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 BlogHub Articles:

Summer Under the Stars 2024: Day Seven – Peter Ustinov

By shadowsandsatin on Aug 6, 2024 From Shadows and Satin

What a roller coaster ride this Summer Under the Stars is turning out to be! From Gordon McRae to Jean Harlow, and then a deep dip to . . . Peter Ustinov? Don?t get me wrong ? I?m certainly familiar with Ustinov, but I was slightly amazed to discover that, until today, I?d never seen him in a single... Read full article


On Blu-ray: Stewart Granger, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter Ustinov in Beau Brummell (1954)

By KC on Jun 3, 2020 From Classic Movies

Of all the screen adaptations of Beau Brummell, the 1954 MGM production is the most lavish. With grand settings, gorgeous costumes, and attractive stars, it is drawn directly from the studio’s basic blueprint for glossy historical dramas. Now available on Blu-ray from Warner Archive, the film ... Read full article


Death on the Nile (1978) with Peter Ustinov

By Greg Orypeck on May 15, 2014 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! ?Do not allow evil into your heart, it will make a home there.???Hercule Poirot It is easy to write about the 1978 screen version of Agatha Christie?s?Death on the Nile.??The obvious, summarizing comment is that it isn?t as good as?Murder on the Orient Express, made four years earlier?no... Read full article


Birthday of the Week: Peter Ustinov (1)

By Beth Daniels on Apr 15, 2014 From Mildred's Fatburgers

Born Peter Alexander, Baron Von Ustinow April 16, 1921 - March 28, 2004 Memoir Dear Me, By Peter Ustinov, Penguin, 1979 Renaissance Mensch While looking for the perfect picture of Peter Ustinov, I was struck by how many of them included Muppets*. Was that a thing? Then again... Read full article


Birthday of the Week: Peter Ustinov (2)

By Beth Daniels on Apr 15, 2014 From Mildred's Fatburgers

Born Peter Alexander, Baron Von Ustinow April 16, 1921 - March 28, 2004 Memoir Dear Me, By Peter Ustinov, Penguin, 1979 Renaissance Mensch While looking for the perfect picture of Peter Ustinov, I was struck by how many of them included Muppets*. Was that a thing? Then again... Read full article


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Peter Ustinov Quotes:

Captain Vere: In the question of Jenkins, Budd was telling the truth.
Lieutenant Seymour: I know, sir. What are you going to do about Claggart?
Captain Vere: What can I do but watch and wait? No court martial would do more than strip him of his rank for such misconduct. And then what? As a rating, he'd be slaughtered by the other men. And who would replace him? And would the French refrain from attacking us while we settled our petty differences? No, I must give him his head until some act puts him squarely counter to the law and then let the law consume him. What would you do if you were captain of this ship?
Lieutenant Seymour: I'm not captain of the ship, sir.
Captain Vere: One day you may be, Philip. Then, remember.


[Simpson is talking to the Turkish guards who have arrested him]
Arthur Simon Simpson: You frighten me, sir. But, after all, that's part of your job. But if my father could hear you now he'd laugh himself sick. He wasn't no colonel, sir. I just said that in order to make myself seem important. He was a sergeant - acting sergeant - acting unpaid sergeant. And d'you know what he used to say to me? He used to say, "Arthur"... he used to call me Arthur... "Arthur, you're a carbuncle on the behind of humanity." Carbuncle! I'm a nothing! I'm a nobody!


Captain Blackbeard: What manner of craft be this we're cruisin' in?
Steve Walker: It's an automobile.
Captain Blackbeard: Eh?
Steve Walker: An automobile!
Captain Blackbeard: Oh, is it? Yes. An "automotonus". Yes, "auto-some-o-nee-mones!"


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Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966

Peter and Suzanne had 3 children: two daughters, Pavla Ustinov and Andrea Ustinov, and a son Igor Ustinov.

Winning a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Lentulus Batiatus in Spartacus (1960), Ustinov stands as the only actor to win an Oscar for a Stanley Kubrick film. In fact, Peter Sellers is the only other actor to receive so much as a nomination.

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