Acting · Camden, London, England, UK · Born April 16, 1921
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.
MovieParkinson at 50
2021
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMorceaux de Cannes
2021
MovieHollywood Invasion
2011
as self
MovieMax par Marcel: Lola Montès
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MoviePeter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
2004
as Self
MovieWinter Solstice
2003
as Hughie McLellan
TVWinter Solstice
2003
MovieLuther
2003
as Frederick
MovieCharlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
2003
as Self
TVSalem Witch Trials
2003
as William Stroughton
MovieSchönbrunn - Well of Beauty
2002
as Presenter
Das Leben – ein Karussell: Max Ophüls und sein Werk
2002
as self
Gero von Boehm begegnet...
2002
as Self
MovieVictoria & Albert
2001
as König William IV.
TVVictoria & Albert
2001
as William IV
TVJukebox Heroes
2001
as Self
Aeschbacher
2001
as Self
MovieMy Khmer Heart
2000
as Self
MovieThe Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
as Self
MovieThe Bachelor
1999
as Grandad
Majestät brauchen Sonne
1999
as (uncredited voice)
MovieAnimal Farm
1999
as Old Major (voice)
MovieAlice in Wonderland
1999
as Walrus
TVBeckmann
1999
as Self
MovieAlekan le magnifique
1998
as Self
MovieStiff Upper Lips
1998
as Horace Wiggins
The Johannes B. Kerner Show
1998
as Self
Sabine Christiansen
1998
as Self
Hier und heute
1998
as Self
TVHARDtalk
1997
Im Dialog
1997
as self
MovieAn Evening with Peter Ustinov
1996
as Self
MoviePeter and the Wolf
1995
as Narrator
TVDie Harald Schmidt Show
1995
as Self
MovieThe Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995
as Grandfather / Phoenix (voice)
Lebens-Künstler
1995
as Self
MovieThe Old Curiosity Shop
1995
as Grandfather
Paths of the Gods
1995
as Self - Presenter
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Abduction from the Seraglio
1995
as Narrator
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Marriage of Figaro
1995
as Narrator
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Don Giovanni
1995
as Narrator
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: Così fan tutti
1995
as Narrator
MovieQueen: Champions of the World
1995
as Self
MovieSalzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute
1994
as Narrator
MovieThe Bible According to Hollywood
1994
as Self
MovieLorenzo's Oil
1992
as Professor Nikolais
TVBoulevard Bio
1991
as Self (archive footage)
TVDAS!
1991
as Self
MovieThe Trouble With Agatha Christie
1991
as Self - Actor
MovieMax Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
1990
as Self
Zeil um Zehn
1990
as Self
MovieThere Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
1990
as Il veterinario
MovieGranpa
1989
as Granpa (voice)
TVThe French Revolution
1989
as André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière »)
MovieThe French Revolution
1989
as Vicomte de Mirabeau
TVAround the World in 80 Days
1989
as Wilbur Fix
Saturday Night Clive
1989
Blauer Panther
1989
as Self
MovieThe Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
1988
as Self - Host
Beethovens Zehnte
1988
as Beethoven
MovieAppointment with Death
1988
as Hercule Poirot
MovieAn Audience with Peter Ustinov
1988
as Self
MoviePeep and the Big Wide World
1988
as Narrator (voice)
MovieChildren of Ghana
1988
as Voice-over (English)
Seitenblicke
1987
as self
MovieF1 Review 1987
1987
as Narrator
MovieMurder in Three Acts
1986
as Hercule Poirot
Showgeschichten
1986
as Self
Riders of the Wind
1986
as Self - Narrator (voice)
MovieDead Man's Folly
1986
as Hercule Poirot
MovieThirteen at Dinner
1985
as Hercule Poirot
MovieAbgehört
1984
as Genosse Kuruk
MovieMemed My Hawk
1984
as Abdi Aga
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
Harty
1983
as Self
MovieImaginary Friends
1982
as Philip Lester
TVTimewatch
1982
as Self - Narrator (voice)
TVWogan
1982
as Self
MovieNight of 100 Stars
1982
as Self
MovieEvil Under the Sun
1982
as Hercule Poirot
TVChamps-Elysées
1982
as Self
MovieThe Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
as Hercuele Poirot
Venezia, carnevale, un amore
1982
MovieGrendel Grendel Grendel
1981
as Grendel (voice)
MovieThe Great Muppet Caper
1981
as Truck Driver
TVDoctor Snuggles
1981
as Doctor Snuggles (voice)
TVWetten, dass..?
1981
as Self
MovieCharlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
as Charlie Chan
TVStrumpet City
1980
as King Edward VII
TVHeut' abend
1980
as Self
Through Joy and Beyond
1979
as C. S. Lewis (voice)
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
MovieTarka the Otter
1979
as Narrator (voice)
MovieNuclear Nightmares
1979
as Himself
MovieWe'll Grow Thin Together
1979
as Victor Lasnier
MovieAshanti
1979
as Suleiman
TVNDR Talk Show
1979
as Self
MovieDeath on the Tagus
1979
as Self
MovieEinstein's Universe
1979
as Himself
MovieDeath on the Nile
1978
as Hercule Poirot
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
1978
as Self / Hercule Poirot
MovieMetamorphoses
1978
as Narrator (voice)
MovieThe Thief of Baghdad
1978
as The Caliph
TVAn Audience with...
