Peter Sellers
Photo: HRT press
Land: United Kingdom
Geschlecht: M
Geburtstag: 1925-09-08
Ist gestorben: 1980-07-24
Biografie
Richard Henry Sellers, CBE (8 September 1925 – 24 July 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."
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Schauspieler:
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1. London Entertains (1951), film...Self
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2. Penny Points to Paradise (1951), film...The Major / Arnold Fringe
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3. Let's Go Crazy (1951), film
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4. Down Among the Z Men (1952), film...Colonel Bloodnok
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5. Ladykillers (1955), film...Harry Robinson
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6. Verliebt in eine Königin (1955), film...Chance
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7. Die kleinste Schau der Welt (1957), film...Percy Quill
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8. Die nackte Wahrheit (1957), film...Sonny Macgregor
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9. Up the Creek (1958), film...CPO Doherty
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10. Der kleine Däumling (1958), film...Antony
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11. Die Maus, die brüllte (1959), film...Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count
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12. Ausgerechnet Charlie Brown (1959), film...Grand Duchess Gloriana XII / Prime Minister Count
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13. Junger Mann aus gutem Haus (1959), film
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14. Mr. Miller ist kein Killer (1960), film...Mr. Martin
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15. Die Millionärin (1960), film...Doctor Kabir
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16. Der Marder von London (1960), film...Lionel Meadows
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17. Die grüne Minna (1960), film
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18. Mr. Topaze (1961), film...Auguste Topaze
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19. Lolita (1962), film...Clare Quilty
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20. Der große Knüller (1962), film...Morgenhall
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21. Walzer der Toreros (1962), film...Gen. Leo Fitzjohn
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22. Lieben kann man nur zu zweit (1962), film
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23. Der rosarote Panther (1963), film...Insp. Jacques Clouseau
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24. Gentlemenkillers (1963), film...Pearly Gates
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25. Himmlische Freuden (1963), film
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26. Ein Schuss im Dunkeln (1964), film...Jacques Clouseau
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27. Henrys Liebesleben (1964), film...Henry Orient
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...Group Capt. Lionel Mandrake / President Merkin Muf
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29. Was gibt's Neues, Pussy? (1965), film...Dr. Fritz Fassbender
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30. Jagt den Fuchs (1966), film...Aldo Vanucci
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31. The Wrong Box (1966), film...Doctor Pratt
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32. Casino Royale (1967), film...Evelyn Tremble (James Bond - 007)
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33. Sieben mal lockt das Weib (1967), film...Jean
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34. The Bobo (1967), film
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35. Der Partyschreck (1968), film...Hrundi V. Bakshi
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...Harold Fine
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37. Magic Christian (1969), film...Sir Guy Grand
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38. Ein Mädchen in der Suppe (1970), film...Robert Danvers
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39. A Day at the Beach (1970), film...Stallholder
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40. Hoffman (1970), film
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41. Parkinson (1971), serien...Self
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42. Where Does It Hurt? (1972), film...Dr. Albert T. Hopfnagel
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...Rouquet
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44. Die Optimisten (1973), film...Sam
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45. Soft Beds, Hard Battles (1974), film...Général Latour / Major Robinson / Herr Schroeder /
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46. Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974), film...Dick Scratcher
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47. Der rosarote Panther kehrt zurück (1975), film...Insp. Jacques Clouseau
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48. The Great McGonagall (1975), film...Queen Victoria
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...Chief Inspector Clouseau
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50. Eine Leiche zum Dessert (1976), film...Sidney Wang
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...Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau
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52. Willkommen, Mr. Chance (1979), film...Chance
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53. Der Gefangene von Zenda (1979), film...Rudolf IV / Rudolf V / Syd Frewin
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...Dennis Nayland Smith / Dr. Fu 'Fred' Manchu
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55. Der rosarote Panther wird gejagt (1982), film...Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (archive footage)
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56. Koyaanisqatsi - Prophezeiung (1982), film...Self - On TV (archive footage)
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...Self
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58. End of the World Night (2015), film...(archive footage)
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59. The Ghost of Peter Sellers (2018), film...Chief Insp. Jacques Clouseau (archive footage)
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...Self
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61. Kubrick erzählt Kubrick (2020), film...Self (archive footage)
Regie:
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1. Mr. Topaze (1961), film
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2. Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974), film...(some scenes) (uncredited)
Drehbuch:
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1. Let's Go Crazy (1951), film
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2. Ein Schuss im Dunkeln (1964), film...(uncredited)
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3. Casino Royale (1967), film...(uncredited)
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4. Magic Christian (1969), film...(additional material)
Stimme:
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1. Die schwarze Rose (1950), film...Lu Chung
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...(UK version)
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3. Schach dem Teufel (1953), film...Billy Dannreuther
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4. Der Mann, den es nie gab (1956), film...Winston Churchill