Peter Sellers: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As	Richard Henry Sellers
Born	September 8, 1925 • England
Died	July 24, 1980 (aged 54) • London • England
Married To	Miranda Elizabeth Louise Quarry (1970–1974) • Anne Hayes (1951–1963) • Lynne Frederick (married 1977) • Britt Ekland (1964–1968)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"Don't Spare the Horses" (1952) • "Caccia alla volpe" (1966) • "Being There" (1979) • "Down Among the Z Men" (1952) • "I'm All Right Jack" (1959) • "Revenge of the Pink Panther" (1978) • "The Ladykillers" (1955) • "The Return of the Pink Panther" (1975) • "The Party" (1968) • "Ghost in the Noonday Sun" (1973) • "Hoffman" (1970) • "Where Does It Hurt?" (1972) • "Woman Times Seven" (1967) • "And So to Bentley" (1954) • "The Wrong Arm of the Law" (1963) • "Orders Are Orders" (1954) • "Waltz of the Toreadors" (1962) • "Laugh-In" (1969–1970) • "Two Way Stretch" (1960) • "The Mouse That Roared" (1959) • "The Optimists of Nine Elms" (1973) • "ITV Television Playhouse" (1956) • "Yes, It's the Cathode-Ray Tube Show!" (1957) • "The Telegoons" (1963–1964) • "The Prisoner of Zenda" (1979) • "Carlton-Browne of the F.O." (1959) • "The World of Henry Orient" (1964) • "The Magic Christian" (1969) • "What's New Pussycat" (1965) • "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" (1964) • "The Dock Brief" (1962) • "Sykes" (1972) • "Theatre Night" (1958) • "Only Two Can Play" (1962) • "It Takes a Thief" (1969) • "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" (1976) • "Soft Beds, Hard Battles" (1974) • "A Day at the Beach" (1970) • "Lolita" (1962) • "Son of Fred" (1956) • "I Love You, Alice B. Toklas!" (1968) • "The Pink Panther" (1963) • "The Bobo" (1967) • "The Naked Truth" (1957) • "Murder by Death" (1976) • "John and Julie" (1955) • "Tom Thumb" (1958) • "Never Let Go" (1960) • "A Shot in the Dark" (1964) • "Kingdom of Gifts" (1978) • "The Great McGonagall" (1975) • "The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" (1980) • "The Idiot Weekly, Price 2d" (1956) • "The Battle of the Sexes" (1960) • "Mr. Topaze" (1961) • "The Blockhouse" (1973) • "Casino Royale" (1967) • "The Smallest Show on Earth" (1957) • "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (1972) • "Tales from Hoffnung" (1965) • "Up the Creek" (1958) • "A Show Called Fred" (1956) • "Penny Points to Paradise" (1951) • "There's a Girl in My Soup" (1970) • "Heavens Above!" (1963) • "The Millionairess" (1960) • "The Wrong Box" (1966)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu" (1980) • "Mr. Topaze" (1961)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator)	"The Magic Christian" (1969)

Top Questions

Is Peter Sellers married?

Miranda Elizabeth Louise Quarry (1970–1974), Anne Hayes (1951–1963), Britt Ekland (1964–1968), Lynne Frederick (married 1977)

When was Peter Sellers born?

Peter Sellers was born on September 8, 1925.

Where was Peter Sellers born?

Peter Sellers was born in Southsea, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.

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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.

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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.

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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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