Acting
Peter Ustinov
EN, FR, IT, DE cinema · 131 credits
Born
16 April 1921
Died
28 March 2004 (aged 82)
Birthplace
Camden, London, England, UK
Also known as Sir Peter Ustinov · Peter Alexander Baron Von Ustinow · پیتر اوستینوف
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
Filmography
Parkinson at 50
as Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
as Self (archive footage)
Hollywood Invasion
as Self (archive footage)
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
as Self (archive footage)
Luther
as Frederick
Winter Solstice
as Hughie McLellan
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
as Self - Presenter
Victoria & Albert
as König William IV.
My Khmer Heart
as Self
Animal Farm
as Old Major (voice)
The Bachelor
as Grandad
Alice in Wonderland
as Walrus
Majestät brauchen Sonne
1999
Majestät brauchen Sonne
as (uncredited voice)
Stiff Upper Lips
as Horace Wiggins
The Old Curiosity Shop
as Grandfather
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
as Grandfather / Phoenix (voice)
Peter and the Wolf
as Narrator
Lorenzo's Oil
as Professor Nikolais
The Trouble With Agatha Christie
as Self - Actor
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
as Il veterinario
The French Revolution
as Vicomte de Mirabeau
Granpa
as Granpa (voice)
Appointment with Death
as Hercule Poirot
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
as Self - Host
Peep and the Big Wide World
as Narrator (voice)
Children of Ghana
as Voice-over (English)
F1 1987 Official Review
as Narrator
Murder in Three Acts
as Hercule Poirot
Dead Man's Folly
as Hercule Poirot
Riders of the Wind
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Thirteen at Dinner
as Hercule Poirot
Memed My Hawk
as Abdi Aga, Director, Writer, Producer
Abgehört
as Genosse Kuruk
Imaginary Friends
as Philip Lester
Evil Under the Sun
as Hercule Poirot
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
as Hercuele Poirot
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
as Charlie Chan
Grendel Grendel Grendel
as Grendel (voice)
The Great Muppet Caper
as Truck Driver
Ashanti
as Suleiman
Tarka the Otter
as Narrator (voice)
Einstein's Universe
as Himself
Through Joy and Beyond
1979
Through Joy and Beyond
as C. S. Lewis (voice)
Nuclear Nightmares
as Himself
We'll Grow Thin Together
as Victor Lasnier
Death on the Nile
as Hercule Poirot
The Thief of Baghdad
as The Caliph
Metamorphoses
as Narrator (voice)
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
1978
Death on the Nile: Making of Featurette
as Self / Hercule Poirot
The Mouse and His Child
as Manny the Rat (voice)
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
as Sergeant Markov
The Purple Taxi
as Taubelman
Double Murder
as Harry Hellman
Logan's Run
as Old Man
Not an Evening like any Other
as Antiquiätenhändler 'Billy's Kunstshop'
Treasure of Matecumbe
as Dr. Snodgrass
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
as Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp''
Robin Hood
as Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
Julie's Christmas Special
as Self / Santa Claus
Hammersmith Is Out
as Doctor, Director
Short Cut to Haifa
as Israeli Truck Driver
Babar Comes to America
as Narrator (voice)
Gideon
as Gideon
Die Zauberflöte
Director
A Storm in Summer
as Abel Shaddick
Viva Max!
as General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos
Hot Millions
as Marcus Pendleton / Caesar Smith, Writer
Blackbeard's Ghost
as Captain Blackbeard
Diaghilev: The Years Abroad
as Presenter
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
as Narrator / All voices (voice)
The Comedians
as Ambassador Manuel Pineda
The Comedians in Africa
as Self (uncredited)
Lady L
as Prince Otto of Bavaria, Director, Writer
Topkapi
as Arthur Simon Simpson
The Peaches
as Narrator (voice)
Women of the World
as English Narration (voice)
Billy Budd
as Edwin Fairfax Vere, Post Captain, Screenplay, Director, Producer
Romanoff and Juliet
as The General, Writer, Director
Spartacus
as Lentulus Batiatus, Screenplay
The Sundowners
as Rupert Venneker
The Spies
as Michel Kiminsky
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
as Mr. Bossi
The Legend of the Good Beasts
as The Storyteller
We're No Angels
as Jules
Lola Montès
as Circus Master
The Moment of Truth
as The Marshall, Writer
The Egyptian
as Kaptah
Beau Brummell
as George, Prince of Wales
The Magic Box
as Industry Man
Le Plaisir
as Narrator (uncredited) (voice) (English edit)
Quo Vadis
as Nero
Hotel Sahara
as Emad
Odette
as Lt. Alex Rabinovich
Private Angelo
as Pvt. Angelo, Producer, Director, Screenplay
Under Capricorn
Screenplay
Vice Versa
Producer, Director, Writer
School for Secrets
Director, Writer, Producer
The True Glory
as Commentator
The Way Ahead
as Rispoli, Screenplay
The New Lot
as Keith, Writer
The Goose Steps Out
as Krauss
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
as The Priest
Let the People Sing
as Dr. Bentika
After Mein Kampf
as Marinus van der Lubbe