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Peter Sellers

Acting
Known For

54 Years Old

Richard Henry Sellers, CBE (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980), known as Peter Sellers, was a British comedian and actor best known as Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther film series, for playing three different characters in Dr. Strangelove, as Clare Quilty in Lolita, and as the man-child and TV-addicted Chance the gardener in his penultimate film, Being There. Leading actress Bette Davis once remarked of him, "He isn't an actor—he's a chameleon." Sellers rose to fame on the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show. His ability to speak in different accents (e.g., French, Indian, American, German, as well as British regional accents), along with his talent to portray a range of characters to comic effect, contributed to his success as a radio personality and screen actor and earned him national and international nominations and awards. Many of his characters became ingrained in public perception of his work. Sellers' private life was characterized by turmoil and crises, and included emotional problems and substance abuse. Sellers was married four times, and had three children from the first two marriages. An enigmatic figure, he often claimed to have no identity outside the roles that he played, but he left his own portrait since, "he obsessively filmed his homes, his family, people he knew, anything that took his fancy right to the end of his life—intimate film that remained undiscovered until long after his death in 1980." The director Peter Hall has said: "Peter had the ability to identify completely with another person, and think his way physically, mentally and emotionally into their skin. Where does that come from? I have no idea. Is it a curse? Often. I think it's not enough though in this business to have talent. You have to have talent to handle the talent. And that I think Peter did not have." Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Sellers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK on 8th September 1925

