Highest rated as cast or director
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.
Acted in 91
2000s
- 2003
Winter Solstice
Hughie McLellan
Winter Solstice
TV
Salem Witch Trials
William Stroughton · 2 episodes
- 2001
Victoria & Albert
König William IV.
Victoria & Albert
William IV · 2 episodes
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Stiff Upper Lips
Horace Wiggins
- 1997
- 1995
The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet
Grandfather / Phoenix (voice)
The Old Curiosity Shop
Grandfather
- 1992
- 1990
There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
Il veterinario
1980s
- 1989
Granpa
Granpa (voice)
The French Revolution
André-Boniface-Louis Riquetti, vicomte de Mirabeau (« Les Années Lumière ») · 2 episodes
- 1988
Children of Ghana
Voice-over (English)
- 1986
Murder in Three Acts
Hercule Poirot
Dead Man's Folly
Hercule Poirot
- 1985
- 1984
Abgehört
Genosse Kuruk
Memed My Hawk
Abdi Aga
- 1982
Imaginary Friends
Philip Lester
The Making of Agatha Christie's 'Evil Under the Sun'
Hercuele Poirot
- 1981
Grendel Grendel Grendel
Grendel (voice)
Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
Charlie Chan
- 1980
Strumpet City
King Edward VII · 1 episode
1970s
- 1979
Doctor Snuggles
Doctor Snuggles (voice) · 13 episodes
We'll Grow Thin Together
Victor Lasnier
- 1978
The Thief of Baghdad
The Caliph
- 1977
Double Murder
Harry Hellman
Summa Summarum - Sondersendung zu Heinz Rühmanns 75. Geburtstag
Movie
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
Sergeant Markov
The Purple Taxi
Taubelman
- 1976
Not an Evening like any Other
Antique Dealer
- 1975
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Prince John/ Hnup Wan ''Hunp''
- 1973
- 1972
Hammersmith Is Out
Doctor
Short Cut to Haifa
Israeli Truck Driver
The Marshal of Madrid
Movie
- 1971
Gideon
Gideon
- 1970
A Storm in Summer
Abel Shaddick
1960s
- 1969
Viva Max!
General Maximilian Rodrigues De Santos
- 1968
Klapzubova jedenáctka
reporter · 1 episode
Diaghilev: The Years Abroad
Presenter
- 1967
- 1965
Lady L
Prince Otto of Bavaria
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
Fawz
- 1964
- 1963
Women of the World
English Narration (voice)
- 1962
- 1961
Romanoff and Juliet
The General
- 1960
1950s
- 1957
The Spies
Michel Kiminsky
The Man Who Wagged His Tail
Mr. Bossi
- 1956
The Legend of the Good Beasts
The Storyteller
- 1955
We're No Angels
Jules
The Moment of Truth
The Marshall
- 1954
Beau Brummell
George, Prince of Wales
- 1952
The Magic Box
Industry Man
- 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
Socrates, Abel Shaddick, Gideon · 1 episode
Hotel Sahara
Emad
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Private Angelo
Pvt. Angelo
- 1945
- 1944
- 1943
The New Lot
Keith
- 1942
Let the People Sing
Dr. Bentika
The Goose Steps Out
Krauss
- 1940
After Mein Kampf
Marinus van der Lubbe
Wrote 20
1980s
- 1985
La Dixième de Beethoven
Author
- 1984
Memed My Hawk
Writer
1960s
- 1969
L'Amour des 4 colonels
Writer
- 1968
- 1965
Lady L
Writer
- 1964
- 1962
- 1961
Romanoff and Juliet
Writer
- 1960
1950s
- 1957
Theatre Night
Writer
- 1955
The Moment of Truth
Writer
- 1952
- 1950
1940s
- 1949
Private Angelo
Screenplay
- 1948
Vice Versa
Writer
- 1946
School for Secrets
Writer
- 1944
- 1943
The New Lot
Writer
Directed 10
1980s
- 1984
Memed My Hawk
Director
1970s
- 1972
Hammersmith Is Out
Director
- 1971
Die Zauberflöte
Director
1960s
- 1965
Lady L
Director
- 1962
- 1961
Romanoff and Juliet
Director
1950s
- 1952
1940s
- 1949
Private Angelo
Director
- 1948
Vice Versa
Director
- 1946
School for Secrets
Director
Produced 5
1980s
- 1984
Memed My Hawk
Producer
1960s
- 1962
1940s
- 1949
Private Angelo
Producer
- 1948
Vice Versa
Producer
- 1946
School for Secrets
Producer
Appearances79
2020s
- 2021
Parkinson at 50
Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
Max par Marcel: Lola Montès
Self (archive footage)
- 2004
Peter Ustinov: The Parkinson Interviews
Self
- 2003
Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years
Self
- 2002
Schönbrunn - Well of Beauty
Self - Presenter
- 2001
Jukebox Heroes
Self · 1 episode
- 2000
My Khmer Heart
Self
The Ten Commandments of Creativity
Self
1990s
- 1999
- 1998
Alekan le magnifique
Self
- 1996
An Evening with Peter Ustinov
Self
- 1995
Peter and the Wolf
Narrator
- 1994
Salzburg Marionette Theatre: The Magic Flute
Narrator
The Bible According to Hollywood
Self
- 1991
- 1990
Max Ophüls - Den schönen guten Waren
Self
1980s
- 1988
The Secret Identity of Jack the Ripper
Self - Host
An Audience with Peter Ustinov
Self
Peep and the Big Wide World
Narrator (voice)
- 1987
F1 1987 Official Review
Narrator
- 1986
Riders of the Wind
Self - Narrator (voice)
- 1982
Night of 100 Stars
Self
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
Tarka the Otter
Narrator (voice)
Death on the Tagus
Self
Einstein's Universe
Himself
- 1978
Metamorphoses
Narrator (voice)
- 1977
The Mermaid Frolics
Self
- 1976
Music & Guests
Self · 1 episode
The Secret Policeman's Ball
Self · 15 episodes
- 1975
- 1974
- 1973
Julie's Christmas Special
Self / Santa Claus
- 1972
Clochemerle
Narrator · 9 episodes
- 1971
Babar Comes to America
Narrator (voice)
1960s
- 1968
The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
Narrator / All voices (voice)
- 1967
The Comedians in Africa
Self (uncredited)
- 1966
- 1964
Pour le plaisir
Self · 5 episodes
The Peaches
Narrator (voice)
- 1963
- 1962
- 1961
1950s
- 1959
- 1957
Theatre Night
Self — Introduction · 1 episode
- 1956
- 1953
- 1952
- 1950