1978
as Self
MovieDouble Murder
1977
as Harry Hellman
MovieThe Mouse and His Child
1977
as Manny the Rat (voice)
MovieSumma Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag
1977
MovieThe Mermaid Frolics
1977
as Self
MovieThe Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
as Sergeant Markov
MovieThe Purple Taxi
1977
as Taubelman
TVJesus of Nazareth
1977
as Herod the Great
TVAuf los geht's los
1977
as Self
MovieNot an Evening like any Other
1976
as Antiquiätenhändler 'Billy's Kunstshop'
TVMusic & Guests
1976
as Self
TVThe Muppet Show
1976
as Self - Special Guest Star / Dr. Felix Ogelbaum
MovieTreasure of Matecumbe
1976
as Dr. Snodgrass
MovieLogan's Run
1976
as Old Man
TVCérémonie des César
1976
as Self - Host
TVThe Secret Policeman's Ball
1976
as Self
MovieOne of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
as Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp''
TVNuméro un
1975
as Self
TVLes Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975
as Self
TVApostrophes
1975
as Self
3 nach 9
1974
as Self
TVDinah!
1974
as Self
TVSpécial cinéma
1974
as Self
TVDie Montagsmaler
1974
as Self
MovieJulie's Christmas Special
1973
as Self / Santa Claus
MovieRobin Hood
1973
as Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
Je später der Abend
1973
as Self
MovieHammersmith Is Out
1972
as Doctor
TVClochemerle
1972
as Narrator
MovieShort Cut to Haifa
1972
as Israeli Truck Driver
MovieThe Marshal of Madrid
1972
Anneliese Rothenberger gibt sich die Ehre
1971
as Self
Film '72
1971
as Self
MovieBabar Comes to America
1971
as Narrator (voice)
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
MovieGideon
1971
as Gideon
MovieA Storm in Summer
1970
as Abel Shaddick
MovieViva Max!
1969
as General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos
MovieThe Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
1968
as Narrator / All voices (voice)
MovieHot Millions
1968
as Marcus Pendleton / Caesar Smith
TVThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
as Self - Guest
MovieBlackbeard's Ghost
1968
as Captain Blackbeard
TVKlapzubova jedenáctka
1968
as reporter
MovieDiaghilev: The Years Abroad
1968
as Presenter
MovieThe Comedians
1967
as Ambassador Manuel Pineda
TVOmnibus
1967
as Self
MovieThe Comedians in Africa
1967
as Self (uncredited)
Barefoot in Athens
1966
as Socrates
TVNET Playhouse
1966
as Self
MovieLady L
1965
as Prince Otto of Bavaria
MovieJohn Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
as Fawz
Zwischenstation
1964
as Self
TVPour le plaisir
1964
as Self
MovieTopkapi
1964
as Arthur Simon Simpson
Lieder, Arien und Geschichten
1964
as Self
Die Drehscheibe
1964
as Self
MovieThe Peaches
1964
as Narrator (voice)
TVThe Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
MovieWomen of the World
1963
as English Narration (voice)
MovieEveryman
1963
as Narrator (English)
MovieBilly Budd
1962
as Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain
TVThe Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Das Profil
1962
as Self
TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
as Self
MovieRomanoff and Juliet
1961
as The General
MovieThe Sundowners
1960
as Rupert Venneker
MovieSpartacus
1960
as Lentulus Batiatus
TVThe David Susskind Show
1959
as Self
Small World
1958
as Self
TVAktuelle Schaubude
1957
as Self
MovieThe Spies
1957
as Michel Kiminsky
MovieThe Man Who Wagged His Tail
1957
as Mr. Bossi
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957
as Self
TVTheatre Night
1957
as Self — Introduction
MovieThe Legend of the Good Beasts
1956
as The Storyteller
TVThe Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Guest
TVTony Awards
1956
as Self - Host / Presenter
TVCinépanorama
1956
as Self
MovieLola Montès
1955
as Circus Master
TVFolio
1955
MovieWe're No Angels
1955
as Jules
MovieThe Moment of Truth
1955
as The Marshall
Was bin ich?
1955
as Self
MovieBeau Brummell
1954
as George, Prince of Wales
MovieThe Egyptian
1954
as Kaptah
TVThe Oscars
1953
as Self
TVOmnibus
1952
as Dr. Samuel Johnson
MovieLe Plaisir
1952
as Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)
MovieThe Magic Box
1952
as Industry Man
TVHallmark Hall of Fame
1951
as Socrates
MovieQuo Vadis
1951
as Nero
MovieHotel Sahara
1951
as Emad
MovieOdette
1950
as Lt. Alex Rabinovich
TVWhat's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
MoviePrivate Angelo
1949
as Pvt. Angelo
TVBambi
1948
as Self
MovieThe True Glory
1945
as Commentator
MovieThe Way Ahead
1944
as Rispoli
TVGolden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MovieThe New Lot
1943
as Keith
MovieLet the People Sing
1942
as Dr. Bentika
MovieThe Goose Steps Out
1942
as Krauss
MovieOne of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
as The Priest
MovieAfter Mein Kampf
1940
as Marinus van der Lubbe
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