O'Tool w/Aidan Gillen - Final Curtain

Aidan Gillen w/Ciaran Hinds - Some Mother's Song & Circle of Friends

:)

Ohhhh, and this:

David Thewlis w/Leo DiCaprio - Total Eclipse
Leo DiCaprio w/Craig Kelly - Titanic
Craig Kelly w/Aidan Gillen - QAF 1 & 2
Aidan Gillen w/Peter O'Toole - Final Curtain


Did this help?

hugs

xof

[flowerdew]

I am positive it is short work to link Peter O'Toole and Richard Harris, at which point, you know, you're pretty much done.

[zabira]

peter o'toole was in 'bright young things' with jim broadbent. would that work?

[reccea]

Peter O'Toole was in Troy with Eric Bana, who was in Star Trek with Winona Ryder, who was in Dracula with Gary Oldman.

Also, see The Oracle of Bacon

How's this?

[djin7]

Gary Oldman was in 'The Fifth Element' with Bruce Willis (1), who was in 'The Sixth Sense' with Toni Collette(2), who was in 'Velvet Goldmine' with Ewen McGregor(3), who was in 'Brassed Off' with Pete Postlethwaite (4), who was in 'Romeo and Juliet' with Claire Danes (5), who was in 'Stardust' with Peter O'Toole (6).

Got 5

[sweet_fallacy]

Gary Oldman Dracula with...
Winona Ryder in Mermaids with...
Christina Ricci in The Lamarie Project with...
Janeane Garofalo in Ratatouille with...
Peter O'Toole

If you don't mind het

[kriscat]

I know Peter O'Toole was in Tudors and so was Sam Neill, who was in Merlin (late ninties version)with Helena Bonham Carter. Mmmmm Bellatrix....

[damned_colonial]

Ciaran Hinds, Gary Oldman, or David Thewlis would be my top choices; barring that, anyone whose character either died or survived the series without being tidily sewn up in marriage and children in the Epilogue; barring that, anyone with a nose.

That is so getting metaquoted :P

[contrary]

As umpteen people have mentioned, Peter O'Toole was in Troy, with Sean Bean, who was in Goldeneye with Robbie Coltrane; or Sean Bean -> Bernard Hill (LotR) -> Kenneth Branagh (Valkyrie). I mainly mention these because any story with Odysseus in it is a good story!

[libitina]

Let me give you a few more options:

Peter O'Toole was in Molokai: The Story of Father Damien with David Wenham (who was in Van Helsing with Robbie Coltrane), Sir Derek Jacobi (who was in I, Claudius with John Hurt), Kris Kristofferson (who was in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore with Harvey Keitel who was in Red Dragon with Ralph Fiennes), Sam Neill (who was in the Merlin miniseries with Helena Bonham Carter), and Tom Wilkinson (who was in Batman Begins with Gary Oldman; he was also in Smilla's Sense of Snow with Richard Harris; oh yes, and Sense and Sensibility with Alan Rickman).

ETA: Peter O'Toole and John Hurt were both in King Ralph - and probably drunk off their asses together as a result.

ETA: Peter O'Toole was in The Lion in Winter with Nigel Terry, who was in The Search for John Gissing with Alan Rickman. And Anthony Hopkins was in The Trial with David Thewlis. HAH! I knew I could use that movie!

[libitina]

Peter O'Toole was in Caligula. :) With Helen Mirren. Who was in Gosford Park with Dame Maggie Smith.

[fairestcat]

I've never understood how Peter O'Toole has managed to not actually be in the Harry Potter movies himself.

Peter O'Toole was in Fairy Tale: A True Story with Paul McGann who was in Withnail & I with Richard Griffiths (Uncle Dursley)

Peter O'Toole was in My Favorite Year with Mark Linn-Baker, who was in Noises Off! with Michael Caine who was in the Dark Knight with Gary Oldman.

