Cast

Peter Sellers

Acting

Cast

Peter Sellers

Known for

Acting

Born

1925-09-08

From

Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK

Died

1980-07-24

Also known as A. Queen, 彼得·塞勒斯, پیتر سلرز

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."

Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Biography

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

Lolita

John Candy: I Like Me

Casino Royale

The Pink Panther

Woman Times Seven

Muppet Treasures

The Party

Murder by Death

The Return of the Pink Panther

A Shot in the Dark

Being There

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

Revenge of the Pink Panther

What's New Pussycat?

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Koyaanisqatsi

The Wrong Box

Trail of the Pink Panther

The Ladykillers

Where Does It Hurt?

Kubrick by Kubrick

The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Magic Christian

The Battle of the Sexes

Beat the Devil

The Mouse That Roared

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

The Man Who Never Was

The Naked Truth

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

Two-Way Stretch

Alice in Wonderland

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

I'm All Right Jack

Directed By Blake Edwards

The Black Rose

Julie: My Favourite Things

Hitler: The Comedy Years

The Road to Hong Kong

Tom Thumb

Mickey's 50

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

The Prisoner of Zenda

Dearth of a Salesman

The World of Henry Orient

The Blockhouse

A Day at the Beach

There's a Girl in My Soup

The Millionairess

The Super Secret Service

After the Fox

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

Carol for Another Christmas

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

Ghost in the Noonday Sun

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

Flip Wilson... Of Course

Mr. Topaze

Kingdom Of Gifts

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

The Bobo

A Salute to Sir Lew Grade

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

Orders Are Orders

John and Julie

Only Two Can Play

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

Our Girl Friday

Heavens Above!

Hoffman

The Unknown Peter Sellers

Simon Simon

Never Let Go

Let's Go Crazy

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Waltz of the Toreadors