PETER USTINOV BIOGRAPHY & FILMOGRAPHY:
 
Peter Ustinov was born on April 16th, 1921 in London, England with the birth name Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov.  Peter was raised in a multi-lingual family speaking fluent Russian, French, Italian, German and English.  After high School he went on to study at Westminster College between 1934 and 1937 and also studied acting at the London Theater Studio.

Peter first began working as a stage actor at a theatre in Surrey, England in 1938.  Then he went on to perform on the London stage and after gaining some experience as a stage performer, Peter began to pursue an interest in the film industry.

His film debut was an un-credited role in  1940 on, "Hullo Fame".  He then took a break from acting to serve with the British Army's Royal Sussex Regiment during World War II.  When he finished his service he went right back to pursuing a career as an actor working on two films in 1942, "Let the People Sing" and "One of Our Aircraft is Missing". 
 
As his career progressed he would add over 100 films to his resume along with being awarded two Oscars for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in the films, "Spartacus" (1960) and "Topkapi" (1964).  He also earned two Oscar nominations, one for his acting and another for his writing.
 
Along with being a successful film and stage actor he also worked on the other sides of the industry as a writer, director and even a journalist.  Some of his more famous roles were in the films, "Death on the Nile" (1978), "Evil Under the Sun" (1982), "Appointment with Death" (1988) and "Lorenzo's Oil" (1992).

He was an acclaimed television journalist as well.  During one project, "Peter Ustinov's Russia" which was a television series, Peter actually visited more then thirty Russian cities to make this series.  Peter was also a theatrical play writer and wrote two autobiography's, "Dear Me" (1977) and "My Russia" (1966).  

Along with his long professional resume he was also a man involved with charities such as the United national Children's Fund where he served as the Goodwill Ambassador from 1968 through his passing.  He also served as Chancellor of the University of Durham from 1992 until his death in 2004.
 
His final appearance was in, "Winter Solstice" (2003).  Even though for the most part he stayed working in the industry up until his passing, he still chose to reside in Switzerland in a private Chateau.  Peter Ustinov passed away on March 28th, 2004 from heart failure.  He was interred in the village cemetery of Bursins, Switzerland.   

He was survived by his third wife, Helene du Lau d Allemans and his three children, Tamara, Pavla and Andrea.  The girl's biological mother was from his second marriage to Suzanne Cloutier from 1954 through 1971.  Peter was married for ten years to his first wife, Isolde Denham and he had one child with her.  

 
Filmography

2003 Winter Solstice 
2003 Luther 
2002 Salem Witch Trials
2001 Victoria & Albert 
2000 Deutschlandspiel 
1999 The Bachelor 
1999 Animal Farm
1999 Alice in Wonderland
1998 Stiff Upper Lips 
1995 The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet 
1995 The Old Curiosity Shop
1993 Wings of the Red Star MIG Force
1992 Lorenzo's Oil
1990 There Was a Castle with Forty Dogs
1990 The Orchestra
1989 Granpa 
1989 La révolution française 
1989 Around the World in 80 Days
1988 Appointment with Death 
1988 Peep and the Big Wide World 
1986 Murder in Three Acts 
1986 Dead Man's Folly 
1985 Thirteen at Dinner 
1984 Abgehört 
1984 Memed My Hawk 
1983 Imaginary Friends
1982 Evil Under the Sun 
1982 Wortwechsel
1982 Venezia, carnevale - Un amore
1981 Doctor Snuggles 
1981 Grendel Grendel Grendel 
1981 The Great Muppet Caper
1981 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen
1981 The Search for Santa Claus 
1980 Strumpet City 
1979 We'll Grow Thin Together
1979 Ashanti
1979 Tarka the Otter 
1978 The Thief of Baghdad 
1978 Death on the Nile 
1978 Metamorphoses
1977 Double Murder 
1977 The Mouse and His Child
1977 The Last Remake of Beau Geste 
1977 The Purple Taxi 
1977 Jesus of Nazareth 
1976 Kein Abend wie jeder andere 
1976 Treasure of Matecumbe
1976 Logan's Run 
1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing 
1973 Robin Hood
1973 Burt Bacharach: Opus No. 3
1972 Hammersmith Is Out 
1972 Clochemerle
1971 Babar Comes to America
1966-1971 Hallmark Hall of Fame
1971 Gideon
1970 A Storm in Summer
1969 Viva Max 
1968 The Story of Babar, the Little Elephant
1968 Hot Millions
1968 Blackbeard's Ghost 
1968 Klapzubova jedenáctka
1967 The Comedians
1965 Lady L
1965 The Peaches 
1965 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! 
1964 Topkapi
1962 Billy Budd
1961 Romanoff and Juliet 
1960 The Sundowners
1960 Spartacus 
1959 I girovaghi 
1958 The Steve Allen Plymouth Show
1957-1958 Omnibus
1957 The Man Who Wagged His Tail
1957 Les espions
1955 Lola Montès 
1955 We're No Angels 
1955 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre 
1954 Beau Brummell 
1954 The Egyptian 
1952 The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird 
1952 Le Plaisir 
1951 The Magic Box
1951 Quo Vadis
1951 Hotel Sahara 
1950 Odette 
1949 Private Angelo
1944 The Way Ahead 
1943 The New Lot
1942 The Goose Steps Out 
1942 Let the People Sing 
1942 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing