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His mother was artist Nadia Benois, the niece of Alexandre Benois. Both were designers for the Mariinsky Opera and Ballet in St. Petersburg, Russia. Both also worked for the "Russian Seasons" and "Ballets Russes" productions by impresario Sergei Diaghilev. Awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire). [1975] Was the Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF from 1968 until his death in 2004. His father was a German subject who came to Soviet Russia on personal business where he met his future wife. Shortly after they were married they decided to leave Russia and settle in Britain. As Ustinov has said, "It is for that very reason that I am addressing you today in English." In January 1963, the Mirisch Company sued him for damages after he pulled out of The Pink Panther (1963), which was in production in Rome with his replacement, Peter Sellers. Chancellor of the University of Durham from 1992 until his death in 2004. Has a song written about him: "The Night I Saved Peter Ustinov" - written and recorded by Lauren Christy. He was known to proudly say "I have Russian, German, Spanish, Italian, French and Ethiopian blood in my veins." According to Peter Wright, in his book "Spycatcher," Ustinov's father was Klop Ustinov, who had been active in MI5 (British Security Service, Counterespionage) as an agent runner during the Second World War. He also had the distinction of having held commissions in the Russian, German and British armies (presumably at different times). In 1958, received two Tony Award nominations for "Romanoff and Juliet": as Best Actor (Dramatic) and as Best Play Author. Member of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1966 Both his father and uncle were officers in the German army and fought Britain in WWI. Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1986.