Richard Harris and Peter O'Toole - Drinking Stories

[@robertkomarek1387]

There is a big difference between being alive, and living life. These blokes lived life.

[@vardellsfolly5200]

Oh, how they did!

[@vardellsfolly5200]

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.

[@caroljevrem4637]

Λαυρέντιος Ψαροκάηκας

[@barneydtr]

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.

[@carguy67b]

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

[@jellybeanfilms769]

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

[@micro_my_blood]

Victoria Gadd , what timeless legacy!

[@unowen-nh9ov]

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.

[@richardgithens1960]

Truly. They were a different breed. Real treasures of which we will never see again.

[@ziggersz4899]

Harris was the Greatest in all arenas.

[@harrymcmullen2227]

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!

[@laurathornton1456]

Oh God! I hope there are pubs in Heaven if only for the likes of Harris and O'Toole !

[@classicartfoundation639]

Laura Thornton they're probably on salad and playing chamber music, poor sods....

[@blackmore4]

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.

[@dpaxeco]

x'D indeed!

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Laura Thornton If there are none, then it's the other place. And it's hot, so you'd need a drink even more.

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

They are probably barred from all of them by now

[@Riskmangler]

Throw in Richard Burton and Oliver Reed and you've got the Four Horsemen of Inebriety.

[@Reprodestruxion]

Riskmangler albert Finney and Christopher Plummer

[@marycull3607]

René Moncayo Richard Burton and Peter Finch with Oliver Reed.

[@tacobell6826]

Riskmangler They were actually a fairly regular quartet. Separately, Harris and Burton were drinking buddies.

[@marycull3607]

Vg

[@kullaalban]

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.

[@ruth701]

"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.

[@cynthiaennis3107]

Ruti Ahronee That’s a great one...man, they had all those great times! Wonderful!

[@rickbrown1734]

I laughed my ass off at this video. Great people, great actors. They will always be missed.

[@joeoglesby2435]

Rick Brown iii

[@green75ish]

And pissed

[@Yeldarb4]

Two great gentleman. Men who lived and loved who drank and dramatized. RIP to these absolute legends.

[@notgadot]

*dramatiSed

[@Yeldarb4]

verb past tense: dramatized; past participle: dramatized@@notgadot

[@notgadot]

@@Yeldarb4 *dramatiSed .with S not z.

[@zg1000dru1]

Legends...bloody legends. Men who, right or wrong, lived it to the fullest in their minds

[@deanmorrow4083]

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.

[@HonoredGeneral]

Harris, O'Toole, Burton, and don't forget Oliver Reed! ALL of them Hellraisers!

[@shahinhasham9645]

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 .

[@lisaellis9749]

@@shahinhasham9645 Yesssssss!

[@choughed3072]

@@shahinhasham9645 poor Scots lol.

[@elizabethmcleod246]

All of the great actors.

[@philipmcmullan2516]

And Peter finch

[@AtrociousNightmare]

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.

[@riboid]

I could watch this all day.

[@andrews527]

Bless the bloke who collected these.

[@MIKIEEYEZ1975]

Who is the bloody bloke?

[@laurathornton1456]

I've heard him(and O'Toole) tell the "Good God! Harris is drunk" story several times. I laugh like an idiot every time!

[@dwightcurrie8316]

Absolutely! It's "The Story" combined with the way they tell it. Stuff you cannot make up.

[@WolfGratz]

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.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Laura Thornton Many of these guys were more interesting, larger than life, than the characters they played.

[@samanthab1923]

Can you imagine Richard Harris' son Jared goes from him as a dad to Rex Harrison as a Step-Dad! 😆

[@ziggersz4899]

@@samanthab1923 Poor Jared and his brothers. Two totally different types, of course Harris being the preferred one. 💋💘💞💚🎵🎶🍀

[@timrowlands4874]

Classic actors ,original ,beautiful ,outstanding

[@yokie52]

Wouldn't want to have been married to one of 'em, but they are delightful.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Yokie Miller MANY others were.

[@colmmccabe7223]

2 irish film legends. never to be forgotten.

[@mercian7]

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.

[@ennbee2051]

Does his son drink Evian at film premieres?!🤣

[@47Brenda47]

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!!

[@margaretrobertson967]

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

[@emdsdownunder]

...”Oh I’ll shuffle through my memories”,............absolute gold!!!!! 😂😂👌

[@KMN-bg3yu]

At 10pm I stumbled upon these clips of Harris-O'Toole drinking stories, it's now 1am and I can't stop watching them

[@mookiemu]

Had to have been a hoot hanging with these guys! Rest in peace.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

mookiemu Let's hope not!

[@TahoeVista]

Came into this world plastered, and went out plastered. Excellent.

[@robertshanks3674]

The entertainment industry will NEVER see the like of these MEN again....fortunately they left a GREAT body of work...

[@escopiliatese3623]

You’re underestimating me.

[@papadoc711]

imagine having a life long friend like this, whoever has one is extremely lucky.

