BS: Peter Ustinov RIP

Subject: BS: Peter Ustinov RIP
From: Alice
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 09:14 AM

I have always admired the acting of Peter Ustinov. He has passed away at age 82. Rest in Peace.

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From: Amos
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 09:15 AM

I major figure in the world for as long as I can remember. Go lightly, sir -- you were terrific!

A

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From: wysiwyg
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 09:25 AM

Damn, and I was hoping he'd come sometime for supper!

~S~

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From: Ellenpoly
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 09:30 AM

A great talent and true gentleman. He will be missed. My favorite characters, by the way, were in Spartacus, and Logan's Run, and his Nero was amazing as well.

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From: alanabit
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 09:31 AM

An interesting and multi talented man. He spoke several languages, which gave him an insight into several different cultures. I don't think there are many like him around at the moment - not in the world of film acting at any rate.

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From: el ted
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 09:53 AM

My favourite quote of his is " I like being interviewed, because I get to find out what I am thinking"

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From: Rapparee
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 09:55 AM

One of the geniuses of the theater. He will be sorely missed.

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From: C-flat
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 10:33 AM

A true renaissance man.
CLICK

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From: Metchosin
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 10:37 AM

Sir Peter was also a major supporter of UNICEF for over 30 years and a great humourist. His autobigraphy Dear Me was engrossing and incredibly funny.

When he went off to school in London at the age 6, he was confronted with a large picture of Jesus Christ holding the hand of a boy scout and pointing out the extent of the British Empire. He said that was the beginning of his scepticism.

The world is a poorer place for his loss.

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From: Schantieman
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 10:38 AM

His autobiography, Dear Me is well worth a read.   I wish I'd thought of that title - nearly as good as Golda Meir's My Life.

A talented, funny, erudite and clever man who will be sorely missed.

Steve

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From: Peace
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 11:59 AM

He had class.

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From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 01:21 PM

An incredibly talented versatile and intelligent man. A hard act to follow.

Subject: RE: BS: Peter Ustinov RIP
From: fat B****rd
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 02:21 PM

A fascinating man and a great actor. RIP Mr. Ustinov.
Was he in Hobson's Choice ?

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From: Raedwulf
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 05:23 PM

A great man. It may have been one of his lesser efforts (in the critics' eyes, at least) but I still remember One Of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing with fondness. I'm sure I saw it at the flicks on release too, at the tender age of... look, never you mind, but I wasn't a teenager!

I wonder what he's saying to whichever Big Juju he's just run into? ;)

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From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 06:03 PM

He was one of my favourites along with David Niven.

Both wrote well and just exuded cultured behaviour and very erudite thoughts.

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From: The Walrus
Date: 29 Mar 04 - 07:58 PM

The World was made richer by his presence and his passing is a loss to us all.

Subject: RE: BS: Peter Ustinov RIP
From: alison
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 02:48 AM

He died the same day as my Gran...... hopefully they can keep each other company on the way


slainte

alison

Subject: RE: BS: Peter Ustinov RIP
From: jacqui.c
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 02:52 AM

Whatever the afterlife it will be all the better for his presence. A lovely avuncular man, a gentle soul in spite of the scepticism.

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From: GMT
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 11:39 AM

I wondered where this thread was. Yes a great shame I always liked his work. RIP.

fat B****rd are you thinking of Charles Laughton ?

Cheers
Gary

Subject: RE: BS: Peter Ustinov RIP
From: fat B****rd
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 02:05 PM

Same movie I think Mr. Ustinov and Richard Wattis played Laughton's daughters boyfriends.

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From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 02:43 PM

He did some good jokesongs too - I sort of recall there being one about a Soviet collective farm with a tractor driver Stakhanovite.

Alastair Cooke, Bob Copper and Peter Ustinov, all standing in a line. Funny old day for Saint Peter...

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From: akenaton
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 04:39 PM

Ill never forget his performance as the mad, weak Nero, in Quo Vadis.

Subject: RE: BS: Peter Ustinov RIP
From: Bill Hahn//\\
Date: 30 Mar 04 - 05:48 PM

A great actor and a most wonderful raconteur. On one talk show he said --in the most droll way--"...when people say to me here in the U>S> Have A Nice Day I unrailingly tell them that I have other plans".

Wit drawn large.


Bill Hahn

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From: Richard Bridge
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 08:23 AM

I like the generous spirit of the mudcat.

Subject: RE: BS: Peter Ustinov RIP
From: Bill Hahn//\\
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 07:54 PM

I don't know what that means----Richard Bridge---but, have a nice day. I have other plans.

Bill H

Subject: RE: BS: Peter Ustinov RIP
From: Little Hawk
Date: 31 Mar 04 - 08:38 PM

I remember him in the movie "Topkapi", crawling around in absolute terror on the palace roof in Istanbul. He was a delightfully amusing man, back in the days when wit shone brighter than mere doltishness.

- LH

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From: HuwG
Date: 01 Apr 04 - 03:46 AM

Bless you, LH, I was about to mention that one. Bruce Geller was impressed enough by the film to create the original "Mission Impossible" series in the 1960's; and lesser minds simply ripped off the stunt for the over-hyped film of the same name with Tom Cruise; but I digress.

I remember first noticing him when I was a child, as the ghost of Edward Teach in "Blackbeard's Ghost". I don't think I ever saw such inspired clowning.



The IMDb trivia page for Peter Ustinov has, among other items:

Has a song written about him: "The Night I Saved Peter Ustinov" - written and recorded by Lauren Christy.

Is fluent in French, German, English, Italian, Russian and Spanish and can pass in Turkish and Greek among others.

He was known to proudly say "I have Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Ethiopian blood in my veins."

Subject: RE: BS: Peter Ustinov RIP
From: Don Firth
Date: 01 Apr 04 - 01:16 PM

fat B****rd, the Internet Movie Data Base doesn't list Peter Ustinov in the cast of Hobson's Choice. It does list Prunella Scales (Sybil Fawlty) as one of the daughters, however.

Here is a complete list of Ustinov's credits. Mind blowing!!

Don Firth

Subject: RE: BS: Peter Ustinov RIP
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 01 Apr 04 - 01:31 PM

My goodness but he was busy!