Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

Acting

Birthday

1925/09/08

Day of death

1980/07/24 (54 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK

Also know as

A. Queen, 彼得·塞勒斯

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...Read more

Acting
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
8.1

(1964) Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

as Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove

The Pink Panther
6.9

(1963) The Pink Panther

as Insp. Jacques Clouseau

A Shot in the Dark
7.2

(1964) A Shot in the Dark

as Jacques Clouseau

Lolita
7.3

(1962) Lolita

as Clare Quilty

El Rey en Londres
0.0

(1966) El Rey en Londres

as ---

The Prisoner of Zenda
5.6

(1979) The Prisoner of Zenda

as Rudolf IV/Rudolf V/Sidney Frewin

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
4.8

(1980) The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu

as Fu Manchu / Nayland Smith

Being There
7.6

(1979) Being There

as Chance

The Millionairess
5.4

(1960) The Millionairess

as Dr. Kabir

What's New Pussycat?
6.0

(1965) What's New Pussycat?

as Dr. Fritz Fassbender

The Music of Lennon & McCartney
0.0

(1965) The Music of Lennon & McCartney

as ---

The Party
7.3

(1968) The Party

as Hrundi V. Bakshi

The Ladykillers
7.3

(1955) The Ladykillers

as Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'

Murder by Death
7.2

(1976) Murder by Death

as Sidney Wang

Revenge of the Pink Panther
6.4

(1978) Revenge of the Pink Panther

as Chief Inspector Clouseau

The Magic Christian
5.7

(1969) The Magic Christian

as Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE

The Road to Hong Kong
5.7

(1962) The Road to Hong Kong

as Indian Neurologist (uncredited)

The Return of the Pink Panther
6.8

(1975) The Return of the Pink Panther

as Inspector Clouseau

The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
7.2

(1956) The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn

as Assorted

Casino Royale
5.3

(1967) Casino Royale

as Evelyn Tremble

The Pink Panther Strikes Again
6.8

(1976) The Pink Panther Strikes Again

as Chief Inspector Clouseau

Hoffman
7.2

(1970) Hoffman

as Mr. Hoffman

The Mouse That Roared
6.3

(1959) The Mouse That Roared

as Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe

Trail of the Pink Panther
5.2

(1982) Trail of the Pink Panther

as Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (archive footage)

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
6.2

(1972) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

as The March Hare

I'm All Right Jack
6.6

(1959) I'm All Right Jack

as Fred Kite

Alice in Wonderland
7.2

(1966) Alice in Wonderland

as King of Hearts

The Smallest Show on Earth
6.6

(1957) The Smallest Show on Earth

as Percy Quill

Penny Points to Paradise
4.1

(1951) Penny Points to Paradise

as The Major / Arnold Fringe

The Dock Brief
6.5

(1962) Trial and Error

as Wilfred Morgenhall

Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
5.9

(1959) Carlton-Browne of the F.O.

as Prime Minister Amphibulos

Never Let Go
6.5

(1960) Never Let Go

as Lionel Meadows

There's a Girl in My Soup
5.4

(1970) There's a Girl in My Soup

as Robert Danvers

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
5.0

(1968) I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!

as Harold

The Wrong Arm of the Law
6.4

(1963) The Wrong Arm of the Law

as Pearly Gates

Waltz of the Toreadors
4.8

(1962) Waltz of the Toreadors

as Gen. Leo Fitzjohn

The Battle of the Sexes
6.6

(1960) The Battle of the Sexes

as Mr. Martin

Woman Times Seven
6.4

(1967) Woman Times Seven

as Jean

Soft Beds, Hard Battles
4.1

(1974) Soft Beds, Hard Battles

as Général Latour / Major Robinson / Herr Schroeder / Adolf Hitler / The President / Prince Kyoto

The Wrong Box
6.5

(1966) The Wrong Box

as Doctor Pratt

Two Way Stretch
6.6

(1960) Two Way Stretch

as Dodger Lane

Hitler: The Comedy Years
5.0

(2007) Hitler: The Comedy Years

as Dr. Strangelove / Fred Kite (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Naked Truth
6.5

(1957) The Naked Truth

as Sonny MacGregor

Muppet Treasures
0.0

(1985) Muppet Treasures

as Self

Mr. Topaze
5.5

(1961) Mr. Topaze

as Auguste Topaze

After the Fox
6.0

(1966) After the Fox

as Aldo Vanucci / Federico Fabrizi

0.0

(1985) Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets

as Self

The World of Henry Orient
5.8

(1964) The World of Henry Orient

as Henry Orient

The Blockhouse
6.3

(1973) The Blockhouse

as Rouquet

Let's Go Crazy
5.1

(1951) Let's Go Crazy

as Multiple Roles

Only Two Can Play
5.8

(1962) Only Two Can Play

as John Lewis

Tom Thumb
6.2

(1958) Tom Thumb

as Antony

Where Does It Hurt?
5.1

(1972) Where Does It Hurt?

