Peter Sellers
Acting
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,…
Filmography
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Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
2025
The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo'
2013
Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007
The Unknown Peter Sellers
2000
Funny Business
1992
The Very Best of Peter Sellers
1990
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980
Being There
1979
The Prisoner of Zenda
1979
Rire et sourire : Le Splendid
1978
Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
Kingdom Of Gifts
Kingdom Of Gifts
1978
To See Such Fun
1977
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976
Murder by Death
1976
The Return of the Pink Panther
1975
Julie: My Favourite Things
1975
The Great McGonagall
1975
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974
The Optimists of Nine Elms
1973
The Blockhouse
1973
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972
Sykes
1972
Where Does It Hurt?
1972
Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
1970
There's a Girl in My Soup
1970
Hoffman
1970
Simon Simon
1970
A Day at the Beach
1970
The Magic Christian
1969
One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously
1969
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968
The Party
1968
It Takes a Thief
1968
Woman Times Seven
1967
One Pair of Eyes
1967
Casino Royale
1967
The Bobo
1967
Alice in Wonderland
1966
El Rey en Londres
1966
After the Fox
1966
The Wrong Box
1966
Birds, Bees and Storks
Birds, Bees and Storks
1965
The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965
The Dean Martin Show
1965
What's New Pussycat?
1965
Carol for Another Christmas
1964
I Say I Say I Say
I Say I Say I Say
1964
A Shot in the Dark
1964
The World of Henry Orient
1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964
The Pink Panther
1963
The Telegoons
1963
Heavens Above!
1963
The Wrong Arm of the Law
1963
The Dock Brief
1962
Lolita
1962
Waltz of the Toreadors
1962
The Road to Hong Kong
1962
Only Two Can Play
1962
Mr. Topaze
1961
Two-Way Stretch
1960
The Millionairess
1960
Never Let Go
1960
The Battle of the Sexes
1960
The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film
1959
I'm All Right Jack
1959
The Mouse That Roared
1959
Carlton-Browne of the F.O.
1959
Tom Thumb
1958
Up the Creek
1958
Insomnia is Good for You
1957
The Naked Truth
1957
The Smallest Show on Earth
1957
Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show!
Yes, It's The Cathode-Ray Tube Show!
1957
Theatre Night
1957
Dearth of a Salesman
1957
Son of Fred
Son of Fred
1956