Actor profile
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 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.
126 Movies
81 TV Shows
207 Credits
Filmography
Movies & TV Shows
Morceaux de Cannes
2nd July 2021
Venezia, carnevale, un amore
1st January 1982
Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag
18th September 1977
The Marshal of Madrid
1st January 1972
Winter Solstice
25th December 2003
HARDtalk
1st April 1997
The French Revolution
25th October 1989 as André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière »)
Saturday Night Clive
21st January 1989
Folio
25th September 1955
Omnibus
9th November 1952
