Oscar Winner Peter Ustinov dies age 82

[Jos]

Peter Ustinov, a man of many talents, passed away in Switzerland, age 82....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3578415.stm

[Joel1963]

One of my favorites... :(

[alexpop]

A great talent !!! He will be sadly missed !

[stever]

What were those U.S. commercials he was so well-known for?

[Ken_McAlinden]

What were those U.S. commercials he was so well-known for?I'm not sure he is as well-known for his US commercials as, say, Orson Welles is remembered for his Paul Masson wine ads, but here's an amusing quote from the late great man himself:The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill.

Regards,

[Joel1963]

A friend of mine recently pointed out his favorite Peter Ustinov moment. It's a scene from Spartacus, when Ustinov's character is being shielded from the sun by a lackey. In an apparently ad-libbed moment, when Ustinov still felt the sun beating on him, he told the actor with a delicious amount of contempt....l


"The sun is over there..."

[Gardo]

RIP, Peter Ustinov. Like Alec Guinness, he made little noise but cast a huge shadow.

[b&w]

The only Hercule Poirot for me. What a great talent. Here is a list from allmovie.





2003 Salem Witch Trials [TV] Actor [Starring]
2003 Luther Actor [Starring]
2003 Charlie Chaplin: The Forgotten Years [doc] Participant [Starring]
2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures [doc] Actor
2000 My Khmer Heart [doc] Voice [Starring]
1999 On the Trail of Mark Twain with Sir Peter Ustinov, Part 2: Beautiful Death [doc] Actor
1999 On the Trail of Mark Twain with Sir Peter Ustinov, Part 3: A Riddle at Every Turn [doc] Actor
1999 On the Trail of Mark Twain with Sir Peter Ustinov, Part 1: Isles of Paradise [doc] Actor
1999 On the Trail of Mark Twain with Sir Peter Ustinov, Part 4: Such a Wonderful Thing [doc] Actor
1999 Animal Farm [TV] Actor
1999 Alice in Wonderland [TV] Actor
1999 The Bachelor Actor
1997 Stiff Upper Lips Actor [Starring]
1996 Through Joy and Beyond: The Life of C.S. Lewis [doc] Actor
1995 An Evening with Sir Peter Ustinov [perf] Performer
1995 Inside The Vatican With Sir Peter Ustinov: The Renaissance [doc] Actor
1995 Inside The Vatican With Sir Peter Ustinov: The Flight From Rome [doc] Actor
1995 Inside The Vatican With Sir Peter Ustinov: Upon This Rock [doc] Actor
1995 Inside The Vatican With Sir Peter Ustinov: The Third Millennium [doc] Actor
1994 Pavarotti in Confidence with Peter Ustinov [doc] Actor
1994 Old Curiosity Shop Actor
1992 Lorenzo's Oil Actor [Starring]
1992 Peep & the Big Wide World [anim] Actor
1991 Granpa [anim] Actor [Starring]
1990 Portrait of an Artist: Monet - Legacy of Light [doc] Voice
1990 Peter Ustinov in China, Part One: Beijing to Tibet [doc] Actor
1990 Peter Ustinov in China, Part Two: Tibet to Hong Kong [doc] Actor
1989 Around the World in 80 Days [TV] Actor [Starring]
1989 La Revolution Française
aka French Revolution Actor
1988 Appointment with Death Actor [Starring]
1988 The Search for Santa Claus [doc] Actor
1988 Through Day and Beyond [doc] Actor
1988 Challenge the Rockies [doc] Actor
1988 Omni: The Real E.T. [doc] Actor
1988 Omni: The New Frontier [doc] Actor
1987 The Ballerinas [doc] Actor
1987 Babar the Little Elephant [anim] Actor
1986 Peter Ustinov's Russia, Vol. 6: My Russia [doc] Actor
1986 Dead Man's Folly [TV]
aka Agatha Christie's 'Dead Man's Folly' Actor [Starring]
1986 Murder in Three Acts [TV]
aka Agatha Christie's Murder in Three Acts Actor [Starring]
1986 Peter Ustinov's Russia, Vol. 1: A Giant's Childhood [doc] Actor
1986 Peter Ustinov's Russia, Vol. 2: Peter the Great and Catherine the Great [doc] Actor
1986 Peter Ustinov's Russia, Vol. 4: Dissent [doc] Actor
1986 Peter Ustinov's Russia, Vol. 3: The Struggle with Napoleon [doc] Actor
1986 Peter Ustinov's Russia, Vol. 5: War and Revolution [doc] Actor
1985 Murder with Mirrors [TV]
aka Agatha Christie's 'Murder With Mirrors' Actor
1985 Thirteen at Dinner [TV]
aka Agatha Christie's Thirteen at Dinner Actor [Starring]
1985 Babar the Elephant Comes to America [anim] Actor
1984 Babar Comes to America [anim] Actor [Starring]
1983 Memed, My Hawk
aka The Lion and the Hawk Director / Screenwriter / Actor [Starring]
1982 Evil under the Sun Actor [Starring]
1982 Wimbledon 1981 / Wimbledon: A Century of Greatness [doc] Actor
1981 Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen Actor [Starring]
1981 The Great Muppet Caper Actor
1981 Grendel, Grendel, Grendel [anim] Voice [Starring]
1980 Beowulf [anim] Actor
1979 Nous Maigrirons Ensemble
aka We'll Grow Thin Together Actor [Starring]
1979 Ashanti
aka Ashanti, Land of No Mercy Actor [Starring]
1979 Tarka the Otter Voice
1979 Winds of Change [anim] Actor
1978 Death on the Nile Actor [Starring]
1978 The Thief of Baghdad [TV] Actor [Starring]
1978 Doppio Delitto
aka Double Murder
aka Double Murders Actor [Starring]
1977 The Mermaid Frolics Actor [Starring]
1977 Jesus of Nazareth [TV] Actor [Starring]
