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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."
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Filmography
all 122
Movies 104
self 27
TV Shows 18
Narrator 3
Voice 3
Director 2
Peter Sellers: Genius at Work (2023)
The Beatles: Get Back (2021)
Kubrick by Kubrick (2020)
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy (2020)
The Ghost of Peter Sellers (2018)
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace (2014)
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' (2013)
The World of Peter Sellers (2009)
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' (2004)
The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It (2003)
The Paranormal Peter Sellers (2001)
Spike (1996)
The Peter Sellers Story (1995)
Funny Business (1992)
Sellers' Best (1992)
The Very Best of Peter Sellers (1990)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985)
Muppet Treasures (1985)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers (1981)
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Being There (1979)
The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid (1978)
Mickey's 50 (1978)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
Kingdom Of Gifts (1978)
To See Such Fun (1977)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
The Muppet Show (1976)
Murder by Death (1976)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
Julie: My Favourite Things (1975)
The Great McGonagall (1975)
Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974)
The Optimists of Nine Elms (1973)
The Big Screen (1973)
Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973)
The Blockhouse (1973)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
The New Bill Cosby Show (1972)
Where Does It Hurt? (1972)
The Last Goon Show of All (1972)
V.I.P. Schaukel (1971)
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town (1970)
There's a Girl in My Soup (1970)
Hoffman (1970)
Simon Simon (1970)
Let It Be (1970)
A Day at the Beach (1970)
Will the Real Mr. Sellers... (1969)
The Magic Christian (1969)
One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously (1969)
This Is Tom Jones (1969)
The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent (1969)
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968)
The Party (1968)
It Takes a Thief (1968)
With Love, Sophia (1967)
Woman Times Seven (1967)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967)
Casino Royale (1967)
The Bobo (1967)
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
El Rey en Londres (1966)
ABC Stage 67 (1966)
After the Fox (1966)
The Wrong Box (1966)
Birds, Bees and Storks (1965)
The Music of Lennon & McCartney (1965)
The Dean Martin Show (1965)
What's New Pussycat? (1965)
Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
I Say I Say I Say (1964)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
The World of Henry Orient (1964)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
The Caretaker (1964)
The Pink Panther (1963)
The Telegoons (1963)
Heavens Above! (1963)
The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963)
Trial and Error (1962)
Lolita (1962)
Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
The Road to Hong Kong (1962)
Only Two Can Play (1962)
Mr. Topaze (1961)
Two Way Stretch (1960)
The Millionairess (1960)
Never Let Go (1960)
The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
The Mouse That Roared (1959)
Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959)
Tom Thumb (1958)
Up the Creek (1958)
Insomnia is Good for You (1957)
The Naked Truth (1957)
The Smallest Show on Earth (1957)
Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show! (1957)
Dearth of a Salesman (1957)
Son of Fred (1956)
A Show Called Fred (1956)
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d (1956)
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956)
The Ladykillers (1955)
John and Julie (1955)
And So To Bentley (1954)
Orders Are Orders (1954)
Our Girl Friday (1953)
Beat the Devil (1953)
Down Among the Z Men (1952)
Let's Go Crazy (1951)
Penny Points to Paradise (1951)
The Slappiest Days of Our Lives (1951)
A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen (1951)
The Black Rose (1950)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1925-09-08
Deathday1980-07-24 (54 years old)
Birth NameRichard Henry Seller
Birth PlaceSouthsea, United Kingdom
Height174-centimeter
RelationshipsAnne Hayes (1951-01-01 - 1963-01-01), Lynne Frederick (1977-02-18 - 1980-07-24), Britt Ekland (1964-02-19 - 1968-12-18), Miranda, Countess of Stockton (1970-08-24 - 1976-01-01)
ChildrenSarah Sellers, Victoria Sellers, Michael Sellers
FatherWilliam Sellers
MotherAgnes Doreen Marks
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsA. Queen, 彼得·塞勒斯
AwardsCommander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Golden Globe Award, Erasmus Prize
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