It's like your favorite Uncles that chose to never get married that comes over for a visit during the Holidays and makes you laugh with their stories, magic tricks, and wry sense of humor. The best! RIP.
Peter O’toole was a brilliant actor and an amazing raconteur. His presence is greatly missed, but he left a great legacy of his work. Thank you for gathering these wonderful clips in one video.
Peter O’Toole made the most amazing entrance ever ! When he rode in on the camel it was magnificent ! What a raconteur he was and brilliant actor as well .
I was unexpectedly moved at this compilation, and by your desire to make it, and at the passage of time, and the fondness developed by all three men. Bravo, and thank you, sir.
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.
Absolutely unique personalities. Both "slightly" :D:D:D eccentric, but just TOP. Too bad we could not put them all in one movie along with Gene Heckman, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
These two I think are into mischief on the other side...probably more so enjoying themselves with Richard Burton & their other friends! There’s only rest for the body! The Consciousness lives on! Resting in peace is the last thing these fellows would want or be doing! ☘️🍻 “Good night & Joy be with you all,” gentlemen!
@@liamobrian9886Oh what a wonderful sight that would be!! I'd be in 7th heaven! I didn't realise Richad Harris was quite that old comparatively to me ... as I had such a crush on him in my teens! Macarthur Park & Itchykoo Park were my 2 favourite songs of the time ... I hadn't realised how similar they were in their worlds ... & titles ... until now. Great memories ... & I'm nigh on 71 now ... Where did all those years go ..?
Will Lee...Fantastic job of singing that tribute to Richard Harris. You can feel the emotion. The hardest part of growing old is watching those who you grew up with, leave us.
I saw Peter O’toole On Broadway in Pygmalion! I was on the front row and I couldn’t believe I was seeing Peter O’toole live! I’ll never forget it! As always, he was great.
Peter O'Toole was the most charming, utterly charming!, man I've ever had the privilege of watching, both in serious acting roles and in his lovely interviews! Wow. Letterman "O'Letterman?" lays back and interviews him -- maybe "talks with him" is the better way of putting it -- beautifully!
Epic presentation, thank you. My all time favorite is Peter's entrance on the camel. His noble transport was thirsty. Peter and Richard were marvelous at telling stories, as was Omar Sharif. Miss them, men like them just don't exist anymore.
That was wonderful. I met Richard Harris at a long gone record store, Sam Goody, in Times Square when I was 13. He was there to sign his hit record. He was very late, but showed up eventually. He asked me who I wanted to sign the album for. I told him, Tiger, and he asked who that was. I told him it was a cat that wandered into my backyard and had kittens in our shed. He looked at me for a moment, and asked if I really wanted a record signed for my cat. I smiled, and said yes. He signed, "To Tiger, from Richard Harris." And walked away shaking his head. I have not idea why I told him to write that. I was very nervous meeting him.
In the 70's, I had the great good fortune to meet Peter O'toole. He was charming and kind to me, and he kissed my hand. I'll never forgot him. BTW, his eyes are just amazing!
You're very fortunate; I can imagine those eyes that close. In the 80s I saw him on Bway doing "Pygmalion". I always got a matinee seat in the third row, stage right. It was super! But what the reviewer said, which I'm sure was supposed to be saucy and judgemental, was true. The part I remember was that he walked about the stage often looking into the audience "as if to say 'yes, it is I, Peter O'Toole, looking back at you". 'Twas true and not something for an actor to do, but I kind of liked it. He was the only blonde that I can remember admiring and that all began with him in "Lawrence of Arabia".
Sir Elton John had me and my husband up on stage on my wedding day. I about died. But I think you win. I would happily murder someone to meet Peter O'toole.
Thank you Don. In these uncertain and shaky times, I've just spent two hours lost in these wonderful stories from two men, the likes whom we'll never see again....
Peter O’Toole’s epitaph is “Good night and Joy be with you all” ☘️♥️ Thank you for sharing their joy with us! This was as much fun as these 2 memorable legends were/are. Thank you for this wonderful video! I laughed with you all! ☘️♥️ 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🌹🌿🌹🌿
I could listen to these two tell stories forever. Classic. Style. Class and charm. Peter and Richards smiles are infectious and their child like demeanor is envious.
The definition of class, the highest standard of gentlemen, and one of the most amazing examples of a true, classic method actor. Lived a life full of achievement and adventure, and did it all on his own terms without caring about others opinion of him.
WRONG! O'Toole was, by no stretch of the imagination a "Method" actor. He was classically trained in the British theatre model, with never a thought of "character motivation", nor to the exclusive emphasis on verisimilitude, both of which "features" dominate that "school" of acting referred to by the name "Method". The Method was popularized in America, after its "birth" in Russia, out of the work of the director, Stanislavski.
I wonder if it was the same audience over the years so they could appreciate like us now how the same 3 stories became more and more detailed everytime Peter or Richard retold them as the years went by? It's a shame Dave didn't want to dig deeper and drag out more of their escapades.
