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Peter Sellers
Actor 1925 - 1980

Peter Sellers

Southsea, Hampshire, England, UK

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... Read full bio →

Featured Characters

Roles you can spot in Whatthemovie snapshots

18 roles
Shot from Murder by Death
Character Sidney Wang
Shot from Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Character Captain Mandrake/Präsident Muffley/Doktor Seltsam
Shot from Lolita
Character Clare Quilty

Lolita

1962

Shot from Revenge of the Pink Panther
Character Insp. Clouseau
Shot from The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Character Inspector Jacques Clouseau
Shot from The Party
Character Hrundi V. Bakshi

The Party

1968

Shot from Casino Royale
Character Evelyn Tremble
Shot from The Smallest Show on Earth
Character Percy Quill
Shot from Being There
Character Chance
Shot from The Magic Christian
Character Sir Guy Grand KG, KC, CBE
Shot from Woman Times Seven
Character Jean
Shot from What's New Pussycat
Character Dr. Fritz Fassbender
Shot from Heavens Above!
Character The Rev. John Smallwood
Shot from The Pink Panther
Character Insp. Jacques Clouseau
Shot from The Ladykillers
Character Harry (alias 'Mr. Robinson')
John Candy: I Like Me No snapshots yet
Character Self - Actor (archive footage)
Title screen of Kubrick by Kubrick No snapshots yet
Character Self (archive footage)
Title screen of Scrooged No snapshots yet
Character Viewed on TV screen acting in 1964 film Carol For Another Christmas uncredited

Scrooged

1988

Filmography

Every title this person appears in

45 titles
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me 2025
Kubrick by Kubrick
Kubrick by Kubrick 2020
Scrooged
Scrooged 1988
Trail of the Pink Panther
Trail of the Pink Panther 1982
Koyaanisqatsi
Koyaanisqatsi 1982
Being There
Being There 1979
Revenge of the Pink Panther
Revenge of the Pink Panther 1978
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
The Pink Panther Strikes Again 1976
Murder by Death
Murder by Death 1976
The Return of the Pink Panther
The Return of the Pink Panther 1975
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland 1972
There's a Girl in My Soup
There's a Girl in My Soup 1970
Let It Be
Let It Be 1970
Hoffman
Hoffman 1970
The Magic Christian
The Magic Christian 1969
The Party
The Party 1968
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!
I Love You, Alice B. Toklas! 1968
Woman Times Seven
Woman Times Seven 1967
Casino Royale
Casino Royale 1967
The Wrong Box
The Wrong Box 1966
Caccia alla volpe
Caccia alla volpe 1966
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland 1966
What's New Pussycat
What's New Pussycat 1965
The World of Henry Orient
The World of Henry Orient 1964
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark 1964
The Wrong Arm of the Law
The Wrong Arm of the Law 1963
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther 1963
Heavens Above!
Heavens Above! 1963
The Road to Hong Kong
The Road to Hong Kong 1962
Only Two Can Play
Only Two Can Play 1962
Lolita
Lolita 1962
Two Way Stretch
Two Way Stretch 1960
The Millionairess
The Millionairess 1960
The Battle of the Sexes
The Battle of the Sexes 1960
Never Let Go
Never Let Go 1960
The Mouse That Roared
The Mouse That Roared 1959
I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack 1959
Tom Thumb
Tom Thumb 1958
The Smallest Show on Earth
The Smallest Show on Earth 1957
The Naked Truth
The Naked Truth 1957
The Man Who Never Was
The Man Who Never Was 1956
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers 1955
Beat the Devil
Beat the Devil 1953
The Black Rose
The Black Rose 1950

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