Richard Harris and Peter O'Toole - Drinking Stories
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- "Ireland's Richard Harris (1930-2002) and Peter O'Toole (1932-2013) were two of the most charismatic and much loved actors of their generation. At their career peaks, these two men had the whole world at their feet and lived through some of the wildest exploits the entertainment industry has ever seen. They are widely considered by peers to have been the two biggest drinkers in Hollywood history! Between them they have 10 Academy Award nominations, 4 Golden Globes, and 2 BAFTA's. These loveable piss-artists from the Emerald Isle were also seemingly immune from the law. They got away with murder because of their extraordinary acting talent and because the public just loved them. They were truly the last of a breed."
There is a big difference between being alive, and living life.
These blokes lived life.
Oh, how they did!
Kraaxpelax
Do you prefer living a mediocre life and live long or a full life and.. still live long? They didn't actually die young, but they had enough experiences to fill ten life-times.
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I hope that you remember that the next time you get accosted by a drunk.
There is nothing life affirming by being an alcoholic - quite the reverse.
If they had not been famous then you would think them to be degenerate scum.
That's right, like Bob Mitchum, knew he was dying, but he lived life as he wanted all the way to the end, with a tequila in hand
You could really tell that Peter otoole and Richard Harris were genuinely great friends, and when it comes to actors they really don't make em like that anymore
Victoria Gadd , what timeless legacy!
Victoria Gadd Burton & O'Toole as well, think they would pop up in each other's movies. O'Toole was eviscerated by London critics, for Hamlet (?), Burton recalls calling him to commiserate in his diaries, he had to do all the talking, unusual for O'Toole.
Truly. They were a different breed. Real treasures of which we will never see again.
Harris was the Greatest in all arenas.
Trust me, they do! These remarkable fellas had a rep theatre industry to work in, so they’d be doing 10-12 plays a year and constantly working and getting reviews and drinking and enjoying themselves. And becoming famous and going on talk shows to tell stories! Nowadays all the parts for actors are on telly and film and you have to eat well and drink smoothies and behave. If you’re a lucky sod like me and you get to do the odd play, you’ll meet amazing actors full of their own stories like these!
RIP Richard Harris and Peter O'Toole. I wished they had made an audio book of their drinking stories. At least, we have these video gems. Thanks for uploading this fantastic video.
Throw in Richard Burton and Oliver Reed and you've got the Four Horsemen of Inebriety.
Riskmangler albert Finney and Christopher Plummer
René Moncayo Richard Burton and Peter Finch with Oliver Reed.
Riskmangler They were actually a fairly regular quartet. Separately, Harris and Burton were drinking buddies.
Vg
That always gets me. The great Richard Burton...I hate it went Peter O' Toole and Richards Harris get mixed into it. They've always loved a drink...but O'Toole and Harris were always great souls.
Oh God! I hope there are pubs in Heaven if only for the likes of Harris and O'Toole !
Laura Thornton they're probably on salad and playing chamber music, poor sods....
Harris and O' Toole would downright refuse "Heaven". Aside from the manager being a genocidal, slavery endorsing, baby killing maniac, they'd never tolerate the dull company.
x'D
indeed!
Laura Thornton If there are none, then it's the other place. And it's hot, so you'd need a drink even more.
They are probably barred from all of them by now
"I formed a new group called Alcoholics-Unanimous. If you don't feel like a drink, you ring another member and he comes over to persuade you." Richard Harris knew what he was and was totally comfortable in his own skin.......... I'd have loved to have been in a bar with these two, oh the shenanigans !!! Bloody amazing talent too.
Ruti Ahronee That’s a great one...man, they had all those great times! Wonderful!
Legends...bloody legends. Men who, right or wrong, lived it to the fullest in their minds
Harris, O'Toole, Burton, and don't forget Oliver Reed! ALL of them Hellraisers!
