Peter Ustinov

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

207

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • Wogan

    Wogan

  • DAS!

    DAS!

  • Wetten, dass..?

    Wetten, dass..?

  • Die Harald Schmidt Show

    Die Harald Schmidt Show

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • NDR Talk Show

    NDR Talk Show

  • The Merv Griffin Show

    The Merv Griffin Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Spécial cinéma

    Spécial cinéma

  • Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

    Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Private Angelo

    Private Angelo

  • The Johannes B. Kerner Show

    The Johannes B. Kerner Show

  • Beau Brummell

    Beau Brummell

  • 3 nach 9

    3 nach 9

  • The Muppet Show

    The Muppet Show

  • Goldene Kamera

    Goldene Kamera

  • Tonight Starring Jack Paar

    Tonight Starring Jack Paar

  • Viva Max!

    Viva Max!

  • Apostrophes

    Apostrophes

  • Blauer Panther

    Blauer Panther

  • Luther

    Luther

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • Jesus of Nazareth

    Jesus of Nazareth

  • Le Plaisir

    Le Plaisir

  • Dinah!

    Dinah!

  • Beckmann

    Beckmann

  • Cinépanorama

    Cinépanorama

  • Lola Montès

    Lola Montès

  • An Audience with...

    An Audience with...

  • Spartacus

    Spartacus

  • Was bin ich?

    Was bin ich?

  • Bavarian Film Awards

    Bavarian Film Awards

  • Numéro un

    Numéro un

  • Ashanti

    Ashanti

  • Aeschbacher

    Aeschbacher

  • We're No Angels

    We're No Angels

  • Imaginary Friends

    Imaginary Friends

  • Heut' abend

    Heut' abend

  • The Great Muppet Caper

    The Great Muppet Caper

  • Double Murder

    Double Murder

  • Hotel Sahara

    Hotel Sahara

  • Die Montagsmaler

    Die Montagsmaler

  • Odette

    Odette

  • Memed My Hawk

    Memed My Hawk

  • Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

  • The Old Curiosity Shop

    The Old Curiosity Shop

  • Thirteen at Dinner

    Thirteen at Dinner

  • Im Dialog

    Im Dialog

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Seitenblicke

    Seitenblicke

  • Timewatch

    Timewatch

  • Gideon

    Gideon

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • The Comedians

    The Comedians

  • Die Drehscheibe

    Die Drehscheibe

  • Sabine Christiansen

    Sabine Christiansen

  • The Peaches

    The Peaches

  • Auf los geht's los

    Auf los geht's los

  • Boulevard Bio

    Boulevard Bio

  • Death on the Nile

    Death on the Nile

  • Lady L

    Lady L

  • Everyman

    Everyman

  • Majestät brauchen Sonne

    Majestät brauchen Sonne

  • Quo Vadis

    Quo Vadis

  • Night of 100 Stars

    Night of 100 Stars

  • Hollywood Invasion

    Hollywood Invasion

  • The Bachelor

    The Bachelor

  • We'll Grow Thin Together

    We'll Grow Thin Together

  • Film '72

    Film '72

  • Folio

    Folio

  • Evil Under the Sun

    Evil Under the Sun

  • Music & Guests

    Music & Guests

  • Logan's Run

    Logan's Run

  • Big Truck and Sister Clare

    Big Truck and Sister Clare

  • Harty

    Harty

  • Gero von Boehm begegnet...

    Gero von Boehm begegnet...