These must be the best interviews I've ever seen!! They are highly engaging & entertaining, but you also get a sense of who the actor is as a person. I'm thinking of the real duds or crazies we've seen, and what a drastic difference!!
@Irksome Corsaire My father had a bottle of gin and Peter a bottle of irish... Can hear the wood on the stove crackling now... must have been 30 plus years ago.. great memory :-)
@@christianalmli9085 they didn't, we lived at the end of the world and only half a dozen farmers in tiny pub... those both had tales to tell - my dad was a para in ww2 fighting in italy aged 13, that one came out too - how I learnt about his injuries... only time he ever mentioned it... Peter was visiting an old lass who was lady of Outershaw Hall in North Yorkshire, she was probably a wild thing in the 60s in London - mad old bugger I had her as.. up on her roof trying to mend it aged 80... like a real life tom sharpe novel! Great way to grow up... wild!
@@christianalmli9085 George Inn @ Hubberholme... the bar is double the size nowadays... still tiny. Last time I was in there we were burying my dad next door... I visit the grave but not the pub, prefer smoking. Was bloody smoky with those two chain smokers going at it is another bit of my memory.
Richard Harris is such fun. Sounds like he lived a colourful life . What a storyteller. He's rear breed. Fantastic man. Not many characters out there like him anymore.
I have just watched this, and noted earlier that I met Richard Harris when I was 12 at Sam Goody Records in Times Square. He was late to sign his albums, but finally appeared, and was smiling and nice to all who had waited. People had all guessed why he was late. I loved that strangely written song. A memory from a half a century ago. Wow.
Nobody saw "Wrestling Ernest Hemingway," But Richard Harris was amazing in this picture. As a matter of fact it's probably one of the best pictures ever made, in fact it's my favorite. There's one scene in which Richard Harris goes through about five different perfect emotions in 70 seconds. It's incredible
Dave was a low key alcoholic so I guess he loves to know how far real hardcore alcoholics can go. I guess he also wanted to compare his antics to theirs.
Thank you for putting this together. These were world class actors who really lived. I enjoyed seeing them both. I liked that it was in chronological order. I only missed Peter O’Toole sharing a story about Richard on his last clip. This was great fun. 👍🏼
Thanks so much for the lovely tribute to Richard Harris at the end! Very neat the way you, David, formed friendships with these men over this time. I imagine that is a thing of pride, and you deserve it, the way you enjoyed and laughed with them and such. Lovely. Thank you.
How about a little praise for how Letterman handled these interviews. He knew when he was in the presence of greatness and did a great job with both of these guys.
He never bowed to greatness. That’s his schtick. I remember one show after the band was playing in the intermission he wanted to thank Mick Jagger who was sitting in with the band, and then went straight to the snow without saying anything more about Jagger until later in the show. 😂
Dave didn’t know what to do with Peter O’Toole but who did he was a mischievous fellow ❤ so much talent so much joy for life HE was one of the greats GOAT til his last breath
Thank you. It lasted three hours but it seems that only 10 minutes have past. So talented that they must have inspired so many people! Muchísimas gracias!
Letterman is an exceptional interviewer. It is often overlooked, but it is so true, and so startlingly apparent when compared to the current stable of late night hosts. It is a lost art...
@@dmann1115 if you compare the view count of Letterman interviews and videos with the view counts of Fallon and Kimmel, it is clear what is being consumed at a higher rate and volume
I'd give anything to have a drink at a pub with these two guys at the same time... But unfortunately that can't happen so we have these amazing stories here on RUclips. Thanks for the laughter guys.
I never thought I could smile for almost a solid 3 hour period, but here we are. Thank you so much for this. Loved these two as guests and they seemed to really enjoy making Dave laugh at their stories. Perfect talk show moments
@@filmneye That’s one of the things I loved about Dave. He has the ability to mould his humour to every guest and always finds a way to make them genuinely laugh
I have had a personal reunion, a friendship renewal, with a dear old friend. Our get-togethers are at some wonderful old pubs every Saturday-noon of the month. We have both watched this collection. I view a bit of it every Saturdaymorning before I'm driven to the clubs to spice the mood. What incredible stories! What enjoyment! Cheers!
Although I used to think nobody else could ever play the two main characters of The Man Who Would be King other than Sean Connery and Michael Caine , I now realize Peter O'Toole and Richard Harris could have played that duo . Excellent job on the MacArthur Park song . Thank you for this uplifting and truly entertaining compilation
You are spot on. Those roles were lost and wasted on the Scotsman and Englishman. It had the potencial for a great movie and not the lost opportunity it ultimately was.O`Toole and Harris would have delivered.
