Peter Ustinov
Acting
Born: April 16, 1921 · Camden, London, England, UK
Died: March 28, 2004 (aged 82)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Robin Hood
1973
Spartacus
1960
Logan's Run
1976
Death on the Nile
1978
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
Evil Under the Sun
1982
Quo Vadis
1951
Alice in Wonderland
1999
The Muppet Show
1976
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
Luther
2003
Photos (2)
Movies (89)
Spartacus
Lentulus Batiatus
Death on the Nile
Hercule Poirot
Robin Hood
Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
Logan's Run
Old Man
Appointment with Death
Hercule Poirot
Evil Under the Sun
Hercule Poirot
Alice in Wonderland
Walrus
Luther
Frederick
The Bachelor
Grandad
Quo Vadis
Nero
Lorenzo's Oil
Professor Nikolais
The French Revolution
Vicomte de Mirabeau
The Egyptian
Kaptah
The Great Muppet Caper
Truck Driver
Treasure of Matecumbe
Dr. Snodgrass
Blackbeard's Ghost
Captain Blackbeard
We're No Angels
Jules
Lola Montès
Circus Master
Animal Farm
Old Major (voice)
Thirteen at Dinner
Hercule Poirot
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Charlie Chan
Dead Man's Folly
Hercule Poirot
Billy Budd
Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
Le Plaisir
Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)
Murder in Three Acts
Hercule Poirot
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp''
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
Presenter
Lady L
Prince Otto of Bavaria
Hot Millions
Marcus Pendleton / Caesar Smith
Topkapi
Arthur Simon Simpson
The Thief of Baghdad
The Caliph
Ashanti
Suleiman
The Sundowners
Rupert Venneker
The Spies
Michel Kiminsky
Double Murder
Harry Hellman
The Comedians
Ambassador Manuel Pineda
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Sergeant Markov
Beau Brummell
George, Prince of Wales
Stiff Upper Lips
Horace Wiggins
The Way Ahead
Rispoli
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Fawz
Short Cut to Haifa
Israeli Truck Driver
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Hercuele Poirot
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
The Priest
The Magic Box
Industry Man
Victoria & Albert
König William IV.
Memed My Hawk
Abdi Aga
Gideon
Gideon
The Purple Taxi
Taubelman
Winter Solstice
Hughie McLellan
Viva Max!
General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos
The Mouse and His Child
Manny the Rat (voice)
The Marshal of Madrid
1972
Odette
Lt. Alex Rabinovich
Tarka the Otter
Narrator (voice)
The Moment of Truth
The Marshall
Hotel Sahara
Emad
We'll Grow Thin Together
Victor Lasnier
Grendel Grendel Grendel
Grendel (voice)
The Goose Steps Out
Krauss
The True Glory
Commentator
A Storm in Summer
Abel Shaddick
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
Mr. Bossi
Women of the World
English Narration (voice)
Imaginary Friends
Philip Lester
Hammersmith Is Out
Doctor
The New Lot
Keith
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
Narrator / All voices (voice)
The Old Curiosity Shop
Grandfather
Romanoff and Juliet
The General
After Mein Kampf
Marinus van der Lubbe
Metamorphoses
Narrator (voice)
Babar Comes to America
Narrator (voice)
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
Grandfather / Phoenix (voice)
Peep and the Big Wide World
Narrator (voice)
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
Il veterinario
Let the People Sing
Dr. Bentika
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute
Narrator
Granpa
Granpa (voice)
Children of Ghana
Voice-over (English)
Abgehört
Genosse Kuruk
Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag
1977
The Peaches
Narrator (voice)
Private Angelo
Pvt. Angelo
Diaghilev: The Years Abroad
Presenter
F1 Review 1987
Narrator
The Legend of the Good Beasts
The Storyteller
Not an Evening like any Other
Antiquiätenhändler 'Billy's Kunstshop'
Peter and the Wolf
Narrator
TV Shows (18)
Omnibus
Dr. Samuel Johnson · 1 eps
Omnibus
Marshal · 1 eps
Omnibus
1 eps
HARDtalk
1 eps
Jesus of Nazareth
Herod the Great · 4 eps
Folio
1 eps
Doctor Snuggles
Doctor Snuggles (voice) · 13 eps
Around the World in 80 Days
Wilbur Fix · 3 eps
The French Revolution
André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière ») · 2 eps
Strumpet City
King Edward VII · 1 eps
Salem Witch Trials
William Stroughton · 2 eps
Clochemerle
Narrator · 9 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Socrates · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Abel Shaddick · 1 eps
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Gideon · 1 eps
Winter Solstice
2 eps
Victoria & Albert
William IV · 2 eps
Klapzubova jedenáctka
reporter · 1 eps
Self / Appearances (71)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 4 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
The Mike Douglas Show
Self · 5 eps
Die Harald Schmidt Show
Self · 2 eps
DAS!
