Peter Ustinov 2004 Deaths

Peter Ustinov

singular writer, director, and actor whose intelligence and charming wit graced his books, plays, and films. He wrote the plays Romanoff and Juliet and The Unknown Soldier and His Wife and the novel Krumnagel. He acted in the films Quo Vadis and Spartacus, for which he won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Ustinov acted in, wrote, and directed the films Billy Budd and Lady L. He played Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot in several theatrical and television films.