When these gentlemen were at their prime i was a small little boy but i am grown man yet they still exude life in them it's good to die in great luv for life
Peter O'Toole saw you at Dobson's 2001 or 2002 loved riding in taxi cab down to seaport village we were drunk had fun at Westgate you were great with your crazy assegai of Zulu movie prefer night of the generals and ruling class love Lara g . VC FM DSO FM Iron cross of germany
Okay gelandet immediately see your quandary same old situation as international airport stay at westin broad way circle listen to KGB FM 101.5 FM visit national city to eat or Albertsons on 3rd Ave see what happened to my pond at Frederica manor in Chula vista across from 263 d street pure sand because of princess Diana treating dodi all fayed so disgusting that Egypt answered with high flyers going Frederica manor now filled with s
Peter O'toole, Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Sir John Gielgud, James Mason. Richard Burton...... those were the times, when Quality drama, (stage and movies), entertained us..... they don't come like this anymore...... just Millennials garbage in present day...🙂🙂.... thanks for uploading...♥️♥️♥️🇺🇸
I love how much more present we were. Even if intoxicated. The way social media has robbed us of this way of living and trates of story telling and adventures person to person. Instead kids are trying to figure out how to be more relevant in social media, reaching millions of people and at the same time away from real interraction. Anyway, thank you for sharing. This was thoroughly enjoyable
Copious pints of Guinness with whiskey chasers and O'Toole and Harris could keep you hilariously entertained for hours 😁. RIP both of them. Amazing actors.
This is just incredible. I was such a fan of Letterman and to see him with Peter O’ Toole is just legendary. Thank you for this post! Very much appreciated
Dear Don… thank you so very much for making this compilation…it is wonderful, I’ve watched a few times over the years… it is a labor of love that will be enjoyed for years to come.
Peter is getting older but his memory is still sharp as a tack. He can still remember the names and places as if they happened yesterday. Brilliant man.
@talorcmacallan4268 - You may not be a great actor, but please do tell a great tale of the likes that that pair could muster. I have a few wild stories of my own and a MILLION ones my older pals shared with me (some I recorded and posted online). I will pray for America. I will pray for Britain. Sadiq Khan is the caliph of Britain and should be arrested and tried and jailed. Please pray for me. God Bless you.
Don Giller - thank you so much for submitting this. Outstanding. I will watch again. I don't know which of these rascals with who I've always been more in love !
It's great to have these two great characters and actors here on one upload. All marvellous stories but interesting hearing the same ones slightly embellished with each telling and all carefully crafted. Peter O'Toole especially had incredible timing and gets a laugh just with a look. Shame all these great guys are gone to the great bar in the sky.
I honestly can't write enough good things about Peter O'toole. He could fill the Albert Hall just telling true funny stories about him and Richard Harris when they were drunk. Lol
all the wonderful things people in the comments say about Peter O'Toole and Richard Harris are true. From hilarious, to gentlemanly, to stylish, to talented and to the moon...they are all true. let me please add this one bit....when times are hard for my part, watching these gentleman talk makes life a little better and what more can you say about life long career entertainers than that they make you forget any problems and just lose yourself in their wit and wisdom
I heard Richard Harris checked himself in the Savoy Hotel in London before he got seriously ill. They wheeled him through the lobby to hospital and whilst doing so, he found the strength of lifting his upper body and shouted at the other guests, "if was the food, it was the food". He sadly never left the hospital again.
@@nagolhayze9366 he was so ill and weak at that point from cancer he would have looked terrible. when he was leaving the hotel he was living at for the last time, he made a spectacle of himself to give everyone a performance, "It was the food! It was the food!" he was one of those types that felt comfortable and needed to spontaneously perform and create a display when given the opportunity
@@selcotsimeht Thank you for your reply. This all seems even more tragic after reading this, and deeply sad that he constantly felt that he had to put on some kind of show or performance to please others, when he simple should have been himself, for himself. Such a sad endgame, feeling compelled to play the fool ... instead of the man.
@@nagolhayze9366 No problem! You are right. And that is why there is a good reason they called him and a few others hellraisers. Ultimately most of their lives outside acting were misbehaving, drinking and womanizing. There's another story he had in hospital, long before he actually died, but was in very bad health. They called in a Priest for him to confess in case his condition worsened, he joked at the priest and said he surely would not confess, because if he confessed all of his sins, he said to the Priest, you'd surely rip your collar off now and leave the church..
On one show Richard Harris was asked how long he's like to live? His answer was typical of these Irish rogues. 'I'd like to live to be ninety and then get shot by a jealous husband!' All these guys, Burton included were just so full of life and good humor, things which don't exist in celebrities anymore.
How he didn't win an Oscar for Lawrence Of Arabia or a Lion In Winter is beyond my imagination. His final win for lifetime achievement was an apology for years of screwing it up. It was not enough.
Plus he was in his final years. He was such an immense talent, the Academy knew it, and they didnt like him and kept him away from receiving the Oscar for decades. Im surprised he didnt tell them to shove it.
@@robfmas it’s all big bs game. Whatever actor wins, $ goes to people, not the actor, associated with the film. But he had a great professional attitude!
Any other person, these stories would just be normal. In the hands of master story tellers like O'Toole and Harris, they produce absolute GOLD! There will never be anyone like these two in the world of entertainment for a very very long time.
