Peter Ustinov
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Apr 16, 1921
- Died
- Mar 28, 2004 (aged 82)
- Place of birth
- Camden, London, England, UK
- Credits
- 209
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
1973Movie
Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
Spartacus
1960Movie
Lentulus Batiatus
Logan's Run
1976Movie
Old Man
Death on the Nile
1978Movie
Hercule Poirot
Lorenzo's Oil
1992Movie
Professor Nikolais
Jesus of Nazareth
1977TV
Herod the Great
Filmography
Parkinson at 50
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021Movie
Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Invasion
2011Movie
Self (archive footage)
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
2009Movie
Self (archive footage)
Parkinson
2004TV
Self - Guest / Performer (archive footage), Self - Guest (archive footage)
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
2004Movie
Self
Winter Solstice
2003Movie
Hughie McLellan
Winter Solstice
2003TV
Luther
2003Movie
Frederick
Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
2003Movie
Self
Salem Witch Trials
2003TV
William Stroughton
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
2002Movie
Self - Presenter
Das Leben – ein Karussell: Max Ophüls und sein Werk
2002Movie
self
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2002TV
Self
Victoria & Albert
2001Movie
König William IV.
Victoria & Albert
2001TV
William IV
Jukebox Heroes
2001TV
Self
Aeschbacher
2001TV
Self
My Khmer Heart
2000Movie
Self
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000Movie
Self
The Bachelor
1999Movie
Grandad
Majestät brauchen Sonne
1999Movie
(uncredited voice)
Animal Farm
1999Movie
Old Major (voice)
Alice in Wonderland
1999Movie
Walrus
Beckmann
1999TV
Self
Alekan le magnifique
1998Movie
Self
Stiff Upper Lips
1998Movie
Horace Wiggins
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998TV
Self
Sabine Christiansen
1998TV
Self
Hier und heute
1998TV
Self
HARDtalk
1997TV
Im Dialog
1997TV
self
An Evening with Peter Ustinov
1996Movie
Self
Peter and the Wolf
1995Movie
Narrator
Die Harald Schmidt Show
1995TV
Self
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995Movie
Grandfather / Phoenix (voice)
Lebens-Künstler
1995TV
Self
The Old Curiosity Shop
1995Movie
Grandfather
Paths of the Gods
1995TV
Self - Presenter
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Abduction from the Seraglio
1995Movie
Narrator
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Marriage of Figaro
1995Movie
Narrator
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni
1995Movie
Narrator
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Così fan tutti
1995Movie
Narrator
Queen: Champions of the World
1995Movie
Self
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute
1994Movie
Narrator
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994Movie
Self
Lorenzo's Oil
1992Movie
Professor Nikolais
Boulevard Bio
1991TV
Self (archive footage)
DAS!
1991TV
Self
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
1991Movie
Self - Actor
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
1990Movie
Self
Zeil um Zehn
1990TV
Self
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
1990Movie
Il veterinario
Granpa
1989Movie
Granpa (voice)
The French Revolution
1989TV
André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière »)
The French Revolution
1989Movie
Vicomte de Mirabeau
Around the World in 80 Days
1989TV
Wilbur Fix
Saturday Night Clive
1989TV
Blauer Panther
1989TV
Self
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
1988Movie
Self - Host
Beethovens Zehnte
1988Movie
Beethoven
Appointment with Death
1988Movie
Hercule Poirot
An Audience with Peter Ustinov
1988Movie
Self
Peep and the Big Wide World
1988Movie
Narrator (voice)
Children of Ghana
1988Movie
Voice-over (English)
Seitenblicke
1987TV
self
F1 1987 Official Review
1987Movie
Narrator
Murder in Three Acts
1986Movie
Hercule Poirot
Showgeschichten
1986TV
Self
Riders of the Wind
1986Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Dead Man's Folly
1986Movie
Hercule Poirot
Thirteen at Dinner
1985Movie
Hercule Poirot
Abgehört
1984Movie
Genosse Kuruk
Memed My Hawk
1984Movie
Abdi Aga
Goldene Kamera
1984TV
Self
Harty
1983TV
Self
Imaginary Friends
1982Movie
Philip Lester
Timewatch
1982TV
Self - Narrator (voice)
Wogan
1982TV
Self
Night of 100 Stars
1982Movie
Self
Evil Under the Sun
1982Movie
Hercule Poirot
Champs-Elysées
1982TV
Self
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982Movie
Hercuele Poirot
Venezia, carnevale, un amore
1982Movie
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981Movie
Grendel (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
1981Movie
Truck Driver
Wetten, dass..?
1981TV
Self
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981Movie
Charlie Chan
Strumpet City
1980TV
King Edward VII
Heut' abend
1980TV
Self
Through Joy and Beyond
1979Movie
C. S. Lewis (voice)
Bavarian Film Awards
1979TV
Self
Tarka the Otter
1979Movie
Narrator (voice)
Nuclear Nightmares
1979Movie
Himself
Doctor Snuggles
1979TV
Doctor Snuggles (voice)
We'll Grow Thin Together
1979Movie
Victor Lasnier
Ashanti
1979Movie
Suleiman
NDR Talk Show
1979TV
Self
Death on the Tagus
1979Movie
Self
Einstein's Universe
1979Movie
Himself
Death on the Nile
1978Movie
Hercule Poirot
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
1978Movie
Self / Hercule Poirot
Metamorphoses
1978Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Thief of Baghdad
1978Movie
The Caliph
An Audience with...
