Peter Ustinov

Ustinov in 1973

Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE FRSA (born Peter Alexander Baron von Ustinow; 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was an English actor, filmmaker and writer. He portrayed lead roles in the movies Spartacus, Death on the Nile, Evil Under the Sun, Quo Vadis, and Topkaki.

Early and personal life

Ustinov was born on 16 April 1921 in Swiss Cottage, London Borough of Camden. He studied at the Westminster School. He was married to Isolde Denham from 1940 until they divorced in 1950. He later married Suzanne Cloutier from 1954 until they divorced in 1971. He was then married to Helene de Lau d'Allemans from 1972 until his death in 2004. He lived in Bursins, Vaud, Switzerland and had three children.

Death

Ustinov died on 28 March 2004 in Genolier, Vaud, Switzerland from heart failure, aged 82.^[1]

Awards

Ustinov won two Academy Awards, a Silver Bear Award, a BAFTA Award, three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award.

Peter Ustinov Media

Ustinov as Nero in Quo Vadis (1951)
Ustinov (left) as Hercule Poirot with John Gielgud in Appointment with Death (1988)
Title: Mayor John F. Collins and actor Peter Ustinov (far right) with unidentified women and man*Creator: City of Boston*Date: circa 1960-1968*Source: Mayor John F. Collins records, Collection #0244.001*File name: 244001_0493*Rights: Copyright City of Boston Citation: Mayor John F. Collins records, Collection #0244.001, City of Boston Archives, Boston
Ustinov in The Sundowners (1960)
Oona O'Neill, Charles Chaplin, and Ustinov in 1965
Ustinov in 1986
Ustinov in 1965
Ustinov in 1992 by Erling Mandelmann
Ustinov with Suzanne Cloutier and daughter in the 1950s