Peter Ustinov

Acting

Born 1921-04-16 Died 2004-03-28 Camden, London, England, UK 219 credits Academy Awards 2 Primetime Emmy Awards 2 Golden Globe Awards 1 Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto 1 Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa 1 Knight of the Order of the Southern Cross 1 Order of the Southern Cross 1

Awards

Won 2 Academy Awards

Academy Awards 2 won · 2 nominated

1969 Best Writing, Original Screenplay Nominated Hot Millions
1965 Best Supporting Actor Won Topkapi
1961 Best Supporting Actor Won Spartacus
1952 Best Supporting Actor Nominated Quo Vadis

Primetime Emmy Awards 2 won

1967 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Won Hallmark Hall of Fame
1958 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Won

Golden Globe Awards 1 won

— Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Won Quo Vadis

Tony Awards 2 nominated

1958 Best Actor in a Play Nominated
1958 Best Play Nominated Romanoff and Juliet

Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto 1 won

— Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto Won

Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa 1 won

— Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa Won

Knight of the Order of the Southern Cross 1 won

— Knight of the Order of the Southern Cross Won

Order of the Southern Cross 1 won

— Order of the Southern Cross Won

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Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov CBE (16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was an English actor, writer and dramatist. He was also renowned as a filmmaker, theatre and opera director, stage designer, author, screenwriter, comedian, humourist, newspaper and magazine columnist, radio broadcaster and television presenter. A noted wit and raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. He was also a respected intellectual and diplomat who, in addition to his various academic posts, served as a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and President of the World Federalist Movement. Ustinov was the winner of numerous awards over his life, including two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor, Emmy Awards, Golden Globes and BAFTA Awards for acting, a Grammy Award for best recording for children, as well the recipient of governmental honours from, amongst others, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. He displayed a unique cultural versatility that has frequently earned him the accolade of a Renaissance man. Miklós Rózsa, composer of the music for Quo Vadis and of numerous concert works, dedicated his String Quartet No. 1, Op. 22 (1950) to Ustinov. In 2003, shortly before his death in 2004, Durham University renamed its Graduate Society as Ustinov College in honour of the significant contributions Sir Peter had made while serving as Chancellor of the University from 1992 onwards.