Peter Sellers

1925-1980

Biography: life and films

Peter Sellers was an English actor and singer whose birth name was Richard Henry Sellers. He was born in Southsea, Hampshire, England on 8th September 1925 and died in Lambeth, London, England on 24th July 1980, aged 54.

His best films as an actor include Alexander Mackendrick's comedy-thriller The Ladykillers (1955), John Boulting's comedy I'm All Right Jack (1959), Robert Day's Two Way Stretch (1960), Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove (1964) and Hal Ashby's Being There (1979), and whose best work as a film director include Mr. Topaze (1961).

Peter Sellers appeared in 58 films, scripted 2 films and directed 2 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Blake Edwards (7 films), Roy Boulting (3), Vittorio De Sica (2), Val Guest (2), Stanley Kubrick (2), Joseph McGrath (2), John Guillermin (2), John Boulting (2) and Charles Chaplin (2).

His most frequent genres include: comedy (41 films), comedy-drama (8), Thriller (6), comedy-thriller (5), drama (4), crime-thriller (4), romance (2), comedy-romance (2) and Fantasy (2).

Our average rating for Peter Sellers over all films is: 3.1

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer

Burlesque on Carmen (1916) [a]

The Black Rose (1950) [a]

Penny Points to Paradise (1951) [a]

Down Among the Z Men (1952) [a]

Our Girl Friday (1953) [a]

Orders Are Orders (1954) [a]

John and Julie (1955) [a]

The Ladykillers (1955) [a]

The Naked Truth (1957) [a]

The Smallest Show on Earth (1957) [a]

Tom Thumb (1958) [a]

Up the Creek (1958) [a]

Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) [a]

I'm All Right Jack (1959) [a]

The Battle of the Sexes (1959) [a]

The Mouse That Roared (1959) [a]

Never Let Go (1960) [a]

The Millionairess (1960) [a]

Two Way Stretch (1960) [a]

Mr. Topaze (1961) [a,d]

Lolita (1962) [a]

Only Two Can Play (1962) [a]

The Dock Brief (1962) [a]

Waltz of the Toreadors (1962) [a]

Heavens Above! (1963) [a]

The Pink Panther (1963) [a]

The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963) [a]

A Shot in the Dark (1964) [a]

Dr. Strangelove (1964) [a]

The World of Henry Orient (1964) [a]

What's New, Pussycat? (1965) [a]

Caccia alla volpe (1966) [a]

Casino Royale (1967) [a,w]

The Bobo (1967) [a]

Woman Times Seven (1967) [a]

I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! (1968) [a]

The Party (1968) [a]

The Magic Christian (1969) [a,w]

A Day at the Beach (1970) [a]

Hoffman (1970) [a]

There's a Girl in My Soup (1970) [a]

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972) [a]

Where Does It Hurt? (1972) [a]

Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1973) [a]

The Blockhouse (1973) [a]

The Optimists (1973) [a]

Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974) [a]

The Great McGonagall (1974) [a]

The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) [a]

Murder by Death (1976) [a]

The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) [a]

Kingdom of Gifts (1978) [a]

Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) [a]

Being There (1979) [a]

The Prisoner of Zenda (1979) [a]

The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980) [a,d]

Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) [a]



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