Complete Works
" I belive in the beginner's luck.
That's why I try so many different things…"
(Sir Peter Ustinov)
The "beginner's luck" never left Sir Peter. This is the reason why his complete works are very impressive: Movies, CDs, novels, short stories, travelogues, aphorisms – very astounding that all this could be done in one life. In the following, Sir Peter's main works are listed.
Theatre
Stage Author
| Year | Opus (world premiere) | Director | Theatre |
| 1942 | House of Regrets | Alec Clunes | Arts Club |
| 1943 | Blow Your Own Trumpet | Michael Redgrave | Old Vic |
| 1944 | The Banbury Nose | Norman Marshall | Wyndham's |
| 1945 | The Tragedy of Good Intentions | Eric Capon | Liverpool |
| 1948 | The Indifferent Shepherd | Norman Marshall | Criterion |
| Frenzy | Murray MacDonald | St. Martin's | |
| 1949 | The Man in the Raincoat | Peter Ustinov | Edinburgh |
| 1951 | The Love of Four Colonels | John Fernald | Wyndham's |
| The Moment of Truth | John Fernald | Adelphi | |
| 1952 | High Balcony | Andrew van Gyseghem | Embassy |
| 1953 | No Sign of the Dove | Peter Ustinov | Savoy |
| 1956 | Romanoff and Juliet | Denis Carey | Picadilly |
| The Empty Chair | John Moody | Bristol Old Vic | |
| 1958 | Paris not so Gay | Frank Hauser | Oxford |
| 1962 | Photo Finish | Peter Ustinov und Nicholas Garland | Saville |
| 1964 | The Life in My Hands | Denis Carey | Nottingham |
| 1967 | Halfway Up the Tree | Peter Ustinov | New York |
| The Unknown Soldier and His Wife | John Dexter | New York | |
| 1974 | Who's who in Hell | Ellis Babb | New York |
| 1981 | Overheard | Clifford Williams | Haymarket |
| 1983 | Beethoven's Tenth | Robert Chetwyn | Vaudeville |
Roles on Stage
| Year | Opus | Role | Theatre |
| 1938 | The Wood Demon | Waffles | Barn, Shere |
| Mariana Pineda | Police Commissioner | Barn, Shere | |
| 1939 | Bishop of Limpopoland and Madame Liselotte Beethoven-Fink | Bishop | Player's |
| White Cargo | Doctor | Aylesbury | |
| Rookery Nook | Harold Twine | Aylesbury | |
| French without Tears | French Teacher | Aylesbury | |
| Goodness How Sad | Seal Trainer | Aylesbury | |
| Pygmalion | Colonel Pickering | Aylesbury | |
| 1940 | First Night | Rev. Alroy Whittingstall | Richmond |
| Swinging the Gate (cabaret) |
Ambassador's | ||
| Fishing for Shadows | M. Lescure | Threshold | |
| Diversion (cabaret) |
Wyndham's | ||
| 1941 | Diversion N° 2 (cabaret) |
Wyndham's | |
| 1944 | The Rivals | Sir Anthony Absolute | Truppenbetreuung |
| 1946 | Crime and Punishment | Petrowitsch | New Theatre |
| 1948 | Frenzy | Caligula | St. Martin's |
| 1949 | Love in Albania | Sgt. Dohda | Lyric, Hammersmith und St. James's |
| 1951/52 | The Love of the Four Colonels | Carabosse | Wyndham's |
| 1956 | Romanoff and Juliet | General | Piccadilly |
| 1957 | Romanoff and Juliet | General | Plymoth, New York und USA-Tournee |
| 1962 | Foto Finish | Sam as old man | |
| 1963 | Foto Finish | Sam as old man, Atkinson | Brooks New York |
| 1968 | The Unknown Soldier and His Wife | Archbishop | New London |
| 1974 | Who's Who in Hell | Boris | Lunt-Fontanne, New York |
| 1979 | King Lear | Lear Ontario | Stratford |
| 1980 | King Lear | Lear Ontario | Stratford |
| 1983 | Beethoven's Tenth | Beethoven | Vaudeville |
| 1983/84 | Beethoven's Tenth | Beethoven | Nederlander, New York und USA-Tournee |
| 1987/88 | Beethoven's Tenth | Beethoven | Schillertheater |
| 1990/95 | Ein Abend mit Peter Ustinov |
Tourneen | |
| 1995 | Beethoven's Tenth | Beethoven | Chichester |
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| 1941 | Squaring the Circle | Vaudeville | |
| 1949 | Love in Albania | Lyric, Hammersmith and St. James's |
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| 1952 | A Fiddler at the Wedding | Großbritannien-Tournee | |
Films
| Year | Titel | Director |
| 1942 | One of Our Aircrafts is Missing | Michael Powell |
| The Goose Steps Out | Will Hay/Basil Bearden | |
| 1944 | The Way Ahead (co-author) |
Carol Reed |