Thanks - Brilliant!! This is one of my 2 favourite songs of that era ... Itchykoo Park being the other ... Just realised they're both about parks! :) Love both of these Amazingly Brilliant actors ... & raconteurs ...! I'd forgotten how tall Richard Harris was ... but I remember having a mad crush on him in my teens ... I'm almost 71 now ... Thanks for the wonderful memories!
The way I want to go In Valhalla at table 1 with Oden, to arrive at Odens cocktail party to have a single malt scotch nite a pak of Lucky Strikes to see all the sexy dancing girls
This is legit one of the best videos on RUclips
it may legit be the single best
The greatest
He is feckin brilliant
Still the best today
@@james8322 you
0:25 - Walks right past a NO SMOKING sign with a cigarette in his hand on national television. What a legend!
And lighting up several times. Stopping Letterman from talking and his facial reaction is priceless.
That's what makes him a "Legend"? Your assessment comes off imbecilic.
@@andreperrault5393 I know. Talk about chainsmoking 😂
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😂😂😂 ledge
Hollywood will never see the likes to these guys again 🙏🏼
francis o'connor absolutely!!! This guy is class with a capital C And an exclamation point!!!
he was irish/english, he seldom worked in Hollywood.
@@mikejohnson2638Fine by me. Sorry. The condescension is, for me, unbearable.
I love the reverence with which Richard speaks of his dear friend Peter. It's so endearing.
Same. Also the genuine fondness Peter has for Richard when talking about their shenanigans is adorable.
I could listen to Richard Harris all night. Just priceless.
Peter’s voice was mesmerising…..
It's like your favorite Uncles that chose to never get married that comes over for a visit during the Holidays and makes you laugh with their stories, magic tricks, and wry sense of humor. The best! RIP.
Who needs Netflix or the likes when there are great interviews like this on YT. Thank you for the upload
He may have been a hellraiser but always a perfect gentleman. RIP Peter!
Peter O’toole was a brilliant actor and an amazing raconteur. His presence is greatly missed, but he left a great legacy of his work. Thank you for gathering these wonderful clips in one video.
Peter O’Toole made the most amazing entrance ever ! When he rode in on the camel it was magnificent ! What a raconteur he was and brilliant actor as well .
dang, imagine being the other guest coming on later, no way to make a better entrance!
25 years of o'toole, what a privilege to watch.
We'll never see the likes of these two talented, funny and classy men ever again. 😢
I was unexpectedly moved at this compilation, and by your desire to make it, and at the passage of time, and the fondness developed by all three men. Bravo, and thank you, sir.
His reason for wearing a watch on each wrist is absolutely brilliant. Loved his acting and character so much.
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.
Absolutely unique personalities. Both "slightly" :D:D:D eccentric, but just TOP. Too bad we could not put them all in one movie along with Gene Heckman, Clint Eastwood, Paul Newman and Robert Redford.
These two I think are into mischief on the other side...probably more so enjoying themselves with Richard Burton & their other friends! There’s only rest for the body! The Consciousness lives on! Resting in peace is the last thing these fellows would want or be doing! ☘️🍻 “Good night & Joy be with you all,” gentlemen!
@@liamobrian9886Oh what a wonderful sight that would be!! I'd be in 7th heaven! I didn't realise Richad Harris was quite that old comparatively to me ... as I had such a crush on him in my teens! Macarthur Park & Itchykoo Park were my 2 favourite songs of the time ... I hadn't realised how similar they were in their worlds ... & titles ... until now. Great memories ... & I'm nigh on 71 now ... Where did all those years go ..?
Absolute miracle Peter O'Toole reached 81. Must have had the strongest ever liver made.
Will Lee...Fantastic job of singing that tribute to Richard Harris. You can feel the emotion. The hardest part of growing old is watching those who you grew up with, leave us.
What a beautiful observation.
Indeed!
Well dieing is kind of hard too.
Surely must be, but why not celebrate those times (cause there’re still with you & damn ya if you don’t act accordingly right?!) haha Cheers
So very true..
Peter O'Toole was a great story teller I must say.
Seems like he was a real gent as well.
RIP
I saw Peter O’toole On Broadway in Pygmalion! I was on the front row and I couldn’t believe I was seeing Peter O’toole live! I’ll never forget it! As always, he was great.
Youre lucky
So awesome! Lucky you! 🍀
I was there too! John Mills and Amanda Plummer were also in the play. I flew from Germany just to see the show.
They'd never have guests like this today on a talk show, what a loss. Amazing chemistry, built over the years between Letterman and both gents!
Bc people like these don't exist anymore
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Ya they would, just to give someone something to bitch about
youve let wokeness and diversity ruin hollywood whyd you do that
@@angiemilitello1542 so true, people today are more toned down and kinda boring, they wanna play the game and survive
Peter O'Toole was the most charming, utterly charming!, man I've ever had the privilege of watching, both in serious acting roles and in his lovely interviews! Wow. Letterman "O'Letterman?" lays back and interviews him -- maybe "talks with him" is the better way of putting it -- beautifully!
Peter OToole is so great. And he is so obviously hammered. It's sad, genius with addictions. Bless him.
