Peter Ustinov
Born: 1921-04-16 in Camden, London, England, UK
Died: 2004-03-28
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2021
- Parkinson at 50 as Self (archive footage)
- Morceaux de Cannes
2011
- Hollywood Invasion as self
2009
- Max par Marcel: Lola Montès as Self (archive footage)
2004
2003
- Luther as Frederick
- Winter Solstice
- Winter Solstice as Hughie McLellan
- Salem Witch Trials as William Stroughton
- Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years as Self
2002
- Gero von Boehm begegnet... as Self
- Salem Witch Trials as William Stroughton
- Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty as Presenter
- Das Leben – ein Karussell: Max Ophüls und sein Werk as self
2001
- Aeschbacher as Self
- Victoria & Albert as William IV
- Victoria & Albert as König William IV.
- Jukebox Heroes as Self
2000
- The Ten Commandments of Creativity as Self
- My Khmer Heart as Self
1999
- Beckmann as Self
- The Bachelor as Grandad
- Alice in Wonderland as Walrus
- Animal Farm as Old Major (voice)
- Majestät brauchen Sonne as (uncredited voice)
1998
- The Johannes B. Kerner Show as Self
- Sabine Christiansen as Self
- Hier und heute as Self
- Stiff Upper Lips as Horace Wiggins
- Alekan le magnifique as Self
1996
- An Evening with Peter Ustinov as Self
1995
- Die Harald Schmidt Show as Self
- Lebens-Künstler as Self
- The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet as Grandfather / Phoenix (voice)
- The Old Curiosity Shop as Grandfather
- Queen: Champions of the World as Self
- Paths of the Gods as Self - Presenter
- Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Così fan tutti as Narrator
- Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Abduction from the Seraglio as Narrator
- Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni as Narrator
- Peter and the Wolf as Narrator
- Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Marriage of Figaro as Narrator
1994
- The Bible According to Hollywood as Self
- Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute as Narrator
1992
- Lorenzo's Oil as Professor Nikolais
1991
- DAS! as Self
- Boulevard Bio as Self (archive footage)
- The Trouble With Agatha Christie as Self - Actor
1990
- Zeil um Zehn as Self
- There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs as Il veterinario
- Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren as Self
1989
- Around the World in 80 Days as Wilbur Fix
- Blauer Panther as Self
- The French Revolution as Vicomte de Mirabeau
- The French Revolution as André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière »)
- Saturday Night Clive
- Granpa as Granpa (voice)
1988
- Appointment with Death as Hercule Poirot
- Peep and the Big Wide World as Narrator (voice)
- Beethovens Zehnte as Beethoven
- The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper as Self - Host
- An Audience with Peter Ustinov as Self
- Children of Ghana as Voice-over (English)
1987
- Seitenblicke as self
- F1 Review 1987 as Narrator
1986
- Showgeschichten as Self
- Murder in Three Acts as Hercule Poirot
- Dead Man's Folly as Hercule Poirot
- Riders of the Wind as Self - Narrator (voice)
1985
- Thirteen at Dinner as Hercule Poirot
- La Dixième de Beethoven ... (Author)
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self
- Memed My Hawk as Abdi Aga
- Abgehört as Genosse Kuruk
1983
- Harty as Self
1982
- Wogan as Self
- Champs-Elysées as Self
- Timewatch as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Evil Under the Sun as Hercule Poirot
- Night of 100 Stars as Self
- The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun' as Hercuele Poirot
- Imaginary Friends as Philip Lester
- Venezia, carnevale, un amore
1981
- Wetten, dass..? as Self
- The Great Muppet Caper as Truck Driver
- Doctor Snuggles as Doctor Snuggles
- Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen as Charlie Chan
- Grendel Grendel Grendel as Grendel (voice)
1980
- Heut' abend as Self
- Strumpet City as King Edward VII
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards as Self
- Ashanti as Suleiman
- Tarka the Otter as Narrator (voice)
- Einstein's Universe as Himself
- Through Joy and Beyond as C. S. Lewis (voice)
- Death on the Tagus as Self
- Nuclear Nightmares as Himself
- We'll Grow Thin Together as Victor Lasnier
1978
- An Audience with... as Self
- Death on the Nile as Hercule Poirot
- The Thief of Baghdad as The Caliph
- Metamorphoses as Narrator (voice)
- Halfway Up the Tree ... (Theatre Play)
- Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette as Self / Hercule Poirot
1977
- Jesus of Nazareth as Herod the Great
- Auf los geht's los as Self
- The Last Remake of Beau Geste as Sergeant Markov
- Double Murder as Harry Hellman
- The Mouse and His Child as Manny the Rat (voice)
- The Purple Taxi as Taubelman
- The Mermaid Frolics as Self
- Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag
1976
- The Muppet Show as Self - Special Guest Star / Dr. Felix Ogelbaum
- Cérémonie des César as Self - Host
- Logan's Run as Old Man
- The Secret Policeman's Ball as Self
- Music & Guests as Self
- Treasure of Matecumbe as Dr. Snodgrass
- Not an Evening like any Other as Antiquiätenhändler 'Billy's Kunstshop'
1975
- Apostrophes as Self
- Numéro un as Self
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
- One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing as Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp''
1974
- Spécial cinéma as Self
- Dinah! as Self
- 3 nach 9 as Self
- Die Montagsmaler as Self
1973
- Robin Hood as Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
- Je später der Abend as Self
- Julie's Christmas Special as Self / Santa Claus
1972
- Clochemerle as Narrator
- Hammersmith Is Out as Doctor
- Short Cut to Haifa as Israeli Truck Driver
- The Marshal of Madrid
1971
- Film '72 as Self
- V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
- Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre as Self
- Gideon as Gideon
- Babar Comes to America as Narrator (voice)
- Die Zauberflöte ... (Director)
1970
- A Storm in Summer as Abel Shaddick
1969
- Viva Max! as General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos
- L'Amour des 4 colonels ... (Writer)
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show as Self - Guest
- Blackbeard's Ghost as Captain Blackbeard
- Klapzubova jedenáctka as reporter
- Hot Millions as Marcus Pendleton / Caesar Smith
- The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant as Narrator / All voices (voice)
- Diaghilev: The Years Abroad as Presenter
1967
- Omnibus as Self
- The Comedians as Ambassador Manuel Pineda
- The Comedians in Africa as Self (uncredited)
1966
- Barefoot in Athens as Socrates
1965
- John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! as Fawz
- Lady L as Prince Otto of Bavaria
1964
- Die Drehscheibe as Self
- Topkapi as Arthur Simon Simpson
- Thursday Theatre ... (Writer)
- Zwischenstation as Self
- Lieder, Arien und Geschichten as Self
- The Peaches as Narrator (voice)
1963
- The Danny Kaye Show as Self
- Women of the World as English Narration (voice)
- Everyman as Narrator (English)
1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self
- The Merv Griffin Show as Self
- Billy Budd as Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
- Das Profil as Self
1961
- The Mike Douglas Show as Self
- Romanoff and Juliet as The General
1960
- Spartacus as Lentulus Batiatus
- The Sundowners as Rupert Venneker
1959
- The David Susskind Show as Self
1958
- Small World as Self
1957
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar as Self
- DuPont Show of the Month ... (Writer)
- Aktuelle Schaubude as Self
- Theatre Night as Self — Introduction
- The Spies as Michel Kiminsky
- The Man Who Wagged His Tail as Mr. Bossi
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Host / Presenter
- The Steve Allen Show as Self - Guest
- Cinépanorama as Self
- The Legend of the Good Beasts as The Storyteller
1955
- Was bin ich? as Self
- Folio
- We're No Angels as Jules
- Lola Montès as Circus Master
- The Moment of Truth as The Marshall
1954
- The Egyptian as Kaptah
- Beau Brummell as George, Prince of Wales
1953
- The Oscars as Self
1952
- Omnibus as Dr. Samuel Johnson
- The Magic Box as Industry Man
- Le Plaisir as Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)
1951
- Quo Vadis as Nero
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Socrates
- Hotel Sahara as Emad
1950
- What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
- Sunday Night Theatre ... (Writer)
- Odette as Lt. Alex Rabinovich
1949
- Under Capricorn ... (Screenplay)
- Private Angelo as Pvt. Angelo
1948
- Bambi as Self
- Vice Versa ... (Producer)
1946
- School for Secrets ... (Director)
1945
- The True Glory as Commentator
1944
- Golden Globe Awards as Self - Presenter
- The Way Ahead as Rispoli
1943
- The New Lot as Keith
1942
- One of Our Aircraft Is Missing as The Priest
- The Goose Steps Out as Krauss
- Let the People Sing as Dr. Bentika
1940
- After Mein Kampf as Marinus van der Lubbe