as Dr. Albert T. Hopfnegal

The Great McGonagall
5.2

(1975) The Great McGonagall

as Queen Victoria

Carol for Another Christmas
5.5

(1964) Carol for Another Christmas

as Imperial Me

Down Among the Z Men
5.1

(1952) Down Among the Z Men

as Major Bloodnok

Orders Are Orders
6.4

(1954) Orders Are Orders

as Pvt. Goffin

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
5.4

(1959) The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film

as ---

0.0

(1978) Kingdom Of Gifts

as The Slightly Larcenous Mayor

Julie: My Favourite Things
0.0

(1975) Julie: My Favourite Things

as Various

A Day at the Beach
4.9

(1970) A Day at the Beach

as Salesman

The Big Screen
0.0

(1973) The Big Screen

as Self

The Bobo
6.0

(1967) The Bobo

as Juan Bautista

Sellers' Best
0.0

(1992) Sellers' Best

as Self (archive footage)

Ça, c'est du cinéma
0.0

(1951) The Slappiest Days of Our Lives

as (archive footage)

Up the Creek
5.8

(1958) Up the Creek

as CPO Doherty

The Optimists of Nine Elms
6.4

(1973) The Optimists of Nine Elms

as Sam

John and Julie
4.8

(1955) John and Julie

as Police Constable Diamond

The Peter Sellers Story
0.0

(1995) The Peter Sellers Story

as Himself

Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
0.0

(2023) Peter Sellers: Genius at Work

as Self (archive footage)

Our Girl Friday
5.1

(1953) Our Girl Friday

as Voice of Parrot

Heavens Above!
6.2

(1963) Heavens Above!

as The Rev. John Smallwood

The Last Goon Show of All
6.0

(1972) The Last Goon Show of All

as ---

Simon Simon
6.0

(1970) Simon Simon

as Man with Two Cars

Ghost in the Noonday Sun
4.2

(1973) Ghost in the Noonday Sun

as Dick Scratcher

Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
0.0

(1970) Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town

as G.W. Ross

The Man Who Never Was
7.0

(1956) The Man Who Never Was

as Winston Churchill (voice)

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
0.0

(1981) Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers

as Self (archive material)

Dearth of a Salesman
0.0

(1957) Dearth of a Salesman

as Hector Dimwittie

The 9th Wonder of the World:  The Making of 'Gorgo'
7.0

(2013) The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'

as The Villain Antony (archive footage)

The Paranormal Peter Sellers
0.0

(2001) The Paranormal Peter Sellers

as Self (Archive footage)

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
0.0

(2014) Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace

as Himself (archive footage)

One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously
0.0

(1969) One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously

as ---

6.0

(1965) Birds, Bees and Storks

as Narrator (voice)

A Salute to Sir Lew Grade
0.0

(1975) A Salute to Sir Lew Grade

as Self

Beat the Devil
6.2

(1953) Beat the Devil

as Billy Dannreuther (voice) (uncredited)

0.0

(1964) I Say I Say I Say

as ---

The Very Best of Peter Sellers
9.5

(1990) The Very Best of Peter Sellers

as ---

Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
0.0

(1969) Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?

as ---

The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent
6.8

(2005) The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent

as Self (archive footage)

The Ghost of Peter Sellers
5.8

(2018) The Ghost of Peter Sellers

as Himself (Archive)

0.0

(1996) Spike

as Himself

Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'
5.8

(2004) Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove'

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1978) Mickey's 50

as Self

The Black Rose
6.6

(1950) The Black Rose

as Lu Chung (voice)

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
8.0

(2020) Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy

as Self (Archival Footage)

Kubrick by Kubrick
7.5

(2020) Kubrick by Kubrick

as Self (archive footage)

The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It
0.0

(2003) The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It

as Himself

To See Such Fun
0.0

(1977) To See Such Fun

as ---

A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen
10.0

(1951) A Burlesque on the Opera Carmen

as Voice narrator

Insomnia is Good for You
0.0

(1957) Insomnia is Good for You

as ---

0.0

(1974) Flip Wilson... Of Course

as Self

Directed By Blake Edwards
8.0

(2021) Directed By Blake Edwards

as ---

Koyaanisqatsi
7.9

(1983) Koyaanisqatsi

as Self - On TV (archive footage) (uncredited)

0.0

(1956) The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d

as ---

0.0

(1956) Son of Fred

as ---

The Telegoons
4.5

(1963) The Telegoons

as ---

0.0

(1956) A Show Called Fred

as ---

The Muppet Show
8.0

(1976) The Muppet Show

as Self - Special Guest Star

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
6.6

(1967) Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

as Self

ABC Stage 67
6.0

(1966) ABC Stage 67

as Self

0.0

(1954) And So To Bentley

as ---

This Is Tom Jones
6.0

(1969) This Is Tom Jones

as Self

0.0

(1957) Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show!

as ---

It Takes a Thief
7.0

(1968) It Takes a Thief

as Man in Harbor Records Office

The Beatles: Get Back
8.4

(2021) The Beatles: Get Back

as Self (archive footage)

Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
8.0

(1978) Rire et sourire : Le Splendid

as Extrait du film « La Malédiction de la Panthère rose », 1978

Funny Business
8.0

(1992) Funny Business

as (archive footage)

6.0

(1971) V.I.P. Schaukel

as Self

The Dean Martin Show
7.3

(1965) The Dean Martin Show

as ---

Sykes
6.4

(1972) Sykes

as Tommy Grando

The Mike Douglas Show
5.1

(1961) The Mike Douglas Show

as Self (archive footage)

0.0

(1966) Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show

as ---