
Acting
Born September 8, 1925 · Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK
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."

John Candy: I Like Me
2025

Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders
2025

Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story
2025

Peter Sellers: Genius at Work
2023

Directed By Blake Edwards
2021

Kubrick by Kubrick
2020

Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy
2020

The Ghost of Peter Sellers
2018

Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace
2014

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

Hitler: The Comedy Years
2007

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

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

The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It
2003

The Paranormal Peter Sellers
2001

The Unknown Peter Sellers
2000

Spike
1996

The Peter Sellers Story
1995

Sellers' Best
1992

The Very Best of Peter Sellers
1990
Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets
1985

Muppet Treasures
1985

Koyaanisqatsi
1983

Trail of the Pink Panther
1982

Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers
1981

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
1980

Being There
1979

The Prisoner of Zenda
1979

Mickey's 50
1978

Revenge of the Pink Panther
1978
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

A Salute to Sir Lew Grade
1975

The Great McGonagall
1975

Flip Wilson... Of Course
1974

Soft Beds, Hard Battles
1974

The Optimists of Nine Elms
1973

The Big Screen
1973

The Blockhouse
1973

Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1973

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972

Where Does It Hurt?
1972

The Last Goon Show of All
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

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

The Magic Christian
1969

One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously
1969

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
1968

The Party
1968
With Love, Sophia
1967

Woman Times Seven
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
1965

The Music of Lennon & McCartney
1965

What's New Pussycat?
1965

Carol for Another Christmas
1964
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

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

Dearth of a Salesman
1957

The Man Who Never Was
1956

The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
1956

The Ladykillers
1955

John and Julie
1955

Orders Are Orders
1954

Our Girl Friday
1953

Beat the Devil
1953

The Super Secret Service
1953

Down Among the Z Men
1952

Let's Go Crazy
1951

Penny Points to Paradise
1951

The Slappiest Days of Our Lives
1951

A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen"
1951

The Black Rose
1950