Peter Ustinov facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Peter Ustinov
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![]() Ustinov in 1986 photographed by Allan Warren
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Born |
Peter Alexander Freiherr von Ustinov
16 April 1921 London, UK
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Died | 28 March 2004 |
(aged 82)
Resting place | Bursins Cemetery, Nyon, Switzerland |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Westminster School |
Occupation | Actor, writer, filmmaker |
Years active | 1940–2004 |
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Children | 4; including Tamara Ustinov |
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Awards | See Awards |
Sir Peter Ustinov (Peter Alexander, Baron von Ustinow, 16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was an English movie, television, stage, voice, radio, television actor, writer, director, singer, and dramatist. Ustinov played 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. Ustinov was married to Isolde Denham from 1940 until they divorced in 1950. He was later married to Suzanne Cloutier from 1954 until they divorced in 1971. He was married to Helene de Lau d'Allemans from 1972 until his death in 2004. Ustinov has four children. He lived in Bursins, Vaud, Switzerland.
Death
Ustinov died on 28 March 2004 in Genolier, Vaud, Switzerland from heart failure, aged 82.
Awards
Ustinov won two Academy Awards, a Silver Bear Award, a BAFTA Award, three Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a Grammy Award.
Images for kids
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Ustinov as Nero in Quo Vadis (1951)
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Oona O'Neill, Charles Chaplin, and Ustinov in 1965
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Ustinov in 1992 by Erling Mandelmann
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