People
Peter Ustinov
Acting · follow into films and chains
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.
Notable films
Where to start
Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.
Spartacus
Appears in a KinoChain journey
Robin Hood
As Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
Death on the Nile
As Hercule Poirot
Evil Under the Sun
As Hercule Poirot
The True Glory
As Commentator
The Great Muppet Caper
As Truck Driver
We're No Angels
As Jules
Blackbeard's Ghost
As Captain Blackbeard
Chains
KinoChain journeys
Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.
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Acted
Evil Under the Sun
1982 · Hercule Poirot
The Great Muppet Caper
1981 · Truck Driver
Death on the Nile
1978 · Hercule Poirot
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
1975 · Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp''
Robin Hood
1973 · Prince John - A Lion / King Richard (voice)
Blackbeard's Ghost
1968 · Captain Blackbeard
Spartacus
1960 · Lentulus Batiatus
We're No Angels
1955 · Jules
The True Glory
1945 · Commentator