| 1946 | School for Secrets (co-author) |
Peter Ustinov |
| 1947 | Vice Versa (co-author) |
Peter Ustinov |
| 1949 | Private Angelo (co-author) |
Peter Ustinov |
| 1950 | Odette | Herbert Wilcox |
| Quo Vadis? | Michael Curtiz | |
| 1952 | Hotel Sahara | Ken Annakin |
| 1953 | Beau Brummel | Curtis Bernhardt |
| 1954 | The Egyptian | Michael Curtiz |
| 1955 | We´re No Angels | Michael Curtiz |
| Lola Montez | Max Ophüls | |
| The Spies | H.G. Clouzot | |
| An Angel Flew Over Brooklyn | Ladislas Vajda | |
| 1960 | The Sundowners | Fred Zinnemann |
| Spartacus (first Oscar, best supporting role) |
Stanley Kubrick | |
| 1961 | Romanoff und Julia (co-author) | Peter Ustinov |
| 1962 | Billy Budd (co-author) |
Peter Ustinov |
| 1963 | Topkapi (second Oscar, best supporting role) |
Jules Dassin |
| 1964 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home | J. Lee Thompson |
| Lady L (co-author) |
Peter Ustinov | |
| 1967 | Blackbeard´s Ghost | Robert Stevenson |
| The Comedians | Peter Glenville | |
| 1968 | Hot Millions | Eric Till |
| 1969 | Viva Max! | Jerry Paris |
| 1971 | Hammersmith is out | Peter Ustinov |
| Big Truck and Poor Claire | Robert Ellis Miller | |
| 1974 | One of Our Dinosaurs is missing | Robert Stevenson |
| 1975 | Logans Run | Michael Anderson |
| Treasure of Matecumbe | Vincenz McEveety | |
| 1976 | The Last Remake of Beau Geste | Marty Feldman |
| 1977 | Purple Taxi | Yves Boisset |
| Death on the Nile | John Guillermin | |
| 1978 | The Thief of Bagdad | Clive Donner |
| 1979 | Ashanti | Richard Fleischer |
| 1980 | Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen | Clive Donner |
| 1981 | Evil under the Sun | Guy Hamilton |
| 1982 | The Lion and the Hawk (co-author) (Memed My Hawk) |
Peter Ustinov |
| 1988 | Appointment with Death | Michael Winner |
| 1989 | The French Revolution |
Robert Enrico |
| 1991 | Lorenzo´s Öl | George Miller |
| 1993 | The Phoenix and the Magic Carpet |
Zoran Perisic |
| 1996 | Stiff Upper Lips | Gary Sinjor |
| 1999 | The Bachelor | Gary Sinjor |
| 2003 | Luther | Eric Till |
TV Shows (excerpt)
| Year | Show |
| 1957 | The Life of Samuel Johnson (Emmy for best actor) |
| 1966 | Barefoot in Athens (Emmy for best actor) |
| 1970 | A Storm in Summer (Emmy for best actor) |
| 1977 | Jesus von Nazareth |
| 1979 | Die Eremitage |
| Einstein´s Universe | |
| Nuclear Nightmares | |
| 1984 | The Well-Tempered Bach (Emmy nomination) |
| Ustinov´s People | |
| 1985 | Thirteen at Dinner (Poirot) |
| Ustinov's Russia | |
| Murder in Three Acts (Poirot) | |
| 1986 | Dead Man's Folly (Poirot) |
| Peter Ustinov in China | |
| 1988 | Around the World in 80 Days |
| 1990 | The Mozart Mystique |
| 1991 | Ustinov on the Orient Express |
| 1993 | Ustinov talking to Pavarotti |
| 1994 | Inside the Vatican |
| The Old Curiosity Shop | |
| Haydn Gala | |
| 1995 | Ustinov in Thailand |
| Ustinov in Hongkong | |
| 1997 | Peter Ustinov's Mendelssohn |
| 1998 | Planet Ustinov |
| 1999 | Alice im Wunderland |
| 2000 | Das Deutschlandspiel |
| 2001 | Victoria and Albert |
| 2002 | The Salem Witch Trials |
Operninszenierungen
| Year | Opera | Location |
| 1962 | Die Spanische Stunde | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
| Gianni Schicchi | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | |
| Expectation | Royal Opera House, Covent Garden | |
| 1968 | The Magic Flute | Opera Hamburg |
| 1973 | Don Giovanni | Edinburgh Festival |
| Don Quixote | Opera Paris | |
| 1978 | The Bandits | Opera Berlin |
| 1981 | The Marriage | Piccola Scala, Mailand und Edinburgh |
| 1982 | Mavra | Piccola Scala, Mailand |
| The Flood | Piccola Scala, Mailand | |
| 1985 | Katja Kabanova | Opera Hamburg |
| 1987 | Marriage of Figaro | Mozarteum, Salzburg and Opera Hamburg |
| 1993 | Jolanthe | Dresden Semper Opera House |
| Francesca da Rimini | Dresden Semper Opera House | |
| 1997 | The Love for Three Oranges | Bolshoi Theatre Moscow |
Schallplatten und CDs
| Titel | Erläuterung |
