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Peter Sellers CBE (born Richard Henry Sellers; 8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian. He first came to prominence performing in the BBC Radio comedy series The Goon Show.
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Sep 7, 2021 · Learn how actor Peter Sellers died of a heart attack in 1980, shortly after receiving an Oscar nomination for "Being There". Find out about his health problems, his marriages, and his estate dispute.
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Apr 23, 2024 · Peter Sellers (born September 8, 1925, Southsea, England—died July 24, 1980, London) was a versatile English comic actor whose astonishing range of characters earned him international stardom at a time when rigid typecasting was usual.
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Often credited as the greatest comedian of all time, Peter Sellers was born Richard Henry Sellers to a well-off acting family in 1925 in Southsea, a suburb of Portsmouth. He was the son of Agnes Doreen \\"Peg\\" (Marks) and William \\"Bill\\" Sellers. His parents worked in an acting company run by his grandmother. His father was Protestant and his moth...
After the war, he set up a review in London, which was a combination of music (he played the drums) and impressions. Then, all of a sudden, he burst into prominence as the voices of numerous favorites on the BBC radio program \\"The Goon Show\\" (1951-1960), and then making his debut in films in Penny Points to Paradise (1951) and Down Among the Z Me...
In 1974, Inspector Clouseau came to Sellers rescue when Sir Lew Grade expressed an interest in a TV series based on the character. Clouseau's creator, writer-director Blake Edwards, whose career had also seen better days, convinced Grade to bankroll a feature film instead, and The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) was a major hit release during the...
Sellers struggled with depression and mental insecurities throughout his life. An enigmatic figure, he often claimed to have no identity outside the roles that he played. His behavior on and off the set and stage became more erratic and compulsive, and he continued to frequently clash with his directors and co-stars, especially in the mid-1970s whe...
On July 25, 1980, Sellers was scheduled to have a reunion dinner in London with his Goon Show partners, Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe. However, at around 12 noon on July 22, Sellers collapsed from a massive heart attack in his Dorchester Hotel room and fell into a coma. He died in a London hospital just after midnight on July 24, 1980 at age 54....
His last movie, The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980), completed just a few months before his death, proved to be another box office flop. Director Blake Edwards' attempt at reviving the Pink Panther series after Sellers' death resulted in two panned 1980s comedies, the first of which, Trail of the Pink Panther (1982), deals with Inspector Clou...
Learn about the life and career of Peter Sellers, the comedian who starred in The Pink Panther, Dr. Strangelove and Lolita. Find out his birth name, height, awards, trivia and more on IMDb.
- September 8, 1925
- July 24, 1980
Richard Henry "Peter" Sellers CBE (8 September 1925 – 24 July 1980) was an English actor and comedian best known for his three roles in Dr. Strangelove,as Aldo Vanucci in "After The Fox"; as "Inspector Clouseau" in The Pink Panther movies, and as Clare Quilty in the original 1962 screen version of Lolita.
- 1948 – 1980
Learn about the life and career of Peter Sellers, a versatile actor who starred in The Pink Panther, Dr. Strangelove, and other classic films. Discover his achievements, challenges, and legacy in this comprehensive biography.
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