
Peter Sellers
Born: 1925-09-08
Place of Birth: 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."
Known For

Casino Royale

Lolita

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

The Pink Panther

The Ladykillers

Tom Thumb

The Bobo

The Blockhouse

A Shot in the Dark

Ghost in the Noonday Sun

Revenge of the Pink Panther

Hoffman

Heavens Above!

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

John Candy: I Like Me

The Man Who Never Was

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

The Return of the Pink Panther

Murder by Death

The Party

Being There

Trail of the Pink Panther

The Naked Truth

Beat the Devil

Our Girl Friday

I'm All Right Jack

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

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

The Black Rose

Orders Are Orders

The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Mouse That Roared

Woman Times Seven

Muppet Treasures

Hitler: The Comedy Years

The Magic Christian

What's New Pussycat?

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

The Dock Brief

Flip Wilson... Of Course

The Millionairess

A Day at the Beach

The Last Goon Show of All

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Two-Way Stretch

The Wrong Box

After the Fox

The Battle of the Sexes

Alice in Wonderland

The Wrong Arm of the Law

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

The Smallest Show on Earth

There's a Girl in My Soup

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

The World of Henry Orient

Waltz of the Toreadors

Julie: My Favourite Things

Carol for Another Christmas

Where Does It Hurt?

The Big Screen

The Super Secret Service

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"

The Road to Hong Kong

Mickey's 50

The Optimists of Nine Elms

The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent

Never Let Go

Up the Creek

John and Julie

Mr. Topaze

Penny Points to Paradise

Only Two Can Play

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

The Ghost of Peter Sellers

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

The Great McGonagall

Down Among the Z Men

To See Such Fun

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Simon Simon

The Paranormal Peter Sellers

The Peter Sellers Story

El Rey en Londres

A Salute to Sir Lew Grade

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

Sellers' Best

The Music of Lennon & McCartney

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

I Say I Say I Say

Insomnia is Good for You

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

Let's Go Crazy

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

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

The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It

The Very Best of Peter Sellers

Directed By Blake Edwards

One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously

Dearth of a Salesman