[@stevoschannel4127]

I’d settle for a friend

[@Margie75]

God bless them! I would have given anything to spend a day with these legends ✌💖😄

[@yokie52]

Hmm, Marjorie, ..I don't know, as women, we wouldn't be invited, unless it was for "other" purposes..

[@unowen-nh9ov]

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.

[@KennethMcPherson1954]

I was in O'Donoghues in Dublin and O'Toole was at the bar listening to the session.

[@rosswelsh3595]

What year was this in??

[@octaviancaesarhibernicus4447]

I'm from Limerick like the great Harris, what a great raconteur!

[@VCRAGE]

Being genuine has no material value. These two are priceless. RIP you beautiful souls.

[@dinalombos2606]

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.

[@adrianrussell580]

Bloody hell now I’m late for work! Could watch these two all day.

[@lizmacleod8903]

These men were legends in their lifetimes.

[@mirandascanlan1130]

Magic. Got watery eyed at the end when they were singing, probably because they reminded me of my dad.

[@BattleToads]

"It distresses us to return work which is not perfect. So I'm having it on my tombstone." - The GREAT Peter O'Toole

[@HardRockMiner]

Most of us will go thru life and never have a friend like these 2 found in each other.

[@Nitebreed]

What an epic life these two had! Love it!!

[@SuperBenny74]

Absolute legends, what a friendship, I could listen to the two of them all day .

[@asupertramp948]

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!

[@deanrane1961]

This is so Great! Miss these guys.

[@mythicalmountancentralasia6183]

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.

[@paulfromdevon4707]

This is utterly joyous. Two wonderful friends and great actors. The O'Toole story about his jacket and tombstone is absolutely priceless 😅

[@headeryankee]

Freakin great Harris story about O'Toole being drunk! LMAO!

[@bobloblaw378]

'I miss the days when alcoholism was considered easy breezy entertainment' - Arthur Spooner

[@ziggersz4899]

Nice reference!!! King of Queens humor. Love it!

[@AndiniMako]

These two were precious together. And we don't get storytelling interviews like this anymore! Such legends.

[@RED-mg5sp]

They look so bloody happy to go back through those memories

[@BohemianBritain]

Brilliant. In a small way we try to carry on their spirits. In every sense of the word..!

[@expectationofplenty]

Every time I'm pissed. I play this and wonder and reminisce. Whatever. Play on you wonderful bastards.

[@classicartfoundation639]

expectationofplenty I hate booze, the hangovers are never really worth it.

[@angryskull1481]

Art Is Pain u not doing it right. U drink untill u are sober again.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

Angry Skull Still waiting...

[@janicecarroll7590]

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

[@wolfbrothermax]

Like Brothers,God Bless Em...

[@vivalapsych]

Great stuff!! Thank you.

[@tonyackers5145]

Never to be repeated........or bettered...

[@sal1960caldo]

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.

[@Kinopanorama1]

Such great actors. All of their parts were memorable.

[@DerekLyons]

The finest of Irishman, loved them so much! I met Richard Harris RIP.

[@napejack]

Fantastic, I watch and drink wine, after that go to sleep, like a baby!

[@jabowi2528]

Hilarious as elderly gents, and when they were young... One more gorgeous than the other. And those voices.

[@ziggersz4899]

I agree and I choose Richard. My heart...💚💋🎶

[@EldeLDorELLEN]

Thanks for that That was the best video on KZbin for a long long time

[@nancy-jodillman1672]

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.

[@rickkania8398]

These were the best actors in there time, sadly missed.

[@patrickmuhwheeney6518]

Treasures...Thanks for the upload!

[@vardellsfolly5200]

.. and, damn, these are some of the coolest dudes.. ever. Imagine being their friend. You will never, EVER get bored with them..

[@deme9873]

Thank you for this loving tribute to two very charismatic, very much loved, and very drunken actors with very phallic-sounding names.

[@ziggersz4899]

Yeah, the phallic names. Always found that interesting and fitting. 💖

[@deme9873]

@@ziggersz4899 It would have been even more fitting if Richard went by the surname of "Johnson" or "Peters."

[@rachcelmorley9711]

he always cheers me up rip Peter xx

[@jeffsmith2022]

Yes,God bless them both...

[@Escorpius17]

I watch this whenever I miss these two actors.

[@seanotoole8515]

Two lives well lived. I am sure they'l still having a laugh somewhere.......

[@Vesnicie]

No doubt haunting the bar down by Finchy's!

[@TheYukonnahanni]

They don't make them like that Anymore !!! Some of the Greatest Actors in the World , On Stage & in Real Life !!

[@Jonas-np9io]

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.

[@leopardbasement2915]

4:56 I love that "And we were in Dublin together - on the lash.." pause, waiting for the inevitable WTF!? from Dave ;)

[@Shawnkells]

That was great! Thank you.

[@samsoncrosswood7259]

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.

[@windstorm1000]

yes, we are in the wrong era now aren't we! stuck with the likes of today' s 'stars'

[@markmarsh27]

Harris and O'Toole would have HOSPITALIZED Franco and Rogen in a couple of hours!

[@markmarsh27]

***** 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?

[@markmarsh27]

***** 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.

[@goprodog4304]

Because they were made of hardened steel back then. Imagine metrosex Beckham or any of those guys in this company, lol.

