
About
Peter Ustinov
Overview
Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE 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
Acting |
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2021 | Parkinson at 50 | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 59 Average |
2009 | Max par Marcel: Lola Montès | Actor | Self (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
2004 | Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2003 | Winter Solstice | Actor | Hughie McLellan | 58 Average |
2003 | Winter Solstice | Actor | 69 Fair |
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2003 | Luther | Actor | Frederick | 60 Fair |
2003 | Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2002 | Salem Witch Trials | Actor | William Stroughton | 59 Average |
2002 | Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty | Actor | Presenter | N/A N/A |
2002 | Das Leben – ein Karussell: Max Ophüls und sein Werk | Actor | self | N/A N/A |
2001 | Victoria & Albert | Actor | König William IV. | 59 Average |
2001 | Victoria & Albert | Actor | William IV | 69 Fair |
2000 | Deutschlandspiel | Actor | Igor Maximytschew | N/A N/A |
2000 | My Khmer Heart | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2000 | The Ten Commandments of Creativity | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1999 | The Bachelor | Actor | Grandad | 56 Average |
1999 | Majestät brauchen Sonne | Actor | (uncredited voice) | N/A N/A |
1999 | Animal Farm | Actor | Old Major (voice) | 58 Average |
1999 | Alice in Wonderland | Actor | Walrus | 60 Fair |
1998 | Alekan le magnifique | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1998 | Stiff Upper Lips | Actor | Horace Wiggins | 59 Average |
1996 | An Evening with Peter Ustinov | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
1995 | Peter and the Wolf | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
1995 | The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet | Actor | Grandfather / Phoenix (voice) | 58 Average |
1995 | The Old Curiosity Shop | Actor | Grandfather | 58 Average |
1995 | Paths of the Gods | Actor | 59 Average |
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1995 | Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Abduction from the Seraglio | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
1995 | Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
1995 | Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Marriage of Figaro | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
1995 | Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Così fan tutti | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
1994 | The Bible According to Hollywood | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1994 | Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
1992 | Lorenzo's Oil | Actor | Professor Nikolais | 65 Fair |
1991 | The Trouble With Agatha Christie | Actor | Self - Actor | 58 Average |
1990 | Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1990 | There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs | Actor | Il veterinario | 58 Average |
1989 | Granpa | Actor | Granpa (voice) | 58 Average |
1989 | The French Revolution | Actor | André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (segment "Années Lumière, Les") | 69 Fair |
1989 | The French Revolution | Actor | Vicomte de Mirabeau | 60 Fair |
1989 | Around the World in 80 Days | Actor | Wilbur Fix | 67 Fair |
1989 | Around the World in 80 Days | Actor | Detective Wilbur Fix | 61 Fair |
1988 | The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper | Actor | Self - Host | 58 Average |
1988 | Beethovens Zehnte | Actor | Beethoven | N/A N/A |
1988 | Appointment with Death | Actor | Hercule Poirot | 59 Average |
1988 | An Audience with Peter Ustinov | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1988 | Children of Ghana | Actor | Voice-over (English) | N/A N/A |
1988 | Peep and the Big Wide World | Actor | Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
1987 | F1 Review 1987 | Actor | Narrator | N/A N/A |
1986 | Murder in Three Acts | Actor | Hercule Poirot | 58 Average |
1986 | Riders of the Wind | Actor | Self - Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
1986 | Dead Man's Folly | Actor | Hercule Poirot | 59 Average |
1985 | Thirteen at Dinner | Actor | Hercule Poirot | 58 Average |
1984 | Abgehört | Actor | Genosse Kuruk | N/A N/A |
1984 | Memed My Hawk | Actor | Abdi Aga | 58 Average |
1982 | Imaginary Friends | Actor | Philip Lester | 59 Average |
1982 | Night of 100 Stars | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
1982 | Evil Under the Sun | Actor | Hercule Poirot | 63 Fair |
1982 | Venezia, carnevale, un amore | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1982 | The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' | Actor | Hercuele Poirot | 59 Average |
1981 | Grendel Grendel Grendel | Actor | Grendel (voice) | 58 Average |
1981 | The Great Muppet Caper | Actor | Truck Driver | 62 Fair |
1981 | Doctor Snuggles | Actor | Doctor Snuggles | 69 Fair |
1981 | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen | Actor | Charlie Chan | 58 Average |
1979 | Through Joy and Beyond | Actor | C. S. Lewis (voice) | N/A N/A |
1979 | Tarka the Otter | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 59 Average |
1979 | Nuclear Nightmares | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
1979 | We'll Grow Thin Together | Actor | Victor Lasnier | 58 Average |
1979 | Players | Actor | Himself (Uncredited) | 58 Average |
1979 | Ashanti | Actor | Suleiman | 58 Average |
1979 | Death on the Tagus | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1979 | Einstein's Universe | Actor | Himself | 59 Average |
1978 | Death on the Nile | Actor | Hercule Poirot | 66 Fair |
1978 | Metamorphoses | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 58 Average |
1978 | The Thief of Baghdad | Actor | The Caliph | 58 Average |
1977 | Double Murder | Actor | Harry Hellman | 58 Average |
1977 | The Mouse and His Child | Actor | Manny the Rat (voice) | 58 Average |
1977 | Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag | Actor | 59 Average |
