Peter Sellers
British actor and comedian
Notably mercurial, undeniably brilliant conceiver of characters, one of the great comic minds of the 20th Century.
| Born | September 8, 1925 |
| Hometown | Southsea, United Kingdom |
| Net worth | $10 million |
| Height | 5'9" (1.74m) |
| Spouse | Lynne Frederick, Miranda, Countess of Stockton, Britt Ekland, Anne Howe |
| Children | Victoria Sellers, Michael Sellers |
| Parents | William Sellers, Agnes Doreen Marks |
Top Stories
The radical youth that still influences Pope Francis today
- The career of Jorge Bergoglio – Pope Francis since 2013 – resembles that of the Peter Sellers character in the 1963 Boulting Brothers film Heavens Above!. Appointed in error as vicar of a comfortable parish, he causes chaos by appointing a black dustman as his churchwarden and taking in a family evicted from their illegal encampment.
Videos
Steve Coogan to star in Dr. Stangelove stage play
The Alan Partridge comedian and actor is set to take on Peter Sellers' multiple roles in the film in a play at London's Noel Coward Theatre next year. Kubrick's nuclear satire, full title, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, featured Sellers in the multiple roles of Dr. Strangelove, U.S. President Merkin Muffley, and RAF officer Group captain Lionel Mandrake. The news was announced on the official Stanley Kubrick Twitter/X account, in a post which read:…
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS
The Blockhouse
R
1h 32min
1975
Hoffman
GP
1h 56min
1975
Down Among the Z Men
1h 11min
1952
Soft Beds, Hard Battles
R
1h 35min
1975
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
1h 29min
1984
The Great McGonagall
1h 38min
1974
Trial and Error
1h 28min
1962
Peter Sellers (Close-Up)
1h
1960
Man in a Cocked Hat
1h 28min
1959
The Case of the Mukkinese Battle-Horn
0h 30min
1956
Down Amongst the Z Men
1h 30min
1952
Let's Go Crazy
0h 45min
1951
Penny Points to Paradise
1h 17min
1951
Albums
Legends of the 20th Century
1999
Celebration of Sellers
1993
Peter Sellers Collection
1990
Peter and Sophia
1960
Songs for Swingin' Sellers
1959
Best of Sellers
1958
Director Interview [Live on The Ed Sullivan Show, October 3, 1965]
2020
Fool Britannia/Scandal/Stop the World - I Want to Get Off
2016
Kings of Comedy Presents Peter Sellers and Flanders & Swann
2015
Goodness Gracious Me: Best of Peter Sellers
2012
Oh, Lady Be Good!
2012
Fool Britannia [Acrobat]
2008
Greatest Comedy Cuts
2004
EMI Comedy
2003
Classic Songs and Sketches
2001
AWARDS
| Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | British Academy of Film & Television Arts | Actor | Being There | Nominated |
| 1980 | Academy Award | Actor in a Leading Role | Being There | Nominated |
| 1980 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | Being There | Winner |
| 1977 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | The Pink Panther Strikes Again | Nominated |
| 1976 | Golden Globe | Best Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy | The Return of the Pink Panther | Nominated |
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