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Peter Sellers

Actor / Comedian / Film Director / Screenwriter | * 09/08/1925 († 54, 07/24/1980) | Southsea, Hampshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Peter Sellers (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show. Sellers featured on a number of hit comic songs, and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series. Born in Southsea, Sellers made his stage debut at the Kings Theatre, Southsea, when he was two weeks old. He began accompanying his parents in a variety act that toured the provincial theatres. He first worked as a drummer and toured around England as a member of the Entertainments National Service Association (ENSA). He developed his mimicry and improvisational skills during a spell in Ralph Reader's wartime Gang Show entertainment troupe, which toured Britain and the Far East. After the war, Sellers made his radio debut in ShowTime, and eventually became a regular performer on various BBC radio shows. During the early 1950s, Sellers, along with Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Michael Bentine, took part in the successful radio series The Goon Show,... ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for Peter Sellers

Commander of The Order of The British Empire Erasmus Prize Golden Globe Awards 2x Academy Award for Best Actor Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
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Movies with Peter Sellers as Actor(84)

as Self (Archival Footage)2020 Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
as Self (archive footage)2020 Kubrick by Kubrick
as Himself (Archive)2018 The Ghost of Peter Sellers
as Himself (archive footage)2014 Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
as The Villain Antony (archive footage)2013 The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'
as himself1996 Spike
as Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (archive footage)1982 Trail of the Pink Panther
as Fu Manchu / Nayland Smith1980 The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
as Chance1979 Being There
as Rudolf IV/Rudolf V/Sidney Frewin1979 The Prisoner of Zenda
as Chief Inspector Clouseau1978 Revenge of the Pink Panther
as himself1978 Mickey's 50
as Sidney Wang1976 Murder by Death
as Chief Inspector Clouseau1976 The Pink Panther Strikes Again
as Inspector Clouseau1975 The Return of the Pink Panther
as Queen Victoria1975 The Great McGonagall
as Dick Scratcher1974 Ghost in the Noonday Sun
as Général Latour / Major Robinson / Herr Schroeder / Adolf Hitler / The President / Prince Kyoto1974 Soft Beds, Hard Battles
as Rouquet1973 The Blockhouse
as The March Hare1972 Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
as Dr. Albert T. Hopfnegal1972 Where Does It Hurt?
as Self (scenes deleted)1970 Let It Be
as Salesman1970 A Day at the Beach
as Robert Danvers1970 There's a Girl in My Soup
as Mr. Hoffman1970 Hoffman
as Man with two cars1970 Simon Simon
as Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE1969 The Magic Christian
as Subject Of Portrait1969 Will the Real Mr. Sellers...
as Hrundi V. Bakshi1968 The Party
as Jean1967 Woman Times Seven
as Evelyn Tremble1967 Casino Royale
as Juan Bautista1967 The Bobo
as Aldo Vanucci / Federico Fabrizi1966 After the Fox
as King of Hearts1966 Alice in Wonderland
as Doctor Pratt1966 The Wrong Box
as Narrator (voice)1965 Birds, Bees and Storks
as Dr. Fritz Fassbender1965 What's New Pussycat?
as Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove1964 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Imperial Me1964 Carol for Another Christmas
as Jacques Clouseau1964 A Shot in the Dark
as Henry Orient1964 The World of Henry Orient
as Pearly Gates1963 The Wrong Arm of the Law
as Insp. Jacques Clouseau1963 The Pink Panther
as The Rev. John Smallwood1963 Heavens Above!
as Indian Neurologist (uncredited)1962 The Road to Hong Kong
as Gen. Leo Fitzjohn1962 Waltz of the Toreadors
as John Lewis1962 Only Two Can Play
as Clare Quilty1962 Lolita
as Wilfred Morgenhall1962 Trial and Error
as Auguste Topaze1961 Mr. Topaze
as Dr. Kabir1960 The Millionairess
as Dodger Lane1960 Two Way Stretch
as Lionel Meadows1960 Never Let Go
as Mr. Martin1960 The Battle of the Sexes
as Prime Minister Amphibulos1959 Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
as Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe1959 The Mouse That Roared
as Fred Kite1959 I'm All Right Jack
as CPO Doherty1958 Up the Creek
as Antony1958 Tom Thumb
as Percy Quill1957 The Smallest Show on Earth
as Sonny MacGregor1957 The Naked Truth
as Police Constable Diamond1955 John and Julie
as Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'1955 The Ladykillers
as Pvt. Goffin1954 Orders Are Orders
as Billy Dannreuther (voice) (uncredited)1953 Beat the Devil
as Voice of Parrot1953 Our Girl Friday
as Major Bloodnok1952 Down Among the Z Men
as Multiple Roles1951 Let's Go Crazy
as (archive footage)1951 The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
as The Major / Arnold Fringe1951 Penny Points to Paradise
as Lu Chung (voice)1950 The Black Rose

TV Shows/Series with Peter Sellers as Actor(10)

as (archive footage)1992 Funny Business
as Self - Special Guest Star1976 The Muppet Show
as himself1971 V.I.P. Schaukel
as Man in Harbor Records Office1968 It Takes a Thief
as himself1966 ABC Stage 67
as Italian Movie Director (archive footage)1948 The Ed Sullivan Show

Movies with Peter Sellers as Crew(11)

Crew/Additional Writing1969 The Magic Christian
Writing/Screenplay1967 Casino Royale
Directing/Director1964 I Say I Say I Say
Crew/Thanks1964 The Caretaker
Directing/Director1961 Mr. Topaze
Crew/Additional Writing1956 The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
Writing/Writer1951 Let's Go Crazy

Citizenship: United Kingdom (UK)
Born: Tuesday, 09/08 1925 (September) in Southsea, Hampshire, England (United Kingdom (UK))
Died: Thursday, 07/24 1980 (July) in Middlesex Hospital (aged: 54)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: St Aloysius RC College
Spouses (current/former): Anne Hayes, Britt Ekland, Miranda, Countess of Stockton, Lynne Frederick
Children: Michael Sellers, Sarah Sellers, Victoria Sellers
Father: William Sellers
Mother: Agnes Doreen Marks
Other names for Peter Sellers (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"A. Queen"
"Richard Henry Sellers"
"Richard Henry Seller"
Peter Sellers frequently works together with these people:
Blake Edwards (23x, Crew)
Graham Stark (19x, Actor)
Spike Milligan (19x, Actor)
Henry Mancini (15x, Crew)
John Le Mesurier (12x, Actor)
John Lovelady (12x, Cast)
Roy Boulting (10x, Crew)
David Lodge (10x, Actor)
Richard Lester (9x, Crew)
Burt Kwouk (8x, Actor)
Herbert Lom (8x, Actor)
Joseph McGrath (8x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:1782, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 02/28/2024