Peter Sellers (I) (1925–1980)

Actor | Writer | Director

Often credited as the greatest comedian of all time, Peter Sellers was born Richard Henry Sellers ...

Born: September 8, 1925
Died: July 24, 1980 (age 54)

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Filmography

Known For

Being There Chance (1979)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The Return of the Pink Panther Insp. Jacques Clouseau (1975)
Known For

The Pink Panther Strikes Again Chief Inspector Clouseau (1976)
Actor

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu Fu Manchu / Nayland Smith (1980)
Being There Chance (1979)
Sykes Tommy Grando (1972-1979)
The Prisoner of Zenda Rudolf IV / Rudolf V (1979)
Kingdom of Gifts The Slightly Larcenous Mayor (1978)
Revenge of the Pink Panther Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (1978)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again Chief Inspector Clouseau (1976)
Murder by Death Sidney Wang (1976)
The Return of the Pink Panther Insp. Jacques Clouseau (1975)
Julie: My Favourite Things Mad Doctor / Binky Barclay (1975)
The Great McGonagall Queen Victoria (1975)
Ghost in the Noonday Sun Dick Scratcher (1974)
Undercovers Hero Général Latour & General Latour / Major Robinson (1974)
The Optimists Sam (1973)
The Blockhouse Rouquet (1973)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The March Hare (1972)
Where Does It Hurt? Dr. Albert T. Hopfnagel (1972)
There's a Girl in My Soup Robert Danvers (1970)
Simon Simon Man with two cars (1970)
Hoffman Mr. Hoffman (1970)
A Day at the Beach Stallholder (1970)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In Guest Performer (1969-1970)
The Magic Christian Sir Guy Grand (1969)
It Takes a Thief Man in Harbor Records Office (1969)
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! Harold (1968)
The Party Hrundi V. Bakshi (1968)
Woman Times Seven Jean (segment "Funeral Procession") (1967)
Casino Royale Evelyn Tremble (James Bond - 007) (1967)
The Bobo Juan Bautista (1967)
Alice in Wonderland King of Hearts (1966)
After the Fox Aldo Vanucci (1966)
The Wrong Box Doctor Pratt (1966)
Tales from Hoffnung Narrator (1965)
What's New Pussycat Dr. Fritz Fassbender (1965)
Carol for Another Christmas Imperial Me (1964)
A Shot in the Dark Jacques Clouseau (1964)
The Telegoons Bluebottle (1963-1964)
The World of Henry Orient Henry Orient (1964)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley (1964)
The Pink Panther Insp. Jacques Clouseau (1963)
Heavens Above! The Reverend John Smallwood (1963)
The Wrong Arm of the Law Pearly Gates (1963)
Trial and Error Morgenhall (1962)
Lolita Clare Quilty / Dr. Zempf (1962)
Waltz of the Toreadors General Leo Fitzjohn (1962)
The Road to Hong Kong Indian Neurologist (1962)
Only Two Can Play John Lewis (1962)
I Like Money Auguste Topaze (1961)
The Millionairess Doctor Kabir (1960)
Never Let Go Lionel Meadows (1960)
The Battle of the Sexes Mr. Martin (1960)
Two Way Stretch Dodger Lane (1960)
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Photographer (1959)
I'm All Right Jack Fred Kite / Sir John Kennaway (1959)
The Mouse That Roared Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert of Mountjoy (1959)
Man in a Cocked Hat Señar Amphibulos Prime Minister of Gaillardia (1959)
Tom Thumb The Villain: Antony (1958)
Theatre Night The Sultan (1958)
Up the Creek CPO Doherty (1958)
The April 8th Show (Seven Days Early) Various Characters (1958)
Cold Comfort Hector Dimwittie (1957)
Dearth of a Salesman Hector Dimwittie (1957)
Yes, It's the Cathode-Ray Tube Show! Various Characters (1957)
Insomnia Is Good for You Hector Dimwittie (1957)
Your Past Is Showing Sonny Macgregor (1957)
Big Time Operators Percy Quill (1957)
ITV Television Playhouse Snowball (segment "Snowball") (1956)
PG Tips: The Tipps Family Narrator (1956)
Son of Fred Various Characters (1956)
A Show Called Fred Various Characters (1956)
The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d Various Characters (1956)
The Man Who Never Was Winston Churchill (1956)
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn Narrator / Supt. Quilt (1956)
The Ladykillers Harry (1955)
John and Julie P.C. Diamond (1955)
And So to Bentley Various Roles (1954)
Orders Are Orders Private Goffin (1954)
The Adventures of Sadie Parrot (1953)
Beat the Devil Billy Dannreuther (1953)
The Super Secret Service Sir Walter Smood / Reuben J. Crouch (1953)
Don't Spare the Horses (1952)
Down Among the Z Men Colonel Bloodnok (1952)
Goonreel Various (1952)
Trial Gallop Various (1952)
Let's Go Crazy Groucho Marx / Giuseppe (1951)
Penny Points to Paradise The Major / Arnold Fringe (1951)
Ça c'est du cinéma (UK version) (1951)
The Black Rose Lu Chung (1950)
Actor

