ACTOR

Peter Ustinov

1921 - 2004

Photo of Peter Ustinov

Icon of person Peter Ustinov

Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov (16 April 1921 – 28 March 2004) was a British actor, director and writer. An internationally known raconteur, he was a fixture on television talk shows and lecture circuits for much of his career. Ustinov received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, three BAFTA Awards, three Emmy Awards, an Olivier Award and a Grammy Award. Ustinov received two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for his roles in Spartacus (1960), and Topkapi (1964). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Ustinov is the 197th most popular actor (down from 177th in 2019), the 366th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 256th in 2019) and the 30th most popular British Actor.

Peter Ustinov is most famous for his work as a writer, actor, director, and satirist.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Peter Ustinov by language

Loading...

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Ustinov ranks 197 out of 13,578. Before him are Eli Wallach, Laurence Olivier, Giulietta Masina, Angelina Jolie, Simone Signoret, and Peter O'Toole. After him are Peter Mayhew, Salman Khan, Oliver Hardy, Michael J. Fox, Olivia Newton-John, and Chris Cooper.

Most Popular Actors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Peter Ustinov ranks 22. Before him are Hua Guofeng, Rosalyn Sussman Yalow, Nancy Reagan, John Rawls, Giulietta Masina, and Simone Signoret. After him are P. V. Narasimha Rao, Gunnar Nordahl, Sophie Scholl, Aaron T. Beck, Joseph Beuys, and Ágnes Keleti. Among people deceased in 2004, Peter Ustinov ranks 13. Before him are Ray Charles, Estée Lauder, Czesław Miłosz, Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester, Henri Cartier-Bresson, and Francis Crick. After him are P. V. Narasimha Rao, Susan Sontag, Françoise Sagan, Christopher Reeve, Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld.

Others Born in 1921

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 2004

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Peter Ustinov ranks 366 out of 8,785. Before him are Laurence Olivier (1907), Ritchie Blackmore (1945), Frank Whittle (1907), Richard of Cornwall (1209), Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (1982), and Peter O'Toole (1932). After him are Ken Loach (1936), Rod Stewart (1945), Peter Mayhew (1944), Charles Edward, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1884), Joe Cocker (1944), and Christopher Marlowe (1564).

Others born in United Kingdom

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among ACTORS In United Kingdom

Among actors born in United Kingdom, Peter Ustinov ranks 30. Before him are Ben Kingsley (1943), Jeremy Irons (1948), Julie Andrews (1935), Stan Laurel (1890), Laurence Olivier (1907), and Peter O'Toole (1932). After him are Peter Mayhew (1944), Olivia Newton-John (1948), Alec Guinness (1914), David Prowse (1935), Daniel Day-Lewis (1957), and Gary Oldman (1958).

British born Actors

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous