Peter Ustinov
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1921-04-16
Day of Death
2004-03-28 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Camden, London, England, UK
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.
Acting
(2021)
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
(2003)
Winter Solstice
as Hughie McLellan
(2003)
(2003)
Luther
as Frederick
(2002)
Salem Witch Trials
as William Stroughton
(2002)
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
as Presenter
(2002)
(2001)
Victoria & Albert
as König William IV.
(2000)
(2000)
My Khmer Heart
as Self
(1999)
Animal Farm
as Old Major (voice)
(1999)
The Bachelor
as Grandad
(1999)
Alice in Wonderland
as Walrus
(1999)
Majestät brauchen Sonne
as (uncredited voice)
(1998)
Alekan le magnifique
as Self
(1998)
Stiff Upper Lips
as Horace Wiggins
(1996)
(1995)
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
as Grandfather / Phoenix (voice)
(1995)
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Così fan tutti
as Narrator
(1995)
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni
as Narrator
(1995)
Peter and the Wolf
as Narrator
(1995)
(1995)
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Grandfather
(1995)
(1995)
(1994)
(1994)
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute
as Narrator
(1992)
Lorenzo's Oil
as Professor Nikolais
(1991)
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
as Self - Actor
(1990)
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
as Il veterinario
(1990)
(1989)
The French Revolution
as Vicomte de Mirabeau
(1989)
Granpa
as Granpa (voice)
(1988)
Peep and the Big Wide World
as Narrator (voice)
(1988)
Appointment with Death
as Hercule Poirot
(1988)
Beethovens Zehnte
as Beethoven
(1988)
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
as Self - Host
(1988)
(1988)
Children of Ghana
as Voice-over (English)
(1987)
F1 Review 1987
as Narrator
(1986)
Murder in Three Acts
as Hercule Poirot
(1986)
Riders of the Wind
as Self - Narrator (voice)
(1986)
Dead Man's Folly
as Hercule Poirot
(1985)
Thirteen at Dinner
as Hercule Poirot
(1984)
Memed My Hawk
as Abdi Aga
(1984)
Abgehört
as Genosse Kuruk
(1982)
Imaginary Friends
as Philip Lester
(1982)
Evil Under the Sun
as Hercule Poirot
(1982)
Night of 100 Stars
as Self
(1982)
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
as Hercuele Poirot
(1982)
(1981)
The Great Muppet Caper
as Truck Driver
(1981)
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Charlie Chan
(1981)
Grendel Grendel Grendel
as Grendel (voice)
(1979)
Ashanti
as Suleiman
(1979)
Through Joy and Beyond
as C. S. Lewis (voice)
(1979)
Nuclear Nightmares
as Himself
(1979)
Tarka the Otter
as Narrator (voice)
(1979)
(1979)
We'll Grow Thin Together
as Victor Lasnier
(1979)
Einstein's Universe
as Himself
(1978)
Death on the Nile
as Hercule Poirot
(1978)
The Thief of Baghdad
as The Caliph
(1978)
Metamorphoses
as Narrator (voice)
(1977)
The Mouse and His Child
as Manny the Rat (voice)
(1977)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Sergeant Markov
(1977)
The Purple Taxi
as Taubelman
(1977)
The Mermaid Frolics
as Self
(1977)
Double Murder
as Harry Hellman
(1977)
(1976)
Logan's Run
as Old Man
(1976)
Treasure of Matecumbe
as Dr. Snodgrass
(1976)
Not an Evening like any Other
as Antiquiätenhändler 'Billy's Kunstshop'
(1975)
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp''
(1973)
Robin Hood
as Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
(1973)
Julie's Christmas Special
as Self / Santa Claus
(1972)
Hammersmith Is Out
as Doctor
(1972)
(1972)
Big Truck and Sister Clare
as Israeli Truck Driver
(1971)
Gideon
as Gideon
(1971)
Babar Comes to America
as Narrator (voice)
(1970)
A Storm in Summer
as Abel Shaddick
(1969)
Viva Max!
as General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos
(1968)
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Captain Blackbeard
(1968)
Hot Millions
as Marcus Pendleton / Caesar Smith
(1968)
Diaghilev: The Years Abroad
as Presenter
(1968)
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
as Narrator / All voices (voice)
(1967)
The Comedians
as Ambassador Manuel Pineda
(1967)
The Comedians in Africa
as Self (uncredited)
(1966)
Barefoot in Athens
as Socrates
(1965)
(1965)
Lady L
as Prince Otto of Bavaria
(1964)
Topkapi
as Arthur Simon Simpson
(1964)
The Peaches
as Narrator (voice)
(1963)
Women of the World
as English Narration (voice)
(1963)
Everyman
as Narrator (English)
(1962)
Billy Budd
as Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
(1961)
Romanoff and Juliet
as The General
(1960)
Spartacus
as Lentulus Batiatus
(1960)
The Sundowners
as Rupert Venneker
(1957)
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
as Mr. Bossi
(1957)
The Spies
as Michel Kiminsky
(1956)
The Legend of the Good Beasts
as The Storyteller
(1955)
Lola Montès
as Circus Master
(1955)
We're No Angels
as Jules
(1954)
The Egyptian
as Kaptah
(1954)
Beau Brummell
as George, Prince of Wales
(1952)
The Magic Box
as Industry Man
(1952)
Le Plaisir
as Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)
(1951)
Hotel Sahara
as Emad
(1951)
Quo Vadis
as Nero
(1950)
Odette
as Lt. Alex Rabinovich
(1949)
Private Angelo
as Pvt. Angelo
(1945)
The True Glory
as Commentator
(1944)
The Way Ahead
as Rispoli
(1943)
The New Lot
as Keith
(1942)
Let the People Sing
as Dr. Bentika
(1942)
The Goose Steps Out
as Krauss
(1942)
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as The Priest
(1940)
After Mein Kampf
as Marinus van der Lubbe
Crew
(1985)
La Dixième de Beethoven
Author
(1984)
Memed My Hawk
Director, Writer, Producer
(1972)
Hammersmith Is Out
Director
(1971)
Die Zauberflöte
Director
(1969)
L'Amour des 4 colonels
Writer
(1968)
Hot Millions
Writer
(1965)
Lady L
Director, Writer
(1962)
Billy Budd
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(1961)
Romanoff and Juliet
Director, Writer
(1960)
Spartacus
Screenplay
(1949)
Under Capricorn
Screenplay
(1949)
Private Angelo
Director, Screenplay, Producer
(1948)
Vice Versa
Producer, Director, Writer
(1946)
School for Secrets
Director, Writer, Producer
(1944)
The Way Ahead
Screenplay
(1943)
The New Lot
Writer