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Peter Sellers‌

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1925-09-08

Popularity

star9.4

Peter Sellers

Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK

Peter Sellers

Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK

Gender

Male

Birthday

calendar1925-09-08

Popularity

star9.4

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Sellers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movie Credits

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb‌
star8.1
calendar 1964

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther‌
star6.9
calendar 1963

A Shot in the Dark

A Shot in the Dark‌
star7.2
calendar 1964

Lolita

Lolita‌
star7.3
calendar 1962

El Rey en Londres

El Rey en Londres‌
star0.0
calendar 1966

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Prisoner of Zenda‌
star5.6
calendar 1979

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu‌
star4.8
calendar 1980

Being There

Being There‌
star7.6
calendar 1979

The Millionairess

The Millionairess‌
star5.4
calendar 1960

What's New Pussycat?

What's New Pussycat?‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

The Music of Lennon & McCartney

The Music of Lennon & McCartney‌
star0.0
calendar 1965

The Party

The Party‌
star7.3
calendar 1968

The Ladykillers

The Ladykillers‌
star7.3
calendar 1955

Murder by Death

Murder by Death‌
star7.2
calendar 1976

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Revenge of the Pink Panther‌
star6.4
calendar 1978

The Magic Christian

The Magic Christian‌
star5.7
calendar 1969

The Road to Hong Kong

The Road to Hong Kong‌
star5.7
calendar 1962

The Return of the Pink Panther

The Return of the Pink Panther‌
star6.8
calendar 1975

The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn

The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn‌
star7.2
calendar 1956

Casino Royale

Casino Royale‌
star5.3
calendar 1967

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Pink Panther Strikes Again‌
star6.8
calendar 1976

Hoffman

Hoffman‌
star7.2
calendar 1970

The Mouse That Roared

The Mouse That Roared‌
star6.3
calendar 1959

Trail of the Pink Panther

Trail of the Pink Panther‌
star5.2
calendar 1982

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland‌
star6.2
calendar 1972

I'm All Right Jack

I'm All Right Jack‌
star6.6
calendar 1959

Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland‌
star7.4
calendar 1966

The Smallest Show on Earth

The Smallest Show on Earth‌
star6.6
calendar 1957

Penny Points to Paradise

Penny Points to Paradise‌
star4.1
calendar 1951

Trial and Error

Trial and Error‌
star6.5
calendar 1962

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.‌
star5.9
calendar 1959

Never Let Go

Never Let Go‌
star6.5
calendar 1960

There's a Girl in My Soup

There's a Girl in My Soup‌
star5.5
calendar 1970

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!‌
star5.0
calendar 1968

The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law‌
star6.4
calendar 1963

Waltz of the Toreadors

Waltz of the Toreadors‌
star4.8
calendar 1962

The Battle of the Sexes

The Battle of the Sexes‌
star6.6
calendar 1960

Woman Times Seven

Woman Times Seven‌
star6.4
calendar 1967

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

Soft Beds, Hard Battles‌
star4.1
calendar 1974

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box‌
star6.4
calendar 1966

Two Way Stretch

Two Way Stretch‌
star6.6
calendar 1960

Hitler: The Comedy Years

Hitler: The Comedy Years‌
star5.0
calendar 2007

The Naked Truth

The Naked Truth‌
star6.5
calendar 1957

Muppet Treasures

Muppet Treasures‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

Mr. Topaze

Mr. Topaze‌
star5.5
calendar 1961

After the Fox

After the Fox‌
star6.0
calendar 1966

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets‌
star0.0
calendar 1985

The World of Henry Orient

The World of Henry Orient‌
star5.7
calendar 1964

The Blockhouse

The Blockhouse‌
star6.3
calendar 1973

Let's Go Crazy

Let's Go Crazy‌
star5.1
calendar 1951

Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play‌
star5.8
calendar 1962

Tom Thumb

Tom Thumb‌
star6.2
calendar 1958

Where Does It Hurt?

