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Author

Peter Ustinov

April 16, 1921 – March 28, 2004 · United Kingdom

Actor, Humanitarian, Writer, Television presenter, Screenwriter, Playwright, Film producer, Autobiographer, Television actor, Director, Voice actor, Film actor, Film director, Singer, Film screenwriter, Military personnel, Military officer, Comedian

Titles on list

1

Total weeks

1

Peak rank

#13

Biography

Born
April 16, 1921 · London Borough of Camden
Died
March 28, 2004 · Genolier
Nationality
United Kingdom
Gender
Male
Languages
English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Russian, Turkish, Modern Greek
Education
Westminster School

Awards & Honours

  • 1958Benjamin Franklin Medal
  • 1958Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  • 1961Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • 1965Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
  • 1967Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
  • 1975Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • 1981Order of Karl Valentin
  • 1984Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 1987Golden Schlitzohr
  • 1995honorary doctorate of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel
  • 1998Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 1998Bavarian TV Awards
  • Knight of the Order of the Southern Cross
  • Order of the Smile
  • Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres‎
  • Honorary doctorate from University of Toronto
  • honorary doctor of Durham University
  • Knight Bachelor
  • Honorary doctor of the University of Ottawa
  • Order of the Southern Cross
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture
  • Silver Bear
  • Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts

On the Bestseller Lists

1 title

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review. Biographical data from Wikipedia/Wikidata (CC0).