credits of
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."
Release Date | Title | Character Name | Rating | Your Lists |
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September 4th, 2025 | John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Actor (archive footage) | 7.9 | |
June 17th, 2025 | Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders | Archive | 10 | |
January 24th, 2025 | Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 7.9 | |
September 21st, 2023 | Peter Sellers: Genius at Work | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
February 3rd, 2021 | Directed By Blake Edwards | Self | 8 | |
October 22nd, 2020 | Kubrick by Kubrick | Self (archive footage) | 7.5 | |
May 9th, 2020 | Peter Sellers: A State of Comic Ecstasy | Self (Archival Footage) | 8 | |
August 30th, 2018 | The Ghost of Peter Sellers | Self (archive footage) | 5.8 | |
December 10th, 2014 | Spike Milligan: Love, Light and Peace | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
March 19th, 2013 | The 9th Wonder of the World: The Making of 'Gorgo' | The Villain Antony (archive footage) | 7 | |
May 10th, 2007 | Hitler: The Comedy Years | Dr. Strangelove / Fred Kite (archive footage) (uncredited) | 5 | |
January 1st, 2005 | The Beatles: Get Back...Winter of Discontent | Self (archive footage) | 6.8 | |
October 28th, 2004 | Best Sellers or: Peter Sellers and 'Dr. Strangelove' | Self (archive footage) | 5.8 | |
April 23rd, 2003 | The Peter Sellers Story - As He Filmed It | Himself | TBD | |
January 1st, 2001 | The Paranormal Peter Sellers | Self (Archive footage) | 6 | |
April 25th, 2000 | The Unknown Peter Sellers | TBD | 8.2 | |
June 11th, 1996 | Spike | Self | 10 | |
July 9th, 1995 | The Peter Sellers Story | Himself | 7 | |
February 1st, 1992 | Sellers' Best | Self (archive footage) | TBD | |
January 1st, 1990 | The Very Best of Peter Sellers | TBD | 8.8 | |
October 1st, 1985 | Muppet Video: Rowlf's Rhapsodies with the Muppets | Self | 9 | |
July 9th, 1985 | Muppet Treasures | Self | 7 | |
April 27th, 1983 | Koyaanisqatsi | Self (archive footage) | 7.9 | |
December 3rd, 1982 | Trail of the Pink Panther | Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (archive footage) | 5.2 | |
December 10th, 1981 | Eric Sykes: One of the Great Troupers | Self (archive material) | TBD | |
August 8th, 1980 | The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu | Fu Manchu / Nayland Smith | 4.9 | |
December 19th, 1979 | Being There | Chance | 7.6 | |
August 17th, 1979 | The Prisoner of Zenda | Rudolf IV/Rudolf V/Sidney Frewin | 5.8 | |
November 19th, 1978 | Mickey's 50 | Self | 9 | |
January 8th, 1978 | Revenge of the Pink Panther | Chief Inspector Clouseau | 6.4 | |
January 1st, 1978 | Kingdom Of Gifts | The Slightly Larcenous Mayor | 7 | |
November 1st, 1977 | To See Such Fun | TBD | 10 | |
September 16th, 1976 | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Chief Inspector Clouseau | 6.9 | |
June 23rd, 1976 | Murder by Death | Sidney Wang | 7.2 | |
May 21st, 1975 | The Return of the Pink Panther | Inspector Clouseau | 6.8 | |
April 18th, 1975 | Julie: My Favourite Things | Various | TBD | |
April 18th, 1975 | A Salute to Sir Lew Grade | Self | 7 | |
January 23rd, 1975 | The Great McGonagall | Queen Victoria | 5.6 | |
October 18th, 1974 | Flip Wilson... Of Course | Self | TBD | |
January 24th, 1974 | Soft Beds, Hard Battles | Général Latour / Major Robinson / Herr Schroeder / Adolf Hitler / The President / Prince Kyoto | 4.6 | |
October 17th, 1973 | The Optimists of Nine Elms | Sam | 6.7 | |
February 20th, 1973 | The Big Screen | Self | TBD | |
January 1st, 1973 | The Blockhouse | Rouquet | 6.2 | |
January 1st, 1973 | Ghost in the Noonday Sun | Dick Scratcher | 4.9 | |
November 20th, 1972 | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland | The March Hare | 6.3 | |
July 24th, 1972 | Where Does It Hurt? | Dr. Albert T. Hopfnegal | 5.5 | |
May 10th, 1972 | The Last Goon Show of All | Self | 7 | |
December 26th, 1970 | Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town | G.W. Ross | TBD | |
December 15th, 1970 | There's a Girl in My Soup | Robert Danvers | 5.5 | |
July 16th, 1970 | Hoffman | Mr. Hoffman | 7.2 | |
June 1st, 1970 | Simon Simon | Man with Two Cars | 6.7 | |
