Peter Ustinov is a famous English actor, writer, journalist, TV presenter. Best known for his role as detective Hercule Poirot in films based on the work of Agatha Christie. Creativity has received many awards, including Emmy, Golden Globe, Oscar.
Childhood and adolescence: the beginning of a biography
Peter Ustinov has Russian roots both on the paternal and maternal side. The father of the future celebrity is diplomat and journalist Iona Ustinov, mother is Nadezhda Benois, an artist. The boy was born in London, was educated at Westminster School, which graduated from many political and public figures.
Passion for the theater began in adolescence. Parents strongly encouraged Peter's creative impulses. The debut took place when the future actor was only 17 years old. At the same time, he began experiments in drama, writing several short plays.
His career was interrupted by the Second World War. Peter enlisted in the army and was appointed orderly by David Niven, a renowned writer and actor. During the service, both worked on the script for the war film The Way Forward.
At the same time, Ustinov starred in short propaganda films. After the end of the war, he decided to focus on drama, new plays were accepted by theaters and immediately staged.
Creative way
The career of a young actor and playwright developed quite successfully. The role of Nero in the film based on Senkevich's book "Kamo vrydeshi" became significant. The work was appreciated by both the public and critics: soon Peter was awarded the Golden Globe for Best Actor.
Ustinov also starred in other popular films. In 1955, he was remembered by the audience in a duet with the famous Humphrey Bogart in the crime film We Are Not Angels. A year later, the play by Ustinov the playwright "Romanov and Juliet" was staged. Later, Peter reworked it into a screenplay.
In 1960, Ustinov won an Oscar for his role as Battiatus in Kubrick's Spartacus. The second statuette was awarded to him 5 years later for the film "Topkapi". During these years, Ustinov focused on drama, and later made his debut as an opera director.
In 1978, a new round of Ustinov's career began. He brilliantly played the role of Hercule Poirot in the film Death on the Nile. Over the course of several years, 6 paintings were published based on the novels of Agatha Christie. Many viewers and critics consider Ustinov the best Poirot, although his appearance is not too typical for this character.
In subsequent years, Ustinov appeared less often, but he devoted a lot of time to social activities, wrote plays and novels, and gave lectures at universities. The last years of his life were marred by severe diabetes mellitus. Peter Ustinov died in 2004 from heart failure.
Personal life
There were 3 marriages in the life of an actor, writer and playwright. In alliance with Isolde Danham, daughter Tamara was born. After parting with his first wife, Ustinov married actress Suzanne Cloutier. In the period from 1954 to 1971, three children were born: the daughters of Pavel and Andrea and the long-awaited son Igor.
Helene du Lo Dolemans became Peter's last wife. It was the longest union, lasting from 1972 until the death of the actor.
