In pictures: Sir Peter Ustinov

1 of 11 Sir Peter played slave trader Lentulus Batiatus in Stanley Kubrick's classic film Spartacus.

2 of 11 It was the role that won him his first of two Oscars in 1961.

3 of 11 He starred in the Anglo-French film The Thief Of Baghdad in 1978.

4 of 11 And two years later played a detective in Charlie Chan And The Curse Of The Dragon Queen.

5 of 11 He also played Hercule Poirot in several films, including Death on the Nile.

6 of 11 As well as starring in films, Sir Peter was an accomplished stage actor.

7 of 11 In later years he became known for his humanitarian work with Unicef...

8 of 11 ...and it provided him with more opportunities to share a joke with journalists.

9 of 11 Sir Peter was knighted at Buckingham Palace in 1990.

10 of 11 He fathered four children with his second wife, actress Suzanne Cloutier.

11 of 11 And went on to marry Helene du Lau d Allemans in 1972.