Died

24th July 1980

All Credits

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Image
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self
The Mike Douglas Show Image
The Mike Douglas Show
Self (archive footage)
No Image
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
It Takes a Thief Image
It Takes a Thief
Man in Harbor Records Office
Sykes Image
Sykes
Tommy Grando
The Dean Martin Show Image
The Dean Martin Show
The Telegoons Image
The Telegoons
The Beatles: Get Back Image
The Beatles: Get Back
Self
The Muppet Show Image
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid Image
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
Extrait du film « La Malédiction de la Panthère rose », 1978
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Image
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
Lolita Image
Lolita
Clare Quilty
ABC Stage 67 Image
ABC Stage 67
Self
No Image
And So To Bentley
This Is Tom Jones Image
This Is Tom Jones
Self
Casino Royale Image
Casino Royale
Evelyn Tremble
The Pink Panther Image
The Pink Panther
Insp. Jacques Clouseau
The Return of the Pink Panther Image
The Return of the Pink Panther
Inspector Clouseau
A Shot in the Dark Image
A Shot in the Dark
Jacques Clouseau
Murder by Death Image
Murder by Death
Sidney Wang
Revenge of the Pink Panther Image
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Chief Inspector Clouseau
The Pink Panther Strikes Again Image
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Chief Inspector Clouseau
The Party Image
The Party
Hrundi V. Bakshi
No Image
Son of Fred
Trail of the Pink Panther Image
Trail of the Pink Panther
Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (archive footage)
A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen Image
A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen
Voice narrator
The Ladykillers Image
The Ladykillers
Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'
The Wrong Box Image
The Wrong Box
Doctor Pratt
No Image
Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show!
Koyaanisqatsi Image
Koyaanisqatsi
Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)
Being There Image
Being There
Chance
Beat the Devil Image
Beat the Devil
Billy Dannreuther (voice) (uncredited)
The Mouse That Roared Image
The Mouse That Roared
Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Image
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The March Hare
The Magic Christian Image
The Magic Christian
Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story Image
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Two-Way Stretch Image
Two-Way Stretch
Dodger Lane
The Man Who Never Was Image
The Man Who Never Was
Winston Churchill (voice)
The Road to Hong Kong Image
The Road to Hong Kong
Indian Neurologist (uncredited)
After the Fox Image
After the Fox
Aldo Vanucci / Federico Fabrizi
The Wrong Arm of the Law Image
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Pearly Gates
Our Girl Friday Image
Our Girl Friday
Voice of Parrot
What's New Pussycat? Image
What's New Pussycat?
Dr. Fritz Fassbender
I'm All Right Jack Image
I'm All Right Jack
Fred Kite
The Millionairess Image
The Millionairess
Dr. Kabir
No Image
A Show Called Fred
Alice in Wonderland Image
Alice in Wonderland
King of Hearts
Hoffman Image
Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman
The Black Rose Image
The Black Rose
Lu Chung (voice)
Funny Business Image
Funny Business
(archive footage)
Woman Times Seven Image
Woman Times Seven
Jean
The Naked Truth Image
The Naked Truth
Sonny MacGregor
There's a Girl in My Soup Image
There's a Girl in My Soup
Robert Danvers
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu Image
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu / Nayland Smith
The Smallest Show on Earth Image
The Smallest Show on Earth
Percy Quill
The Bobo Image
The Bobo
Juan Bautista
Never Let Go Image
Never Let Go
Lionel Meadows
Tom Thumb Image
Tom Thumb
Antony
Kubrick by Kubrick Image
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Hitler: The Comedy Years Image
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Dr. Strangelove / Fred Kite (archive footage) (uncredited)
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. Image
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Prime Minister Amphibulos
The World of Henry Orient Image
The World of Henry Orient
Henry Orient
Only Two Can Play Image
Only Two Can Play
John Lewis
Soft Beds, Hard Battles Image
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Général Latour / Major Robinson / Herr Schroeder / Adolf Hitler / The President / Prince Kyoto
The Battle of the Sexes Image
The Battle of the Sexes
Mr. Martin
Orders Are Orders Image
Orders Are Orders
Pvt. Goffin
Heavens Above! Image
Heavens Above!
The Rev. John Smallwood
Waltz of the Toreadors Image
Waltz of the Toreadors
Gen. Leo Fitzjohn
Where Does It Hurt? Image
Where Does It Hurt?
Dr. Albert T. Hopfnegal
Mickey's 50 Image
Mickey's 50
Self
The Blockhouse Image
The Blockhouse
Rouquet
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! Image
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
Harold
A Day at the Beach Image
A Day at the Beach
Salesman
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' Image
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Self (archive footage)
No Image
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d
Mr. Topaze Image
Mr. Topaze
Auguste Topaze
The Prisoner of Zenda Image
The Prisoner of Zenda
Rudolf IV/Rudolf V/Sidney Frewin
Peter Sellers: Genius at Work Image
Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
Self (archive footage)
The Music of Lennon & McCartney Image
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
The Ghost of Peter Sellers Image
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
Himself (Archive)
Insomnia is Good for You Image
Insomnia is Good for You
The Big Screen Image
The Big Screen
Self
The Optimists of Nine Elms Image
The Optimists of Nine Elms
Sam
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Image
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? Image
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Up the Creek Image
Up the Creek
CPO Doherty
To See Such Fun Image
To See Such Fun
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace Image
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
Himself (archive footage)
Down Among the Z Men Image
Down Among the Z Men
Major Bloodnok
No Image
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
Self
Muppet Treasures Image
Muppet Treasures
Self
Julie: My Favourite Things Image
Julie: My Favourite Things
Various
Ghost in the Noonday Sun Image
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Dick Scratcher
Carol for Another Christmas Image
Carol for Another Christmas
Imperial Me
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent Image
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
Self (archive footage)
El Rey en Londres Image
El Rey en Londres
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town Image
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
G.W. Ross
One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously Image
One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously
Penny Points to Paradise Image
Penny Points to Paradise
The Major / Arnold Fringe
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn Image
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
Assorted
The Great McGonagall Image
The Great McGonagall
Queen Victoria
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy Image
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
Self (Archival Footage)
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives Image
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
Trial and Error Image
Trial and Error
Wilfred Morgenhall
No Image
Birds, Bees and Storks
Narrator (voice)
The Paranormal Peter Sellers Image
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
Self (Archive footage)
The Peter Sellers Story Image
The Peter Sellers Story
Himself
The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It Image
The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It
Himself
Simon Simon Image
Simon Simon
Man with Two Cars
Sellers' Best Image
Sellers' Best
Self (archive footage)
The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo' Image
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'
The Villain Antony (archive footage)
The Very Best of Peter Sellers Image
The Very Best of Peter Sellers
No Image
Kingdom Of Gifts
The Slightly Larcenous Mayor
John and Julie Image
John and Julie
Police Constable Diamond
A Salute to Sir Lew Grade Image
A Salute to Sir Lew Grade
Self
No Image
Spike
Himself
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers Image
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
Self (archive material)
Dearth of a Salesman Image
Dearth of a Salesman
Hector Dimwittie
Flip Wilson... Of Course Image
Flip Wilson... Of Course
Self
The Last Goon Show of All Image
The Last Goon Show of All
Self
No Image
I Say I Say I Say
Let's Go Crazy Image
Let's Go Crazy
Multiple Roles
The Super Secret Service Image
The Super Secret Service
Sir Walter Smood / Reuben J. Crouch
Directed By Blake Edwards Image
Directed By Blake Edwards
Self