Two of the finest actors/renagades who we’ll never see the likes of again. I’m just grateful they were around during my lietime.
Epic presentation, thank you. My all time favorite is Peter's entrance on the camel. His noble transport was thirsty. Peter and Richard were marvelous at telling stories, as was Omar Sharif. Miss them, men like them just don't exist anymore.
It's wild to see how O'Toole, Harris, AND Dave age through the years. Thank you for the compilation!
At least one is still with us. :(
I love how O’Toole gets such big applause when he comes out. Most of America loved this man. I hope he knew that.
Instead of watching a movie , I decided to watch this collection.. Hadn't laugh so hard in a long time!!! These great men are trully larger than life!
that is what made them great actors
That was wonderful. I met Richard Harris at a long gone record store, Sam Goody, in Times Square when I was 13. He was there to sign his hit record. He was very late, but showed up eventually. He asked me who I wanted to sign the album for. I told him, Tiger, and he asked who that was. I told him it was a cat that wandered into my backyard and had kittens in our shed. He looked at me for a moment, and asked if I really wanted a record signed for my cat. I smiled, and said yes. He signed, "To Tiger, from Richard Harris." And walked away shaking his head. I have not idea why I told him to write that. I was very nervous meeting him.
Lucky you, I would love to have met this man!!
do you still have it?
This is so refreshing to watch. I miss seeing these 2 distinguished gentlemen
In the 70's, I had the great good fortune to meet Peter O'toole. He was charming and kind to me, and he kissed my hand. I'll never forgot him. BTW, his eyes are just amazing!
You're so lucky, what a great experience.
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You're very fortunate; I can imagine those eyes that close. In the 80s I saw him on Bway doing "Pygmalion". I always got a matinee seat in the third row, stage right. It was super! But what the reviewer said, which I'm sure was supposed to be saucy and judgemental, was true. The part I remember was that he walked about the stage often looking into the audience "as if to say 'yes, it is I, Peter O'Toole, looking back at you". 'Twas true and not something for an actor to do, but I kind of liked it. He was the only blonde that I can remember admiring and that all began with him in "Lawrence of Arabia".
Lucky, lucky you! That was one wish I had, but it never came true...thank you for sharing!!
Sir Elton John had me and my husband up on stage on my wedding day. I about died. But I think you win. I would happily murder someone to meet Peter O'toole.
I love Peter O’Toole! I so love to listen to his wit & his wonderful life stories! A Super & a most remarkable professional actor! ⭐️♥️🙌🏼
Amazing. Who would have thought to download nearly 3 hours of interviews with 2 legendary actors & 1.4 million people will sit & watch it. Genius.
Richard is a good sport for being so open about himself in these interviews. Love these guys 😊
Me too
He’s so cool
@@ruly8153 I also find his laugh contagious
@@ruly8153 agreed lol👍
I love Richard Harris' giggle.
O'Toole riding a camel into the studio, dismounting and then giving it a beer is the stuff of legend.
Can be funny when reading a script
Good film 🎥 actors.peter & Richard R.I.P.
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Why I oughta ---- !!
@@TheTrouserPuppetsOfficial and you ?
Aye , now THAT'S a MAN ! ! !
Thank you Don.
In these uncertain and shaky times, I've just spent two hours lost in these
wonderful stories from two men, the likes whom we'll never see again....
Peter O’Toole’s epitaph is “Good night and Joy be with you all” ☘️♥️
Thank you for sharing their joy with us! This was as much fun as these 2 memorable legends were/are.
Thank you for this wonderful video! I laughed with you all! ☘️♥️ 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🌹🌿🌹🌿
RUclips is such a great format for this perfection.... Amazing👍🏻
I could listen to these two tell stories forever. Classic. Style. Class and charm. Peter and Richards smiles are infectious and their child like demeanor is envious.
The definition of class, the highest standard of gentlemen, and one of the most amazing examples of a true, classic method actor. Lived a life full of achievement and adventure, and did it all on his own terms without caring about others opinion of him.
WRONG! O'Toole was, by no stretch of the imagination a "Method" actor. He was classically trained in the British theatre model, with never a thought of "character motivation", nor to the exclusive emphasis on verisimilitude, both of which "features" dominate that "school" of acting referred to by the name "Method". The Method was popularized in America, after its "birth" in Russia, out of the work of the director, Stanislavski.
@@emmettwalz Fair point.
Well said
@@emmettwalz
Harris was though
He started out with that technique
Not sure if he stayed with it
Class is being shameless about your addictions, is it?
You can tell that Letterman loves all the stories as much as the audience.
I wonder if it was the same audience over the years so they could appreciate like us now how the same 3 stories became more and more detailed everytime Peter or Richard retold them as the years went by? It's a shame Dave didn't want to dig deeper and drag out more of their escapades.
These must be the best interviews I've ever seen!! They are highly engaging & entertaining, but you also get a sense of who the actor is as a person. I'm thinking of the real duds or crazies we've seen, and what a drastic difference!!
Back in the late 70s, I worked in Hampstead, north London and I often met him on my way to work. We stopped and chatted many times. Really nice man.
