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Peter Sellers, CBE was an English film actor, comedian and singer. He performed in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show, featured on a number of hit comic songs and became known to a worldwide audience through his many film roles, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series of films.

Birth Name

Richard Henry Sellers

Born

Tuesday, 08 September 1925

Died

Thursday, 24 July 1980

Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Ghost of Peter Sellers	Himself (archive footage)	2018
Hal	Himself (archive footage)	2018
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut	Himself (voice) (archive footage)	2009
Piers Morgan's Life Stories	Self (archive footage)	2009
Hitler: The Comedy Years	Dr. Strangelove / Fred Kite	2007
20 to 1	Evelyn Tremble (archive footage)	2005
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream	Himself (archive footage)	2005
Timeshift	Himself - Goon Show (voice) (archive footage)	2002
Hollywood Remembers	(archive footage)	2000
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes	Himself (archive footage)	1998

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Actor Filmography

Title	Character	Year

The Ghost of Peter Sellers	Himself (archive footage)	2018
Hal	Himself (archive footage)	2018
Monty Python: Almost the Truth - The Lawyer's Cut	Himself (voice) (archive footage)	2009
Piers Morgan's Life Stories	Self (archive footage)	2009
Hitler: The Comedy Years	Dr. Strangelove / Fred Kite	2007
20 to 1	Evelyn Tremble (archive footage)	2005
Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream	Himself (archive footage)	2005
Timeshift	Himself - Goon Show (voice) (archive footage)	2002
Hollywood Remembers	(archive footage)	2000
Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes	Himself (archive footage)	1998
E! True Hollywood Story	Himself	1996
Ghost in the Noonday Sun	Dick Scratcher	1984
Trail of the Pink Panther	Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (archive footage)	1982
The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu	Fu Manchu / Dr. Fu " Fred " Manchu	1980
Being There	Chance	1979
The Prisoner of Zenda	Rudolf IV / Rudolf V / Sidney Frewin	1979
Revenge Of The Pink Panther	Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau	1978
The Pink Panther Strikes Again	Chief Inspector Clouseau	1976
America at the Movies	President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove (archive footage)	1976
Murder By Death	Sidney Wang	1976
The Muppet Show	Himself - Special Guest Star	1976
Arena	Himself (archive footage)	1975
The Great McGonagall	Queen Victoria	1975
The Return of the Pink Panther	Insp. Jacques Clouseau	1975
Dinah!	Himself	1974
Undercovers Hero	H.R.H. General The Prince Kyoto & Prince Kyoto	1974
The Optimists of Nine Elms	Sam	1973
The Blockhouse	Rouquet	1973
Sykes	Tommy Grando	1972
The New Bill Cosby Show	Himself	1972
Where Does It Hurt?	Dr. Albert T. Hopfnegal	1972
The Last Goon Show of All	Himself	1972
Alice's Adventures In Wonderland	The March Hare	1972
There's a Girl in My Soup	Robert Danvers	1970
Simon Simon	Man with two cars	1970
Let It Be	Himself (scenes deleted)	1970
A Day at the Beach	The Salesman (as A. Queen)	1970
Hoffman	Mr. Hoffman	1970
The Magic Christian	Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE	1969
This is Tom Jones	Himself	1969
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!	Harold	1968
The Party	Hrundi V. Bakshi	1968
It Takes a Thief	Man in Harbor Records Office	1968
The Bobo	Juan Bautista	1967
Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In	Himself - Guest Performer, Himself	1967
Woman Times Seven	Jean (segment "Funeral Procession")	1967
Casino Royale	Evelyn Tremble (James Bond - 007)	1967
Alice in Wonderland	King of Hearts	1966
ABC Stage 67	Himself	1966
The Wrong Box	Doctor Pratt	1966
After the Fox	Aldo Vanucci	1966
The Dean Martin Show	Himself	1965
What's New Pussycat	Dr. Fritz Fassbender	1965
Not Only... But Also	Himself - Guest, Himself	1965
Carol for Another Christmas	Imperial Me	1964
A Shot in the Dark	Jacques Clouseau	1964
The World Of Henry Orient	Henry Orient	1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb	Dr. Strangelove	1964
Top of the Pops	Himself	1964
The Pink Panther	Insp. Jacques Clouseau	1963
The Telegoons	Bluebottle, (voice), Bluebottle / Col. Bloodnok / Henry Crun / Hercules Gryptyte-Thynne (voice)	1963
Heavens Above!	The Reverend John Smallwood	1963
The Wrong Arm Of The Law	Pearly Gates	1963
Trial And Error	Morgenhall	1962
Lolita	Dr. Zempf	1962
Only Two Can Play	John Lewis	1962
Waltz of the Toreadors	Gen. Leo Fitzjohn	1962
The Road To Hong Kong	Indian Neurologist	1962
The Jo Stafford Show	Himself	1961
I Like Money	Auguste Topaze	1961
Never Let Go	Lionel Meadows	1960
The Millionairess	Doctor Kabir	1960
Two Way Stretch	Dodger Lane	1960
The Battle of the Sexes	Mr. Martin	1960
I'm All Right Jack	Sir John Kennaway	1959
The Mouse That Roared	Tully Bascombe	1959
Man in a Cocked Hat	Señor Amphibulos - the prime minister	1959
Tom Thumb	The Villain: Antony	1958
Up the Creek	CPO Doherty	1958
Your Past Is Showing	Sonny Macgregor	1957
The Jack Paar Tonight Show	Himself	1957
Big Time Operators	Mr. Percy Quill	1957
Six-Five Special	Himself	1957
Son of Fred	Various Characters, Various	1956
The Man Who Never Was		1956
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn	Assorted	1956
The Ladykillers	Harry (a.k.a. 'Mr. Robinson')	1955
This Is Your Life	Himself	1955
John and Julie	P.C. Diamond	1955
Orders Are Orders	Private Goffin	1954
The Adventures of Sadie	Voice of Parrot	1953
Beat The Devil	Billy Dannreuther	1953
Down Among The Z Men	Colonel Bloodnok (as The Goons)	1952
Let's Go Crazy	Multiple Roles	1951
Ça c'est du cinéma	(archive footage)	1951
Penny Points to Paradise	The Major / Arnold Fringe	1951
The Ed Sullivan Show	Italian Movie Director	1948

Director Filmography

Title	Year

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu	1980
I Like Money	1961

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Year	Type	Category	Won

1980	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
1980	Golden Globe	Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Won
1978	Emmy	Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music	Nominated
1977	Golden Globe	Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Nominated
1976	Golden Globe	Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical	Nominated
1965	Oscar	Best Actor in a Leading Role	Nominated
1965	Golden Globe	Best Actor - Comedy or Musical	Nominated
1963	Golden Globe	Best Supporting Actor	Nominated