1977 The Last Remake of Beau Geste Actor [Starring]
1977 Un Taxi Mauve
aka The Purple Taxi (U.S. title) Actor [Starring]
1977 The Mouse and His Child [anim] Voice
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: English, D-Day & The Holocaust [doc] Actor
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: Glory of Europe - 1900 - Hey Day Fever [doc] Actor
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: Great War - This Generation Has No Future [doc] Actor
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: Allies - The End of War [doc] Actor
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: Aftermath - How the Mighty Have Fallen [doc] Actor
1976 Treasure of Matecumbe Actor [Starring]
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: Social Classes - 1900 - A World to Win [doc] Actor
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: Search for Unity - A European Idea [doc] Actor
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: Years 1904-1914 - Drums Begin to Roll [doc] Actor
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: League of Nations - The Hope of Mankind [doc] Actor
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: New Europe - A Certain Amount of Violence [doc] Actor
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: Ruling Houses - 1900 [doc] Actor
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: Results of War - Making a Good Peace? [doc] Actor
1976 Europe the Mighty Continent: Rise of the Dictators - Form! Riflemen! [doc] Actor
1976 Logan's Run Actor
1975 Sports Hour 16 [doc] Actor
1975 One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing Actor [Starring]
1973 Robin Hood [anim] Voice [Starring]
1972 Hammersmith Is Out Director / Actor [Starring]
1970 A Storm in Summer [TV] Actor
1969 Viva Max! Actor [Starring]
1968 Hot Millions Screenwriter / Actor [Starring]
1968 The Story of Babar the Little Elephant [anim] Actor
1968 Blackbeard's Ghost Actor [Starring]
1967 The Comedians Actor [Starring]
1966 Barefoot in Athens [TV] Actor
1965 Lady L Director / Screenwriter / Actor
1964 John Goldfarb, Please Come Home Actor [Starring]
1964 Topkapi Actor [Starring]
1962 Billy Budd Screenwriter / Producer / Director / Actor [Starring]
1962 La Donna Nel Mondo
aka The Woman of the World [1963]
aka Women of the World Voice
1961 Romanoff and Juliet
aka Dig That Juliet Screenwriter / Play Author / Producer / Director / Actor [Starring]
1960 School for Scoundrels Screenwriter
1960 The Sundowners Actor [Starring]
1960 Spartacus Actor [Starring]
1959 The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird [anim] Actor
1957 I Girovaghi
aka The Wanderers Actor [Starring]
1957 Un Angel Paso por Brooklyn
aka An Angel Over Brooklyn
aka An Angel Passed Over Brooklyn
aka The Man Who Wagged His Tail (U.S. title)
aka Un Angelo e sceso a Brooklyn Actor [Starring]
1957 Les Espions
aka The Spies Actor [Starring]
1955 We're No Angels Actor [Starring]
1955 Lola Montès
aka The Sins of Lola Montes Actor [Starring]
1954 The Egyptian Actor
1954 Beau Brummell Actor [Starring]
1952 Le Plaisir
aka House of Pleasure
aka Pleasure Actor
1951 Hotel Sahara Actor [Starring]
1951 The Magic Box Actor
1951 Quo Vadis? Actor [Starring]
1950 Odette Actor [Starring]
1949 Private Angelo Director / Screenwriter / Producer / Actor [Starring]
1947 Vice Versa Director / Producer / Screenwriter
1946 School for Secrets
aka Secret Flight Director / Producer / Screenwriter
1946 Carnival Screenwriter
1944 The Way Ahead Screenwriter / Actor
1944 The Immortal Battalion Screenwriter / Actor
1942 Let the People Sing Actor
1942 The Goose Steps Out Actor
1941 One of Our Aircraft Is Missing Actor
1940 Hullo Fame Actor
1940 Mein Kampf - My Crimes Actor
In the Path of the Gods, Part 6: Dionysus - The Joy of Life [doc] Actor
In the Path of the Gods, Part 5: Apollo - Light and Harmony [doc] Actor
In the Path of the Gods, Part 7: Artemis - The Forces of Nature [doc] Actor
In the Path of the Gods, Part 8: Aries and Eris - Quarrels of the Gods [doc] Actor
Omni Collection [doc] Actor
Sierra Club Series: Gorillas [doc] Actor
Sierra Club Series: Orangutan [doc] Actor
Sierra Club Series: Caribou: The Incredible Journey [doc] Actor
Sierra Club Series: Wonderful Kangaroo [doc] Actor
Sierra Club Series: Tiger, Tiger [doc] Actor
Sierra Club Series: Polar Bear [doc] Actor
In Conversation with Peter Ustinov [doc] Interviewee
Sierra Club Series: Sharks [doc] Actor
In the Path of the Gods, Part 4: Demeter - The Miracle of Fertility [doc] Actor
In the Path of the Gods, Part 2: Athene and Aphrodite - Wisdom and Love [doc] Actor
In the Path of the Gods, Part 1: Zeus - King of the Gods [doc] Actor
In the Path of the Gods, Part 3: Poseidon - Master of the Seas [doc] Actor
Sierra Club Series: We Live with Elephants [doc] Actor
Peep and the Big Wide World [doc] Actor
Sierra Club Series: Battle of the Bison Forest [doc] Actor
Sierra Club Series: Lions of Etosha [doc] Actor
Sierra Club Series: Humpback Whale [doc] Actor