Peter Sellers

Acting · 2.1 popularity

Age

100

Movies

110

Born: September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980
From: Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK

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."

Works

110 films

Lolita

19627.3

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

19648.1

Casino Royale

19675.3

The Pink Panther

19636.8

John Candy: I Like Me

20257.9

The Party

19687.3

Being There

19797.6

A Shot in the Dark

19647.2

The Return of the Pink Panther

19756.8

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

19766.9

Murder by Death

19767.1

Revenge of the Pink Panther

19786.4

Koyaanisqatsi

19837.9

Trail of the Pink Panther

19825.2

The Ladykillers

19557.3

What's New Pussycat?

19656.0

Beat the Devil

19536.1

The Magic Christian

19695.8

Woman Times Seven

19676.3

Muppet Treasures

19857.3

The Mouse That Roared

19596.4

Tom Thumb

19586.4

Kubrick by Kubrick

20207.3

I'm All Right Jack

19596.6

The Wrong Box

19666.4

The Man Who Never Was

19567.0

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

19804.9

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

19726.3

The Wrong Arm of the Law

19636.7

The Black Rose

19506.5

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

19685.0

The Road to Hong Kong

19625.8

There's a Girl in My Soup

19705.5

The Prisoner of Zenda

19795.7

After the Fox

19666.1

The World of Henry Orient

19645.9

Two-Way Stretch

19606.8

Mickey's 50

19789.0

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

19744.6

Where Does It Hurt?

19725.5

Carol for Another Christmas

19645.9

Heavens Above!

19636.6

Mr. Topaze

19615.9

The Millionairess

19605.3

The Battle of the Sexes

19606.6

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

20257.7

The Naked Truth

19576.8

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

19596.2

Alice in Wonderland

19666.0

The Great McGonagall

19755.6

The Smallest Show on Earth

19576.7

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

1981

The Music of Lennon & McCartney

19657.0

Hitler: The Comedy Years

20075.0

Directed By Blake Edwards

20218.0

Julie: My Favourite Things

1975

The Unknown Peter Sellers

20008.2

The Blockhouse

19736.2

Only Two Can Play

19625.9

A Day at the Beach

19704.8

Waltz of the Toreadors

19625.0

The Bobo

19676.2

A Salute to Sir Lew Grade

19757.0

Dearth of a Salesman

1957

Down Among the Z Men

19525.6

Hoffman

19707.2

Orders Are Orders

19546.6

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

20045.8

Up the Creek

19586.0

Ghost in the Noonday Sun

19734.9

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

19859.0

Never Let Go

19606.5

The Last Goon Show of All

19727.0

The Ghost of Peter Sellers

20185.8

Let's Go Crazy

19515.6

Simon Simon

19706.7

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

20208.0

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"

195110.0

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

1969

El Rey en Londres

1966

Peter Sellers: Genius at Work

2023

The Paranormal Peter Sellers

20016.0

The Super Secret Service

19534.5

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

19595.6

The Very Best of Peter Sellers

19908.8

The Big Screen

1973

The Optimists of Nine Elms

19736.7

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

20137.0

John and Julie

19554.9

The Dock Brief

19626.6

One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously

1969

Our Girl Friday

19535.3

Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders

202510.0

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

1951

To See Such Fun

197710.0

Penny Points to Paradise

19514.4

I Say I Say I Say

1964

Kingdom Of Gifts

19787.0

Spike

199610.0

The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent

20056.8

Sellers' Best

1992

Flip Wilson... Of Course

1974

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

1970

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

2014

The Peter Sellers Story

19957.0

The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn

19566.9

With Love, Sophia

196710.0

Insomnia is Good for You

19578.0

Birds, Bees and Storks

19656.7

The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It

2003