And all British and Welsh and Irish the best of Britain they dont make them like this wow to be a fly on the wall .
@@shahinhasham9645 Yesssssss!
@@shahinhasham9645 poor Scots lol.
All of the great actors.
And Peter finch
I laughed my ass off at this video. Great people, great actors. They will always be missed.
Rick Brown iii
And pissed
oh my god I don't remember the last time I laughed so much at stories like these. That was incredible. And the storytelling skills of Harris are just unbelievable. He captures you with a single word and doesn't let you go.
Two great gentleman. Men who lived and loved who drank and dramatized. RIP to these absolute legends.
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@@Yeldarb4 *dramatiSed .with S not z.
I could watch this all day.
At 10pm I stumbled upon these clips of Harris-O'Toole drinking stories, it's now 1am and I can't stop watching them
Bless the bloke who collected these.
Who is the bloody bloke?
I LOVE these two gentlemen! It always amazes me when people dis' them for their drinking, all the while living their own mean excuses for lives. Harris and O'Toole knew the true art of enjoying every drop of life!!
Love these Irish Gentlemen.. who added so much to my country..god bless them.. and Richard Harris's son is a great actor as well.
Does his son drink Evian at film premieres?!🤣
...”Oh I’ll shuffle through my memories”,............absolute gold!!!!! 😂😂👌
Came into this world plastered, and went out plastered. Excellent.
Classic actors ,original ,beautiful ,outstanding
Wouldn't want to have been married to one of 'em, but they are delightful.
Yokie Miller MANY others were.
2 irish film legends. never to be forgotten.
Had to have been a hoot hanging with these guys! Rest in peace.
mookiemu Let's hope not!
I'm from Limerick like the great Harris, what a great raconteur!
imagine having a life long friend like this, whoever has one is extremely lucky.
I’d settle for a friend
Most of us will go thru life and never have a friend like these 2 found in each other.
Being genuine has no material value. These two are priceless. RIP you beautiful souls.
Magic. Got watery eyed at the end when they were singing, probably because they reminded me of my dad.
I was in O'Donoghues in Dublin and O'Toole was at the bar listening to the session.
What year was this in??
God bless them! I would have given anything to spend a day with these legends ✌💖😄
Hmm, Marjorie, ..I don't know, as women, we wouldn't be invited, unless it was for "other" purposes..
Yokie Miller Elizabeth Taylor - to name one - was notorious for being able to keep up, among other things. And she was petite! Of course, O'Toole weighed about 10 lbs.
I am very happy to watch and hear their funny stories, to watch them as they were and not acting. I miss them both. Thank you for sharing sharing.
"It distresses us to return work which is not perfect. So I'm having it on my tombstone." - The GREAT Peter O'Toole
When I went to Ireland in 1976 with eight of my relatives, we visited all our Irish ancestors, cork Carlo and what I’m getting at is my stepdad at the time he was my stepfather till he died and I loved him with all my heart he told me to drink the Guinness And I wouldn’t get constipated. I’ll never forget it. I loved you, John Fennelly
Absolute legends, what a friendship, I could listen to the two of them all day .
The entertainment industry will NEVER see the like of these MEN again....fortunately they left a GREAT body of work...
You’re underestimating me.
This is utterly joyous. Two wonderful friends and great actors. The O'Toole story about his jacket and tombstone is absolutely priceless 😅
These men were legends in their lifetimes.
Bloody hell now I’m late for work!
Could watch these two all day.
What an epic life these two had! Love it!!
Excellent! Harris, The Irish inside of him just bleeds through! haha The two are like a Lennon and Mccartney. Every show it's "tell us a story about Harris/O'Toole" Brilliant!
I've heard him(and O'Toole) tell the "Good God! Harris is drunk" story several times. I laugh like an idiot every time!
Absolutely! It's "The Story" combined with the way they tell it. Stuff you cannot make up.