Peter Otoole told his drunk camel story to my dad after the pub 2am in his kitchen - I sat in the corner and knew how special the hour was.
@Irksome Corsaire My father had a bottle of gin and Peter a bottle of irish... Can hear the wood on the stove crackling now... must have been 30 plus years ago.. great memory :-)
@@lizardywizard Damn. That is so cool. How did they know each other, out of curiousity?
@@christianalmli9085 they didn't, we lived at the end of the world and only half a dozen farmers in tiny pub... those both had tales to tell - my dad was a para in ww2 fighting in italy aged 13, that one came out too - how I learnt about his injuries... only time he ever mentioned it... Peter was visiting an old lass who was lady of Outershaw Hall in North Yorkshire, she was probably a wild thing in the 60s in London - mad old bugger I had her as.. up on her roof trying to mend it aged 80... like a real life tom sharpe novel! Great way to grow up... wild!
@@christianalmli9085 George Inn @ Hubberholme... the bar is double the size nowadays... still tiny. Last time I was in there we were burying my dad next door... I visit the grave but not the pub, prefer smoking. Was bloody smoky with those two chain smokers going at it is another bit of my memory.
@@lizardywizard Which pub is it? I'll drop in.
Richard Harris is such fun. Sounds like he lived a colourful life . What a storyteller. He's rear breed. Fantastic man. Not many characters out there like him anymore.
I have just watched this, and noted earlier that I met Richard Harris when I was 12 at Sam Goody Records in Times Square. He was late to sign his albums, but finally appeared, and was smiling and nice to all who had waited. People had all guessed why he was late. I loved that strangely written song. A memory from a half a century ago. Wow.
@@janicefreedman8173 what a great memory!
Nobody saw "Wrestling Ernest Hemingway," But Richard Harris was amazing in this picture. As a matter of fact it's probably one of the best pictures ever made, in fact it's my favorite. There's one scene in which Richard Harris goes through about five different perfect emotions in 70 seconds. It's incredible
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You can tell Dave really enjoys talking to these two geniuses. I’ve been laughing my head off watching this!! So funny.
Dave was a low key alcoholic so I guess he loves to know how far real hardcore alcoholics can go. I guess he also wanted to compare his antics to theirs.
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Mmhm
Two irish geniuses
Lemme guess: Everything and EVERYONE needs to stop with the likker? Love, Carrie N.
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Thank you for putting this together. These were world class actors who really lived. I enjoyed seeing them both. I liked that it was in chronological order. I only missed Peter O’Toole sharing a story about Richard on his last clip. This was great fun. 👍🏼
Thank you for posting this. It's a treasure. I really enjoyed this. They don't make them like this anymore.
It’s like O’Toole vividly remembered everything but had to quickly scrub it for the television audience. Brilliant thanks.
Thanks so much for the lovely tribute to Richard Harris at the end! Very neat the way you, David, formed friendships with these men over this time. I imagine that is a thing of pride, and you deserve it, the way you enjoyed and laughed with them and such. Lovely. Thank you.
How about a little praise for how Letterman handled these interviews. He knew when he was in the presence of greatness and did a great job with both of these guys.
He never bowed to greatness. That’s his schtick. I remember one show after the band was playing in the intermission he wanted to thank Mick Jagger who was sitting in with the band, and then went straight to the snow without saying anything more about Jagger until later in the show. 😂
Dave didn’t know what to do with Peter O’Toole but who did
he was a mischievous fellow ❤ so much talent so much joy for life HE was one of the greats GOAT til his last breath
Thank you.
It lasted three hours but it seems that only 10 minutes have past.
So talented that they must have inspired so many people!
Muchísimas gracias!
and, the cigarette holder!
Don, many thanks for creating this compilation of O'Toole and Harris.
I love how Peter giggles at times, so endearing.
These two guys are really extraordinary, I always looked forward to these appearances on Letterman so great to see them again after all this time.
These interviews are exceptional. What a gift these two legends are to listen to.
Letterman is an exceptional interviewer. It is often overlooked, but it is so true, and so startlingly apparent when compared to the current stable of late night hosts. It is a lost art...
When is it overlooked?
@@dmann1115 if you compare the view count of Letterman interviews and videos with the view counts of Fallon and Kimmel, it is clear what is being consumed at a higher rate and volume
True, - especially when he interviewed O'Tool, who was always strangely 'disconnected' and 'startled' looking.
Yes. Especially after Johnny Carson retired, I pretty much only watched Dave. Now I watch none of them.
@@timothyoneil5447 Agreed + Kimmel is a sycophant and that Lilly Singh is bilge.
I'd give anything to have a drink at a pub with these two guys at the same time...
But unfortunately that can't happen so we have these amazing stories here on RUclips. Thanks for the laughter guys.
I never thought I could smile for almost a solid 3 hour period, but here we are. Thank you so much for this. Loved these two as guests and they seemed to really enjoy making Dave laugh at their stories. Perfect talk show moments
Dave also made them laugh out loud quite a few times.