May 1st, 1970 | A Day at the Beach | Stallholder | 4.8 | |
December 18th, 1969 | Will the Real Mr Sellers.....? | Self | TBD | |
December 12th, 1969 | The Magic Christian | Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE | 5.7 | |
June 7th, 1969 | One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously | TBD | TBD | |
October 18th, 1968 | I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! | Harold | 4.9 | |
April 4th, 1968 | The Party | Hrundi V. Bakshi | 7.3 | |
October 25th, 1967 | With Love, Sophia | Self | 10 | |
September 29th, 1967 | Woman Times Seven | Jean | 6.3 | |
April 18th, 1967 | Casino Royale | Evelyn Tremble | 5.2 | |
March 31st, 1967 | The Bobo | Juan Bautista | 6.2 | |
December 28th, 1966 | Alice in Wonderland | King of Hearts | 5.9 | |
October 11th, 1966 | El Rey en Londres | TBD | TBD | |
September 8th, 1966 | After the Fox | Aldo Vanucci/Federico Fabrizi | 6.1 | |
June 19th, 1966 | The Wrong Box | Doctor Pratt | 6.5 | |
December 31st, 1965 | Birds, Bees and Storks | Narrator (voice) | 6 | |
December 16th, 1965 | The Music of Lennon & McCartney | TBD | 7 | |
June 22nd, 1965 | What's New Pussycat? | Dr. Fritz Fassbender | 6 | |
December 28th, 1964 | Carol for Another Christmas | Imperial Me | 5.9 | |
July 9th, 1964 | I Say I Say I Say | TBD | TBD | |
June 23rd, 1964 | A Shot in the Dark | Jacques Clouseau | 7.2 | |
March 19th, 1964 | The World of Henry Orient | Henry Orient | 5.9 | |
January 29th, 1964 | Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb | Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove | 8.1 | |
December 18th, 1963 | The Pink Panther | Insp. Jacques Clouseau | 6.8 | |
May 20th, 1963 | Heavens Above! | The Rev. John Smallwood | 6.6 | |
March 17th, 1963 | The Wrong Arm of the Law | Pearly Gates | 6.7 | |
September 25th, 1962 | The Dock Brief | Wilfred Morgenhall | 6.6 | |
June 13th, 1962 | Lolita | Clare Quilty | 7.3 | |
April 12th, 1962 | Waltz of the Toreadors | Gen. Leo Fitzjohn | 5 | |
March 29th, 1962 | The Road to Hong Kong | Indian Neurologist (uncredited) | 5.8 | |
January 19th, 1962 | Only Two Can Play | John Lewis | 5.8 | |
April 4th, 1961 | Mr. Topaze | Auguste Topaze | 5.9 | |
December 20th, 1960 | Two-Way Stretch | Dodger Lane | 6.8 | |
October 18th, 1960 | The Millionairess | Dr. Kabir | 5.3 | |
June 2nd, 1960 | Never Let Go | Lionel Meadows | 6.5 | |
February 25th, 1960 | The Battle of the Sexes | Mr. Martin | 6.5 | |
October 31st, 1959 | The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film | TBD | 5.6 | |
August 18th, 1959 | I'm All Right Jack | Fred Kite / Sir John Kennaway | 6.6 | |
July 17th, 1959 | The Mouse That Roared | Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count Rupert Mountjoy / Tully Bascombe | 6.3 | |
March 10th, 1959 | Carlton-Browne of the F.O. | Prime Minister Amphibulos | 6.2 | |
December 4th, 1958 | Tom Thumb | Antony | 6.4 | |
May 13th, 1958 | Up the Creek | CPO Doherty | 6 | |
December 12th, 1957 | Insomnia is Good for You | TBD | 8 | |
December 3rd, 1957 | The Naked Truth | "Wee" Sonny MacGregor | 6.8 | |
April 9th, 1957 | The Smallest Show on Earth | Percy Quill | 6.7 | |
January 1st, 1957 | Dearth of a Salesman | Hector Dimwittie | TBD | |
April 3rd, 1956 | The Man Who Never Was | Voice of Winston Churchill (uncredited) | 7 | |
January 1st, 1956 | The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn | Assorted | 6.9 | |
December 8th, 1955 | The Ladykillers | Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson' | 7.3 | |
July 26th, 1955 | John and Julie | Police Constable Diamond | 4.9 | |
October 1st, 1954 | Orders Are Orders | Pvt. Goffin | 6.6 | |
December 1st, 1953 | Our Girl Friday | Voice of Parrot | 5.2 | |
November 24th, 1953 | Beat the Devil | Billy Dannreuther (voice) (uncredited) | 6.2 | |
January 1st, 1953 | The Super Secret Service | Sir Walter Smood / Reuben J. Crouch | 4.5 | |
October 1st, 1952 | Down Among the Z Men | Major Bloodnok | 5.6 | |
May 1st, 1951 | Let's Go Crazy | Multiple Roles | 5.6 | |
April 25th, 1951 | Penny Points to Paradise | The Major / Arnold Fringe | 4.4 | |
March 23rd, 1951 | The Slappiest Days of Our Lives | (archive footage) | TBD | |
March 1st, 1951 | A Burlesque on the Opera "Carmen" | Voice narrator | 10 | |
September 1st, 1950 | The Black Rose | Lu Chung (voice) | 6.7 |