A Burlesque on Carmen Narrator 1951 UK Sound Version (1915)
Soundtrack

Professor T. (2018)
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
Between Two Women (2003)
Scandal (1989)
Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)
The Muppet Show (1978)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972)
The Magic Christian (1969)
The Bobo (1967)
After the Fox (1966)
Soundtrack

Down Among the Z Men (1952)
Writer

Gateway to the South (1981)
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
The Magic Christian (1969)
Casino Royale (1967)
I Say I Say I Say (1964)
A Shot in the Dark (1964)
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn (1956)
Writer

Let's Go Crazy (1951)
Director

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974)
I Say I Say I Say (1964)
I Like Money (1961)
Director

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)
Producer

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)
Archive footage

Stanley Kubrick's Pursuit of Perfection: Joe Dunton and Kelvin Pike (2021)
The Movies That Made Us (2021)
The Last Blockbuster (2020)
Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy (2020)
Kubrick by Kubrick (2020)
Jay Sebring.... Cutting to the Truth (2020)
Les Chroniques du Mea (2019)
Rich Hall's Red Menace (2019)
The Directors (2018)
Princess Margaret: The Rebel Royal (2018)
The Ghost of Peter Sellers (2018)
Hal (2018)
Filmworker (2017)
Flying Solo: Stanley Kubrick as Producer (2016)
Transcending Time: Symbols and Strangelove (2016)
Deep Impact: David George Remembers Peter George (2016)
Exploding Myths: Richard Daniels on the Stanley Kubrick Archive (2016)
End of the World Night (2015)
Talking Comedy (2015)
Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace (2014)
Kubrick Remembered (2014)
Piers Morgan's Life Stories (2013)
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' (2013)
Introducing Ealing Studios (2012)
Timeshift (2012)
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington (2012)
Room 237 (2012)
The Story of the Music Hall with Michael Grade (2011)
Special Collector's Edition (2011)
Colorspace Vol. 1 (2010)
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
Alice in Wonderland Stills Gallery (2010)
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut (2009)
Morir de humor (2008)
The Comedy Map of Britain (2008)
British Film Forever (2007)
This Is Tom Jones (2007)
Hitler: The Comedy Years (2007)
All the Best from Denis Norden (2007)
20 to 1 (2006)
¿De qué te ríes? (2006)
Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006)
Movies That Shook the World (2005)
Greatest TV Comedy Moments (2005)
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream (2005)
Comic Relief Does University Challenge (2005)
Sykes on Sykes (2004)
Sykes in the Studio (2004)
Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and Dr. Strangelove (2004)
Inside 'The Party' (2004)
The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004)
Somebody's Daughter, Somebody's Son (2004)
Behind the Laughter (2003)
Living Famously (2003)
The Paranormal Peter Sellers (2002)
Legends (2002)
Arena (1995-2002)
E! True Hollywood Story (2002)
Heroes of Comedy (1995-2002)
The Sketch Show Story (2001)
Wild About Harry: A Tribute to Sir Harry Secombe (2001)
The 100 Greatest TV Ads (2000)
The Unknown Peter Sellers (2000)
The Unforgettable Hattie Jacques (2000)
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes (1998)
Spike (1996)
Parkinson: The Interviews (1996)
Kicking & Screaming (1995)
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-in: 25th Anniversary Reunion (1993)
Funny Business (1992)
Sellers' Best (1992)
The Beatles: Alone & Together (1991)
Tears, Laughter, Fears and Rage (1987)
The Rock 'n' Roll Years (1986)
Muppet Video: Muppet Treasures (1985)
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets (1985)
Bonds Are Forever (1983)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Bob Hope's Pink Panther Thanksgiving Gala (1982)
Hollywood: The Gift of Laughter (1982)
Koyaanisqatsi (1982)
Parkinson (1982)
Of Muppets and Men: The Making of 'The Muppet Show' (1981)
Margret Dünser, auf der Suche nach den Besonderen (1981)
The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981)
To See Such Fun (1977)
The Mike Douglas Show (1976)
America at the Movies (1976)
El rey en Londres (1966)
Film Preview (1966)
The Ed Sullivan Show (1965)
Climb Up the Wall (1960)
Archive footage

Hollywood Remembers (2000)
Memories of 1970-1991 (1991)
Editor

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film (1959)
Music Department

Between Two Women (2003)

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Awards

Nominated for 3 Oscars.

Another 10 wins & 17 nominations.

Did You Know

Trivia

Claimed to have had a near-death experience during a heart attack in 1964, in which he saw Heaven and he met an angel who told him that it was not his time to die yet.

Quotes

[Talking about the voice he used for Chance the gardener in Being There (1979)" ........very clear enunciation, slightly American with a touch of Stan Laurel mixed in"