1978TV
Self
Double Murder
1977Movie
Harry Hellman
The Mouse and His Child
1977Movie
Manny the Rat (voice)
Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag
1977Movie
The Mermaid Frolics
1977Movie
Self
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977Movie
Sergeant Markov
The Purple Taxi
1977Movie
Taubelman
Jesus of Nazareth
1977TV
Herod the Great
Auf los geht's los
1977TV
Self
Not an Evening like any Other
1976Movie
Antiquiätenhändler 'Billy's Kunstshop'
Music & Guests
1976TV
Self
The Muppet Show
1976TV
Self - Special Guest Star / Dr. Felix Ogelbaum
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976Movie
Dr. Snodgrass
Logan's Run
1976Movie
Old Man
Cérémonie des César
1976TV
Self - Host, Self - President
The Secret Policeman's Ball
1976TV
Self
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975Movie
Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp''
Numéro un
1975TV
Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975TV
Self
Apostrophes
1975TV
Self
3 nach 9
1974TV
Self
Dinah!
1974TV
Self
Spécial cinéma
1974TV
Self
Die Montagsmaler
1974TV
Self
Julie's Christmas Special
1973Movie
Self / Santa Claus
Robin Hood
1973Movie
Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
Je später der Abend
1973TV
Self
Hammersmith Is Out
1972Movie
Doctor
Clochemerle
1972TV
Narrator
Short Cut to Haifa
1972Movie
Israeli Truck Driver
The Marshal of Madrid
1972Movie
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
1971TV
Self
Film '72
1971TV
Self
Babar Comes to America
1971Movie
Narrator (voice)
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971TV
Self
Gideon
1971Movie
Gideon
A Storm in Summer
1970Movie
Abel Shaddick
Viva Max!
1969Movie
General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
1968Movie
Narrator / All voices (voice)
Hot Millions
1968Movie
Marcus Pendleton / Caesar Smith
The Dick Cavett Show
1968TV
Self - Guest
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968Movie
Captain Blackbeard
Klapzubova jedenáctka
1968TV
reporter
Diaghilev: The Years Abroad
1968Movie
Presenter
The Comedians
1967Movie
Ambassador Manuel Pineda
Omnibus
1967TV
Self
The Comedians in Africa
1967Movie
Self (uncredited)
Barefoot in Athens
1966Movie
Socrates
NET Playhouse
1966TV
Self
Lady L
1965Movie
Prince Otto of Bavaria
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965Movie
Fawz
Zwischenstation
1964TV
Self
Pour le plaisir
1964TV
Self
Topkapi
1964Movie
Arthur Simon Simpson
Lieder, Arien und Geschichten
1964TV
Self
Die Drehscheibe
1964TV
Self
The Peaches
1964Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Danny Kaye Show
1963TV
Self
Women of the World
1963Movie
English Narration (voice)
Billy Budd
1962Movie
Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
Das Profil
1962TV
Self
The Mike Douglas Show
1961TV
Self
Romanoff and Juliet
1961Movie
The General
The Sundowners
1960Movie
Rupert Venneker
Spartacus
1960Movie
Lentulus Batiatus
The David Susskind Show
1959TV
Self
Small World
1958TV
Self
Aktuelle Schaubude
1957TV
Self
The Spies
1957Movie
Michel Kiminsky
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
1957Movie
Mr. Bossi
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957TV
Self
Theatre Night
1957TV
Self — Introduction
The Legend of the Good Beasts
1956Movie
The Storyteller
The Steve Allen Show
1956TV
Self - Guest, Self
Tony Awards
1956TV
Self - Host / Presenter, Self - Co-Host/Presenter, Self - Host, Self - Presenter
Cinépanorama
1956TV
Self
Lola Montès
1955Movie
Circus Master
Folio
1955TV
We're No Angels
1955Movie
Jules
The Moment of Truth
1955Movie
The Marshall
Was bin ich?
1955TV
Self
Beau Brummell
1954Movie
George, Prince of Wales
The Egyptian
1954Movie
Kaptah
The Oscars
1953TV
Self
Omnibus
1952TV
Dr. Samuel Johnson, Marshal
Le Plaisir
1952Movie
Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)
The Magic Box
1952Movie
Industry Man
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951TV
Socrates, Abel Shaddick, Gideon
Quo Vadis
1951Movie
Nero
Hotel Sahara
1951Movie
Emad
Odette
1950Movie
Lt. Alex Rabinovich
What's My Line?
1950TV
Self
Private Angelo
1949Movie
Pvt. Angelo
Bambi
1948TV
Self
The True Glory
1945Movie
Commentator
The Way Ahead
1944Movie
Rispoli
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Presenter, Self - Host
The New Lot
1943Movie
Keith
Let the People Sing
1942Movie
Dr. Bentika
The Goose Steps Out
1942Movie
Krauss
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942Movie
The Priest
After Mein Kampf
1940Movie
Marinus van der Lubbe
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