Peter Ustinov, who regarded himself as amicable and generally easy to work with as an actor, was shocked and appalled when he found himself a private in WWII and had to report to superior officers who were former “underlings” in the studios. They barked and grinned and treated him like crap, which he felt was utterly uncalled for. Ah the human condition.

His autobiography Dear Me is great fun. He is sorely missed.

Another wonderful curio is his old recording The Grand Prix of Gibraltar, in which he does all of the voices as well as the sound effects.