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Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau wears a tweed hat, trench coat, and striped tie in a close-up from the film The Pink Panther Strikes Again. Alec Guinness as Professor Marcus, Katie Johnson as The Old Lady, Peter Sellers as Harry, and Danny Green as One-Round stand together in a hallway in a scene from The Ladykillers (1955). Peter Sellers, wearing glasses and chainmail, stands in front of Jean Seberg in a scene from the film The Mouse That Roared, directed by Jack Arnold. Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove Peter Sellers in Dr. Strangelove George C. Scott in military uniform and Peter Sellers in a suit and glasses look upward in a dramatic black-and-white scene from Stanley Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove. Peter Sellers as Inspector Jacques Clouseau sits on the floor in a white robe, looking surprised, in a scene from the 1963 film The Pink Panther. Peter Sellers and Alfie Bass in Revenge of the Pink Panther Peter Sellers, seated left, and Ursula Andress stand at a baccarat table with Orson Welles, far right, smoking a cigar in a crowded casino scene from Casino Royale (1967). Film director Blake Edwards, right, holding up a cloth and speaking to actor Peter Sellers, left, on the set of The Pink Panther, with ornate architecture in the background.
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Alexander Walker, Peter Sellers: The Authorized Biography (1981, reissued 1990); Roger Lewis, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (1994, reissued 1997).

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Article History

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Invalidated site: The Washing Post - 'Peter Sellers': A Romp Down Memory Lane. Oct 11, 2026
Anniversary information added. Sep 04, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jul 20, 2026
Add new Web site: BBC - Front Row - Peter Sellers at 100. Dec 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Television Encyclopedia - Peter Jennings. Aug 29, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - Archive on 4 - Sellers in the Attic. Apr 25, 2025
Add new Web site: Independent - ?A genius but very difficult?: The strange legacy of Peter Sellers. Oct 25, 2024
Add new Web site: The Washing Post - 'Peter Sellers': A Romp Down Memory Lane. May 31, 2024
First paragraph modernization. Apr 23, 2024
Add new Web site: BFI - Peter Sellers: 10 essential films. Dec 06, 2023
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Star of the Month: Peter Sellers. Nov 11, 2022
Noted that he received an Oscar nomination for Dr. Strangelove and added several movies, including Casino Royale and There's a Girl in My Soup. Feb 06, 2020
Cross-references added. Jan 26, 2017
Added photographs. Jun 03, 2015
Add new Web site: h2g2 - Biography of Peter Sellers. Jun 16, 2014
Add new Web site: AllMovie - Peter Sellers. Jul 31, 2013
Add new Web site: Official Site of Peter Sellers. Jul 31, 2013
Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Peter Sellers. Jul 31, 2013
Added new Web site: Screen Online - Biography of Peter Sellers. Dec 22, 2008
Media added. May 09, 2008
Article revised. Dec 21, 2000
New article added. Dec 01, 2000
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