Peter Ustinov
Known for Acting · 207 credits
- Born
- 1921-04-16
- Died
- 2004-03-28
- Place of birth
- Camden, London, England, UK
- Also known as
- Sir Peter Ustinov · Питер Устинов · Peter Alexander Baron Von Ustinow · پیتر اوستینوف
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
TV Shows (81)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
DAS!
1991
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter / Self - Host
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest / Self - Panelist
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Wogan
1982
as Self
NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982
as Self
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Presenter / Self - Co-Host/Presenter / Self - Presenter
Die Drehscheibe
1964
as Self
Omnibus
1967
as Self
Apostrophes
1975
as Self
Wetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
Bambi
1948
as Self
Beckmann
1999
as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
Omnibus
1952
as Dr. Samuel Johnson / Marshal
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
Numéro un
1975
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
Aeschbacher
2001
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Die Montagsmaler
1974
as Self
An Audience with...
1978
as Self
Hier und heute
1998
as Self
Sabine Christiansen
1998
as Self
The Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star / Dr. Felix Ogelbaum
Heut' abend
1980
as Self
Timewatch
1982
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Cinépanorama
1956
as Self
Im Dialog
1997
as self
Boulevard Bio
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Was bin ich?
1955
as Self
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
Jesus of Nazareth
1977
as Herod the Great
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957
as Self
Seitenblicke
1987
as self
Harty
1983
as Self
Folio
1955
Auf los geht's los
1977
as Self
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
The David Susskind Show
1959
as Self
HARDtalk
1997
Showgeschichten
1986
as Self
Cérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Host / Self - President
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2002
as Self
Small World
1958
as Self
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Socrates / Gideon / Abel Shaddick
Movies (126)
Spartacus
1960
as Lentulus Batiatus
Robin Hood
1973
as Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
Death on the Nile
1978
as Hercule Poirot
Quo Vadis
1951
as Nero
Logan's Run
1976
as Old Man
The Bachelor
1999
as Grandad
Alice in Wonderland
1999
as Walrus
Luther
2003
as Frederick
Evil Under the Sun
1982
as Hercule Poirot
Animal Farm
1999
as Old Major (voice)
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
as Professor Nikolais
Appointment with Death
1988
as Hercule Poirot
Ashanti
1979
as Suleiman
The French Revolution
1989
as Vicomte de Mirabeau
The Egyptian
1954
as Kaptah
Viva Max!
1969
as General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos
Night of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
as Truck Driver
Topkapi
1964
as Arthur Simon Simpson
Lola Montès
1955
as Circus Master
Dead Man's Folly
1986
as Hercule Poirot
Murder in Three Acts
1986
as Hercule Poirot
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Captain Blackbeard
We're No Angels
1955
as Jules
Thirteen at Dinner
1985
as Hercule Poirot
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
as Fawz
The Sundowners
1960
as Rupert Venneker
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
The Way Ahead
1944
as Rispoli
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976
as Dr. Snodgrass
Salem Witch Trials
2002
as William Stroughton
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
as Charlie Chan
The Thief of Baghdad
1978
as The Caliph
The Mouse and His Child
1977
as Manny the Rat (voice)
The Comedians
1967
as Ambassador Manuel Pineda
Billy Budd
1962
as Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
The Spies
1957
as Michel Kiminsky
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp''
Hotel Sahara
1951
as Emad
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Sergeant Markov
The Magic Box
1952
as Industry Man
Beau Brummell
1954
as George, Prince of Wales
Lady L
1965
as Prince Otto of Bavaria
Parkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
as Doctor
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
as Self
Victoria & Albert
2001
as König William IV.
Le Plaisir
1952
as Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
as Hercuele Poirot
Odette
1950
as Lt. Alex Rabinovich
Stiff Upper Lips
1998
as Horace Wiggins
The Purple Taxi
1977
as Taubelman
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
as The Priest
The Old Curiosity Shop
1995
as Grandfather
Memed My Hawk
1984
as Abdi Aga
Hot Millions
1968
as Marcus Pendleton / Caesar Smith
We'll Grow Thin Together
1979
as Victor Lasnier
Tarka the Otter
1979
as Narrator (voice)
Short Cut to Haifa
1972
as Israeli Truck Driver
Barefoot in Athens
1966
as Socrates
The New Lot
1943
as Keith
Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag
1977
Double Murder
1977
as Harry Hellman
Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
2003
as Self
The Goose Steps Out
1942
as Krauss
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995
as Grandfather / Phoenix (voice)
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute
1994
as Narrator
An Evening with Peter Ustinov
1996
as Self
Winter Solstice
2003
as Hughie McLellan
Women of the World
1963
as English Narration (voice)
Romanoff and Juliet
1961
as The General
The Marshal of Madrid
1972
The True Glory
1945
as Commentator
After Mein Kampf
1940
as Marinus van der Lubbe
Gideon
1971
as Gideon
Queen: Champions of the World
1995
as Self
Hollywood Invasion
2011
as self
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994
as Self
Private Angelo
1949
as Pvt. Angelo
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
1990
as Il veterinario
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
1988
as Self - Host
Imaginary Friends
1982
as Philip Lester
Abgehört
1984
as Genosse Kuruk
Nuclear Nightmares
1979
as Himself
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
2009
as Self (archive footage)
A Storm in Summer
1970
as Abel Shaddick
The Comedians in Africa
1967
as Self (uncredited)
The Peaches
1964
as Narrator (voice)
The Mermaid Frolics
1977
as Self
The Moment of Truth
1955
as The Marshall
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
1991
as Self - Actor
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Così fan tutti
1995
as Narrator
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
1957
as Mr. Bossi
Einstein's Universe
1979
as Himself
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
1978
as Self / Hercule Poirot
Riders of the Wind
1986
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Venezia, carnevale, un amore
1982
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
2004
as Self
Majestät brauchen Sonne
1999
as (uncredited voice)
Babar Comes to America
1971
as Narrator (voice)
Through Joy and Beyond
1979
as C. S. Lewis (voice)
Let the People Sing
1942
as Dr. Bentika
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981
as Grendel (voice)
Beethovens Zehnte
1988
as Beethoven
Not an Evening like any Other
1976
as Antiquiätenhändler 'Billy's Kunstshop'
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
1990
as Self
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
2002
as Presenter
Julie's Christmas Special
1973
as Self / Santa Claus
Alekan le magnifique
1998
as Self
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Abduction from the Seraglio
1995
as Narrator
Everyman
1963
as Narrator (English)
An Audience with Peter Ustinov
1988
as Self
Peep and the Big Wide World
1988
as Narrator (voice)
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni
1995
as Narrator
Granpa
1989
as Granpa (voice)
F1 Review 1987
1987
as Narrator
Children of Ghana
1988
as Voice-over (English)
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Marriage of Figaro
1995
as Narrator
The Legend of the Good Beasts
1956
as The Storyteller
Metamorphoses
1978
as Narrator (voice)
About Peter Ustinov
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 Ambass… With 207 credits spanning from 1940 to 2021, Peter Ustinov has appeared in 126 films and 81 TV shows.
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Most Popular Peter Ustinov Movies
- Spartacus (1960) — as Lentulus Batiatus
- Robin Hood (1973) — as Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
- Death on the Nile (1978) — as Hercule Poirot
- Quo Vadis (1951) — as Nero
- Logan's Run (1976) — as Old Man
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