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Peter Ustinov

Also known as Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov, Sir Peter Alexander von Ustinov, Peter Alexander Ustinov

British actor, writer and director (1921–2004)

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Peter Ustinov was a British actor, writer, and director who had a long and influential career in theater, film, and television from the mid-20th century until his death in 2004. He matters because he was a major creative figure who worked across multiple entertainment mediums and became one of the most recognizable British performers of his era.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1921
Works: 34

Top works

Die Liebe der vier Obersten / Der Unbekannte Soldat und seine Frau
Ach du meine Güte
Der Verlierer
Krumnagel
The Banbury nose

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United Kingdom
Active from: 1921-04-16
Active to: 2004-03-28

Discography

Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 3,148
Total plays: 13,154

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 85,122x
A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,255x
QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,753x
RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 23,886x
<i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,329x

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Quotes

“Laughter would be bereaved if snobbery died.”
“Politicians only get to the top because they have no qualifications to detain them at the bottom.”
“I hate being moved. I hate that man who came in. So self-righteous, so cruel. He made fun of me, that's why I cried. You never did that. You led me into temptation by your — politeness.”
“Irrespective of nationality, soldiers are always open to the same discomfort and to the same comradeship the world over. I'll make things easy for you if you make things easy for me. That is, after all the unwritten law of the barracks.”
“If Botticelli were alive today he'd be working for Vogue.”
“To be gentle, tolerant, wise and reasonable requires a goodly portion of toughness.”

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Wikidata facts

Image: Sir Peter Ustinov Allan Warren.jpg
Height: 180
Number of children: 4

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P12749: Zaire at the 1996 Summer Olympics
end of work period: 2004-00-00
Commons category: Peter Ustinov
date of birth: 1921-04-16
date of death: 2004-03-28
name in native language: Peter Ustinov
start of work period: 1940-00-00

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Article

Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (/ˈuːstɪnɒv/ OO-stin-ov; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor and humanitarian. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. Ustinov received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, a Laurel Award, a Silver Bear, a Photoplay Award, a CableACE Award, an Evening Standard British Film Award and a Grammy Award, as well as nominations for three BAFTA Awards, two Tony Awards, two Laurence Olivier Awards, and a Gemini Award. In 1992, Ustinov was awarded with the British Academy Britannia Award.

Ustinov received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in Spartacus (1960), and Topkapi (1964). He also starred in notable films such as Quo Vadis (1951), The Sundowners (1960), Billy Budd (1962), and Hot Millions (1968). He voiced Prince John and King Richard in the Walt Disney Animated film Robin Hood (1973), and portrayed Agatha Christie's fictional detective Hercule Poirot six times for both film and television.