| Mock Mozart | Ustinov as singing quartette and complete orchstra |
| The Grand Prix of Gibraltar | Ustinov on the racing track and as race car |
| Peter und der Wolf | Narrator, London Philharmonic Orchestra directed by Herbert von Karajan (awarded with a Grammy) |
| The Nutcracker Suite | Narrator; with André Kostelanetz and an orchestra |
| Hárry János Suite | Narrator; with the London Symphony Orchestra |
| The Little Prince | Narrator; story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry |
| The Old Man of Lochnagar | Narrator; children's book written by the Prince of Wales |
| Grandpa | Narrator; original composition by Howard Blake |
| Babar and Father Christmas | |
| Peter Ustinov reads the Orchestra | |
| The Donkey's Shadow | Narrator and author of a background story for the last opera fragment of Richard Strauss |
| The Carnival of the Animals | Narration accompanied by music from Camille Saint-Saëns |
| The Bourgeois Gentleman | Narrator and author of a new third act |
| The Creatures of Prometheus | Narrator for Beethoven's Ballet |
| An Evening with Peter Ustinov | An evening with Sir Peter Ustinov |
| To Music…A Declaration of Love | Narrations with music in dialogue with Karl Anton Rickenbacher (only available in German) |
| Rilke-Project –Overflowing Skies | Ustinov recites and interprets Rilke together with other celebrities (only available in German) |
| Attention! Prejudices | Audio version of Usitnov's last book (only available in German) |
| My World of Classic | Compilation (only available in German) |
Books
| Yaer | Titel |
| 1960 | Add a Dash of Pity Narrations William Heinemann Ltd., London |
| We were only human | |
| 1961 | The Loser Novel Arcade Publishing |
| 1966 | Frontiers of the Sea Narrations Macmillan |
| 1967 | Poodlestan Sketches |
| 1968 | Brief Guide to Modern Music |
| 1971 | Krumnagel Novel Arcade Publishing |
| 1972 | Ustinovitäten, Einfälle und Ausfälle (selected by Carl Brinitzer, only available in German) |
| 1977 | Dear Me Autobiography |
| 1983 | My Russia Narration Little, Brown & Company |
| 1987 | Ustinov in Russia Pictures, drawings, and texts for the TV series Summit Books |
| 1989 | The Desinformer Short story Michael O'Mara Books |
| The Nose by any Other Name Short story |
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| 1990 | The Old Man and Mr. Smith Novel Arcade Publishing |
| 1991 | Ustinov At Large Articles from The European Michael O'Mara Books |
| Pour Gourmets, cooking book (with François Gillet and Jochen Gehler) |
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| 1992 | Still At Large Articles from The European Michael O'Mara Books |
| 1994 | Was ich von der Liebe weiß published by Bettina Foulon (Econ, only available in German) |
| 1995 | Quotable Ustinov Dunedin N.V. |
| Baumeister des Friedens interviews with Jitzhak Rabin, Shimon Peres, Jassir Arafat, and Hanan Aschrawi (Econ, only available in German) |
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| 1998 | Monsieur René Novel Simon Schuster Ltd. |
| Die endlose Reise Articles from The European (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, collection only available in German) |
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| 1999 | The Carnival of the Animals/The Donkey's Shadow Texts and illustrations for Camille Saint-Saëns und Richard Strauss (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, collection only available in German) |
| Ustinovs kleines Welttheater. Staatsmänner, Stars und andere Kollegen Articles from The European (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, collection only available in German) |
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| 2000 | The Marriage and Other Comedies, Background story/renarration of Mussorgskij/Gogol "The Marriage", Molière/Richard Strauss "The Bourgoise Gentleman" and Beethoven "The Creatures of Prometheus" (Fischer, collection only available in German) |