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1977 | The Mermaid Frolics | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
1977 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste | Actor | Sergeant Markov | 58 Average |
1977 | The Purple Taxi | Actor | Taubelman | 58 Average |
1977 | Jesus of Nazareth | Actor | Herod the Great | 77 Good |
1976 | Not an Evening like any Other | Actor | Antiquiätenhändler 'Billy's Kunstshop' | 58 Average |
1976 | Treasure of Matecumbe | Actor | Dr. Snodgrass | 59 Average |
1976 | Logan's Run | Actor | Old Man | 63 Fair |
1976 | The Secret Policeman's Ball | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
1975 | One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing | Actor | Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp'' | 58 Average |
1973 | Julie's Christmas Special | Actor | Self / Santa Claus | N/A N/A |
1973 | Robin Hood | Actor | Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice) | 71 Good |
1972 | Hammersmith Is Out | Actor | Doctor | 58 Average |
1972 | Clochemerle | Actor | Narrator | 69 Fair |
1972 | Big Truck and Sister Clare | Actor | Israeli Truck Driver | 58 Average |
1972 | The Marshal of Madrid | Actor | N/A N/A |
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1971 | Babar Comes to America | Actor | Narrator (voice) | 58 Average |
1971 | Gideon | Actor | Gideon | N/A N/A |
1970 | A Storm in Summer | Actor | Abel Shaddick | 58 Average |
1969 | Viva Max! | Actor | General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos | 59 Average |
1968 | The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant | Actor | Narrator / All voices (voice) | 58 Average |
1968 | Hot Millions | Actor | Marcus Pendleton / Caesar Smith | 59 Average |
1968 | Blackbeard's Ghost | Actor | Captain Blackbeard | 60 Fair |
1968 | Diaghilev: The Years Abroad | Actor | Presenter | N/A N/A |
1967 | The Comedians | Actor | Ambassador Manuel Pineda | 58 Average |
1967 | The Comedians in Africa | Actor | Self (uncredited) | 58 Average |
1966 | Barefoot in Athens | Actor | Socrates | 58 Average |
1965 | Lady L | Actor | Prince Otto of Bavaria | 58 Average |
1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Actor | Fawz | 58 Average |
1964 | Topkapi | Actor | Arthur Simon Simpson | 60 Fair |
1964 | The Peaches | Actor | Narrator (voice) | N/A N/A |
1963 | Women of the World | Actor | English Narration (voice) | 58 Average |
1963 | Everyman | Actor | Narrator (English) | 59 Average |
1962 | Billy Budd | Actor | Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain | 60 Fair |
1961 | Romanoff and Juliet | Actor | The General | 58 Average |
1960 | The Sundowners | Actor | Rupert Venneker | 59 Average |
1960 | Spartacus | Actor | Lentulus Batiatus | 72 Good |
1957 | The Spies | Actor | Michel Kiminsky | 59 Average |
1957 | The Man Who Wagged His Tail | Actor | Mr. Bossi | 59 Average |
1956 | The Legend of the Good Beasts | Actor | The Storyteller | N/A N/A |
1955 | Lola Montès | Actor | Circus Master | 60 Fair |
1955 | We're No Angels | Actor | Jules | 62 Fair |
1954 | Beau Brummell | Actor | George, Prince of Wales | 59 Average |
1954 | The Egyptian | Actor | Kaptah | 59 Average |
1952 | Le Plaisir | Actor | Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit) | 62 Fair |
1952 | The Magic Box | Actor | Industry Man | 58 Average |
1951 | Quo Vadis | Actor | Nero | 64 Fair |
1951 | Hotel Sahara | Actor | Emad | 58 Average |
1950 | Odette | Actor | Lt. Alex Rabinovich | 58 Average |
1949 | Private Angelo | Actor | Pvt. Angelo | N/A N/A |
1945 | The True Glory | Actor | Commentator | 58 Average |
1944 | The Way Ahead | Actor | Rispoli | 59 Average |
1943 | The New Lot | Actor | Keith | N/A N/A |
1942 | Let the People Sing | Actor | Dr. Bentika | 58 Average |
1942 | The Goose Steps Out | Actor | Krauss | 58 Average |
1942 | One of Our Aircraft Is Missing | Actor | The Priest | 59 Average |
1940 | After Mein Kampf | Actor | Marinus van der Lubbe | N/A N/A |
Directing |
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1984 | Memed My Hawk | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1972 | Hammersmith Is Out | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1971 | Die Zauberflöte | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1965 | Lady L | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1962 | Billy Budd | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
1961 | Romanoff and Juliet | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1949 | Private Angelo | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
1948 | Vice Versa | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1946 | School for Secrets | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Writing |
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1985 | La Dixième de Beethoven | Writing | Author | N/A N/A |
1984 | Memed My Hawk | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1969 | L'amour des 4 colonels | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1968 | Hot Millions | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1965 | Lady L | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1962 | Billy Budd | Writing | Screenplay | 60 Fair |
1961 | Romanoff and Juliet | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1960 | Spartacus | Writing | Screenplay | 72 Good |
1949 | Under Capricorn | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1949 | Private Angelo | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1948 | Vice Versa | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1946 | School for Secrets | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1944 | The Way Ahead | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1943 | The New Lot | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
Production |
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1984 | Memed My Hawk | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1962 | Billy Budd | Production | Producer | 60 Fair |
1949 | Private Angelo | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
1948 | Vice Versa | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1946 | School for Secrets | Production | Producer | 59 Average |