They tell it wonderfully and the fact that it has been recounted, with variations, about untold actors going back to Edmund Kean and beyond diminishes it not a whit.
Laura Thornton Many of these guys were more interesting, larger than life, than the characters they played.
Can you imagine Richard Harris' son Jared goes from him as a dad to Rex Harrison as a Step-Dad! 😆
@@samanthab1923 Poor Jared and his brothers. Two totally different types, of course Harris being the preferred one. 💋💘💞💚🎵🎶🍀
Such great actors. All of their parts were memorable.
They look so bloody happy to go back through those memories
These two were precious together. And we don't get storytelling interviews like this anymore! Such legends.
The old adage ....go to bed drunk and wake up drunk. And this man was just great. Met him on Paradise Island in the Bahamas. So down to earthm
Never to be repeated........or bettered...
This is so Great! Miss these guys.
Brilliant. In a small way we try to carry on their spirits. In every sense of the word..!
'I miss the days when alcoholism was considered easy breezy entertainment' - Arthur Spooner
Nice reference!!! King of Queens humor. Love it!
You can go through life without living it, these guys lived large and hard and were admired by all. Not sure I would or could do some of the things that these guys did, bury it would have been a blast to be a fly on the wall.
The finest of Irishman, loved them so much! I met Richard Harris RIP.
I watched this about 4 years ago and came back now. This is a depression medicine. And yet… it is like a sword to the heart knowing I will never get to live a life anyway close to theirs. Pure pain.
Every time I'm pissed. I play this and wonder and reminisce. Whatever. Play on you wonderful bastards.
expectationofplenty I hate booze, the hangovers are never really worth it.
Art Is Pain u not doing it right. U drink untill u are sober again.
Angry Skull Still waiting...
Fantastic, I watch and drink wine, after that go to sleep, like a baby!
One the most amusing videos I have watched in ages...Thanks for this. Some very engaging stories from some of the greatest actors of all time.
These were the best actors in there time, sadly missed.
I had the pleasure of seeing Peter O'Toole in Jeffrey Bernard is unwell in 1989 at the Apollo Theatre. Such talent.
Wonderful play and he was wonderful in it.
Yes,God bless them both...
Freakin great Harris story about O'Toole being drunk! LMAO!
Great stuff!! Thank you.
I happened upon this video as a result of listening to Richard Burton speak of his own stories about drinking. He was also a good story teller, but these two guys are amazing! I'm literally in awe of their storytelling abilities. They all come from a time before all the electronic gadgets and social media apps. All the actors who appear on talk shows today could put you to sleep or make you want to change the channel.
I watch this whenever I miss these two actors.
Hilarious as elderly gents, and when they were young... One more gorgeous than the other. And those voices.
I agree and I choose Richard. My heart...💚💋🎶
Thank you for this loving tribute to two very charismatic, very much loved, and very drunken actors with very phallic-sounding names.
Yeah, the phallic names. Always found that interesting and fitting. 💖
@@ziggersz4899 It would have been even more fitting if Richard went by the surname of "Johnson" or "Peters."
he always cheers me up rip Peter xx
.. and, damn, these are some of the coolest dudes.. ever. Imagine being their friend. You will never, EVER get bored with them..
I could stand a few more hours of that
Treasures...Thanks for the upload!
It's great they both can remember most likely 100's of stories. Imagine a book of such stories from Harris O'Toole Burton Robert Shaw to name but a few.
Like Brothers,God Bless Em...
Love them both !!!
Two crazy, amazing legends!
The actors back in the day had so much more class and knew the art of storey telling funny as hell.
Thanks for that
That was the best video on TH-cam for a long long time
Great stuff
In contrast, today some people think James Franco and Seth Rogen are "two wild and crazy guys." Anyway...
Those actors of old partied hard and still turned in great work. John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Ward Bond and sometimes John Ford had some legendary benders.
yes, we are in the wrong era now aren't we! stuck with the likes of today' s 'stars'
Harris and O'Toole would have HOSPITALIZED Franco and Rogen in a couple of hours!