| 2002 | Die Reise geht weiter. Neue Geschichten von unterwegs Published in the "Kurier" (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, collection only available in German) |
| 2003 | Die Reisen des Sir Peter (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, only available in German) |
| 2003 | The Gift of Laughter Orion Publishing Group |
| 2003 | Achtung! Vorurteile (first book written in German by Peter Ustinov) (Hoffmann & Campe, only available in German) |
| 2003 | Die Zweifel halten die Menschen zusammen (Hess, Bad Schussenried, only available in German) |
| 2003 | Für jedes Kind (Ullstein, only available in German) |
| 2004 | Bilder meines Lebens ((Published posthumously in October 2004) Illustrated book on the life and the work of Peter Ustinov (published by Lady Hélène Ustinov) (Kiepenheuer & Witsch, only available in German) |
| Furthermore, several plays by Peter Ustinov have been published in books, among others: "The Love of the Four Colonels", "Halfway Up the Tree and Other Comedies", "Photo Finish" |
Preise und Auszeichnungen
| Year | Award |
| 1957 | Royal Society of Arts: Benjamin Franklin Medal |
| Emmy award for "The Life of Samuel Johnson" (best actor) | |
| 1961 | Academy Award (Oscar): Best supporting actor in "Spartacus" |
| 1964 | Academy Award (Oscar): Best supporting actor in "Topkapi" |
| 1966 | Emmy Award for "Barefoot in Athens" (best actor) |
| 1967 | Cleveland Institute of Music: Honorary Doctor of Music |
| 1969 | Universität Dundee: Honorary Doctor of Rights |
| 1970 | Emmy Award for "A Storm in Summer" (best actor) |
| 1971 | La Salle College, Philadelphia: Honorary Doctor of Rights |
| University Dundee: Elected as Chancellor by the student body | |
| 1972 | University Lancaster: Honorary Doctor of Arts |
| 1973 | University Letherbridge, Canada: Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts |
| 1975 | Queen Elisabeth II.: Order of the British Empire, Commander's Cross |
| 1978 | UNICEF: Award for excellent performance, "Prix de la Butte", France: Book award for "Dear Me" |
| 1979 | Variety Club of Great Britain: Best actor in "Death on the Nile" |
| 1984 | University Toronto: Honorary Doctorate |
| 1985 | Orden Arts et Lettres, Paris: Commander's Cross |
| 1986 | Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan: Istiqlal medal |
| 1987 | Medal of the Yugoslavian Flag |
| 1988 | Member of the "Académie des Beaux Arts", Institut de France (successor of Orson Wells) |
| University Georgetown: Honorary Doctor of Arts | |
| 1990 | Queen Elisabeth II.: Accolade “Knight of the British Empire” |
| City of Athens: Gold medal | |
| Medal of the Greek Red Cross | |
| 1991 | Universität Ottawa: Honorary Doctor of Rights |
| University Prague: Medal Of Honor | |
| 1992 | Universität Durham: Ehrendoktor der Geisteswissenschaften |
| University Durham: Chancellor of the University | |
| World Federalist Movement: President | |
| British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Los Angeles: "Britannia" award | |
| 1993 | London Critics Award for his lifework |
| 1994 | Brazil: National Medal of the Southern Cross |
| German Culture Award | |
| Golden "Bambi" for his lifework | |
| 1995 | UNICEF: Inernational Award "Child Survival Award" |
| University Toronto, St. Michael´s College | |
| Papal Institute for Studies of the Middle Age: Honorary Doctorate | |
| University Brussels: Honorary Doctorate | |
| 1997 | German Video Award for his lifework |
| 1998 | The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| Bavarian TV Award for his lifework | |
| 2000 | National University of Ireland: Honorary Doctorate |
| 2001 | International University Geneva: Honorary Doctorate |
| 2002 | Austrian Cross of Merit 1st Class |
| Club of Budapest: Planetary Consciousness Award for his lifework | |
| 2004 | Bavarian Movie Award: Prize for his lifework |
| Bremen: Hanseatic Award for Understanding Among Nations | |
| Charity Award from Rose d'Or together with UNICEF for his lifework (posthumous) |