Peter O'Toole was in Caligula with Helen Mirren. The third Prime Suspect movie starring Helen Mirren, features both David Thewlis AND Ciarin Hinds

Peter O'Toole to Helen Mirren also offers a connection to Ciarin Hinds via Calendar Girls.

[hivesofactivity]

Also a young David Thewlis was in Little Dorrit, which had a cast of gazillions, including:
* Derek Jacobi (played Laertes to O'Toole's Hamlet when the National Theatre opened, as well as Molokai, etc.), and
* Alec Guinness (Lawrence of Arabia, of course).

The Richard Harris-Peter O'Toole direct link is in, uh, John Huston's 1966 "The Bible"...

[hivesofactivity]

Also: Ciaran Hinds was in my favourite version of "Persuasion", which also featured Samuel West, who was in "Heavy Weather" with Peter O'Toole.

Oh wait, there's more...

[rainbow_dervish]

Peter O'Toole to Nigel Terry in Lion in Winter

Nigel Terry to Liam Neeson in Excalibur

Liam Neeson to Christopher Lee in Star Wars: Episode 1

Christopher Lee to Ian McKellen in Lord of the Rings

Ian McKellen to David Thewlis in Restoration

also:

Ian McKellen to Alan Cumming in X-Men 2

Alan Cumming to Michael Gambon in Plunkett and Macleane

[zhiverny6]

(You probably don't need all this. Also, I watch too much television.)

Peter O'Toole (and Omar Sharif) to Donald Pleasence in Night of the Generals
Donald Pleasence to David McCallum in The Great Escape
David McCallum to Robert Vaughn in Man From UNCLE
Robert Vaughn to Robert Glenister in HUSTLE
Robert Glenister to Ciaran Hinds in Persuasion (wonderful, especially for Ciaran Hinds)

Peter O'Toole (Emperor of Lilliput) to Phoebe Nicholls (Empress of Lilliput) in Gulliver's Travels
Phoebe Nicholls to Ciaran Hinds in Persuasion

Peter O'Toole to Omar Sharif in Lawrence of Arabia
Omar Sharif to Viggo Mortensen in Hidalgo
Viggo Mortensen to Orlando Bloom in Lord Of The Rings
Orlando Bloom to David Thewlis in Kingdom of Heaven

Peter O'Toole to Sean Bean in Troy
Sean Bean (as Vronsky) to Alfred Molina (as Levin, rivals) in Anna Karenina
Alfred Molina to Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears

Peter O'Toole to James Mason in Lord Jim
James Mason to Marlon Brando in Julius Caesar
Marlon Brando to David Thewlis in The Island of Dr Moreau (very odd movie)

Peter O'Toole to Brad Pitt in Troy
Brad Pitt to Julia Roberts in Ocean's 11
Julia Roberts to Dennis Quaid in Something To Talk About
Dennis Quaid to David Thewlis in Dragonheart

Peter O'Toole to Brad Pitt in Troy
Brad Pitt to Angelina Jolie in Mr and Mrs Smith
Angelina Jolie to Winona Ryder in Girl, Interrupted
Winona Ryder to Gary Oldman in Dracula

Peter O'Toole to Alec Guinness in Lawrence of Arabia
Alec Guinness to Ian Richardson in Tinker Taylor Soldier Spy:
    A)Ian Richardson to Gary Oldman in Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead
    B)Ian Richardson to Ciaran Hinds in From Hell

Peter O'Toole to Brian Dennehy in Ratatouille
Brian Dennehy to Hugh Dillon in Assault on Precinct 13
Hugh Dillon to Callum Keith Rennie in Hard Core Logo
Callum Keith Rennie to Paul Gross in Due South
Paul Gross to Chloe Webb in Tales OF The City
Chloe Webb to Gary Oldman in Sid & Nancy


You don't know me, but I've been meaning to say how much I loved "Carry". Somehow, whenever I go to leave feedback, I instead go off and read Due South and Sentinel stories until my eyes hurt, and I leave. I guess I just want to apologize for messing up your site counter. A lot of those are me. *shame*