***** true enough ... but a genuine Historic Shenanigan just the same. ... Harris was a drunken mess. ... but a lot of artistic geniuses are aren't they?
***** you're a pathetic, politically correct moron. ... I didn't AT ANY POINT say that it was "cool." .... ButHarris, and O'Toole and Burton andl other famous Rabble Rousers that time were truly gigantic characters in Art AND in Life.. ... Your petty moral assessment is shallow judgmental GARBAGE. ... (If you're ACTUALLY that fucking uptight, maybe you should go to church and pray for the soul of Richard Harris).
Keith Richards still drinks a Fifth of Jack Daniels before he goes on stage to blow the crowd away ..... and SO F**KING WHAT? .... you whining tea totalling bitch.
Because they were made of hardened steel back then. Imagine metrosex Beckham or any of those guys in this company, lol.
These are men long since forgotten real men we will do what we want .
With a beautiful voice you can talk any old crap and folk will listen.
They don't make them like that Anymore !!! Some of the Greatest Actors in the World , On Stage & in Real Life !!
Listening to stories like this actually puts these men in something of a classy position. They aren't running about gunning everyone down like nowadays. You can actually appreciate their drunken, brawling days by listening to their storied lives. You won't get that today. They may have been ruffians of the day, but not back stabbing, life stealing trash. And they accept their own faults and weaknesses. They still possessed charm, wit, intelligence and an overwhelming appetite for overindulgence.
When I die I hope I am allowed to sit in the back of the celestial pub when Harris, O'Toole, Burton etc are in full story mode in Heaven!
WOW! Two amazing guys!
That was great! Thank you.
Richard Harris , Peter O’Toole , Albert Finney , Oliver Reed and Richard Burton. That was the ”Hellraiser-5” for decades.
A man who gave us Cromwell as he really was.
Marvelous!
Richard Harris makes me proud to be a man of Limerick City's north side , even now . One of Limerick's favourite sons
cølin Don’t be too proud of yourself, limerick is the anus of Ireland.
Way to go, Limerick!! 🇮🇪💞🍀
Two lives well lived. I am sure they'l still having a laugh somewhere.......
No doubt haunting the bar down by Finchy's!
That was great, thanks for uploading.
No way ! This is the first time I have ever seen this video, and quite by extraordinary coincidence and bad luck, I was in Scunthorpe all day today. I am now - thankfully - back at home.
That first story is the both the funniest and most Irish thing I've ever heard... "Madame, if you think I'm drunk just wait 'til O'Toole makes his entrance!"
I laughed just hearing him say Madam.....Harris is a dreamboat.🇮🇪💞🎶💖🍀💚🎵💘💋
Richard Harris once found himself on a train late at night. He was alone on this train without any idea how he got on it. At the end of the line. The conductor of the train told him he had to get off as the train was stopping for the night. He found himself in a terraced street in the early hours of the night. He started throwing small stones at the nearest upstairs window of the first house in the street, eventually a woman opened the window and said "what do you want"?, he said he wanted a drink!, ......he was there 4 weeks lol
3 days actually
Rampage Clover That seemed like 4 weeks.
4 days
4 days not weeks. I have heard that story from him. The city was Leeds.
4 days bru...
He has the most beautiful voice.
7 years later! One of the best I’ve ever heard.
Epic story tellers.
O'Toole was a god among actors.
RIP Richard Harris (October 1, 1930 - October 25, 2002), aged 72
And
RIP Peter O'Toole (August 2, 1932 - December 14, 2013), aged 81
You both will be remembered as legends
That these guys lived so long gives me hope despite my heavy drinking
ohhh dear god the stories that bottle could tell
Thank you. Thank you for this.
Love em both!
Peter and Haris what a beautiful pal's I could hear there stories for ever I love them you don't get this anymore.