@@filmneye That’s one of the things I loved about Dave. He has the ability to mould his humour to every guest and always finds a way to make them genuinely laugh
Tall, thin, handsome, articulate, funny, sweet, humble, sensitive, European, Irish,and a Yankees fan. 💓
I think Peter lived every minute loaded. Letterman got the best out of both of them along with many of his guests, Great host!
Thank you Mr. Don Giller for making this complation. Best wishes from Croatia.
Thanks, Ingrid!
O'Toole and Harris,MAGNIFICENT.
Thank you very much for this compilation. After O'Toole passed away i went through most of his interviews. Fascinating man
Holy cow, the great raconteurs! Going to save this for Sunday afternoon. What a treat, thank you sir.
Thank you for assembling these great segments from these great men.
I have had a personal reunion, a friendship renewal, with a dear old friend. Our get-togethers are at some wonderful old pubs every Saturday-noon of the month. We have both watched this collection. I view a bit of it every Saturdaymorning before I'm driven to the clubs to spice the mood. What incredible stories! What enjoyment! Cheers!
My best friend Wayne Knipe passed away suddenly in his sleep Friday night 8/11/23. I will always treasure him and these clips that we loved.
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🌌 So sorry to read of your
personal loss, Richard. 🌠
💗 Bless you. 💞
Drunks were much admired in those days, except maybe by their wives and children. My father was very like them. XxxSusan 🙈🙉🙊🐛🦋🤞🌈🙏🏻
Although I used to think nobody else could ever play the two main characters of The Man Who Would be King other than Sean Connery and Michael Caine , I now realize Peter O'Toole and Richard Harris could have played that duo .
Excellent job on the MacArthur Park song . Thank you for this uplifting and truly entertaining compilation
You are spot on. Those roles were lost and wasted on the Scotsman and Englishman. It had the potencial for a great movie and not the lost opportunity it ultimately was.O`Toole and Harris would have delivered.
When these gentlemen were at their prime i was a small little boy but i am grown man yet they still exude life in them it's good to die in great luv for life
A truly wonderful compilation of some of the best moments with these two gents! Thank you so much for putting it together & for sharing!
These guys were story teller's supreme. RIP to two legendary actors.
Also supreme story getters.
Peter O'Toole saw you at Dobson's 2001 or 2002 loved riding in taxi cab down to seaport village we were drunk had fun at Westgate you were great with your crazy assegai of Zulu movie prefer night of the generals and ruling class love Lara g . VC FM DSO FM Iron cross of germany
Okay gelandet immediately see your quandary same old situation as international airport stay at westin broad way circle listen to KGB FM 101.5 FM visit national city to eat or Albertsons on 3rd Ave see what happened to my pond at Frederica manor in Chula vista across from 263 d street pure sand because of princess Diana treating dodi all fayed so disgusting that Egypt answered with high flyers going Frederica manor now filled with s
Now pond filled with sand
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I love that he looks at David Letterman as if Dave is asking crazy questions. Sublime.
Richard Harris, what a storyteller and lovely man!
Cheers for posting this! It’s a real treat!
Peter O'toole, Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, Alec Guinness, Sir John Gielgud, James Mason. Richard Burton...... those were the times, when Quality drama, (stage and movies), entertained us..... they don't come like this anymore...... just Millennials garbage in present day...🙂🙂.... thanks for uploading...♥️♥️♥️🇺🇸
And not forgetting Oliver Reed...he is something else. Just love these classic gentlemen
I love how much more present we were. Even if intoxicated. The way social media has robbed us of this way of living and trates of story telling and adventures person to person. Instead kids are trying to figure out how to be more relevant in social media, reaching millions of people and at the same time away from real interraction. Anyway, thank you for sharing. This was thoroughly enjoyable
What year were you born?
@@cathalsurfs 1988
Copious pints of Guinness with whiskey chasers and O'Toole and Harris could keep you hilariously entertained for hours 😁. RIP both of them. Amazing actors.
I have always loved Peter O'Toole. What great actor.
WHAT A LEGEND. ARRIVING ON CAMELBACK!! That's making an entrance. CLASS!!
I remember watching that show and love both of these actors. The days of The Gentleman with manners is gone.
This is just incredible. I was such a fan of Letterman and to see him with Peter O’ Toole is just legendary. Thank you for this post! Very much appreciated
Thank you Mr. Giller for putting this together.
Dear Don… thank you so very much for making this compilation…it is wonderful, I’ve watched a few times over the years… it is a labor of love that will be enjoyed for years to come.
Thanks!
Peter is getting older but his memory is still sharp as a tack. He can still remember the names and places as if they happened yesterday. Brilliant man.
So attractive back then.
These two are treasures
We need this level of man again
@Anne Woodward - Just because the doctor slapped your mother when he saw you emerge does not mean that every man henceforth was the devil, Annie.
@talorcmacallan4268 - You may not be a great actor, but please do tell a great tale of the likes that that pair could muster.
I have a few wild stories of my own and a MILLION ones my older pals shared with me (some I recorded and posted online).
