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Peter Sellers

Peter Sellers

42 movies on Netflix

Biography

Peter Sellers was an English actor and comedian who first drew notice on BBC radio, especially The Goon Show, before becoming known for film roles, most notably Clouseau in the Pink Panther series. He began film work in the 1950s, often playing authority figures like military officers or policemen while also showing range in other genres. His credits included The Ladykillers (1955), The Mouse That Roared (1959), I'm All Right Jack (1959), The Millionairess (1960), The Pink Panther (1963), Dr. Strangelove (1964), What's New Pussycat? (1965), Casino Royale (1967), The Party (1968), I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968), The Magic Christian (1969), and Being There (1979). He frequently took multiple roles in one film, using accents and disguises. He won a BAFTA for I'm All Right Jack and a Golden Globe for Being There, and received three Academy Award nominations, including Best Actor for Dr. Strangelove and Being There.

54years old at death

  • Born Southsea
  • Died Middlesex Hospital
  • Star sign: VirgoThe sign runs August 23 to September 22
  • Richard Henry Sellers (birth name)Also credited as Richard Henry Seller and Peter Richard Henry Sellers

Movie Career

Films
42
Career span
32 years1950 to 1982

Genres

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  1. Big break

    Frustrated with how slowly his career was moving, Sellers called Roy Speer, a BBC radio producer, and pretended to be Kenneth Horne of Much-Binding-in-the-Marsh. Speer called him a "cheeky young sod" but still gave him an audition.

  2. Big break

    Blake Edwards wanted Peter Sellers for Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther once Peter Ustinov withdrew. Edwards remembered feeling desperately unhappy and ready to kill, yet he ended up with Sellers rather than Ustinov, thank God.

  3. Getting ready for a role

    Sellers prepared for his role as Fred Kite in I'm All Right Jack by watching footage of union officials, and the part won him a BAFTA.

Peter Sellers movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb1964 Comedyas Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muffley / Dr. Strangelove

    IMDb rating 8.3555K votes

  2. The Pink Panther1963 Comedy, Crimeas Insp. Jacques Clouseau

    IMDb rating 7.062K votes

  3. The Pink Panther Strikes Again1976as Chief Inspector Clouseau

    IMDb rating 7.135K votes

  4. Being There1979as Chance

    IMDb rating 7.983K votes

  5. The Party1968as Hrundi V. Bakshi

    IMDb rating 7.448K votes

  6. Casino Royale1967as Evelyn Tremble (James Bond - 007)

    IMDb rating 5.035K votes

  7. Murder by Death1976as Sidney Wang

    IMDb rating 7.246K votes

  8. The Ladykillers1955as Harry, alias 'Mr. Robinson'

    IMDb rating 7.635K votes

Most often with

Blake Edwards directed seven of these films, John Huston two and Vittorio De Sica two. Graham Stark appears in eleven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Peter Sellers's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$317 million

15 of the 42 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 42 films: 15 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 21 figure not found.

  • 15Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 21Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 83% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Revenge of the Pink Panther1978as Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau
    $50M15.6% of the total
  2. 2
    The Return of the Pink Panther1975as Insp. Jacques Clouseau
    $42M13.2% of the total
  3. 3
    Casino Royale1967as Evelyn Tremble (James Bond - 007)
    $42M13.2% of the total
  4. 4
    The Pink Panther Strikes Again1976as Chief Inspector Clouseau
    $34M10.7% of the total
  5. 5
    Murder by Death1976as Sidney Wang
    $33M10.3% of the total
  6. 6
    Being There1979as Chance
    $30M9.5% of the total
  7. 7
    What's New Pussycat?1965as Dr. Fritz Fassbender
    $19M5.9% of the total
  8. 8
    The Prisoner of Zenda1979as Rudolf IV/Rudolf V/Sidney Frewin
    $15M4.8% of the total
A Shot in the Dark (1964), $12.4 millionThe Pink Panther (1963), $10.9 millionDr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), $9.5 millionTrail of the Pink Panther (1982), $9.1 millionThe Road to Hong Kong (1962), $5.2 millionKoyaanisqatsi (1982), $3.2 millionThe Party (1968), $2.9 million

$53.1 millionfrom the other 7 films with a worldwide figure, 17% of the total

Awards

Two awards and honors, one of them major.

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Peter Sellers's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Golden Globes
AwardsWon
Other honors
Commander of the Order of the British EmpireWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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