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I am just a man, not fit to do the work of God... or the Devil.

Peter Ustinov

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Peter Ustinov
Age: 82 †
Born: 1921
Born: April 16
Died: 2004
Died: March 28
Actor
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Film Director
Film Producer
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Camden
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Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov
Sir Peter Alexander von Ustinov
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