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The British actor and comedian
Peter Sellers Peter Sellers (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'', featured on a number of hit comic songs ...
(1925–1980) performed in many genres of light entertainment, including film, radio and theatre. He appeared in the
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'', recorded a number of hit comic songs and became known internationally through his many film characterisations, among them Chief Inspector Clouseau in ''
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described him as "the greatest comic genius ritainhas produced since
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". Sellers's career on radio, film, television and record spanned from 1948 until his death. He made his radio debut on ''ShowTime'' in 1948, followed by appearances in ''Ray's a Laugh'', ''Starlight Hour'', ''The Gang Show'', ''Henry Hall's Guest Night'' and ''It's Fine to Be Young''. Along with
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,
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and
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, he took part in the radio series ''The Goon Show'' (1951–60). Throughout his career, Sellers made a number of television appearances, in character roles and for interviews and advertisements. His stage appearances were few, largely because he had been unhappy with the touring he had done as a child with his family. During his career, he also released a number of albums containing sketches and comic songs; the songs were undertaken in a variety of comic characters. Starting in the 1950s, Sellers appeared in over fifty films, including ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'' and the ''Pink Panther'' series. At the peak of his career, he was one of the most popular stars at the British box office: third in most popular films in 1962, and second in 1963. Sellers's versatility enabled him to portray a wide range of comic characters using different accents and guises, and he would often assume multiple roles within the same film. In 2005,
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conducted a survey of modern-day comedians, who ranked Sellers the 14th most influential comedian of all time.


Stage credits

At the start of his career, Sellers also performed acts in a number of variety shows in various parts of Britain; his wartime service with the
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saw him perform in India,
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and Burma.


Selected radio broadcasts

Sellers also appeared in supporting roles in a number of other radio programmes from the 1940s to the 1970s.


Filmography


Awards and nominations


Television

Main series and appearances Selected guest appearances


Advertisements


Discography


Albums


Studio albums


Other albums


Compilation albums


Box sets


EPs


Singles


Contributions


References


Notes


Footnotes


Bibliography

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