Peter Sellers

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	Acting
Most Rating	1.2514
Birthday	1925-09-08
Place of Birth	Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK
Also Known As	A. Queen, 彼得·塞勒斯, پیتر سلرز, Richard Henry Sellers,

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

The Pink Panther

A Shot in the Dark

Lolita

El Rey en Londres

The Prisoner of Zenda

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

Being There

The Millionairess

What's New Pussycat?

The Music of Lennon & McCartney

The Party

The Ladykillers

Murder by Death

Revenge of the Pink Panther

The Magic Christian

The Road to Hong Kong

The Return of the Pink Panther

The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn

Casino Royale

The Pink Panther Strikes Again

Hoffman

The Mouse That Roared

Trail of the Pink Panther

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

I'm All Right Jack

Alice in Wonderland

The Smallest Show on Earth

Penny Points to Paradise

The Dock Brief

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

Never Let Go

There's a Girl in My Soup

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

The Wrong Arm of the Law

Waltz of the Toreadors

The Battle of the Sexes

Woman Times Seven

Soft Beds, Hard Battles

The Wrong Box

Two-Way Stretch

Hitler: The Comedy Years

The Naked Truth

Muppet Treasures

Mr. Topaze

After the Fox

Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

The World of Henry Orient

The Blockhouse

Let's Go Crazy

Only Two Can Play

Tom Thumb

Where Does It Hurt?

The Great McGonagall

Carol for Another Christmas

Down Among the Z Men

Orders Are Orders

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

Kingdom Of Gifts

Julie: My Favourite Things

A Day at the Beach

The Big Screen

The Bobo

Sellers' Best

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

Up the Creek

The Optimists of Nine Elms

John and Julie

The Peter Sellers Story

Peter Sellers: Genius at Work

Our Girl Friday

Heavens Above!

The Last Goon Show of All

Simon Simon

Ghost in the Noonday Sun

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

The Man Who Never Was

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

Dearth of a Salesman

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