Peter Ustinov

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British actor who won two Best Supporting Actor Oscars for his roles in the 1960 film, "Spartacus" and the 1964 film, "Tapkapi." In addition, he was nominated for, but did not win, an Oscar for his performance in "Quo Vadis," 1951. His accolades were not limited to film as he also won a TV Emmy for his work in "The Life Of Samuel Johnson," 1957. Ustinov acted in 35-40 films and directed seven. He made his acting debut in 1938 and was, as well, a writer of fiction, plays and cartoons. Throughout his career, he authored, drew and recorded 21 plays, two novels, one autobiography, two volumes of short stories, one of caricatures, eight movie scripts and seven records. He was fluent in French, German, Italian, Russian and Spanish, and could also speak Greek and Turkish. He became Unicef ambassador Ustinov was married three times; he had four kids. He was knighted in 1990 and was chancellor of Durham University, The great actor and humanitarian died at age 82 on the evening of Sunday March 28, 2004 at a clinic close to Bursins in Switzerland. Link to Wikipedia biography