  • Lorenzo's Oil

    Lorenzo's Oil

  • Around the World in 80 Days

    Around the World in 80 Days

  • My Khmer Heart

    My Khmer Heart

  • Hot Millions

    Hot Millions

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame

    Hallmark Hall of Fame

  • Aktuelle Schaubude

    Aktuelle Schaubude

  • Showgeschichten

    Showgeschichten

  • Appointment with Death

    Appointment with Death

  • The Egyptian

    The Egyptian

  • The David Susskind Show

    The David Susskind Show

  • The Secret Policeman's Ball

    The Secret Policeman's Ball

  • Je später der Abend

    Je später der Abend

  • Metamorphoses

    Metamorphoses

  • Doctor Snuggles

    Doctor Snuggles

  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

  • Parkinson at 50

    Parkinson at 50

  • Topkapi

    Topkapi

  • Alekan le magnifique

    Alekan le magnifique

  • Granpa

    Granpa

  • Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty

    Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty

  • Zeil um Zehn

    Zeil um Zehn

  • Death on the Tagus

    Death on the Tagus

  • Lebens-Künstler

    Lebens-Künstler

  • The Spies

    The Spies

  • Small World

    Small World

  • The French Revolution

    The French Revolution

  • Einstein's Universe

    Einstein's Universe

  • The Mermaid Frolics

    The Mermaid Frolics

  • Clochemerle

    Clochemerle

  • Animal Farm

    Animal Farm

  • The Sundowners

    The Sundowners

  • Das Profil

    Das Profil

  • Blackbeard's Ghost

    Blackbeard's Ghost

  • Dead Man's Folly

    Dead Man's Folly

  • Victoria & Albert

    Victoria & Albert

  • The Magic Box

    The Magic Box

  • Saturday Night Clive

    Saturday Night Clive

  • Murder in Three Acts

    Murder in Three Acts

  • Grendel Grendel Grendel

    Grendel Grendel Grendel

  • Theatre Night

    Theatre Night

  • Jukebox Heroes

    Jukebox Heroes

  • Billy Budd

    Billy Budd

  • Salem Witch Trials

    Salem Witch Trials

  • Paths of the Gods

    Paths of the Gods

  • Klapzubova jedenáctka

    Klapzubova jedenáctka

  • Abgehört

    Abgehört

  • The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

    The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'

  • The Thief of Baghdad

    The Thief of Baghdad

  • Diaghilev: The Years Abroad

    Diaghilev: The Years Abroad

  • Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

    Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre

  • Zwischenstation

    Zwischenstation

  • The True Glory

    The True Glory

  • Winter Solstice

    Winter Solstice

  • The Way Ahead

    The Way Ahead

  • Victoria & Albert

    Victoria & Albert

  • The Last Remake of Beau Geste

    The Last Remake of Beau Geste

  • Riders of the Wind

    Riders of the Wind

  • Treasure of Matecumbe

    Treasure of Matecumbe

  • Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

    Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

  • Peter and the Wolf

    Peter and the Wolf

  • The Mouse and His Child

    The Mouse and His Child

  • The New Lot

    The New Lot

  • A Storm in Summer

    A Storm in Summer

  • John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

    John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

  • One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

    One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

  • Hammersmith Is Out

    Hammersmith Is Out

  • The Comedians in Africa

    The Comedians in Africa

  • An Evening with Peter Ustinov

    An Evening with Peter Ustinov

  • Lieder, Arien und Geschichten

    Lieder, Arien und Geschichten

  • Strumpet City

    Strumpet City

  • Winter Solstice

    Winter Solstice

  • Tarka the Otter

    Tarka the Otter

  • The Purple Taxi

    The Purple Taxi

  • Women of the World

    Women of the World

  • Let the People Sing

    Let the People Sing

  • One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

    One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

  • Romanoff and Juliet

    Romanoff and Juliet

  • The Goose Steps Out

    The Goose Steps Out

  • The Man Who Wagged His Tail

    The Man Who Wagged His Tail

  • Children of Ghana

    Children of Ghana

  • The Bible According to Hollywood

    The Bible According to Hollywood

  • Stiff Upper Lips

    Stiff Upper Lips

  • The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

    The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet

  • Barefoot in Athens

    Barefoot in Athens

  • The Marshal of Madrid

    The Marshal of Madrid

  • There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs

    There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs

  • After Mein Kampf

    After Mein Kampf

  • The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper

    The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper

  • Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren

    Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren

  • The Ten Commandments of Creativity

    The Ten Commandments of Creativity

  • Nuclear Nightmares

    Nuclear Nightmares

  • Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag

    Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag

  • The Legend of the Good Beasts

    The Legend of the Good Beasts

  • The Trouble With Agatha Christie

    The Trouble With Agatha Christie

  • Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute

    Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute

  • Queen: Champions of the World

    Queen: Champions of the World

  • Babar Comes to America

    Babar Comes to America

  • Max par Marcel: Lola Montès

    Max par Marcel: Lola Montès

  • Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews

    Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews

  • Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years

    Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years

  • Beethovens Zehnte

    Beethovens Zehnte

  • Peep and the Big Wide World

    Peep and the Big Wide World

  • Through Joy and Beyond

    Through Joy and Beyond

  • Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Marriage of Figaro

    Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Marriage of Figaro

  • Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Abduction from the Seraglio

    Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Abduction from the Seraglio

  • Venezia, carnevale, un amore

    Venezia, carnevale, un amore

  • Julie's Christmas Special

    Julie's Christmas Special

  • Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni

    Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni

  • The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant

    The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant

  • Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Così fan tutti

    Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Così fan tutti

  • An Audience with Peter Ustinov

    An Audience with Peter Ustinov

  • F1 Review 1987

    F1 Review 1987

  • Not an Evening like any Other

    Not an Evening like any Other

  • Das Leben – ein Karussell: Max Ophüls und sein Werk

    Das Leben – ein Karussell: Max Ophüls und sein Werk