[@LPJack02]

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

[@michaelcastro6731]

I had the pleasure of seeing Peter O'Toole in Jeffrey Bernard is unwell in 1989 at the Apollo Theatre. Such talent.

[@alidabaxter5849]

Wonderful play and he was wonderful in it.

[@erics9754]

The actors back in the day had so much more class and knew the art of storey telling funny as hell.

[@stevenedwards4470]

I could stand a few more hours of that

[@kerrydavies4394]

Two crazy, amazing legends!

[@tatuco8]

That was great, thanks for uploading.

[@tarnsand]

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.

[@flossygallaway6565]

These are men long since forgotten real men we will do what we want .

[@beekay5914]

O'Toole was a god among actors.

[@KitCalder]

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!"

[@ziggersz4899]

I laughed just hearing him say Madam.....Harris is a dreamboat.🇮🇪💞🎶💖🍀💚🎵💘💋

[@1339LARS]

Love them both !!!

[@Thebuilderofthings1]

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.

[@MusicalPlayground717]

Thank you. Thank you for this.

[@barrietremans219]

WOW! Two amazing guys!

[@neil73]

Oh all the money that e'er I spent I spent it in good company And all the harm that e'er I've done Alas, it was to none but me and all the harm that e'er I've done Alas, it was to none but me And all I've done for want of wit To memory now I can't recall So fill to me the parting glass Good night and joy be with you all Oh all the comrades that e'er I've had Are sorry for my going away And all the sweethearts that e'er I've had Would wish me one more day to stay But since it falls unto my lot That I should rise and you should not I'll gently rise and I'll softly call Good night and joy be with you all

[@JohnJohnson-zw1kd]

neil73 A great Irish song sung at wakes.

[@cynthiaennis3107]

neil73 Awesome! Thank you! 👏🏼👏🏼

[@kevinjamesparr552]

A man who gave us Cromwell as he really was.

[@laurathornton1456]

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!

[@derek-press]

I can tell you another true story (told to me by my mother) about these bad boys , my mother and father (both Irish)were in a pub in Dublin back in the 60's and the barman came over and gave my mother ..ONLY my mother...! a drink and said" it was from the gents in the corner" ..yep...Harris and O'tool my dad took it with good humour ..after all he was the one taking the very pretty girl home ;) (to my Ma and Da

[@cynthiaennis3107]

Really nice story!

[@ziggersz4899]

Sweet

[@Eire_Go_Deo]

Ah jesus your Da was a class act for sure

[@derek-press]

@@Eire_Go_Deo indeed indeed :)

[@Eire_Go_Deo]

Although, Harris was a big bastard so if he tried to shift your Ma, I hope your Da was big enough to give yer man a belt on the nose 😂😂👊🏻☘️

[@57Banjoman]

He looked so fragile here-but that VOICE!

[@pvtrichter8816]

that BOOMING resonant voice and such a lovely lilt!!

[@unowen-nh9ov]

57Banjoman Which one?

[@JonJonJonJonJonJonJonJon]

@@unowen-nh9ovthe drunk one

[@NigelNaughton]

Fucking brilliant!!! Love those 2 Irish blokes.

[@MarkRobertCuthbert]

look on Wiki. about Peter O' Toole. it says he wasn't 100% sure of his birth place or D.O.B. (date of birth).

[@22grena]

Shut up fool. He was Irish

[@doverandover61]

I ´ll have that on my gravestone ;-)

[@leenothnagel]

I absolutely love these two, it’s unfortunate that there are no actors alive now that can be as natural and honest and funny , living day by day having fun. Today’s actors and celebrities are so careful and quite frankly bland. I miss people like them . If they were to be like that today, the media and general public would crucify them and end their careers. Sad

[@dogwithwigwamz.7320]

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.

[@MerkinMuffly]

Eat, drink and be merry.

[@VisionaryCompanion]

Yes, but if you eat and drink too much you cannot be merry, because your liver no longer functions, you cannot get an erection, and you start puking bile and shitting blood, eventually dying with the realization that you never really learned how to live, and that you were oblivious to all the people, places and things you would have known and loved if you had had your wits about you.

[@unowen-nh9ov]

VisionaryCompanion If I were in your co. would drink MUCH more.

[@jimbobjimjim6500]

@@VisionaryCompanion American?

[@fredbreadbun6277]

@@jimbobjimjim6500 you could put a bet on it!

[@bevanneadamson7313]

For tomorrow we may die

[@raggeragnar]

Richard Harris , Peter O’Toole , Albert Finney , Oliver Reed and Richard Burton. That was the ”Hellraiser-5” for decades.

[@elvisobsessor]

Marvelous!

[@jesoby]

With a beautiful voice you can talk any old crap and folk will listen.

[@michaelmurphy75]

ohhh dear god the stories that bottle could tell

[@jonnnyren6245]

18:42 "and I know I'm fired." Him acknowledging that makes him a powerful legend.

[@jackmehoffe9372]

Yes JR!

[@tommoclement]

He has the most beautiful voice.