I will pray for America. I will pray for Britain. Sadiq Khan is the caliph of Britain and should be arrested and tried and jailed. Please pray for me. God Bless you.
Don Giller - thank you so much for submitting this. Outstanding. I will watch again. I don't know which of these rascals with who I've always been more in love !
It's great to have these two great characters and actors here on one upload. All marvellous stories but interesting hearing the same ones slightly embellished with each telling and all carefully crafted. Peter O'Toole especially had incredible timing and gets a laugh just with a look. Shame all these great guys are gone to the great bar in the sky.
I can watch Peter for ever, he is so laigh and descriptive , it never gets old. .... I can watch him over
wonderful, just wonderful, thank you so much for making and sharing this compilation. :) we miss them both
This was so enjoyable to watch, I am glad I stumbled on it.
I honestly can't write enough good things about Peter O'toole. He could fill the Albert Hall just telling true funny stories about him and Richard Harris when they were drunk. Lol
I would've emptied my bank account just to see him tell those stories in a pub, let alone the royal albert hall
It was a different generation. Bless them both.
Thanks for compiling these great clips 👏🏼
all the wonderful things people in the comments say about Peter O'Toole and Richard Harris are true. From hilarious, to gentlemanly, to stylish, to talented and to the moon...they are all true. let me please add this one bit....when times are hard for my part, watching these gentleman talk makes life a little better and what more can you say about life long career entertainers than that they make you forget any problems and just lose yourself in their wit and wisdom
❤
I heard Richard Harris checked himself in the Savoy Hotel in London before he got seriously ill. They wheeled him through the lobby to hospital and whilst doing so, he found the strength of lifting his upper body and shouted at the other guests, "if was the food, it was the food". He sadly never left the hospital again.
He was something else.
No clue what that means ... sounds like the ramblings of an alcoholic 🤦♂️
@@nagolhayze9366 he was so ill and weak at that point from cancer he would have looked terrible. when he was leaving the hotel he was living at for the last time, he made a spectacle of himself to give everyone a performance, "It was the food! It was the food!" he was one of those types that felt comfortable and needed to spontaneously perform and create a display when given the opportunity
@@selcotsimeht Thank you for your reply.
This all seems even more tragic after reading this, and deeply sad that he constantly felt that he had to put on some kind of show or performance to please others, when he simple should have been himself, for himself.
Such a sad endgame, feeling compelled to play the fool ... instead of the man.
@@nagolhayze9366 No problem! You are right. And that is why there is a good reason they called him and a few others hellraisers. Ultimately most of their lives outside acting were misbehaving, drinking and womanizing.
There's another story he had in hospital, long before he actually died, but was in very bad health. They called in a Priest for him to confess in case his condition worsened, he joked at the priest and said he surely would not confess, because if he confessed all of his sins, he said to the Priest, you'd surely rip your collar off now and leave the church..
On one show Richard Harris was asked how long he's like to live? His answer was typical of these Irish rogues. 'I'd like to live to be ninety and then get shot by a jealous husband!' All these guys, Burton included were just so full of life and good humor, things which don't exist in celebrities anymore.
It’s nothing to do with actors
It’s that generation of people really....
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It's so therapeutic to watch the two narrate... It's like watching someone become life once given the opportunity.
How he didn't win an Oscar for Lawrence Of Arabia or a Lion In Winter is beyond my imagination. His final win for lifetime achievement was an apology for years of screwing it up. It was not enough.
Or Becket with Richard Burton, one of my personal favourites!
Especially for Lion in Winter
@@AndreaKollo agree
Plus he was in his final years. He was such an immense talent, the Academy knew it, and they didnt like him and kept him away from receiving the Oscar for decades.
Im surprised he didnt tell them to shove it.
@@robfmas it’s all big bs game. Whatever actor wins, $ goes to people, not the actor, associated with the film. But he had a great professional attitude!
This is the most fun I have had in ages!!!
Two of my favorite actors. Thank you for posting this.
Any other person, these stories would just be normal. In the hands of master story tellers like O'Toole and Harris, they produce absolute GOLD! There will never be anyone like these two in the world of entertainment for a very very long time.
Thanks - Brilliant!! This is one of my 2 favourite songs of that era ... Itchykoo Park being the other ... Just realised they're both about parks! :) Love both of these Amazingly Brilliant actors ... & raconteurs ...! I'd forgotten how tall Richard Harris was ... but I remember having a mad crush on him in my teens ... I'm almost 71 now ... Thanks for the wonderful memories!
This was amazing, thanks so much - two absolute legends, Richard Harris was so funny and had such an infectious laugh
I like to think that somewhere up in heaven Peter O'Toole regularly arrives at cocktail parties aboard a camel with a cigarette and a scotch in hand.
me too
The way I want to go In Valhalla at table 1 with Oden, to arrive at Odens cocktail party to have a single malt scotch nite a pak of Lucky Strikes to see all the sexy dancing girls
Vivid imagination.
That's the only heaven I want to be a part of. A smart cocktail with Peter.
I think that's a safe assumption.