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 Agatha Christie detective Hercule Poirot, has ...

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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Evil Under the Sun is one of several Agatha Christie movies starring Peter Ustinov as Poirot. (Columbia Pictures/Alamy) ...

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 Agatha Christie detective Hercule Poirot, has ...

First, last and forever, there is the mustache. It’s spelled “mustache” according to the Associated Press and therefore also to the Chicago Tribune. But in Agatha Christie’s stories featuring her most ...

He’s one of the great fictional detectives played by the likes of Peter Ustinov, Kenneth Branagh and, of course, David Suchet. Now it is Mark Hadfield’s turn to bring everyone’s favourite Belgian, ...