Peter Ustinov Overview:

Legendary actor, Peter Ustinov, was born Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov on Apr 16, 1921 in London, UK. Ustinov died at the age of 83 on Mar 28, 2004 in Genolier, Switzerland and was laid to rest in Bursins Cemetery in Nyon, Vaud, Switzerland.

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Peter Ustinov was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning two for Best Supporting Actor for Spartacus (as Batiatus) and Topkapi (as Arthur Simpson) in 1960 and 1964 respectively.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1951Best Supporting ActorQuo Vadis (1951)NeroNominated
1960Best Supporting ActorSpartacus (1960)BatiatusWon
1964Best Supporting ActorTopkapi (1964)Arthur SimpsonWon
1968Best WritingHot Millions (1968)N/ANominated
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Peter Ustinov Quotes:

Marcus Pendleton: 'Ere! You watch your tongue! Any idiot can steal. *I* been em-*bezz*-lin'!


Walter Harper: Giulio's on the sill now. I'll help you lower him down.
Arthur Simon Simpson: Can't he do anything by himself?


Jules: [on opening the petty cash box] You'll have to forgive me, it's been a while since I've done this
[closes eyes]
Jules: and I'm used to doing it in the dark.


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Peter Ustinov Facts
On 31 October 1984, he was waiting in the garden of Prime Minister of India, Mrs. Indira Gandhi, to interview her for an Irish television documentary - when she was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards (Beant Singh, killed day of assassination, Satwant Singh, sentenced to hang in 1988), as she was approaching Ustinov and his film crew.

Peter Ustinov is Russian, German, and Ethiopian on his father's side and Russian, French, and Italian on his mother's side. He was also a member of the royal family of Russia and the royal family of Ethiopia.

The New London Theatre in Drury Lane WC2 first opened on 2nd January 1973 with Peter Ustinov's play "The Unknown Soldier and His Wife"

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