Peter Sellers
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." Description above from the Wikipedia article Peter Sellers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acted Movies
Director: Blake Edwards
Writers: Frank Waldman,
Cast: Burt Kwouk, Capucine, David Niven, Harvey Korman, Herbert Lom, Joanna Lumley, Julie Andrews, Peter Sellers, Richard Mulligan, Robert Loggia,
Director: Hal Ashby
Writers: Robert C. Jones,
Cast: David Clennon, Denise DuBarry, Fran Brill, Jack Warden, Melvyn Douglas, Peter Sellers, Richard Basehart, Richard Dysart, Ruth Attaway, Shirley MacLaine,
Director: Blake Edwards
Writers: Blake Edwards,
Cast: Briony McRoberts, Burt Kwouk, Byron Kane, Colin Blakely, Dick Crockett, Graham Stark, Herbert Lom, Leonard Rossiter, Peter Sellers, Richard Vernon,
Director: Robert Moore
Writers: Neil Simon,
Cast: Alec Guinness, David Niven, Eileen Brennan, Elsa Lanchester, Estelle Winwood, James Coco, Maggie Smith, Peter Falk, Peter Sellers, Truman Capote,
Director: Roy Boulting
Writers: Terence Frisby,
Cast: Diana Dors, Gabrielle Drake, Geraldine Sherman, Goldie Hawn, Judy Campbell, Nicky Henson, Nicola Pagett, Peter Sellers, Thorley Walters, Tony Britton,
Director: Blake Edwards
Writers: Tom Waldman,
Cast: Al Checco, Claudine Longet, Corinne Cole, Danielle De Metz, Dick Crockett, Frances Davis, Jean Carson, Marge Champion, Natalia Borisova, Peter Sellers,
Director: Blake Edwards
Writers: William Peter Blatty,
Cast: André Maranne, Burt Kwouk, Elke Sommer, George Sanders, Graham Stark, Herbert Lom, Moira Redmond, Peter Sellers, Tracy Reed, Vanda Godsell,
Director: Blake Edwards
Writers: Blake Edwards,
Cast: Brenda De Banzie, Capucine, Claudia Cardinale, Colin Gordon, David Niven, Guy Thomajan, James Lanphier, John Le Mesurier, Peter Sellers, Robert Wagner,
Director: Robert Day
Writers: John Warren,
Cast: Bernard Cribbins, David Lodge, George Woodbridge, Irene Handl, John Harvey, Lionel Jeffries, Liz Fraser, Maurice Denham, Peter Sellers, Wilfrid Hyde-White,
Director: Alexander Mackendrick
Writers: Jimmy O'Connor,
Cast: Alec Guinness, Cecil Parker, Danny Green, Frankie Howerd, Herbert Lom, Jack Warner, Katie Johnson, Madge Brindley, Peter Sellers, Philip Stainton,