Peter Sellers

About

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...

Known for

It Takes a ThiefSeries • 1968The Dean Martin ShowSeries • 1965Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombMovie • 1964SykesSeries • 1972Casino RoyaleMovie • 1967The Pink PantherMovie • 1963The Return of the Pink PantherMovie • 1975LolitaMovie • 1962The Pink Panther Strikes AgainMovie • 1976Revenge of the Pink PantherMovie • 1978Trail of the Pink PantherMovie • 1982A Shot in the DarkMovie • 1964Murder by DeathMovie • 1976Being ThereMovie • 1979The LadykillersMovie • 1955The PartyMovie • 1968What's New Pussycat?Movie • 1965The Man Who Never WasMovie • 1956There's a Girl in My SoupMovie • 1970The World of Henry OrientMovie • 1964The Battle of the SexesMovie • 1960Alice's Adventures in WonderlandMovie • 1972The Magic ChristianMovie • 1969The Prisoner of ZendaMovie • 1979