Peter Ustinov
Biography
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE ( 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was an English actor, writer and dramatist. He was also renowned as a filmmaker, theatre and opera director, stage designer, author, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter. A noted wit and raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. He was also a respected intellectual and diplomat who, in addition to his various academic posts, served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and President of the World Federalist Movement. Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards over his life, including two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards for acting, a Grammy Award for best recording for children, as well the recipient of governmental honours from, amongst others, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. He displayed a unique cultural versatility that has frequently earned him the accolade of a Renaissance man. Miklós Rózsa, composer of the music for Quo Vadis and of numerous concert works, dedicated his String Quartet No. 1, Op. 22 (1950) to Ustinov. In 2003, shortly before his death in 2004, Durham University renamed its Graduate Society as Ustinov College in honour of the significant contributions Sir Peter had made while serving as Chancellor of the University from 1992 onwards. Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Ustinov, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Lentulus Batiatus
Spartacus
Old Major (voice)
Animal Farm
Philip Lester
Unglaubliche Freunde
Professor Nikolais
Lorenzo's Oil
Grandad
The Bachelor
Hercule Poirot
Evil Under the Sun
Hercule Poirot
Death on the Nile
Vicomte de Mirabeau
La Révolution française
Hercule Poirot
Appointment with Death
Old Man
Logan's Run
Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
Billy Budd
Arthur Simon Simpson
Topkapi
Frederick
Luther
Jules
We're No Angels
Hercuele Poirot
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Hercule Poirot
Thirteen at Dinner
Hercule Poirot
Dead Man's Folly
Hercule Poirot
Murder in Three Acts
Nero
Quo Vadis
Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
Robin Hood
Kaptah
The Egyptian
Marcus Pendleton / Caesar Smith
Hot Millions
Rispoli
The Way Ahead
Circus Master
Lola Montès
Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp''
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Manny the Rat (voice)
The Mouse and His Child
Rupert Venneker
The Sundowners
George, Prince of Wales
Beau Brummell
Captain Blackbeard
Blackbeard's Ghost
Presenter
Schönbrunn - Quelle der Schönheit
Grandfather
The Old Curiosity Shop
Il veterinario
C'era un castello con 40 cani
Narrator (English)
Alleman
General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos
Viva Max!
Charlie Chan
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Emad
Hotel Sahara
Michel Kiminsky
Les Espions
Lt. Alex Rabinovich
Odette
Industry Man
The Magic Box
Prince Otto of Bavaria
Lady L
Self
Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
Narrator (voice)
Babar Comes to America
Sergeant Markov
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Suleiman
Ashanti
Doctor
Hammersmith Is Out
Ambassador Manuel Pineda
The Comedians
Taubelman
Un taxi mauve
Horace Wiggins
Stiff Upper Lips
Fawz
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Grandfather / Phoenix (voice)
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
Mr. Bossi
Un angelo è sceso a Brooklyn
The General
Romanoff and Juliet
Presenter
Diaghilev: The Years Abroad
Hughie McLellan
Winter Solstice
Marinus van der Lubbe
Mein Kampf - My Crimes
The Caliph
The Thief of Baghdad
Granpa
Granpa
Grendel (voice)
Grendel Grendel Grendel
Krauss
The Goose Steps Out
Antiquiätenhändler 'Billy's Kunstshop'
Kein Abend wie jeder andere
Self
An Audience with Peter Ustinov
Self (archive footage)
Parkinson at 50
Self - Host
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
Self (archive footage)
L'Énigme Charlotte Rampling
Abdi Aga
Memed My Hawk
Abel Shaddick
A Storm in Summer
Self
My Khmer Heart
The Storyteller
The Legend of the Good Beasts
Narrator
Pierre et le Loup
Morte no Tejo
Truck Driver
The Great Muppet Caper
Narrator (voice)
The Peaches
Narrator (voice)
星のオルフェウス
Dr. Snodgrass
Treasure of Matecumbe
Beethoven
Beethovens Zehnte
Walrus
Alice in Wonderland
Narrator
Salzburger Marionettentheater: Die Zauberflöte
William Stroughton
Salem Witch Trials
Socrates
Barefoot in Athens
Genosse Kuruk
Abgehört
Gideon
Gideon
Narrator (voice)
Tarka the Otter
Self - Narrator (voice)
Riders of the Wind
The Priest
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Israeli Truck Driver
Big Truck and Sister Clare
Paths of the Gods
Keith
The New Lot
König William IV.
Victoria & Albert
English Narration (voice)
La donna nel mondo
Self - Actor
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
Himself
Einstein's Universe
Narrator (voice)
Peep and the Big Wide World
The Marshal of Madrid
Narrator / All voices (voice)
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
Self (uncredited)
The Comedians in Africa
Self (archive footage)
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)
Le Plaisir
Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag
Self
Ein Abend mit Peter Ustinov
Self / Santa Claus
Julie's Christmas Special
Narrator
F1 Review 1987
Self
The Bible According to Hollywood
Self
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
Self
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Voice of C. S. Lewis
Through Joy and Beyond
Commentator
The True Glory
Pvt. Angelo
Private Angelo
Self
Alekan le magnifique
Harry Hellman
Doppio delitto
Himself
Nuclear Nightmares
Self
The Mermaid Frolics
Victor Lasnier
Nous maigrirons ensemble
Self
Night of 100 Stars
self
Das Leben – ein Karussell: Max Ophüls und sein Werk
Voice-over (English)
Kinderen van Ghana
Dr. Bentika
Let the People Sing
Venezia, carnevale, un amore
Narrator
Salzburger Marionettentheater: Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Narrator
Salzburger Marionettentheater:Le Nozze di Figaro
Narrator
Salzburger Marionettentheater: Don Giovanni
Narrator
Salzburg MarionettenTheater: Così fan tutti
Self
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
122
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-04-16
Place of Birth
Camden, London, England, UK
Also Known As
Sir Peter Ustinov