Peter Sellers
Acting
Born: September 8, 1925 · Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK
Died: July 24, 1980 (aged 54)
Highest Rated
Biography
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."
Known for
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964
Lolita
1962
The Pink Panther
1963
Being There
1979
Murder by Death
1976
The Party
1968
Casino Royale
1967
Koyaanisqatsi
1983
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
A Shot in the Dark
1964
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
The Ladykillers
1955
Photos (8)
Movies (79)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Chief Inspector Clouseau
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove
The Pink Panther
Insp. Jacques Clouseau
The Return of the Pink Panther
Inspector Clouseau
Casino Royale
Evelyn Tremble
Trail of the Pink Panther
Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (archive footage)
Lolita
Clare Quilty
A Shot in the Dark
Jacques Clouseau
Being There
Chance
Murder by Death
Sidney Wang
The Ladykillers
Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Chief Inspector Clouseau
The Party
Hrundi V. Bakshi
There's a Girl in My Soup
Robert Danvers
The Prisoner of Zenda
Rudolf IV/Rudolf V/Sidney Frewin
Beat the Devil
Billy Dannreuther (voice) (uncredited)
The Road to Hong Kong
Indian Neurologist (uncredited)
What's New Pussycat?
Dr. Fritz Fassbender
The World of Henry Orient
Henry Orient
The Magic Christian
Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE
The Man Who Never Was
Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited)
Tom Thumb
Antony
Woman Times Seven
Jean
Never Let Go
Lionel Meadows
The Mouse That Roared
Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
The March Hare
The Black Rose
Lu Chung (voice)
The Millionairess
Dr. Kabir
After the Fox
Aldo Vanucci/Federico Fabrizi
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
Général Latour / Major Robinson / Herr Schroeder / Adolf Hitler / The President / Prince Kyoto
Where Does It Hurt?
Dr. Albert T. Hopfnegal
Two-Way Stretch
Dodger Lane
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
Fu Manchu / Nayland Smith
I'm All Right Jack
Fred Kite / Sir John Kennaway
The Wrong Arm of the Law
Pearly Gates
The Wrong Box
Doctor Pratt
Alice in Wonderland
King of Hearts
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
Harold
The Battle of the Sexes
Mr. Martin
Only Two Can Play
John Lewis
Heavens Above!
The Rev. John Smallwood
A Day at the Beach
Stallholder
The Smallest Show on Earth
Percy Quill
Our Girl Friday
Voice of Parrot
Up the Creek
CPO Doherty
Mr. Topaze
Auguste Topaze
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
Dick Scratcher
The Blockhouse
Rouquet
To See Such Fun
1977
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
Prime Minister Amphibulos
Carol for Another Christmas
Imperial Me
Down Among the Z Men
Major Bloodnok
Hoffman
Mr. Hoffman
Dearth of a Salesman
Hector Dimwittie
Waltz of the Toreadors
Gen. Leo Fitzjohn
Hitler: The Comedy Years
Dr. Strangelove / Fred Kite (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
(archive footage)
Simon Simon
Man with Two Cars
John and Julie
Police Constable Diamond
The Naked Truth
"Wee" Sonny MacGregor
The Optimists of Nine Elms
Sam
The Dock Brief
Wilfred Morgenhall
The Great McGonagall
Queen Victoria
One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously
1969
El Rey en Londres
1966
Julie: My Favourite Things
Various
The Super Secret Service
Sir Walter Smood / Reuben J. Crouch
Penny Points to Paradise
The Major / Arnold Fringe
The Bobo
Juan Bautista
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
1959
Insomnia is Good for You
Hector Dimwittie
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
G.W. Ross
Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
Archive
Let's Go Crazy
Multiple Roles
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'
The Villain Antony (archive footage)
The Very Best of Peter Sellers
1990
Orders Are Orders
Pvt. Goffin
A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
Voice narrator
TV Shows (9)
The Dean Martin Show
1 eps
Sykes
Tommy Grando · 2 eps
It Takes a Thief
Man in Harbor Records Office · 1 eps
Theatre Night
The Sultan · 1 eps
Whicker's World
1 eps
One Pair of Eyes
1 eps
The Telegoons
26 eps
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
Extrait du film « La Malédiction de la Panthère rose », 1978 · 1 eps
Funny Business
(archive footage) · 6 eps
Self / Appearances (35)
The Mike Douglas Show
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self · 1 eps
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Self (uncredited) · 2 eps
The Muppet Show
Self - Special Guest Star · 1 eps
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Actor (archive footage)
Parkinson
Self - Guest (archive footage) · 1 eps
The World of Hammer
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
ABC Stage 67
Self · 1 eps
The Beatles: Get Back
Self · 1 eps
This Is Tom Jones
Self · 1 eps
Kubrick by Kubrick
Self (archive footage)
Koyaanisqatsi
Self (archive footage)
Tempo
Self · 1 eps
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Directed By Blake Edwards
Self
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
Self (archive material)
Muppet Treasures
Self
The Ghost of Peter Sellers
Self (archive footage)
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
Self (archive footage)
A Salute to Sir Lew Grade
Self
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
Self (archive footage)
Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
Self (archive footage)
Flip Wilson... Of Course
Self
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
Self (Archival Footage)
The Big Screen
Self
The Paranormal Peter Sellers
Self (Archive footage)
The Unknown Peter Sellers
Self (archive footage)
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
Self
Mickey's 50
Self
Sellers' Best
Self (archive footage)
The Peter Sellers Story
Self
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
Self (archive footage)
The Last Goon Show of All
Self
Spike
Self
The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It
Self
