LONDON — Peter Ustinov, whose film career began in London in the 1940s and netted two Oscars in the ’60s, died Sunday of heart failure near Lake Geneva, Switzerland. He was 82. A brilliant wit and ...

Actor, traveler and raconteur Ustinov writes a journal of sorts that takes the reader to the four corners of the world. With droll tone and deft turns of phrase (``Under our balcony at the hotel there ...

It was as if all the world’s wit were rolled into one portly fellow. PETER USTINOV, who died last week at 82, once boasted, “I have Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Ethiopian blood in my ...

GENEVA - Sir Peter Ustinov, a brilliant wit and mimic who won two Oscars for an acting career that ranged from the evil Nero in "Quo Vadis" to the quirky detective Hercule Poirot, has died. He was 82.

UNICEF Ambassador Sir Peter Ustinov poses for photographers during his visit to Kiel, northern Germany, in this Aug. 29, 2003 file picture. GENEVA - Sir Peter Ustinov, a brilliant wit and mimic who ...