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.
Acting (109 movies)
Spartacus
1960
Animal Farm
1999
Imaginary Friends
1982
Lorenzo's Oil
1992
The Bachelor
1999
Evil Under the Sun
1982
Death on the Nile
1978
The French Revolution
1989
Appointment with Death
1988
Logan's Run
1976
Billy Budd
1962
Topkapi
1964
Luther
2003
We're No Angels
1955
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
1982
Thirteen at Dinner
1985
Dead Man's Folly
1986
Murder in Three Acts
1986
Quo Vadis
1951
Robin Hood
1973
The Egyptian
1954
Hot Millions
1968
The Way Ahead
1944
Lola Montès
1955
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975
The Mouse and His Child
1977
The Sundowners
1960
Beau Brummell
1954
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
2002
The Old Curiosity Shop
1995
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
1990
Everyman
1963
Viva Max!
1969
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981
Hotel Sahara
1951
The Spies
1957
Odette
1950
The Magic Box
1952
Lady L
1965
Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
2003
Babar Comes to America
1971
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977
Ashanti
1979
Hammersmith Is Out
1972
The Comedians
1967
The Purple Taxi
1977
Stiff Upper Lips
1998
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
1995
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
1957
Romanoff and Juliet
1961
Diaghilev: The Years Abroad
1968
Winter Solstice
2003
After Mein Kampf
1940
The Thief of Baghdad
1978
Granpa
1989
Grendel Grendel Grendel
1981
The Goose Steps Out
1942
Not an Evening like any Other
1976
An Audience with Peter Ustinov
1988
Parkinson at 50
2021
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
1988
Memed My Hawk
1984
A Storm in Summer
1970
My Khmer Heart
2000
The Legend of the Good Beasts
1956
Peter and the Wolf
1995
Death on the Tagus
1979
The Great Muppet Caper
1981
The Peaches
1964
Metamorphoses
1978
Treasure of Matecumbe
1976
Alice in Wonderland
1999
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute
1994
Salem Witch Trials
2002
Abgehört
1984
Gideon
1971
Tarka the Otter
1979
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1942
Big Truck and Sister Clare
1972
The New Lot
1943
Victoria & Albert
2001
Women of the World
1963
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
1991
Einstein's Universe
1979
Peep and the Big Wide World
1988
The Marshal of Madrid
1972
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
1968
The Comedians in Africa
1967
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
2009
Le Plaisir
1952
Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag
1977
An Evening with Peter Ustinov
1996
Julie's Christmas Special
1973
F1 Review 1987
1987
The Bible According to Hollywood
1994
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
1990
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
2000
The True Glory
1945
Directing (9 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| The New Lot | 1943 | Writer |
| The Way Ahead | 1944 | Screenplay |
| School for Secrets | 1946 | Writer |
| School for Secrets | 1946 | Producer |
| Vice Versa | 1948 | Producer |
| Vice Versa | 1948 | Writer |
| Private Angelo | 1949 | Producer |
| Private Angelo | 1949 | Screenplay |
| Under Capricorn | 1949 | Screenplay |
| Spartacus | 1960 | Screenplay |
| Romanoff and Juliet | 1961 | Writer |
| Billy Budd | 1962 | Screenplay |
| Billy Budd | 1962 | Producer |
| Lady L | 1965 | Writer |
| Hot Millions | 1968 | Writer |
| L'Amour des 4 colonels | 1969 | Writer |
| Memed My Hawk | 1984 | Producer |
| Memed My Hawk | 1984 | Writer |