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Peter Ustinov

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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 (1921–2004) was a British male artist whose professional career spanned from 1940 to 2004. He was recognized in the Academy Award Best Supporting Actor collection. Ustinov had four children and stood 180 units in height.

His literary output included 34 works, with notable titles such as *Die Liebe der vier Obersten / Der Unbekannte Soldat und seine Frau*, *Ach du meine Güte*, *Der Verlierer*, *Krumnagel*, and *The Banbury nose*. Crossref data lists five works associated with him.

Ustinov is the subject of various quotes, including statements on laughter, politicians, and Botticelli. His music is tagged as "All" on Last.fm, where it has accumulated 13,154 plays from 3,148 listeners.

Synthesized by Vinony from 23 facts across 8 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Peter
Family name
Ustinov
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
London Borough of Camden
Place of death
Genolier
Child
Tamara Ustinov
Father
Jona von Ustinov
Mother
Nadia Benois
Occupation
director
Position held
UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador
Educated at
Westminster School
Employer
University of Dundee
Languages spoken
Modern Greek
Religion
humanism
Noble title
baron
Record label
Parlophone
Sport
tennis
Conflict
World War II
Military branch
British Army
Image
Sir Peter Ustinov Allan Warren.jpg
Height
180
Number of children
4
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Residence
Bursins
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Zaire at the 1996 Summer Olympics
end of work period
2004-00-00
related category
Category:Films directed by Peter Ustinov
Commons category
Peter Ustinov
date of birth
1921-04-16
date of death
2004-03-28
cause of death
heart failure
nominated for
Tony Award for Best Play
topic's main category
Category:Works by Peter Ustinov
manner of death
natural causes
member of
Royal Society of Arts
name in native language
Peter Ustinov
start of work period
1940-00-00
notable role
Hercule Poirot
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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