Self · 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
Self · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host / Presenter · 2 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Co-Host/Presenter · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Host · 1 eps
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · 1 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 3 eps
Wogan
Self · 1 eps
Omnibus
Self · 1 eps
Apostrophes
Self · 1 eps
Spécial cinéma
Self · 1 eps
The Oscars
Self · 3 eps
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · 5 eps
Wetten, dass..?
Self · 1 eps
Beckmann
Self · 1 eps
Champs-Elysées
Self · 2 eps
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · 3 eps
Bambi
Self · 1 eps
What's My Line?
Self · 5 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star / Dr. Felix Ogelbaum · 1 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Guest · 4 eps
The Steve Allen Show
Self · 1 eps
An Audience with...
Self · 1 eps
Timewatch
Self - Narrator (voice) · 1 eps
NET Playhouse
Self · 1 eps
Numéro un
Self · 2 eps
Cérémonie des César
Self - Host · 1 eps
Cérémonie des César
Self - President · 1 eps
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · 1 eps
Heut' abend
Self · 1 eps
Cinépanorama
Self · 1 eps
Boulevard Bio
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Die Montagsmaler
Self · 1 eps
Aktuelle Schaubude
Self · 1 eps
Auf los geht's los
Self · 2 eps
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · 15 eps
Theatre Night
Self — Introduction · 1 eps
The David Susskind Show
Self · 1 eps
Music & Guests
Self · 1 eps
Pour le plaisir
Self · 5 eps
Hollywood Invasion
self
Jukebox Heroes
Self · 1 eps
Nuclear Nightmares
Himself
Morceaux de Cannes
Self (archive footage)
Night of 100 Stars
Self
Queen: Champions of the World
Self
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
Death on the Tagus
Self
The Mermaid Frolics
Self
Alekan le magnifique
Self
Einstein's Universe
Himself
Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
Self
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
Self (archive footage)
The Comedians in Africa
Self (uncredited)
Riders of the Wind
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Bible According to Hollywood
Self
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
Self - Actor
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
Self - Host
My Khmer Heart
Self
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
Self
An Evening with Peter Ustinov
Self
Julie's Christmas Special
Self / Santa Claus
An Audience with Peter Ustinov
Self
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
Self
Directing (9)
Omnibus
Director
Billy Budd
Director
Vice Versa
Director
Lady L
Director
Memed My Hawk
Director
School for Secrets
Director
Hammersmith Is Out
Director
Romanoff and Juliet
Director
Private Angelo
Director
Writing (20)
The Wednesday Play
Writer
Omnibus
Writer
Sunday Night Theatre
Writer
Spartacus
Screenplay
DuPont Show of the Month
Writer
Theatre Night
Writer
Billy Budd
Screenplay
Vice Versa
Writer
Under Capricorn
Screenplay
Lady L
Writer
Hot Millions
Writer
The Way Ahead
Screenplay
Memed My Hawk
Writer
School for Secrets
Writer
The Moment of Truth
Writer
La Dixième de Beethoven
Author
The New Lot
Writer
Romanoff and Juliet
Writer
Private Angelo
Screenplay
L'Amour des 4 colonels
Writer