Where Does It Hurt?‌
star5.1
calendar 1972

The Great McGonagall

The Great McGonagall‌
star5.2
calendar 1975

Carol for Another Christmas

Carol for Another Christmas‌
star5.8
calendar 1964

Down Among the Z Men

Down Among the Z Men‌
star5.1
calendar 1952

Orders Are Orders

Orders Are Orders‌
star6.4
calendar 1954

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film‌
star5.4
calendar 1959

Kingdom Of Gifts

Kingdom Of Gifts‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

Julie: My Favourite Things

Julie: My Favourite Things‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

A Day at the Beach

A Day at the Beach‌
star4.9
calendar 1970

The Big Screen

The Big Screen‌
star0.0
calendar 1973

The Bobo

The Bobo‌
star6.0
calendar 1967

Sellers' Best

Sellers' Best‌
star0.0
calendar 1992

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives‌
star0.0
calendar 1951

Up the Creek

Up the Creek‌
star5.8
calendar 1958

The Optimists of Nine Elms

The Optimists of Nine Elms‌
star6.4
calendar 1973

John and Julie

John and Julie‌
star4.8
calendar 1955

The Peter Sellers Story

The Peter Sellers Story‌
star0.0
calendar 1995

Peter Sellers: Genius at Work

Peter Sellers: Genius at Work‌
star0.0
calendar 2023

Our Girl Friday

Our Girl Friday‌
star5.1
calendar 1953

Heavens Above!

Heavens Above!‌
star6.2
calendar 1963

The Last Goon Show of All

The Last Goon Show of All‌
star6.0
calendar 1972

Simon Simon

Simon Simon‌
star6.0
calendar 1970

Ghost in the Noonday Sun

Ghost in the Noonday Sun‌
star4.2
calendar 1973

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town‌
star0.0
calendar 1970

The Man Who Never Was

The Man Who Never Was‌
star7.0
calendar 1956

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers‌
star0.0
calendar 1981

Dearth of a Salesman

Dearth of a Salesman‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo'‌
star7.0
calendar 2013

The Paranormal Peter Sellers

The Paranormal Peter Sellers‌
star0.0
calendar 2001

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace‌
star0.0
calendar 2014

One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously

One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

Birds, Bees and Storks

Birds, Bees and Storks‌
star6.0
calendar 1965

A Salute to Sir Lew Grade

A Salute to Sir Lew Grade‌
star0.0
calendar 1975

Beat the Devil

Beat the Devil‌
star6.2
calendar 1953

I Say I Say I Say

I Say I Say I Say‌
star0.0
calendar 1964

The Very Best of Peter Sellers

The Very Best of Peter Sellers‌
star9.5
calendar 1990

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?‌
star0.0
calendar 1969

The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent

The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent‌
star6.8
calendar 2005

The Ghost of Peter Sellers

The Ghost of Peter Sellers‌
star5.8
calendar 2018

Spike

Spike‌
star0.0
calendar 1996

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'‌
star5.8
calendar 2004

Mickey's 50

Mickey's 50‌
star0.0
calendar 1978

The Black Rose

The Black Rose‌
star6.6
calendar 1950

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy‌
star8.0
calendar 2020

Kubrick by Kubrick

Kubrick by Kubrick‌
star7.5
calendar 2020

The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It

The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It‌
star0.0
calendar 2003

To See Such Fun

To See Such Fun‌
star0.0
calendar 1977

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen‌
star10.0
calendar 1951

Insomnia is Good for You

Insomnia is Good for You‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

Flip Wilson... Of Course

Flip Wilson... Of Course‌
star0.0
calendar 1974

Directed By Blake Edwards

Directed By Blake Edwards‌
star8.0
calendar 2021

Tv Credits

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d

The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

Son of Fred

Son of Fred‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

The Telegoons

The Telegoons‌
star4.5
calendar 1963

A Show Called Fred

A Show Called Fred‌
star0.0
calendar 1956

The Muppet Show

The Muppet Show‌
star8.0
calendar 1976

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In‌
star6.4
calendar 1967

ABC Stage 67

ABC Stage 67‌
star6.0
calendar 1966

And So To Bentley

And So To Bentley‌
star0.0
calendar 1954

This Is Tom Jones

This Is Tom Jones‌
star6.0
calendar 1969

Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show!

Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show!‌
star0.0
calendar 1957

It Takes a Thief

It Takes a Thief‌
star7.0
calendar 1968

The Beatles: Get Back

The Beatles: Get Back‌
star8.4
calendar 2021

Rire et sourire : Le Splendid

Rire et sourire : Le Splendid‌
star8.0
calendar 1978

Funny Business

Funny Business‌
star8.0
calendar 1992

V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel‌
star6.0
calendar 1971

The Dean Martin Show

The Dean Martin Show‌
star7.3
calendar 1965

Sykes

Sykes‌
star6.4
calendar 1972

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show‌
star5.1
calendar 1961

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show‌
star0.0
calendar 1966